News

Sunday, April 04, 2010

People power or hype?

Should governments and political parties worry about social media and governance?

March 21, 2010

Desperate dad cooking tips

Single fathers who are lousy cooks, help is on the way!

March 7, 2010

Mixed marriage mayhem

Rather than warn couples against mixed marriages, change the laws that create unnecessary stress.

February 21, 2010

Nuclear family fission

With its divorce rate increasing, Malaysia needs to understand causes and consequences.

January 24, 2010

More video danger

A scientist has suggested that video games are even more damaging than previously thought

January 10, 2010

Broken people

Perhaps pain is not all it’s cracked up to be, but then, neither is positive thinking.

December 27, 2009

Ethics for everyone

A minister’s call for bloggers to practise the rules and ethics of journalism misses the point.

November 15, 2009

No need to cheat

Denmark’s bold experiment may change how we view education and what we expect from it.

November 1, 2009

Blink, and it’s a whole new world

New technologies are not necessarily destroying us, but they are certainly changing us.

October 18, 2009

Who’s fanning the flames?

Why aren’t the authorities, on either side of the Malaccan Strait, doing anything about soured Indonesia-Malaysia ties?

September 20, 2009

Guilty pleasures

Sometimes, giving in can be therapeutic, cathartic, nostalgic or just plain old fun.

September 6, 2009

MonoMalaysia vs 1Malaysia

What do you think are the greatest threats facing our nation since the Communist insurgency?

August 23, 2009

Stepping up

Journalists and civil society have made another appeal for a freer media; the people should have a say too.

August 9, 2009

It’s all in the name

What you name something will affect how you regard it. Would our National Service still be as scary if it was called a ‘summer camp’?

July 26, 2009

We’re not nice people

As usual, whenever there’s social injustice and personal horror, we only work on fixing the symptoms.

July 12, 2009

I got RIProlled

Those who live by so-called new media, die by new media – some hard-won lessons for this columnist

June 28, 2009

This time, it’s personal

Journalists today are increasingly finding it hard to draw a line between their personal and professional personas.

May 31, 2009

Compromised callings

There are some professions in which having a calling may be a liability.

May 17, 2009

Re-connecting with old friends

Let’s face it, bibliophiles and bookworms – and there is a difference despite some overlap – are weird people.

May 3, 2009

Life, the universe, and everything

Maths and Science are about discovering the underlying truths of reality. So why are so few of our students excited about the two subjects?

April 19, 2009

Stupidity in numbers

Individuals may be idealistic, smart and articulate – until they join a group.