Why Not?
Chill people and accept the score
It is time for everyone – Barisan Nasional, Pakatan Rakyat and the people – to take stock of what and how they have done.
GE13: Scrapping to woo Indians
There is a mad scrap now for the Indian votes as all sides woo them with all their might. And when the elections are done and dusted, there will be a whole lot more scrap to deal with.
GE13: Violence is not our politics
The general election must be allowed to go on without such violent acts if democracy is to continue to be our way of life.
A new year with renewed fear
For much of the Asian world, it’s the new year. But from across the continents comes new fear as mad men attack an institution that’s more than a century old – the Boston Marathon.
GE13: Stepping down gracefully
Moving aside for someone younger is no shame, but is in fact a testament of one’s ability to ensure continuity.
The right to say the right thing
Malaysian football coach Datuk K. Rajagopal is facing the rap for saying foreign strikers are denying Malaysians the chance to move up the pecking order. The question is: Is he right?
Stay in school, Gavin
IF everything goes according to plan, Malaysia will have an extra athlete joining the squad for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio for the re-introduced sport of golf and Gavin Kyle Green should then be a household name as he would then be a world beater.
Wat-er magic potion
Drinking water is good for you. But how good is it, exactly? According to some researchers, drinking water can cure just about any ailment a person may suffer. So, Happy World Water Day, everyone.
A long journey to memory loss
Alzheimer’s destroys a person but leaves behind a perfectly healthy shell of a body.
So much drama over a movie
The ban on Tamil movie Vishwaroopam has been lifted and it looks likely to be a hit when screening begins. Meanwhile, another angry – and ugly – drama is unfolding.
Knowing when to go
Leaving before one is told to leave is the hallmark of a great leader who puts cause before self.
Of Psy, dances and dunces
There are just some things that you don't do at religious events or places such as dancing Oppa Gangnam-style.
We are English (UK), please
Languages and dialects are living things that evolve over time, which sometimes even confuse native speakers.
There are sick people out there
The pain of parents who have lost their children is a terrible one. And it gets worse when society turns on the parents. But it has to be the pits when there are people who would victimise such people for their deviant desires.
On your mark, get set, go...
FOR those of you who missed it, the race for the 13th general election started in earnest last Saturday as both sides of the political divide showed off their political might with different strategies.
Of rape and who gets the rap
A victim of a crime is just that – a victim, whether it is a robbery, snatch theft or rape. So why are there people who dare insinuate that some victims ‘asked for it’. Is anyone working hard and making money asking to be robbed?
May 2013 be a year of productivity
We must make sure Malaysia and the rest of the world keep going forward this new year.
Treasure the little children
Children are our treasures, our future. If people cannot treasure our young ones, maybe they should pass them on to others who can. After all, it’s our collective future that’s at stake.
Comfort of home for grad students
Watching the child graduate with his first degree abroad is like watching the baton being passed in a relay. But will the child stay on abroad, or come home to a familiar lifestyle?
Tears and cheers for Indian cine fans
Ravi Shankar, the great maestro is no more. And if the doomsayers have it right, the world as we know it may be no more in a week. But for now, at least, the south Indians are celebrating. The great superstar Rajinikanth just turned 62 on 12-12-12.
January, February or March?
When it finally comes, the GE13 will no longer be a surprise as all political parties are already going through their final paces.
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