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The Bowerbird Writes

MCMC, stop playing Big Brother!

I FIND it totally unacceptable that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has been playing Big Brother all these years. It got worse in the months leading up to GE14.

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The dawn of a new era

Pakatan Harapan’s GE14 win is an opportunity for Malaysia to hit the reset button.

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Know that there is life after GE14

BY the time this column appears again two weeks from today, GE14 will be over. For better or worse, a government will be formed, and depending on which side you supported, you may or may not be happy with the results.

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How secure is my personal data?

IN today’s world, where data is king, I am not sure how safe my online personal data is.

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Learn advocacy from US high schoolers

THE mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on Feb 14 this year, where 17 students and teachers died, shocked the United States and the world. It is the third deadliest school shooting in US history, after Virginia Tech in 2007 (33 deaths) and Sandy Hooks in 2012 (28 deaths).

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We need the force of decency in politics

THE nation will soon be facing its 14th general election. Some may call it the “mother of all elections”.

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We learn from the past

Reminiscing over fond Chinese New Year memories of a childhood in small-town Johor.

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High-class lives, low-level mindsets

A teenager’s senseless death reflects our lack of civic-mindedness.

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The year of perpetual nervousness

IN a week, we will enter the new year. On a personal level, looking back, I am sure many of our resolutions for 2017 were unfulfilled. But we are only human and will move on with life like nothing happened. And come the new year, we will prepare another set of resolutions.

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Tunku’s idea of a happy abode for all

DEC 6, 2017 marked the 27th year after the demise of Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj (pic), our first prime minister. Tunku, as he was popularly known, will be remembered not just as one of the founding fathers of this beloved nation but also as a man who laid the foundation for a united Malaysia.

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No naughtiness, please

We should respect women at all times and in all places, not just during short-term campaigns.

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A ‘Si Tanggang’ with a cause

An ‘exile’ writing about growing up in Malaya/Malaysia has lessons to teach us about diversity and acceptance.

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