We used to be able to laugh at ourselves, and even at our politicians. Are we so thin-skinned nowadays that we can’t take a joke?

With its unique small town charm, Ipoh does not need bad, big city vibes. It just needs to sell its story better.

LOW profile businessman Syed Yazid Syed Omar was elected president of the

THERE are no shades of grey when it comes to Umno’s most controversial man.

Just imagine. China’s Lin Dan and our own Lee Chong Wei coaching our men’s singles badminton players, with Indonesia’s Taufik Hidayat or Denmark’s Peter Gade also in the equation.

NARENDRA Modi, one of India’s most recognisable leaders, remains an enigma. He is omnipresent in the Indian political landscape, yet people are constantly curious to discern his thoughts and predict his next move.

IT came as a huge shock to my colleague when she was saddled with a RM38,000 credit card bill – five transactions that took place in Brazil within minutes of each other, a country she had never visited in her life.

IT was an old post that appeared on Kaskus, an informal online forum created in November 1999 for Indonesian students abroad. The platform later evolved into the country’s best, largest and most popular online community.

WITH the upsurge of conflicts raging in the Middle East and Ukraine, it is not an exaggeration to say that the world is on the precipice of a nuclear catastrophe.

MOHANDAS Karamchand Gandhi. I repeated the name over and over again as I memorised a brief life history of the Indian statesman for my Tawarikh (History) exam in Standard Four at St Marks Primary School in Butterworth, Penang.

THEY billed it as the match that would determine Erik Ten Hag’s employment fate, especially with Sir Jim Ratcliffe in attendance at Villa Park.

WHEN I was told to cover this year’s Le Tour de Langkawi at the last minute, what I expected was early mornings and late nights, you know, the usual when it comes to gruelling endurance races such as this.