21st Century PAS
8 min read
On the eve of the 59th PAS Muktamar in November last year, outside Stadium Malawati in Shah Alam, three guitarists strummed furiously on a stage – one spi...
Go ridesharing and reduce traffic instantly!
3 min read
In Malaysia, we are conditioned to believe that we must have a car, and in many cases, this is largely true. Our public transportation system is not...
Migrate for what???
6 min read
I am a Malaysian living in Melbourne, Australia. My brother, sister and I migrated here in 2004. Our parents came along as well. We applied under the “ind...
Canvassing nebulous memories
4 min read
In 2009, British artist Kate Hunt found herself producing paintings that featured a herringbone pattern as part of her collection named Uncover.Sometime later...
Four lakes and a tent
7 min read
The few times I’d gone camping had led to mixed results. Once, while trying to spend some quality time with the kids, we went to Pantai Kerachut in Penang...
Brain drain in numbers
4 min read
Compared to average wages in Singapore, the UK and Australia, Malaysia’s wages are lagging far behind. A person of managerial rank in Malaysia, for exam...
Where money doesn’t talk (not much, anyway)
4 min read
Stacking wood that has been chopped, gotong-royong style.As usual, the key was left in the ignition of the motorcycle parked by the side of a lonely road....
From cancer survivors to social champions: A relay for hope
6 min read
Daljit Singh and Sukhveer Kaur.“We’re going to prepare some vegetarian dumplings, fruitcakes and masala chai,” the sprightly Sukhveer Ka...
Bringing city planning up to date
4 min read
Cities are now touted as engines of growth. As such, city mayors are going the extra mile to make their cities attractive not only to local residents, but also...
Crowdfunding: Leveraging the power of people, the Internet and social media
6 min read
Crowdfunding denotes the raising of funds in small denominations from many people – not just friends and family, but also strangers from afar – and...
Exporting grey matter: What is the brain drain costing us?
15 min read
As of 2013, 308,833 high-skilled Malaysians are working abroad1.The World Bank defines the brain drain population as those who are 25 years old and above, hol...
Mustafa Akyol: A Muslim case for liberty
10 min read
“Liberalism is not the fundamentals of a religion but a political idea of how a government should conduct itself,” says Mustafa Akyol, a prominent...