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The “banality of evil” in Malaysia

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Fifty-four years ago, Jewish writerphilosopher Hannah Arendt came up with the concept of “the banality of evil” after she covered the trial of Adolf...

by Kee Thuan Chye

Corruption and cronyism: Two sides of the same coin

5 min read

Following the first Bumiputera Economic Congress in 1965, Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) was established as a statutory body through an Act of Parliament. The trus...

by Steven Sim

Paddy planting: Rise of the machines (or maybe not)

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I trawled the shops of KL to find one of those fishing outfits that keep you dry in knee-deep water. I wanted it for paddy planting, not so much to keep dry but...

by Carolyn Hong

Carolyn Hong

August 2015 Feature

Saintly relics for Penang church

6 min read

“What have you been waiting for?”The question was vague and certainly not what Fr Martin Arlando was expecting when he answered a late morning cal...

by Andrea Filmer

Andrea Filmer

August 2015 Health

Best to breastfeed

6 min read

It was looking to be one of the more unusual interviews I would do. Sitting in my living room and armed with the usual pen and paper, I had an extra “acce...

by Andrea Filmer

Andrea Filmer