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Taking water and colours to new heights

6 min read

Watercolours are deemed low in the art hierarchy. But it is in that genre that Chang Fee Ming is a game-changer, known for constantly pushing the parameters of...

by Ooi Kok Chuen

The “banality of evil” in Malaysia

4 min read

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

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

4 min read

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