The interplay between Form and Flair
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Watching the recent World Cup matches brought to my mind the snug relationship between Form and Flair. Football seen on the TV screen shows clearly how differ...
A Final Quarrel Between a Repentant Grandfather and Old-fashioned Self-absorbed Parents
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As the 14th general election draws near, the sense that Malaysia – and the whole Asia-Pacific region, for that matter – must now leap into a new era...
Xenophobia Signals Crisis
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A clear connection seems to exist between an economy’s health, on the one hand, and that society’s handling of religious and ethnic minorities, on the other.
Trapped Multiple Times
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This month’s cover is about Malaysia’s brain drain; and what is fascinating is how old – and yet how current – the story reads.
Funeral for a true son of Penang
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The morning was soft and cloudy – but only for a while. By 10am, the sun was blazing and having its usual relentless way with Penangites. Perhaps as man...
Retaining the Ability to Enjoy Simple Abilities
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Our machines make us seek more power and more capacity, and in the process we forget to appreciate our most basic skills. So we end up seeking thrills and searching for novel experiences.
Of Yin & Yang, Qi and Immune Systems
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Do you know that we start rotting as soon as we have breathed our last breath? This is a fascinating reminder that decay is the default situation for the human...
The importance of being Inspirable
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It’s always a bit disconcerting when a notion forms in your mind and you cannot find a good word for it. Memory going bad? Mental energy running out? Ba...
The sustaining of social disharmony must end
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We have just entered a new year, so allow me to kick off this magazine’s fifth year in its present form with some observations about the central importa...
India In Our Minds
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Today, when we talk about the rise of China and India, we lazily think of them as similar items – ancient and rich civilisations coming into their own i...
All the World’s a Stage, and Who Else but We are Responsible for the Upkeep of the Theatre
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All things change. We can all agree on that. But what the density and swiftness of change in modern living have taught us is that there are harsh limits.We ar...
We all need Over Exposure
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Since our cover story for the month is about the future of education in Malaysia, I would like to take up the issue of exposure as a necessary element in the...