The Evolving Life of a Librarian
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Dr Rashidah Begum bt Fazal Mohamed.Picture a librarian. Many of us would imagine her (it’s often “her”) to be spending most...
Pondering Malaysia’s Complex Society
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Upon meeting Julian Lee for the first time, one may take his silent, observant nature as a sign of shyness. But shy Lee is not; an accomplished academic and wri...
Seeing Silence Speaking
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Twenty-five photographs, some in colour but most in breathtaking black and white, adorned the walls of the Camera Museum earlier this year. This is part of the...
TMI May Be Gone, But Much Was Achieved
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In person, Jahabar Sadiq seems a very courteous and friendly fellow. It’s hard to believe that this is the same man who helmed The Malaysian Insider, a ne...
The Force behind the Festivals
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The Borneo Jazz Festival (BJF), held May 13- 14 at the ParkCity Everly Hotel in Miri, has grown immensely in just a decade. In its 11th year now, the festival h...
Mahathir: “People Must Be Able to Hold Their Heads Up.”
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Ooi Kee Beng: Tun, your generation fascinates me. You are of the nation-building generation who dared to imagine that it would not only change the world, but co...
With Enough Optimism, Success Will Come
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It must be strange for Datuk Abdul Malik Abul Kassim, 62, to tell people about the street where he was born. Originally named Jalan Yahudi, that small throughfa...
Making Waves with Molluscs
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As a fresh graduate, one is prone to taking on unusual first jobs. But few of these jobs would require travelling by boat daily to the office. Universiti Sain...
Between Rose and Thorn
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She is known as Roja to her customers. She is 36 years old, and a maven in Penang’s escort industry. “I’ve been in business for 17 years now,...
Navi Pillay: People Need to be Treated Equally
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Navi PillayE.E. Cummings said, “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” This is true for Navanethem (Navi) Pillay, who is...
A Man with a Mission
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SK Sundaram.Cashflow. Customers. Staff.These are the three critical factors an entrepreneur has to manage, according to SK Sundaram, CEO of Raviraj.Fr...
Letting Theatre Make Sense of the World
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Christopher Preslar’s stellar performance as the brooding Tom Wingfield in Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie and his ability to bring a play t...
