Thor Kah Hoong
The day the Malaysian press was muzzled
Former The Star managing editor K. Nada says resentment prompted shutdown of the paper during Ops Lalang.
When annoying someone is a crime
Lawyer duo discuss whether speaking the truth can be considered an insult, and the Constitution’s vague terms to describe fundamental rights.
Purple is this Fall season’s colour for women
Maria Chin and Marina Mahathir talk about women needing to play a bigger role in national politics and decision-making.
Sungai Klang is not a river to look at
Despite beautification efforts, the river carries an endless procession of bottles and debris.
Keramat community weeds out pushers, grows a garden
Residents admit Flats Columbia was known far and wide for its availability of drugs.
Down a river of lives, fish, fowl and foul
A 12-hour journey following the start of Sg Gombak yields some interesting facets about semi-urban, city life.
Case study of a bipolar Malaysian
The writer recalls singing God Save the Queen in Standard One, until one day, God couldn’t save the queen from losing another colony, and Negaraku was sung.
Veteran politicians dismayed but not surprised by forum violence
What is shocking is that the violence was aimed at a 92-year-old man, says a former assemblyman.
In Kandang, Orwell's Animal Farm reeks of Malaysian politics
Like the book, the Bahasa Melayu play is a political satire, except with a local flavour.
A house, without hope, is not a home
Villa Harapan lives up to the first part of its name for 130 homeless men and women.
PH big guns take fight to PAS stronghold
Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Nurul Izzah Anwar and Lim Kit Siang headline tonight’s ‘Sayangi Malaysia, Hapus Kleptocracy’ ceramah in Shah Alam.
Chinatown through the eyes of an Angel
Life in Chinatown is like a reflection of our journey in life. The Malaysian insight speaks to an “Angel” and an “Uncle”.
New generation of Chinese in Chinatown
Young Chinese entrepreneurs return from work and studies to put down roots in Petaling Street.
Heart of the city pulses again
There is hope the city centre will throb again with vital life, wth a little help from Think City KL.
Emmanuel Joseph