By Nic, the HapiWanderer I still prefer my humble manual car — the kind with a…
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Know Your Road Boundaries, Don’t Encroach Beyond the Yellow Line!
By Ahmad Abd Hamid When you’re cruising along some roads in Kuala Lumpur, you’d notice yellow…
Malaysia Must Step Forward: Sign the Refugee Convention and Lead on Rohingya Protection
Malaysia’s silence at the recent UN Rohingya summit underscores the need for legal reform, refugee protection,…
The Fast and Spurious
By S. Jayasankaran The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity –…
A Scientist’s Guide to the Asylum
By S. Jayasankaran If you are a sensitive person, the 21st Century, with its relentless bombardment of…
Mind Your Language
By S. Jayasankaran In walked in a famous actress basking in glittering splendour and a waitress…
Where and When Did Malaysia Lose Its Gleaming Embrace of Religious Diversity?
By Ravindran Raman Kutty on reflections from Prof Datuk Dr Shad Saleem Faruqi’s 17th Swami Satyananda…
Dissent Be Damned
(Image courtesy of Google Gemini) By S. Jayasankaran The president of today is just the postage…
Feminism: the death of romance?
(Image courtesy of Google Gemini) By Rani Sun No summer’s high No warm July No harvest…
Straight from Muhammad Ali’s (Cassius Clay’s) heart — he’s the greatest!
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Pixabay by George Das No cameras or studio lights. Just Muhammad Ali…
Are Tamil movies influencing crime? When reel life turns real
by Rani Sun This week, another one bit the dust. Here, 27-year Kavin from Tamil Nadu…
The Crisis of Modern Democracy: When Power Overrides the People
by Professor Dr Dasan Swaminathan Democracy, long regarded as a cornerstone of just and participatory governance,…
Getting to the Bottom of Things: The Unending Lament of a Well-Washed Malaysian Abroad
Pic courtesy of Think Remote by Ravindran Raman Kutty As a Malaysian of Indian origin with…
Uncle Scam Wants Yours
What makes him think that a middle-aged actor, who’s played with a chimp, could have a…
Raid 2: Radiant Combo of Drama, Thrills and Patriotism
by Sam Trailerman Raid 2 is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller directed by Raj Kumar…
Real conversations — our last defence against a lonely world
(Photo credit: Dreamstimes.com) by Dr Ng Kwan Hoong “People talking without speaking, People hearing without listening…”…
Happy Birthday, Doc
by S. Jayasankaran It’s a little bit frightening, reaching 100. – Dr Mahathir Mohamad He’s as…
You are the main character in your entire life story, so just love it
by Sam Trailerman I’ve been thinking a lot lately. Like how many of us have this…
Being brief the proverbial way
by S. Jayasankaran The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets…
How I Survived Singapore, Alone & Single, from 1993-2003
By Nic the HapiWanderer Being sheltered by my parents since young, it was quite something when…
Never Judge a Book By Its Cover
By S. Jayasankaran Education is what remains after you’ve forgotten everything from school – Albert Einstein…
I used to live at Sri Pahang Flats in Bangsar, too!
by Nic, the Hapi Wanderer Sri Pahang Flats, a place that I used to stay for…
How can managerial functions be run ethically and with integrity?
by Ivlynn Yap A master thesis conducted by Kamaruddin J of UniRazak in 2022 found that…
Courtroom Tales — Mining The Law For Laughs
by S. Jayasankaran I found out recently the most common reason we head for A &…