I know that I have been talking a lot about cancer recently, and the reason for that is actually rather personal. However, those of you who have known me for a while will know that one of the first causes I championed was HIV/AIDS awareness. This goes back to the late 1990s when I was still in...

I was just driving casually from lunch sometime last week with Ivy when the cars in front of me made a sudden brake. My legs went straight to my brakes to make sure I didn’t slam into the car in front. And it was a good thing I didn’t because out of nowhere, there was a...

Earlier this month (or late last month), one of the biggest topics around town was the issue of our Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin declaring himself as Malay first. This topic has been making its rounds in Parliament for a couple of weeks by then, I believe on March 18, DAP...

Guys, if you walk into a Keretapi Tanah Melayu commuter train soon which will full of women, don’t get any ideas. Walk out. Girls, the same goes for you (a compartment full of men, that is). It’s just a new policy by KTM Berhad, announced yesterday by its president Dr Aminuddin...

I wish I could say that these were one of the things that we only watched in Hollywood movies or read about happening in other countries. The sad fact is that the police officers in Malaysia – rightly or wrongly – does not have a very good reputation so much so that a couple of...

Journalist rights group Reporters without Borders have declared today as World Day Against Cyber Censorship. In a statement from their website, they explain the intention of the campaign: This event is intended to rally everyone in support of a single Internet that is unrestricted and...