By Dr Rahim Said If Malaysia were running a Sesame Street reboot this past week, the…
Opinion
Tribute to a Helpful Bank Manager – Mohd Bakhtiar Yahya
By Jeff Yong Have you ever met people whose kindness leaves a lasting mark on your…
As We Step into the Second Quarter of the 21st Century
By Sam Trailerman Surviving the first quarter of the 21st century often felt like living through…
Marty Supreme and the Fine Art of Not Lecturing Your Audience
Image Credit: Copilot By Dr Rahim Said There are films that want to tell a story,…
The Old Man and the Sea (And the Old Man I’ve Lived With for 79 Years)
Image Credit: Copilout By Dr Rahim Said It is 2026. By December, I will be uncomfortably close to…
The Dying of the Light
By S. Jayasankaran King Tut was famous for being the only royal burial found intact in…
A New Year’s Eve Glimpse of How We Might Socialise Next — Not in a Pickle, But on a Pickleball Court
By Dr Rahim Said New Year’s Eve is usually a fixed ritual: fixed menus, fixed chairs, fixed conversations…
Live and Let Live
Photo Credit: Copilot By S. JayasankaranI woke up at around 7 in the morning on Dec…
When Faith Becomes a Traffic Advisory for Some Travellers at Christmas Time
By Dr Rahim Said There are many ways for a politician to show concern for the…
Pakar Tangkap Jin: When 21st-Century Malaysia Still Calls the Bomoh on WhatsApp
By Dr Rahim Said I nearly drove off the road when I saw it. Not because…
Letter to Editor
Bystander Culture: Why Students Don’t Speak Up There is a growing concern among us, students of…
Celebrations? Holidays? Let the Next Adventure (Hangover?) Begin
By Sam Trailerman (after three cups of coffee and a stare-down with a bottle of vodka)…
When Pickleball Isn’t About the Pickle — Or the Ball
Photo Credit: Pickleball Connections FB By Dr Rahim Said My wife and I walk past Social…
Old Wine in An Old Bottle
By S. Jayasankaran When he was 24, Paul Simon wrote Old Friends, a hauntingly beautiful song,…
Arsenal Must Find Tenacity and Break Runner-Up Curse
By Jeff Yong For two consecutive seasons, Arsenal have played scintillating football, pushed Manchester City to…
The Rock Goes on a Bender or Drinking Heavily
Smith to witness: “You mean he was as drunk as a judge.” Judge (interrupting): “You mean…
Dress Codes at Government Counters Are Malaysia’s Latest Unnecessary Drama
by Dr Rahim Said Seriously, what does it matter how you dress as long as you…
Is Malaysia Now Trump’s Automotive Guru? Yes, Really!
By Dr Rahim Said In a twist no scriptwriter in Hollywood would dare sneak past a…
The Gift of No Regrets – It’s Never Too Late
by Dr Rahim Said Regret at 85 is a little late, isn’t it? But the wonderful…
We’ve Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself
By S. Jayasankaran Erica Jong is an American novelist whose 1974 bestseller, Fear of Flying vividly…
A Democracy That Bruises Its Critics
Photo Credit: Pearl Lee By Dr Rahim Said The attack on Haresh Deol, the Deputy President…
Time’s Up for MIC, Now for Decisive Action for the Benefit of the Community
By Bhavani Krishna Iyer The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a party that has defined Indian political…
What Do We Do with an Ageing Malaysia?
By Dr Rahim Said As I inch toward my 79th birthday this December — 79 going…