Starbucks Was Never About The Coffee. It’s Taking Over Public Space—And Controlling It
- Details
- Published on 20 April 2018
In Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Dr. Evil’s team briefly abandons its traditional hostage-taking tactics and conspires to instead take over the world by investing in Starbucks.
Read more: Starbucks Was Never About The Coffee. It’s Taking Over Public Space—And Controlling It
Commentary: Beware The Deep Ironies Of The Malaysian Opposition Coalition
- Details
- Published on 18 April 2018
SINGAPORE: In early March, the Malaysian Pakatan Harapan opposition coalition formally launched its common manifesto, known as the Buku Harapan.
Read more: Commentary: Beware The Deep Ironies Of The Malaysian Opposition Coalition
Op-Ed: Why Malaysia Is Leading The Way In Asean For Poverty Eradication
- Details
- Published on 18 April 2018
SO MUCH – perhaps too much – has been said of late about matters pertaining to poverty incidence and income or wealth disparity in Malaysia.
Read more: Op-Ed: Why Malaysia Is Leading The Way In Asean For Poverty Eradication
How Pakistani School Textbooks Mould Its Students’ Skewed Worldview
- Details
- Published on 04 April 2018
Prior to 1977, no textbook contained any mention of the “Pakistan ideology.” But after that, the construct became the starting point and the central premise of high school Pakistan Studies texts.
Read more: How Pakistani School Textbooks Mould Its Students’ Skewed Worldview
Is Sutan Puasa The Founder Of Kuala Lumpur?
- Details
- Published on 01 April 2018
KUALA LUMPUR -- Is a Mandailing merchant, Sutan Puasa, the founder of Kuala Lumpur?
Crowds Don't Translate Into Votes: Salleh
- Details
- Published on 31 March 2018
KUALA LUMPUR: The opposition should not count on big crowds at their 'ceramah' sessions to translate into votes in the coming 14th general election (GE14).
Book Excerpt: How Birmingham Shaped MLK’s Civil Rights’ Struggle
- Details
- Published on 29 March 2018
"By early 1963, Martin Luther King had stalled and – particularly to younger activists in the SNCC – seemed increasingly irrelevant. He needed to shake things up.” writes David Margolick in “The Promise and the Dream: The Untold Story of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy.” King chose Birmingham, Alabama, which he called the worst big city in race relations in the United States, as the place to do that. In this excerpt from the book, Margolick examines how the Birmingham campaign pushed the Kennedy administration to introduce its bill on civil rights.
Read more: Book Excerpt: How Birmingham Shaped MLK’s Civil Rights’ Struggle
I Am Not A Scientist, But I Am A Mother — I Know Why My Child Has Autism
- Details
- Published on 29 March 2018
Last week I was surfing the Internet and came across a headline proclaiming autism and circumcision are linked. I couldn’t help myself. I laughed out loud.
Read more: I Am Not A Scientist, But I Am A Mother — I Know Why My Child Has Autism
Confirmed: Najib Is A Member Of The Opposition
- Details
- Published on 23 March 2018
“If saying something that is similar to the opposition makes me aligned with the opposition, then Najib must be more with the opposition than me because he agreed with the opposition to abolish the ISA, the prevention of crime law and to ignore the NEP. He also wanted to abolish the Sedition Act as demanded by the opposition. If Umno did not object, the Sedition Act would have been abolished. So is Najib a member of the opposition?” – Dr Mahathir Mohamad, April 7, 2015
What The Death Of The Last White Rhino Should Teach Us
- Details
- Published on 22 March 2018
Rhinos do not normally make the headlines. But Sudan is special: he was the last male northern white rhino.
Read more: What The Death Of The Last White Rhino Should Teach Us