Tag: NST

Sitting down for coffee after his TV3 recording the other day, banker-turned-cabinet minister Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar posed a very pertinent question. To continue…

ONCE upon a time, in the mining town of Ipoh, there was an infamous lane in front of the Han Chin Pet Soo, the Hakka…

CHILDREN getting married at an early age may be a bad idea for many, but a perfect one for some. The majority may not be…

I REFER to the report on the accident that resulted in six deaths involving a family in a car that collided with a lorry parked…

CHILD marriage is turning into a major social problem in Malaysia as incidences of girls under 15 being married are becoming a norm and a…

LOSING a friend is always sad. Last Wednesday saw the demise of Saidy Ridza Abu Hasan, an ex-colleague who stood tall in the face of…

THE Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) expressed concern that many Orang Asli children remain illiterate as they have no access to schools near their…

Two flood volunteers sent me separate messages, asking almost similar questions ” how prepared are we now that the year-end floods are coming? To continue…

HE is only 20 years old, but horse rider Muhammad Ziyad Muhammad Hamzah will be competing in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) for the fourth…

As their gaunt faces stared out at us from the pages of the various newspapers, you would be hard-pressed to find anyone without pity, anyone…