I met my old friend and former colleague Zainul Arifin recently. He told me that the New Straits Times was publishing a book on Malaysia...

Being Bapak - August 28 2007 When I was younger, maybe in my early 20s, just after Bapak was released from detention, I told myself if I w...

Three events took place yesterday (Saturday Aug 25) at 66 Lorong Setiabistari 1, Bukit Damansara -- a forum on Bangsa Malaysia initiated by ...

All That and The Empire of Japan - Aug 21 2007 In 1994, Bapak received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creativ...

I suppose the hate campaign against bloggers is going to be relentless. It does not matter what is said about bloggers -- inane, unqualified...

"One question that has been on my mind for many years now is this: when the Mentri Besar (chief minister) offered my late father a piec...

Frankly, I don't know why we're making such a big deal about that boy who's been rapping the NegaraKu. He's been rapped goo...

Remembering Ramadhan and Syawal of 1976 -- Aug 14 2007 Ramadhan is a huge affair at home with Bapak. Just like in most Muslim households. ...

"Kita sekarang - dalam cita-cita menuju Malaya merdeka - haruslah membuang semangat perkauman yang berlebih-lebihan. Kerana ini adalah ...

UPDATE: Wednesday Aug 8 2007 ------------------------------------------------- Marina had her "statement" taken down at 11.15am (a...

Remember Siti Noor Idayu Abd Moin, the 22-year-old singer who was going to be hauled to court by the Perak Religious Department after she wa...

Father's Daughters -- August 7 2007 When you're 16 and beginning to know about boys and to get noticed by them, being your father...

Only if you are a political blogger who tells loads of lies and spreads terrible rumours, according to Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin...

No, this isn't what I am promoting or propagating. I was reading this article about George W. Bush's declining popularity. Interesti...

UPDATE: Tuesday Aug 7 2007 - Salhi has been found! No details yet. This is SALHI KHAESSA AHMAD. He looks normal and healthy, doesn't he?...

And who are they? The ordinary Malaysians, of course. They are the ones who have shown us little things like respect, compassion, human dece...

My maid of four years, Ani, left for home (Medan) today to get married for the second time. Her first husband who was a much older man died ...

What a sweet and sensitive gal Gwen Stefani is. So aware is she of the protest from a Muslim students' body, that she is willing to dre...

How many women do we know who had to quit their jobs because they could not reconcile the demands at work with those at home? I had to almos...

US pop star Gwen Stefani is scheduled to perform in Malaysia on Aug 21 as part of her "Sweet Escape" tour. It is to be held at ...