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Strange but logical

Actions that do not make sense at first can still work if they are based on logic, not politics.

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Not the superlative we want

Malaysia has had an 'astonishing fall' of 18 places in the World Press Freedom Index 2021 to the 199th spot.

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Asian hate on the rise

While we can, and should, empathise with Asian-Americans facing racist violence in the United States, we should also reflect on our own attitudes at home.

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Cake for some, kuih for others

The pandemic this past year has exposed deep inequalities in our society. And those who have to settle for the crumbs might not be so forgiving.

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All I want for 2021 is...

FOR some weeks now I have felt a quickening of the heartbeat and an electric pulse that goes up my arms through my nerves as if someone attached me to a power plug and left the switch on. It is literally unnerving because for the longest time I didn’t know why I was feeling like this, and no amount of controlled breathing could calm it.

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Piecemeal responses not helping our vulnerable

We need innovative measures to address Covid-19 impacts on women and children if we are to get back on our feet quickly once this pandemic is over.

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The constantly changing order of the day

THEY weren’t kidding when they said when it rains it pours. Except that there was nothing pouring out of our taps but grief.

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Hope in the new and young

IN a year of many disappointments it’s not often that you get two exciting developments happening in the same month.

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The real meaning of Merdeka

As we celebrate our 63rd National Day, we need to take heed of the colonialisation cloaked in local colours still prevalent around us.

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Of masks and masking

MASKS strapped, we venture out into the world with a sense of trepidation.

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Keep calm and be informed

The disease that is spreading faster than the novel coronavirus is a mental and emotional one that brands an entire race as dangerous.

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New resolutions for a new decade

Let’s usher in a revolutionary epoch – one with music, dancing and laughter for all.