Idris Jala and MAS
Friday, March 30th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is a national pride that has gone terribly wrong. Singapore Airlines(SIA) by comparison has been on a steady course despite much turbulence affecting the sector. Then that’s the Malaysian story all over,from an educational system that used to ...
The educational experience of young Malaysians
Friday, March 30th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »It is the time of the year again,where young Malaysians jump with joy or cry in anguish.I am talking about our annual SPM examination results, for the uninitiated after five years of high school, students in Malaysia have to sit ...
Yasmin Ahmad - The Filmmaker
Friday, March 30th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »I have always liked Yasmin Ahmad, the award winning film maker. Her Petronas advertisements have always captured the essence of our multi-cultural Malaysian experience, and they stay in your subconscious for a long time. ...
Sabah oh Sabah
Friday, March 30th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »The other day, a good friend said that it’s a real blessing to be a Sabahan. . We have too many illegals, and there is so much hanky panky with those who have power, I said. No, no, he said. ...
Two big issues of the century
Friday, March 30th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »There are only two big issues in this century-mass movement of people all over the planet and the environment. Everything else is passé. Ever since the beginning of the world, people have been moving around. The early bush herdsmen ...