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Danapal Govind: The Journalist Who Mused About Death … Then ‘Planned’ For It
One afternoon in the early 90s, Danapal Govind sat bemused at his desk after returning from a graveyard…
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Ng Poh Tip: The Star Editor Who Towered Over Her Paper, Like None Other
“I am not the editor of a newspaper and shall always try to do right and be good…
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Wong Juat Wah: Malaysia’s ‘Sugarcane Granny’ Who Tackled Tamil And Tigers Alike
When Vikings invaded the holy island of Lindisfarne in England, they killed everyone except Æthelstan, the monk. He…
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Jugjet Singh Randhawa: A Loss For Malaysian Sports
Malaysian sports lost one of its colourful characters with the demise of writer Jugjet Singh Randhawa. In his…
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Lucy Lee Yee See: Aunty Tidbits
Lucy Lee Yee See, 72, never married but was known for always being a favourite among her nephews…
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Gerald Miranda: A Don Of Malaysia’s Ad Industry
Gerald Miranda, 72,was dedicated to his work at Invictus Blue ad agency (formerly Zenith Media) that he founded…
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Khaldon Abo Shakra: He Gained Life From Dance
Seeing the bright smiles on Khaldon Abo Shakra, 25, when he danced merrily as a regular with the…
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Thayalan Balakrishnan: Leaving A Sounding Impact On The World … In His Own Quiet Way
Introversion is the behavior of focusing on inner thoughts and ideas, rather than expressing them openly. Introverts enjoy…
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Devaki Krishnan: First woman elected to public office in Malaysia
Tan Sri Devaki Krishnan, the first Malaysian woman elected to public service (an honour recognised in the Malaysia…
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Chandramalar Chelliah: Matriarch of Malaysian police force
THE send-off was remarkable. Dressed in their full uniforms, the police officers reverently lifted the coffin onto their…
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Lewis Pragasam: The Drum God Who Was Too Human
Macaques, the most brilliant of monkeys, have a habit of intimidating uninvited guests by beating the trees they…
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Malaysia’s Mother Mangalam: New World Care in Old-School World
The 15-year-old was about to put the buttered slice of bread into her mouth, when it was yanked…
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Elyse Bree Nantha: A Go-Getter Extraordinaire
It is rare for undergraduates to be awarded honours in competition with tenured staff. The University of Nottingham…
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Johnny Loke: Coke, Ice-Cream or “Big Brother” — He Was MBSKL’s “Real Thing”
What’s in a Coke? If you asked the kids back in the 70s and 80s, they’ll tell you:…
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Subramaniam Harihar: The Journalist Who Taught His Gardener About Fonts
Till his last breath literally, Subramaniam Harihar, possibly Malaysia’s oldest working journalist at 79, was thinking of “the…
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Jit Murad: The Malaysian Who Pushed The Boundaries of Laughter
During the 1990s, Malaysia’s longest-serving premier Mahathir Mohamad — an authoritarian loved, despised and feared almost in equal…
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Monica Moorthy: Behind The Smile and Glare of One of the Greatest Teachers Ever
It was still early in the school day, probably a couple of hours after the opening bell. In…
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Nagalingam Nagaraju: Covid’s Angel of Mercy for Food
“You do good, good will come to you. I follow this mantra,” Nagalingam Nagaraju says in an inspiring…
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Wong Sai Wan: Never Short of a Laugh or Witty Word
As I approached the hotel room, the door was ajar and a boisterous voice could be heard inside.…
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Tony Francis: The Malaysian Champ in the Ring of Heavyweight Journalism
Among Tony Francis’ prized possessions was a pair of boxing gloves from Muhammad Ali, which when he put…