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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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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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Vani Jairam: The Indian Nightingale Who Never Sung About Herself
The year was 1971. The Hindustani music world — the epicenter of what the world calls Bollywood —…
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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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Shinzo Abe: The Japanese Premier Who Was Game For Anything — Including Being ‘Mario’
Shinzo Abe had as many falls as triumphs in life. One thing was certain though: he would always…
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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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Lata Mangeshkar: “The Voice” of India and “The 8th Wonder of the World”
She was widely regarded as “The Voice” of India, and by some as the “Eighth Wonder of the…
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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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S.P. Bala: A 40,000-Song Indian Legend
India has the distinction of producing some of the world’s greatest singers, with intensity, range and vocals that…
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Rishi Kapoor: Bollywood’s Ultimate Loverboy
For several decades it was difficult to imagine there would ever be a wrinkle on Rishi Kapoor’s face.…
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Irrfan Khan: The International Face of Bollywood
In 1986, when the director Mira Nair was scouting for her film Salaam Bombay! at the National School…
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Sridevi: Indian Cinema Queen Who Balanced Grit With Humor
Throughout the 1980s, the Bollywood film star Sridevi was the undisputed queen of Indian cinema, often eclipsing the…
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Vinod Khanna: The Maverick Bollywood Hero
Vinod Khanna belonged to the second wave of Punjabi heroes who ruled Bollywood - known as "Partition Punjabis".…
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Om Puri: The Bollywood Face Of The West
As an actor, Om Puri exuded reassuring warmth and gravitas over a long career divided between Bollywood and…
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King Bhumibol Adulyadej: Defender of Thai Democracy
King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who was the constitutional monarch of Thailand for 70 years, played a crucial role early…
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Ravi Shankar: The Human Embodiment of the Sitar
Ravi Shankar, widely hailed as sitar’s greatest virtuoso, created a passion among Western audiences for the rhythmically vital,…