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By KEVIN TAN alltherage@thestar.com.my IF YOU’RE one of those people who likes to brag about your car’s fuel efficiency, make sure you don’t get into that conversation with the students from Dhurakij Pundit University, Thailand who were at the Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2012 competition. Why? Because they had just found a way to […]
After our #RAGEchat made the news on Wednesday, revealing that most young people were actually against the Education Ministry’s plan to allow handphones in schools, several teachers tweeted us on the issue as well. Most of them seemed equally opposed to the idea, as they believed it would cause unnecessary distractions, more disciplinary issues […]
Learning about river By THAM YING HUI alltherage@thestar.com.my Rivers are the veins of the Earth, a life source for all living beings. Our rivers provide for us, their functions branching out in countless ways as our civilisations developed, yet most of us are taking rivers for granted, even when we know they are not […]
By ANGELIN YEOH alltherage@thestar.com.my THINK of a chemical engineer and the last thing that comes to your mind is probably “stylish”. But at the recent Uniqlooks Malaysia Grand Finale at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, Saiful Hifzudeen was the most stylish of them all. Saiful is the grand prize winner in the male category […]
By NASA MARIA ENTABAN alltherage@thestar.com.my EVERY woman, at some point in her life, experiences body image issues. Whether it’s obsessing over our weight, height, skin or the way our hair looks, let’s face it – we all have our hang-ups, and sometimes they last for ages. It took Lorraine Kwek years to feel comfortable with […]
Two cosplayers will be representing Malaysia at the World Cosplay Summit in Japan.
By ANGELIN YEOH alltherage@thestar.com.my IT’S HARD to believe that Muhammad Faiz Effendi is only 22 years old, as the lad has already set his sights on improving the lives of the underserved in Malaysia through a unique social venture. Faiz led team X-Change from Universiti Tun Abdul Razak to emerge second-runner up in the third […]
OUR #RAGEchat was abuzz with activity last week when heaps of tweeps took to twitter to voice their opinions on crowd funding, the subject our R.AGE cover story. Joining the discussion were three of our interviewees – environmental activist Adrian Yeo (@ninoamigo), dancer Samantha Tan (@Samantha_Tan), and content executive Syatirah Safran (@syats), who have all […]
Pre-fall is here, and with it, come new trends to look out for. By NASA MARIA ENTABAN alltherage@thestar.com.my WE may not have chilly windy days that bring autumn leaves tumbling from trees to collect in yellow piles at our feet to signify the coming of fall, but that’s no reason to ignore pre-fall fashion. In […]
By DANIEL SUBRAMANIAM alltherage@thestar.com.my PUTTING on a costume is one thing, but actually becoming a character is taking cosplay to a whole new level. Taking things even further, local cosplayers have begun competing at regional and international cosplay competitions such as the Asia Cosplay Meet and the World Cosplay Summit. The bar is set high, […]