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THE Star Online (@staronline), tweeted a news story with the headline “Local grads not up to mark” earlier this week. The news article quoted a bunch of experts who gave their thoughts on the quality of #LocalGrads. Here are the key points of the story: l Six out of 10 graduates from Malaysian universities take […]
FOR most of us city folk, it’s hard to imagine working anywhere but in an office, living anywhere but in a comfortable house or veering off our regular nine-to-five, five days a week, schedule. What’s even harder to picture is going to a job which almost guarantees that every day may be your last. […]
You know when a kid tells you they’re going to be an animal conservationist or something like that, you tend to go “aw, that’s cute” but at the same time think, “like that’s ever gonna happen”. Well that’s because it sounds like a fanciful idea – you get to go camping every day, work with […]
CHANNING Tatum stars alongside Rachel McAdams in the new romantic drama, The Vow. The movie follows the story of how a husband tries to win the heart of his wife, who suffers from memory loss after a car crash. “I thought that it was a pretty unique story… It’s an out-and-out love story and i […]
I sent a letter last time about having an imaginary boyfriend. Both of you gave such good comments and advise for me to solve my problem but I realised that the more I try to solve it, the harder it gets. Trying to forget that “boyfriend” of mine has made me feel more appreciative of […]
Hi all! The good folks at our favourite independent food outlets are being generous and giving out free stuff today! All you have to do is be among the first 30 to bring a copy of today’s R.AGE (StarTwo) between to 7-8pm to the outlets below and you can win the following: – Whisk – […]
Kuala Lumpur was invaded by a mass of people donning the sarong in every creative manner last weekend, in a movement called Keretapi Sarong. The flashmob, organised by Random Alphabets, started at the KL Sentral train station and saw about 500 people from all walks of life joining in. Everyone sang and danced to live […]
Just as it is with indie bands, there comes a point when independent food businesses have to decide if they want to “sell out” and go “mainstream”, especially if they are good at what they do. It’s quite the conundrum. The independent food movement’s focus is on shunning mass production to create high quality food […]
By NASA MARIA ENTABAN INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day campaigns often revolve around issues like reducing domestic violence or encouraging women to take a stand and make their voices heard, but this year the worldwide feel is a little different. The theme for 2012, Connecting Girls: Inspiring Futures, resonated with the organisers of local campaign called Women: […]
LAST week’s cover story was on young people who take their health and fitness into their own hands through research over the Internet, and a lot of trial-and-error experiments. These youths set out to plan their own meals and come up with exercise regimes that they tailor to their own needs. We brought up the […]