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By CHRISTINE CHEAH alltherage@thestar.com.my IN the middle of the hilly region around Kampung Genting Peres, surrounded by dense forest, lies a football pitch. It’s not much – there’s ironically not a single blade of grass on it, just sand – but it’s the only place where the young people of the village can gather to […]
By MELISSA ONG brats@thestar.com.my I was having a meal with a cousin when he was informed that the bus his sister was riding home in after a camp flipped in the middle of the road and his sister was no where to be found. My heart skipped a beat. My hands were shaking. I didn’t […]
By ANN-MARIE KHOR brats@thestar.com.my INNOVATIVE social enterprises in Malaysia – which are often overlooked or underrepresented in mainstream media – took centre stage in the British Council’s “Journalism for Social Good” video journalism competition. Speaking of social good, the competition also offered a three-day training workshop to all seven participating teams. Four lucky BRATs were […]
By VIVIENNE WONG alltherage@thestar.com.my HE is one of the most respected drivers in the world of Formula One. And as 2014 marks Jenson Button’s 14th year on the circuit, the 34-year-old McLaren-Mercedes driver still feels like it’s his first time whenever he gets behind the wheel of an F1 racecar, giving him goose bumps. Like […]
By VIVIENNE WONG alltherage@thestar.com.my TO think that The Grumpy Cyclist was almost called The Grumpy Barista is just unimaginable, because it wouldn’t explain its concept as a cafe for cyclists, and the baristas there are anything but grumpy! According to Alex Iskandar Liew, one of the founders of The Grumpy Cyclist, the cafe was inspired […]
By LIM MAY LEE alltherage@thestar.com.my LEGENDARY skateboarder Tony Hawk, also known as the Birdman, showed off some of the killer moves that have made him a huge cultural icon at the Kiara skate park in Mont Kiara. Hawk was in Malaysia to conduct a skateboarding workshop for children, in conjunction with the Laureus World Sports […]
With the 2014 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix set to flag off in Sepang at the end of the month, it’s worth noting that new rules will be implemented this season. This controversially led to the disqualification of Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo, after he finished second-place in the Australian Grand Prix. While there is […]
By CHRISTINE CHEAH alltherage@thestar.com.my REMEMBER the youth convention last year that saw girls go gaga over YouTubers Jason Chen and David Choi? When Pushpa Basnet, 2012 CNN Hero of the Year winner, spoke about her fight to educate children living in prison with their parents in Nepal? Well, if you enjoyed that event, or if […]
By LIM JIE SHENG brats@thestar.com.my NEVER in my life would I have thought of getting the opportunity to enter the statehouse to witness how a state government is run. It was almost an impossible task for me. I mean, why would anyone want a typical teenager in a statehouse? It was hard to believe when […]
By SAMUEL LEE alltherage@thestar.com.my While Tourette syndrome only affects a fraction of the global population, there is a good number of well-known people who actually suffer from this condition. So, who are they? Tim Howard, 35 Anyone who follows the English Premier League will surely be familiar with his name. In case you don’t know, […]