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By TRISTAN TOH Photos by BEVERLLEY LIM When a motley crew of expatriates introduced ice hockey to local shores some 15 years ago, little did they know their new tropical digs would stamp its mark on the world stage. Fast forward to the present day and the Malaysia Invitational Ice Hockey Tournament has become one […]
By ANDRIAN TAM brats@thestar.com.my Getting bored easily could be something that’s good, and bad. I love doing a lot of things and trying new things. At the same time, when I get through trying something, I get bored and move on to something else. This is basically where I got my interest in so many […]
By SITI DIANA KAMILA brats@thestar.com.my With the theme I Love Malaysia, around 7,000 kindergarten children contributed to an art exhibition with only their crayons, colour pencils, a blank paper and their innocent minds. Doodle For Unity is an art exhibition organised in conjunction with the Independence Month by Selangor FM with the collaboration of Universiti […]
Despite zero experience in the modelling industry, Malaysian Melissa Th’ng still did us proud by finishing in the top seven of Asia’s Next Top Model (ANTM) earlier this year, in its first cycle.
By KEVIN TAN alltherage@thestar.com.my Azlan Mckechnie, 28, watched a YouTube video showing a few individuals feeding the poor and homeless people on the streets that they live in. Little did he know that the video would not just leave a lasting impression on him but also inspire him to go out and do the same. […]
Follow your heart By ROXANNE LOW brats@thestar.com.my As someone who is stepping into tertiary education, I have been thinking a lot about what I can do to lead a fulfilling life. Unlike most of my peers, I chose a path less taken. After graduating from high school, I joined a student exchange programme in […]
Have you been posting palm oil related photographs on Instagram yet? Well, you better start doing that if you want to win these awesome prizes. Two weekly winners will win RM250 cash each and compete for the grand prize of RM2000 cash, an iPad Mini 32GB, a Samsung Galaxy S3 mini and a digital camera. […]
By JOSHUA RALPH KAMIJAN, CHIN YU ZHENG and CHING KHER YEE Photos by ABRAHAM HL YOKE brats@thestar.com.my Many of you may have heard the word “parkour” thrown around in conversations. But how many of you actually know what parkour is? Some people might say that parkour is something that exists only in thrilling Hollywood action […]
By AZUREEN SOON and LOI BI LIAN brats@thestar.com.my MTV World Stage was held in Malaysia for the fifth year last weekend and EXO was among the performers. BRATs had the chance to attend an exclusive invite-only group interview with members of EXO, the super rookie K-pop idol group which is divided into EXO-M and EXO-K. […]