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By JOANNE RAENA RAJ alltherage@thestar.com.my I grew up dreaming of being able to spend a whole day hanging out with someone from a band I really liked, and that dream came true last week – with Jed Cullen, the guitarist for British indie rockers Spector. R.AGE ran a competition allowing one lucky guy the […]
By SHARMILA NAIR alltherage@thestar.com.my EVERYONE loves a bit of drama – especially when it is captured on camera for all to see. But the kind of drama that is currently going on in American Idol is getting pretty intense, and a little scary to be honest. If you haven’t heard the news, newly-minted American […]
By PHYLLIS HO alltherage@thestar.com.my WHAT is a freestyle festival you ask? It’s basically a platform for local artists and performers from various urban scenes to showcase their talents and exchange ideas with one another. Freestyle events have become pretty common in countries like Korea, Japan and Taiwan. Now it’s time Malaysian youth got to experience […]
ONE in three Malaysian children are victims of cyberbullying and according to DiGi CyberSAFE programme, which campaigns against cyberbullying, this occurrence takes place the most on social media. So, last week, we discussed this topic on #RAGEchat and tried to find out if young people are aware of the cyberbullying and its dangers. Here’s how […]
When blogger/illustrator Chong Chee Ching wanted to take up a design course in university, her father was pretty much against it.
By CHEE YIH YANG alltherage@thestar.com.my ONE of the questions that my group of boardgamer friends grapple with constantly is, “Where shall we play?” We’ve got a very accommodative venue at a local kopitiam in a neighbourhood mall, but after nearly a year playing and eating there, the items on the menu are getting a […]
According to International Medical University (IMU) associate dean and consultant psychiatrist Professor Dr. Philip George, age clubbing and drinking age restrictions are in place to protect youths from becoming dependent on alcohol later in life. “Teenagers need to learn to deal with stress and life situations without depending on substances like alcohol. If they are […]
By TRECIA TAN SHU HUI Taylor’s University Bachelor of Mass Communication PEOPLE are always complaining about how the education system is a failure and it needs to be reformed. There is no doubt that it has its flaws, like everything else that exists in this world, but is it really just the fault of […]