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By TAM XUEH WEI alltherage@thestar.com.my LEONA Lewis is back, and not a day too soon. Although her third studio album Glassheart was scheduled for release last year, it was only in October that her fans got to listen to the songstress’ latest music endeavour. “We had a deadline that we knew we’d end up losing […]

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Practical living skills

SHELTER Home for Children general manager, Cheok Hoong Poh said there is a “cut-off” age for youth to remain in the shelter. “We house children from the age of four to 12. When they turn 13, we arrange for them to continue their stay at Shelter 2 in Kuala Lumpur for girls or Shelter 3 […]

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New boys in town

By TAM XUEH WEI alltherage@thestar.com.my “WE’re different,” said Adam Pitts, drummer of the London-based band Lawson during a recent telephone interview. And guess what? They sure aren’t your typical boy band. Initially called The Grove, after a shopping centre in Los Angeles, US the four-piece band now goes by the name of Lawson. It was […]

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The girls are back

By NATASHA IMAN alltherage@thestar.com.my To most K-pop fans, the end of the year means one of two things – watching and voting for your favourite artistes on the year-end music programmes and award shows. But even though it’s a busy time for the K-pop scene, it’s always nice to take a look back at the […]

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Dress Code: matching couples

By VIVY YUSOF alltherage@thestar.com.my I AM with him. She is with me. Yes, yes. We get it, you’re a couple. The words on your t-shirts could not have been bigger, don’t you worry. We’ve all giggled at couples like these before; usually spotted at shopping malls, happily walking hand in hand with identical t-shirts. I […]

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Sheltering the future

By ANGELIN YEOH alltherage@thestar.com.my When Che Rozi Azrul Che Aziz was studying for his diploma in mechanical engineering, he would pretend to pack a suitcase every Hari Raya. “My friends would leave the dorm to go home to their families, and I always pretended that I was leaving too, telling them my family would be […]

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The mind bully

BY FOO JEAN-NI alltherage@rage.com.my IN most bullying cases, the focus is (rightly) on the victims and how they feel. But what about the bullies? What could possibly drive someone, very often just a regular teenager, to resort to such ugly behaviour? Ashley (not her real name) had her first taste of being a bully after […]

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Get Personal: Narmi

Whatever his instruments he plays – which includes drums (for local band One Buck Short), guitar and vocals – Imran Fadzil Ishak, or Narmi, is first and foremost a musician.

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Last week’s tag: #iwasbullied

LAST Friday we spoke about the #iwasbullied campaign on our Red FM radio show, R.AGE On Red. We had comedian Phoon Chi Ho join the show, sharing his own “#iwasbullied” experience and how he managed to cope with it. One of our colleagues, StarMetro journalist Oh Ing Yeen, was also on the show, talking about […]

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Sabotaging stigma

IN the heart of Kuala Lumpur lies a safe haven for people living with HIV (PLHIV) and their family members. Fourteen-year-old Hawa (not her real name) comes here after school and spends time with the volunteers. “I feel happy to be here. I get to meet people, talk to them, learn how to use the […]

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