Get personal: Marianne Tan
Malaysia’s favourite girl next door talks about her transition from YouTube sensation to film actress.
BRATs in Ipoh… and Taiping!
We’re back with another one of our awesome young journalist camps next month! IT’S been more than half a year since our last BRATs camp, and we’re happy to say we’re finally back! The BRATs Ipoh & Taiping camp will be taking place on June 4-7 and we can’t wait to welcome the new batch […]
Seeing RED
THERE’S a new app in town, and it can get you money-can’t-buy experiences like backstage access to your favourite celebrities, exclusive autographed merchandise and VIP invites. And oh, it lets you manage your Hotlink prepaid account as well. We’re talking about the Hotlink RED app, which was launched last week at an exclusive party in […]
Taught by the best
By MARCUS HENG brats@thestar.com.my DO you recall that experience of going to school and entering a classroom for the first time? Chances are, mom accompanied you there, where she singled out a lady and told you, “That is your teacher and you will learn loads from her!” Learning is a never-ending life experience, but it’s […]
Learning without borders
By JONATHAN DASON brats@thestar.com.my DESPITE being enrolled for a diploma in Communications and Media Studies at a local university, Muhammad Hafiz Mohd Hidzir is also taking an online course in Computer Science offered by Harvard University via its massive open online course (MOOC) platform, edX. “I did not want my interest in information technology to […]
Jazz warriors
By LIM MAY LEE alltherage@thestar.com.my IF you’re talking about unlikely noble causes, getting young people to fall in love with jazz has to be way up there. But there is a team of young Malaysians, with an average age of 25, that are trying to do just that. And they’re not just setting their sights […]
Life of play
By JC LAM alltherage@thestar.com.my NOT to sound dramatic (pun intended), but when it comes to the local entertainment industry, the performing arts is kind of like that side character in a movie that no one really cares about. Sadly, there aren’t many who would take the time to really get to know the industry – […]
Sarong party time
By ROSHINEE MOOKAIAH and TAM XUEH WEI Photos by KELVIN YEE, AZUREEN SOON and LOI BI LIAN brats@thestar.com.my PEOPLE usually loathe being on board crowded trains; but not the people involved in Keretapi Sarong. For them, it’s a case of the more the merrier. Inspired by the No-Pants Subway movement which began in 2002 in […]