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Volunteering for good

By JONATHAN DASON brats@thestar.com.my WHEN I was young, I dreamt that I would help people when I grew up,” said Shayne Foo, 21 as he shared his life story at a home for underprivileged children in Petaling Jaya. Unfortunately, Foo said he would end up getting bullied a few years on. “How do you think […]

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Young and talented

By JAYDEE LOK alltherage@thestar.com.my SHE is yet to release her debut album (titled Peroxide, scheduled to hit stores in February next year) but Scottish singer-songwriter Nina Nesbitt, 19, is already making her mark in the entertainment world. Nesbitt has been playing sold-out gigs in various countries, is the face of fashion brand Yumi’s Autumn/Winter 2013 […]

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R.AGE Against Bullying: Standing up to peer pressure

By NAJIHATUL AULAA JALIDAR PEOPLE who know me these days would probably be surprised to know I was bullied several times when I was a child and teenager. It wasn’t brutal – I wasn’t physically hurt except on a few occasions – but it wasn’t pleasant either. My first experience being bullied was when I […]

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R.AGE Against Bullying: Small actions, big impact

THE Bridgewater Badgers might be a tiny peewee football team, but their actions have made a big impact around the world. The inspiring story of how team quarterback Tommy Cooney, 11, organised the team to stand up for their bullied six-year-old “water coach” Danny Keefe, who suffers from a speech impediment, warmed the hearts of […]

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Breaking new ground

By IAN YEE alltherage@thestar.com.my IT was the ultimate b-boy battle, 10 years in the making. The world’s best b-boys had gathered from around the world – big names like Lilou, RoxRite, Hong 10 and Taisuke – at Seoul, Korea, the new mecca of b-boying, and it was going to be an epic showcase of hip-hop […]

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From victims to heroines

By CHRISTINE CHEAH alltherage@thestar.com.my USUALLY when someone gets robbed they would make a police report, feel sad over their losses, add security measures and eventually move on from the horrible experience. Eliza Lee and May Tan however, didn’t let their story end there. Late last month, the duo’s Phat Culture boutique in Petaling Jaya, Selangor […]

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Agents of change

By CHRISTINE CHEAH alltherage@thestar.com.my THEY are all leaders with a cause and alumni of several US international exchange programmes, but more importantly, the young people who congegrated at the recent 2013 LEAD Asean Youth Summit in Manila, Philippines are all ready to make a difference in the world. LEAD – which stands for link, engage, […]

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Get Personal: We’ve got issues

Instead of hiding his experiences of being bullied in the past, RED FM deejay Terry Ong shares his experiences with us in support of the R.AGE Against Bullying campaign.

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Cheerios in Oz

By CHRISTINE CHEAH alltherage@thestar.com.my THERE were 550 cheerleading teams, 6,000 cheerleaders, hundreds of organising staff, thousands of spectators and countless insane, gravity-defying stunts. In the middle of all that craziness, was a group of 25 Malaysians, all dreaming of doing their country proud. The cheerleaders of the Awesome All-Stars had travelled all the way to […]

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Challenging stereotypes

By JAYDEE LOK alltherage@thestar.com.my WHEN novelist Jack Kerouac wrote, “Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road” in On The Road, he probably didn’t realise what an impact that line would have on musicians for years to come. It certainly resonated with Matthew Healy, 24, vocalist of British band […]

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