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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 […]
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 […]
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 – […]
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 […]
By JAYDEE LOK alltherage@thestar.com.my AS the EDM (electronic dance music) scene in Malaysia grows, so too, do the BATE boys. Yeoh Wai Hong and Ethan Curzon, both 24, have spent the last three years building a name for themselves domestically and internationally. The DJ duo has gone from fanboy club-goers to residents at KL clubs […]
By JC Lam alltherage@thestar.com.my ARE you interested in the performing arts? Do you have a flair for bringing words to life? If so, we have just the right platform for you to explore that budding passion. Islands and Cities, a project led by renowned Singaporean actress and director Tan Kheng Hua, will see six young […]
By CASSANDRA YEOH and SAMUEL LEE alltherage@thestar.com.my IT’S been almost 10 years since How I Met Your Mother first started preaching to everyone about how awesome laser tag is. On the hit sitcom, the game is portrayed as the coolest, most fun thing you can do – so long as you can ignore the fact that […]
By LIM MAY LEE alltherage@thestar.com.my IT’S been a struggle for our young musicians – particularly those classically inclined – to develop their craft here, let alone find platforms to showcase their talent. Those with the funds have the luxury of seeking better fortunes for education in Europe or the United States. Unfortunately, for the ones […]
By CHIA CHIEN TENG brats@thestar.com.my COMING from an English-speaking school, when I had the choice to either sit for PMR Chinese or take the simplified intermediate course, I chose the latter. Back then, my naive self believed that as long as I could order my food at my favourite kopitiams, I was good. Boy was […]
By JAYDEE LOK alltherage@thestar.com.my HIGH flyer ZE!, dubbed the “super-glam electro pop diva from Kuala Lumpur” by MTV Iggy, has done the nation proud by firmly etching her name in the global music scene. The 31-year-old has just been nominated for the prestigious Berlin Music Video Awards (BMVA) 2014, alongside famous A-listers like Katy Perry, […]
By SARENRAJ RAJENDRAN Photos by JESSLYN TAN brats@thestar.com.my SO many of us learn new languages like Mandarin, Spanish or German to get that extra edge in our careers, but these days, learning a new programming language could prove just as useful. And the thing is, computer programming really isn’t that hard to learn these days. […]