Get Personal: Jumero
Get to know local boy-band, Jumero that had the chance to perform at Urbanscape by winning the R.AGE Open Mic competition in 2012,
As cool as it gets
By SOPHIE ESTIENNE FACEBOOK, the world’s biggest social network, is finding its path as a maturing company, adapting to an aging user base. The company created in a Harvard dorm room in 2004 has established itself as a phenomenon, securing its place in the world of the technology giants. “Facebook has made the world much […]
Shining lights
By JAYDEE LOK alltherage@thestar.com.my I WILL honestly say we had a rough gig,” said American indie rocker Kurt Vile at his side-stage press conference. “That’s how we get better, unfortunately. We have to make semi-fools of ourselves in front of the audience. It makes us stronger.” That’s what he thinks, at least. It’s hard to […]
Join the BRATs!
Find out how you can join The Star’s amazing young journalist programme! WE’RE back! The BRATs young journalist programme will be launching for the 21st year running, and we’re calling all aspiring writers, photographers and videographers to join us! After an epic 20th anniversary last year, which saw us bring another new batch of BRATs […]
The parent plan
By CHRISTINE CHEAH and VIVIENNE WONG alltherage@thestar.com.my THE phrase “fillial piety” seems to have been going around more often than usual over the last few weeks. After The Star uncovered the story of five old folks who were abandoned at an empty home, there’s been quite a bit of soul-searching among Malaysians on how we […]
Time to invest
By SARENRAJ RAJENDRAN brats@thestar.com.my AFTER a period of relative obscurity, Justin Bieber is back in the spotlight, but this time for all the wrong reasons. The pop star was charged with driving under the influence and resisting arrest, and his police mugshot has been making the rounds on social media. While his recent behaviour is […]
On the right financial track
By VIVIENNE WONG alltherage@thestar.com.my WHERE did my money go?” Now that’s one question many young working adults ask themselves come middle of the month. Motion graphics designer Shan Vellu, however, doesn’t do that, because he has got his own unique way of tracking exactly where his money goes. Shan is your average kind of guy […]
Get personal: Elizabeth Tan
Can you believe that Elizabeth Tan’s ticket to fame in the local music scene is a rendition of a song that happens to be her ex-boyfriend’s name?
CNY dos and don’ts
By TAN EE-LAINE brats@thestar.com.my CHINESE New Year is definitely my favourite time of the year because of the massive gatherings and sumptuous dinners that my family has throughout this period. And the red packets, of course. As we all know, on the evening before the first day of the new year, it is a tradition […]
Kickstart your freelance career
By VIVIENNE WONG alltherage@thestar.com.my IN our cover story a couple weeks back on “the freelance generation”, we talked about how hot freelancing is among young people today. In fact, many employers are also starting to realise the benefits on hiring freelancers (they save on employee benefits, office space, etc.). To follow up on that, here […]
Trouble magnet
By SHARMILA NAIR alltherage@thestar.com.my OKAY, so how many of you saw Justin Bieber’s arrest coming? Well, like most of you out there, I did as well. There was only one way the whole Bieber fiasco, that many fans and haters have tolerated for over a year, could come to a halt – with an arrest, […]
A global exchange
By KULJEET KAUR SIDHU BRAR and CH’NG KHER YEE brats@thestar.com.my IT’S been a roller-coaster ride for four foreign students who have been staying in Malaysia for six months now through an exchange programme organised by AFS Yayasan Antarabudaya Malaysia. Seventeen-year-old Roberto Colzani, who hails from Italy, revealed that some of his friends teased him about […]
Double trouble
By JAYDEE LOK alltherage@thestar.com.my WITH their Christian Louboutin shoes, Hermes belts and Bell & Ross watches, national badminton players Goh V Shem and Lim Khim Wah turned out for the photoshoot better dressed than half the celebrities we’ve had in our studio. Then again, as heroic winners of the 2014 Maybank Malaysian Open men’s doubles […]