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By DENIELLE LEONG brats@thestar.com.my FOR most privileged folks, Payatas is nothing but a dumpsite. However, for the families that stay there, it is home. Located in Quezon City, Manila, the Payatas district once bore a lot of potential. Sadly, rapid industrialisation turned the place from a promising agricultural spot into a 50-acre landfill. Basic necessities […]
By DENIELLE LEONG brats@thestar.com.my It has taken me forever to write this particular article. While I would normally blame lethal doses of procrastination and Candy Crush; this time, my mind has been preoccupied with something entirely different – my plans for the new year! This self-proclaimed (borderline) kiasu writer intends on accomplishing a lot in […]
By EDMUND LEE brats@thestar.com.my A group of Malaysian students studying in Australia decided to forego their holidays to conduct a five-day camp in Nur Lembah Pangun Eco Resort for underprivileged students in Malaysia. The Malaysian Student Council of Australia’s Victoria chapter (MASCA Victoria) initiated the Inspire South-East Asia project to help students from rural schools […]
By CHRISTINE CHEAH alltherage@thestar.com.my Dodgeball may have only made its presence known in Malaysia over five years ago but the sport has already grown strong enough to produce players good enough to compete internationally. Recently, the national dodgeball men’s and women’s teams did the country proud at the World Dodgeball Invitationals held in Queenstown, New […]
By CHRISTINE CHEAH alltherage@thestar.com.my They are currently about 15,000km away from home, but the distance won’t stop the young Malaysian students in Purdue University in Indiana, United States from expressing their love for their country. They created a beautiful music video infused with the spirit of 1Malaysia, and the five-and-a-half minute clip, which is available […]
Story and photos by ARIS ZARIL alltherage@thestar.com.my For fans of animation, comics and games (ACG) around the region, it was the event they’ve waited for all year – Comic Fiesta, Malaysia’s largest and longest-running ACG convention returned for its 11th edition on Dec 21-22. To give you an idea of just how huge ACG culture […]
By VIVIENNE WONG alltherage@thestar.com.my Treat every setback as a comeback. Every time you fall, get back up and continue on.” That’s what 19-year-old Singaporean skateboarder, Farris Rahman always tells himself after he falls off his skateboard or fails to complete a routine. Farris is the first skateboarder from Singapore to be signed to Red Bull […]
By KEVIN TAN alltherage@thestar.com.my The Impatient Sisters will have to be more patient in the coming years, as Irena Taib, the youngest of the singing siblings, has been accepted to the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, the United States – even as they are in the midst of completing their debut album. To […]
By CHARLES ARTHUR and SAMUEL GIBBS ANYONE considering buying headphones for a young relative this Christmas, take care before splashing out the £150 (RM805) or more that the most fashionable – the Beats, SkullCandy or Urbanears models – can cost. Each brand marks them out as one of a “tribe”, regardless of sound quality. […]
By CHIA CHIEN TENG A GROUP of friends decide to go out. They get to the restaurant, sit down, and everyone immediately gets on their phones. On Facebook, a check-in at the restaurant: “Catching up with my besties!” They had hardly spoken yet. On Instagram, a photo of the food: “Finally tried it!!” She hadn’t […]
By JAYDEE LOK alltherage@thestar.com.my Christmas came early for the 100 people who attended the shooting for the latest episode of Techduology Live in Subang Jaya, Selangor on Saturday. For the third year in a row, bloggers, tech enthusiasts, and followers of Techduology – an online tech review webcast created, produced and hosted by blogger Jason […]
By SATHESH RAJ and LYE MING HAN Photos by MUHAMMAD KHALID brats@thestar.com.my IN his opening remarks, Muhd Fikri Bakhri, chairman of the second International Eco-Schools Conference Malaysia, said: “Be naughty, as naughty as you can be.” Now that’s something the BRATs could definitely do. Three of us were there for the five-day conference in Kuala […]
By KEVIN TAN alltherage@thestar.com.my Robert Swan holds the world record as the first person in history to have walked to the North and South Poles, and three lucky Malaysians are set to join him on one of his upcoming adventures. Come next year, Helena Erin, Paul Kho and Faisal Ariff will trek the icy […]