All our stories, in chronological order
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 ROXANNE LOW brats@thestar.com.my THE word “power” in #PowerShiftMsia serves as a double entendre, representing not just our energy sources, but also the power of the people to address and mitigate climate change. The five-day #PowerShiftMsia event was part of the Global Power Shift (GPS) movement. The first phase of the movement started with a […]
Stories by CHRISTINE CHEAH, VIVIENNE WONG and JAYDEE LOK alltherage@thestar.com.my That was the last tweet by Indonesian copywriter, Mita Diran, 27, before she collapsed, slipped into a coma and passed away the following day. Although the official cause of death is still unknown, many believe her death was caused by a lethal combination […]
BY LOKE HOONG LIANG brats@thestar.com.my It’s the end of the year and we’re finally approaching Christmas, the season to be jolly. Unfortunately, the last few weeks have been flooded with news of natural disasters. Typhoon Haiyan which struck the Philippines, for one, took away so many lives and left its survivors with nothing much but […]
By CARLOS RUBEN DOURADO Photos by Valentina Tan brats@thestar.com.my Is it possible for the process of urban regeneration to not only take the past into consideration but also how it can interact with future communities? As time progresses, our city is transforming before our eyes, deprived areas are given a new breath of life which […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]