All our stories, in chronological order
By ZARRAH MARI MORDEN, YAP YI PENG and JOSHUA RALPH KAMIJAN brats@thestar.com.my The Nerf community in Malaysia might not be the biggest, but judging from the response to the Nerf Showdown tournament last week at KDU University College, Selangor, it is definitely growing. Organised by the Nerf Daman–sara community and KDU Uni–versity College, the event […]
By DENIELLE LEONG brats@thestar.com.my At my first BRATs assignment, I barely knew what I was doing. All I had prepared for my interview with Thia Megia (American Idol Season 10 finalist) when she visited Malaysia last year was a list of generic questions – one of which was “sowhat do you think of […]
By CHRISTINE CHEAH alltherage@thestar.com.my Tan Hooi Choo has been schooling in Singapore since she was seven. Yet when asked “where is home to you?” she replied without hesitation: “Malaysia.” The 20-year-old Johorean is one of many Malaysian students abroad who hold their motherland close to heart and are concerned about the nation’s well-being. “I always […]
Poskod MY editor Ling Low shares untold stories – about the culture, communities and cities – that Malaysia has to offer though Poskod.my.
By REGINA LEE Photos by MELISSA ONG and FOO KHAI YEE brats@thestar.com.my Not many of us would say standing in front of a wild crowd of 500 people is an easy task. The 50 finalists in the Sri KDU My Challenge 2013 talent competition, however, seemed to enjoy their time on stage last weekend. “I […]
WALKING down Armenian Street, people usually notice the famous mural painting, ‘Little Children on a Bicycle’, but among rows of shops – with more than a century of history – is a dusty and nondescript furniture repair shop that rarely catches the eyes of passers-by. Sitting in a small corner of the shop is Yuan […]
MANY of the shop owners of bustling businesses in Little India fear that their lives won’t be the same in the years to come, due to changing times and impending refurbishment of the area. These businesses have occupied the same buildings for over a century and still stand tall today. One such business that has […]
AMID groceries and edibles sold in Chowrasta Market, lies havens of books with the purpose to instill the love of reading in its visitors. These second-hand books stores may look disorganised from the outside, but inside lie oases of knowledge. One of these secluded stores belong to 80-year-old Wong Chin Poh, who developed a love […]
WHILE most people dream big, with ambitions of becoming famous, rich and successful Tiaw Ju Kui, 83, has quite a different dream altogether. “I have been working since young, from morning until night, until I am old now and I have never stopped,” he said in Hokkien. Being the proud owner of Kedai Kopi 7Up […]
CHARMAINE TEW BRATs Malacca 2009 brats@thestar.com.my “YOU’RE using such an outdated phone!” said the eight-year-old boy with a laugh when he saw my friend using an old mobile phone. The boy’s name is Windy, one of the many kids I met during my two-week volunteering stint at Kampung Teringai Darat, Sabah under the UKECharisma programme, […]
Under her xBellanotte brand, 19-year-old Isabella Tan has been making waves with her work in portraiture, fashion and conceptual photography.
CHOW QIAN YING and NADIAH SYAHIRAH NIK MOHAMED DIN brats@thestar.com.my AFTER watching a video of the Classroom Mumbai project, 19-year-old student Elden Choo was so moved and inspired he decided to initiate a volunteer teaching campaign of his own in Malaysia. In just a month from now, his efforts will finally come to fruition with […]
SANTA Marta is a city tucked away in southern Colombia, a major tourist destination on the Colombian Carribean. There’s nothing not touristy about the place: the scorching sun pulls the people out of their homes and onto the beautiful beaches from beautiful daybreaks to majestic sunsets. If not tourism, why else would 500 students from […]