All our stories, in chronological order
IF YOU had the chance to tell everyone an inspiring story, and let them have a glimpse of it through film, would you do it? If your answer is yes, then you’re in luck! Happening for the third time, the Berjaya Youth Short Film Competition is again open for young Malaysians aged 18 to […]
by YEE LISAN alltherage@thestar.com.my SIXTEEN creative young students recently produced a Public Service Announcement (PSA) to show that national unity is part of Malaysian culture and that we need not be reminded of it. They had to come up with a simple story line for the video titled Recipe For Unity, which shows that though […]
By IAN YEE alltherage@thestar.com.my YOU know there will always be some big-mouthed, know-it-all out there waiting to poop on a party; and last week, that man was former England international Chris Waddle. Even when Alex Ferguson retired, I had the feeling it was coming. Some genius pundit was going to nit-pick on his success and […]
By KEVIN TAN alltherage@thestar.com.my If there is one rule for music, it’s that it always evolves and the latest music trend to hit the dance floors in Malaysia – and around the world – is Electronic Dance Music (EDM). Even though this genre has been around since the 70s disco era and even survived the […]
Rope access work is a career that demands commitment and concentration.
By DENIELLE LEONG alltherage@thestar.com.my WHILE the life of a jet-setting rock star might sound glamorous, the members of The Used have been very careful to not allow thefame and fortune get to their heads. Instead, the American rockers are more than happy to give back. “We’re really just some down-to-earth losers who love rock and […]
By DENIELLE LEONG alltherage@thestar.com.my JOE Brooks knows that where there is a will, there is a way. So, for his upcoming album The Boy & The Broken Machine, Brooks decided to do it entirely on his own. The currently unsigned singer-songwriter admits that the one-man task is a great challenge and adventure, with a fair […]
Stories by Chia Chien Teng, Chiang Pang Fei, Tharaniya Nair and Tristan Chwee. LIFE in an oil palm plantation can sound much worse than it really is. Sure, the workers have to perform manual labour for eight hours a day and live in a small wooden hut with at least four other guys. Yes, there […]
NIKI CHEONG alltherage@thestar.com.my LAST weekend, about 200 people came together at Lake Gardens in Kuala Lumpur for a picnic under the shady trees, all dressed in the colours of the Jalur Gemilang. The event – “Saya Mahu Picnic” – was organised by bizarre participatory arts group RandomAlphabets (RA) in just four days as a response […]
By OH CHIN ENG and CHRISTINE CHEAH alltherage@thestar.com.my PENANG. Food. Good food. That’s probably what comes to our minds when we think of the Northern state. But as one of the crucial entrepots that played an important role in the history of the nation centuries ago, Penang offers more than just a delicious plate of […]
The BRATs find out how palm oil is produced during a plantation visit. AS we set out to find out more about the palm oil industry in Raub, Pahang, we found the perfect guide in Vincent Chang, 43. Though Chang’s oil palm plantation is relatively new and only 100 acres in size, his family’s transport […]
JUST outside an oil palm plantation in the small town of Cheroh, Pahang, lies a small Tamil school, SJK (T) Ladang Cheroh. It has four small buildings in its compound, and just over 70 students. All in all, it’s a pretty plain sight that most people would probably miss when driving by this town. However, […]
The lucky ones find out what they want to do in life after secondary school or graduating from college. But the luckier ones – like Elaine Ng – knew she was born to dance at the age of four.
By TAN YEE MING alltherage@thestar.com.my I LOVE cheerleading and I love coaching. My dream is to one day lead a world championship-winning team. This year, I made a small step towards realising that dream by coaching Team Malaysia at the International Cheer Union (ICU) World Cheerleading Championships 2013 held on April 25 and 26 […]
By SHARMILA NAIR alltherage@thestar.com.my OUR lives would be so boring without reading any news and gossip about our favourite celebrities, no? Bad baby daddy Kim Kardashian’s friends are allegedly worried that her boyfriend, Kanye West, is not treating her right. The so-called friends are accusing the rapper of treating the reality TV star like his […]