Replacing steel and concrete with wood?
As mentioned in the previous article, the building materials used in urban construction emit large amounts of greenhouse gases…
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Fly the flags and blow the trumpets!
TWO dates on the annual calendar should be celebrated by all Malaysians on a non-partisan basis: two days of festivities…
Back to nature – fieldwork in Biology and Geography
RECENTLY, while reading David Attenborough’s magnificent book, ‘Life on Air – The Memoirs of a Broadcaster’, memories flooded back to…
‘Elvis’: A film review — As good as it gets!
THE date Aug 16, 2022, marks the 45th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death. At last count, there have been no…
History amidst popular culture
The last local movie I reviewed in this column was Paskal (Calculating Paskal’s theorem, 19 October 2018). I called it…
Taking slogans beyond the feel-good sparkle
LIKE a thread knitted, woven, and interlaced into a flawlessly beautiful cloth … to be a prosperous Malaysian family. —…
Sparing a thought for the indigenous peoples of Malaysia
TWO news items which I read from the media last week made me feel happy, as well as sad. Happy,…
Successful gardening is never without its obstacles
THE common problems and complaints voiced out by many of those involved either in home-based, small scale or large commercial…