A fearful symmetry
IT was International Tiger Day on Monday, and the big news was that the number of wild tigers in Nepal…
Browsing: #AbidinIdeas
No benefit in being (or looking) intolerant
WEIGHING in at 3.8kg, the new Prince of Cambridge was not ‘whale-like’ at birth, but even if he does exhibit…
Titillating Titas
REGULAR readers will be familiar with my laments at the woeful state of the education of history in our country:…
Holding fast to practice
THE arrival of Ramadan brings with it familiar sights and sounds – though I learnt in an interview with BFM’s…
No tradition without representation
I NIPPED down to the Dewan Rakyat this week and caught a glimpse of the parliamentary action that has been…
Hazier diplomacy
I DID not do justice to the haze last week. It is far worse, invading almost every aspect of our…
Hazy policies
THE jetlag after a long-haul flight from Europe arriving in the morning is tough to remedy. The only consolation is…
Freedom to protect institutions
ALAS, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was swiftly defeated at the semi-final stage of the French Open, resulting in two Spaniards fighting it…