I am aware many Malaysians are boycotting the local papers because of the alleged biased reporting. I don’t read the local papers on a regular basis. Reason: I get heartburn from news indigestion. Know what I mean? Here’s a sample dose: But the PM had earlier warned Malaysians: “Don’t think that what is happening there […]
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My 85-year old mother is in relatively good health and able to move around with the aid of a walking stick. But her memory is fading. There will come a time when she will need more care. With my siblings all busy with their own lives, I know I will end up as my mom’s
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Source: Star 31 Jan, 2011 Going through some back copies of The Star, I came across the above headlines. My initial reaction was one of delighted amazement. Finally the local mainstream media (MSM) is drawing attention to what only the online alternative media has dared to print – illegal movement of funds out of the
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If you haven’t seen this year’s Petronas CNY video clip, here it is – just right for posting on Seniorsaloud!
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The Tenang candidates. Let’s hope eventual winner Mohd Azahar Ibrahim (right) has been certified medically fit to carry out his duties for the full term. (Pic: NST) So BN has won the Tenang by-elections. Not unexpected. Johor is traditionally a BN state. Voters there probably went with the familiar BN symbol rather than vote for the better
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From the French Revolution to People Power in the Philippines, from Tiananmen Square in Beijing to al-Fardous Square in Baghdad, and now Tahrir Square in Cairo. History is repeating itself, this time in the Middle East. Leaders who have lost touch with the people, who have grown accustomed to life in their ivory towers and
THE DOMINOES HAVE STARTED TO FALL…..WHO’S NEXT? Read More »
The statistics are there for all to see, but few choose to see them or pause long enough to consider the long-term socio-economic effects. I am referring to the rapid graying of the world. By 2030, it is predicted that, for the first time in history, the number of people over 50 will be more than
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A toast to my cousins and my three younger brothers – all aged 55+ and enjoying life. We’ve heard it before: 60 is the new 40 and 70 the new 50. Yet, there are many among us senior citizens who view themselves as 60 going on 80, and 70 going on 90. They think old, look old and
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The above picture of former Singapore PM Lee Kuan Yew’s house was published in the Straits Times yesterday. It struck me that the founding father of modern Singapore – a man who can certainly afford to live in a mansion, has chosen to live in a rambling old house that was built in the 1940s.
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Straits Times – 19 Jan ’11 I was touched reading about Chia Chwee Leong and former Singapore PM Lee Kuan Yew’s 70-year friendship. They were the best of friends while studying at Raffles Institution and Raffles College, but lost contact after World War Two when LKY left for further studies in the UK. Upon his
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