Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud

Recently, our social media timelines were flooded with complaints about massive toll hikes, following the announcement that toll rates for 18 highways would be raised by significant amounts, with some going up by more than 100 percent!

Johor Isma Women and Community Bureau chief Dr Nur Farrah Nadia Najib's posting on Wanita Isma's website said, "A high income nation must not rely on women as the major contributor but men should lead the workforce and put their biggest effort in shaping the nation”.

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My mother was active in politics. As her children, my brothers and I were exposed to politics at a very young age. We would frequently meet our politician uncles and aunts during dinners, teh tarik sessions, Hari Raya open houses and birthday parties. Some of them made it to ministerial posts in later years, while some were not as lucky.

It was 2.30am on a Thursday and I was sitting at the dining table in the kitchen. I have been staring at my laptop for almost 12 hours, tapping into the keyboard, writing another story.

The Bakau programme organised by the NGO Jaring and Impian Malaysia took place in Pontian, Johor, last Saturday. I managed to drag my anti-social younger brother to join in the fun, planting mangrove seedlings in the muddy mangrove site.

Last week the Memali incident was brought up to the attention of Malaysians, almost 30 years since it happened. The bloody major incident dated Nov 19, 1985 claimed 18 fatalities including four policemen, took place in a remote village called Memali in Baling, Kedah.

One of my father’s favourite bands is the Bee Gees. I grew up listening to them especially during weekends when he would spend hours in front of his elaborate  sound system listening to old classics, from Santana’s Black Magic Woman, Pink Floyd’s Another Brick in the Wall to Sweet Charity’s Teratai.

Growing up in the suburbs, the only time I came across mangrove or paya bakau were in my Geography textbooks and Steve Irwin’s Crocodile Hunter documentary series. Who could forget his unconventional and hands-on methods in handling wildlife, especially reptiles?

Since the Parliament sitting is resuming, my friends from all over the country, YBs or not, have flocked to the city centre to exercise their duties.

In The Malay Mail dated March 5, Umno minister Khairy Jamaluddin has suggested a revision of the country’s National Civics Bureau (BTN) training courses, saying undergraduates should be treated like adults and not taught to be blind supporters of the government.

I never knew the importance of Rukunegara. It brought no meaning to myself and my friends in school, we memorised the Rukunegara after reciting it every Monday during school assemblies after a few weeks in Darjah Satu and we continued the same routine for years.