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Dream on.....

Dream on.....

Sememangnya bukan mudah untuk bermain dengan perasaan. Segalanya di luar dugaan. Dan ianya lebih rumit. Aku seorang suami, dia seorang isteri.
Anything but politics: Anwar Ibrahim

Anything but politics: Anwar Ibrahim

new You asked for it folks - Anwar Ibrahim on 'Anything but politics'. Find out about his childhood sweetheart, his thoughts on singing sensation Mawi and where he likes to lepak .
A blessed Ramadan

A blessed Ramadan

Next week is the beginning of Ramadan, a month of abstinence, brotherhood and reflection.
Of haircuts and manliness, or, on a hot day like this

Of haircuts and manliness, or, on a hot day like this

new More than 30 years ago, Zaim turned into an adult in a, er, hairdressing saloon...

Anything but politics: Dr Wee Ka Siong

Anything but politics: Dr Wee Ka Siong

Finally, rentakini gets to talk to a Barisan Nasional leader for this week's column. Dr Wee Ka Siong proves to be quite a family man. He even reveals who are MCA's best karaoke singers.
Another Wednesday night adventure

Another Wednesday night adventure

What was supposed to be a late night supper turned into something bizarre.
The Six Represents

The Six Represents

new Six areas of focus when the East-meets-West in business. Whether you're a Westerner or not, this guide is handy for those that want to do business in China.
Discovering Angkor Wat in Putrajaya

Discovering Angkor Wat in Putrajaya

A pair of artists collaborate to paint a cheeky and political peek into the future. Putrajaya, here we come!

Despatches I

Despatches I

new Seminars, seminars, seminars. The writer plans to take a break from them.
Anything but politics: Salahuddin Ayub

Anything but politics: Salahuddin Ayub

Rentakini gets its first PAS politician for this wacky column. High-flying MP Salahuddin Ayub talks about his love for football, MPs dozing off in parliament, and the mysterious whereabouts of cult leader Ayah Pin.
The fiery temptress - you can't say no to it

The fiery temptress - you can't say no to it

new Hankering for something different? Drop by Spitfire Barbecue and Grill in Bukit Bintang for a quick but healthful meal, and you'll go home stuffed.
Looking for God

Looking for God

new I've had another adventure of the spiritual kind, hence my not being in action for the past two weeks. This accounts for the dark circles beneath my eyes, and right after this, I'm hitting the shops to get me some magic to kill the panda-eyes. Hey, you never know who I'll meet.
Anything but politics: Fong Po Kuan

Anything but politics: Fong Po Kuan

DAP's pocket dynamite talks to Rentakini about her love for children, food in parliament and a popular reality show.
This love affair is deafening

This love affair is deafening

new Ruhayat X goes all Wordsworth on us. He contemplates on how noise is now our bedmate, and how silence is the enemy.
Struggling for artistic space

Struggling for artistic space

new The story behind Notthatbalai , a colourful five-day art festival celebrating local art, music and short films.
Back to life

Back to life

new Farah Fahmy writes from London, on life after the bombings.
After dark, my love

After dark, my love

Another side to the city.
Anything but politics: Hamdan Adnan

Anything but politics: Hamdan Adnan

This week, it's Professor Hamdan Adnan, Suhakam commissioner, who speaks of his taste for Kadazan music, a story he often relates to students, and his devotion to his family.
Of toothache and smog, or, me and my dust mask

Of toothache and smog, or, me and my dust mask

Zaim survives the haze and lives to tell the tale.

Memoirs of a militant schoolboy: Part 3

Memoirs of a militant schoolboy: Part 3

He's back. Anonymous's memoirs of schooldays.
Anything but politics: Zainah Anwar

Anything but politics: Zainah Anwar

This week Nobel peace prize nominee Zainah Anwar is featured.
Friendship revisited

Friendship revisited

Friendship may be lost but is always remembered. No?
Why I'm not gay

Why I'm not gay

Ruhayat X explains why he is decidedly hetero. It's tough being cute.
The Veiled Woman

The Veiled Woman

The mystique of the hijab -ed woman.