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2011: Disasters, denials and revelations


Southeast Asia rode out 2011 with its the top stories likely to set the agenda for 2012.

Inspiring Story: Bai Fang Li: A Rickshaw Operator Who Gave Much To Orphans


  His name is BAI FANG LI. He is a rickshaw operator most of his life, providing services to people who need to go from one place to another for a small fee. His body is small, even too small compared to other rickshaw operators. However, he is very energetic and enthusiast. He starts his

Think pink! The unlikely hair dye hue that’s become one of Hollywood’s hottest trends


When Katy Perry dyed her hair pink, it didn’t come as that much of a shock to fans. The Teenage Dream singer has been known to change the colour of her locks almost as often as her outfits. But since then, actresses Sienna Miller, Kate Bosworth and Glee star Dianna Agron have followed in Katy’s

Maturing nicely at 110, Scotland’s oldest woman has whisky in her veins


The Wright Brothers had yet to achieve lift-off and the nation was still mourning Queen Victoria when Janet Roberts was born in a schoolmaster’s house in a remote bit of north-eastern Scotland called the Cabrach in the summer of 1901. So her family have not been the only ones celebrating over the past few days

What happened to Tunku’s Malaysia – by his great grand-daughter


REPRINT Both my parents are Malay. My mum’s heritage includes Chinese, Thai and Arab, while my dad is Minangkabau. Due to my skin colour, I am often mistaken for a Chinese.
I’m happy that I don’t have the typical Malay look but I do get annoyed when p…

The Mum Who Will Miss the Royal Wedding


Say what you want about the royals, and I am no fan of them either, the tragedy of Princess Diana’s failed marriage, untimely death, and the shameful way the royal family has treated her memory still resonates with and irritates many on either side of the “big pond.”  Diana will always be the innocent one,