Last Sunday, I was driving around Penang. At least I would have, had I not been stuck in a jam. Some of you might be aware that Penang has introduced a car-free zone in Georgetown on Sundays. To those who don’t know, motorised vehicles are not allowed on certain roads in the town centre, including...

  He stared at the retreating figure slowly disappearing in the distance, staring until his eyes started to hurt, a counterpoint to the growing pain in his heart, a pain like a knife slowly twisting its way through his gut. But still he stared. Beads of moisture rolled down his cheeks, even as the clouds...

Ever since their debut in 2008, YouTube sensations Janice and Sonia, or more affectionately known as Jayesslee, have infatuated millions of viewers across the globe, gaining them an army of young Asian males loyal fans. But what is it exactly that makes these Australian twins so impossibly captivating? 1.       Double Trouble. Well, for starters, there...

  Hooray! The exams are over and you’re free! So now what do you do? Yeah, of course you can chill on the couch and go on a TV marathon, eat chips all day, or dye your hair neon pink if you so desire…but seriously, what are you going to do with all that free time...

Freedom means having nothing left to lose. She’d gotten the phrase off a story she’d read over the internet when she was fifteen, the words had stuck in her head like a broken record played on repeat, and as soon as she’d been able to sneak past her straight-laced parents’ backs, she’d gotten them tattooed...

Preface Recently I began reading Richard Dawkins’ ‘The God Delusion’. I’m only relatively early into the book and so won’t be examining it, but Dawkins, in his preface, speaks of what he terms the ‘undeserved respect’ that religions have claimed, while atheists still face stigmatisation. But before I delve into my article proper, I am...