(Updated at 6:50pm, 17 April 2010) THE Hulu Selangor parliamentary by-election will be a four-corner fight between the Barisan Nasional (BN)’s “compromise candidate” P Kamalanathan, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, and two independents. The pro-reform Zaid, 59, and the MIC’s information chief Kamalanathan, 44, will be the key rivals to watch. But the […]
Pictures
A slice of Tenggiri
Compiled by Nick Choo
SEKEPING Tenggiri in Kuala Lumpur is a guesthouse with a difference. Landscape architect Ng Sek San initially converted two houses at 46-48 Jalan Tenggiri in Bangsar into a warehouse to store his personal art collection. But a section of that space has now been transformed into a unique seven-room guesthouse. For between RM200 and RM250 […]
Let there be light (Updated 4 Feb 2010)
Compiled by Nick Choo
Updated with fresh captions 12.57pm, 4 Feb 2010 LET There Be Light, the largest photography seminar in Malaysia, will be held this Saturday, 6 Feb 2010. The seminar will focus on lighting techniques, and will be conducted by internationally renowned photographer Joe McNally. Apart from sharing photography techniques, McNally will also be auctioning off five […]
Don’t lose your head
By Lainie YeohLainie Yeoh thinks decapitating animals to insult a religion is a waste of food. The Nut Graph needs your support Please take our five-minute reader survey
Artists’ world
Compiled by Nick Choo
“THE events that take place in a studio — how work is formulated, what happens during its making, the actual conduct of behaviour and material of artists, their struggles and frustrations, and at times the state of inertia — make up a private world hidden from the lay[person],” states the notes in the programme for […]
Allah debate #4
By Jacqueline Ann Surin and Lainie Yeoh*Quote sourced from PM: Don’t blame Umno over attacks, Malaysiakini, 8 Jan 2010(Kancil pic public domain) The Nut Graph needs your support Please take our five-minute reader survey
Allah debate #3
By Ding Jo-Ann and Lainie Yeoh(Corrected at 1:01am, 16 Jan 2010) * Quote sourced from Penghakiman hakis keistimewaan Islam, Berita Harian Online, 8 Jan 2010 The Nut Graph needs your support Please take our five-minute reader survey
Allah debate #2
By Ding Jo-Ann and Lainie Yeoh*Everything under control, says Hishammuddin, The Edge, 11 Jan 2010** Hisham defends cow-head protestors, The Malaysian Insider, 2 Sept 2009 The Nut Graph needs your support Please take our five-minute reader survey
Allah debate #1
By Ding Jo-Ann and Lainie Yeoh*Quote by Dr Mohd Farid Mohd Shahran taken from “Allah” can be discussed calmly, The Nut Graph, 12 Jan 2010 The Nut Graph needs your support Please take our five-minute reader survey
“Everything’s gonna be alright”
Compiled by Nick Choo
THE “Allah” controversy and subsequent arson attacks on churches are making local and international headlines, casting a dark pall on Malaysia. In the face of this discord, a group of young people banded together in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, 9 Jan 2010, to spread a message of hope. They held placards that read “Everything’s gonna […]
