Table talk with Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng: Comeback Kid defends his corner
By Cheong Suk-Wai, Senior Writer (from Straits Times) PENANG'S fourth Chief Minister, Mr Lim Guan Eng, may be called The Comeback Kid not only for his perseverance during a rocky political career but also for his dry rejoinders to pesky reporters' questions. 'I never miss a beat,' the 48-year-old likes to say. He has been detained...
One Evening All Alone in Paris – A Travelogue
Written by Darkness of the brotherhood / There is a French word which I really like to share with only you this evening. It’s a word that doesn’t lend itself easily to the English translation, “d’epaysement,” a few years ago, I chanced on an article written by the Paris Bureau chief for the New York Times, his translation...
Why even Jesus would agree religion has no place in the public square of civil society
Written by Darkness of the brotherhood / A simple question: should individuals be allowed to make decisions about their objects of interest based on religious beliefs? Sure they can. But what happens when that “freedom” is extended to the whole idea of public square of civil society? Should we still allow it? Well the...
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