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If you have a toxic friend, dump her now!
By Mariam Mokhtar Some of you may have experience of a “toxic” friend. You spend hours trying to calm them…
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Kevin Morais: Why did no-one see anything?
By Mariam Mokhtar On September 18, family members, former colleagues, schoolmates and friends of the murdered Deputy Public Prosecutor, Kevin Morais,…
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We don’t really care about our environment
By Mariam Mokhtar On 1 December 2012, Penang became the first Malaysian state to ban the use of styrofoam packaging.…
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The Busy Cook’s Cheats
By Mariam Mokhtar Do you feel guilty when you cheat at cooking? Of course not! You’re a working mother and…
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Controlling Your Anger
By Mariam Mokhtar Anger is an emotion which we all feel from time to time. The person who drives into…
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‘Open Houses’ are a Great Show of Unity
By Mariam Mokhtar When politicians of all persuasions hold ‘Open Houses’, after a festival, they attempt to show the spirit…
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Challenge the Dress Code, in Court
By Mariam Mokhtar In May, the Ipoh Echo article ‘Dress Code Confusing’ sparked debate among Ipoh netizens, when they read…
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Wild Children or Irresponsible Parents?
By Mariam Mokhtar Most people would take their children to the park for some healthy exercise, but other parents seem…
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Social Media Halts Cruel ‘RM10 for one dog’ Campaign
By Mariam Mokhtar Gandhi once said, “The greatness of a nation, and its moral progress, can be judged by the…
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Mara Maths Scholar Needs Monitoring, Not Mollycoddling
By Mariam Mokhtar The International Business Times reported that, in November 2014, a young man from Malim Nawar, near Kampar…
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