The Enigma of Major Tom Harrisson | Warren Reed reviews Kill the Major by Paul Malone In March 1945 British Major Tom Harrisson and 42 Australian, New Zealand and British guerrillas dropped behind en...
No. 1: Wanderlust In lieu of roadblock-free travel, three Malaysian narratives take you away on enchanting journeys across West Malaysia. In Mahen Bala's extraordinary collection of essays, interviews...
By Major (Retrd) Jim Truscott As soon as I heard that this book was on the streets, I was eager to read it. I found the title to be fascinating, having attained the rank of Major in my first career! M...
Oprah Winfrey first launched Oprah’s Book Club on Sept. 16, 1996, 10 years into “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” one of the highest-rated daytime talk shows in television history. The effect on book sales wa...
The myth of financial aid for students (in the form of scholarships, discounted loans etc.) is that they operate on the principles of meritocracy and social mobility. In theory, anyone with the right ...
The immediate aftermath of Malaysia Baru was filled with great expectations -- some too difficult to achieve. The result is public disapproval and disappointment, and clear signs of disillusionment ne...
"Crossing borders and cultures, Faisal Tehrani’s The Professor is a love story but also a mediation on the meaning of justice, sexuality and religion in a society increasingly dominated by extremism....
Dari 1998 hingga kini, sudah 20 tahun Pergerakan Reformasi. Arena politik masyarakat kita sudah banyak berubah dalam 20 tahun ini: dari perjuangan di jalan raya hingga satu demi satu pilihanraya akhi...
Sistem Beraja ibarat kelongsong peluru yang kosong tanpa isi PETALING JAYA: Abdul Halim Ali, seorang bekas pensyarah sosiologi di Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia memberitahu sistem monarki yang diamalk...
“Saya tidak senang dengan adat untuk menyembah seorang manusia” - Fadiah Nadwa jelaskan pendiriannya terhadap adat Raja-Raja Melayu. PETALING JAYA: Fadiah Nadwa, seorang peguam dan aktivis Hak Asasi M...
Merenung Kembali Monarki Malaysia - A. Halim Ali Setelah meneliti analisis sejarah monarki oleh pelbagai sejarawan dari zaman berbeza-beza - dari yang telah mengkebumikan institusi monarki Malaysia, k...
Ulasan Buku Raja-Raja Melayu: Kemajuan atau Kemundukan.Penulis: Syed Husin AliTerbitan: 2019Penerbit: SIRD Oleh: Abdul Halim Ali Pemerintahan monarki di zon budaya Nusantara dikatakan mengekal banyak ...