People and Societies
On Egypt and the Arab Middle East
One of my goals last year was to expand my own understanding of the different countries in the Arab Middle...
Read moreGoh Keng Swee and the cold, bronze statute
I have always been an admirer of the late Goh Keng Swee, the economic architect and arguably the most important...
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The movie Avatar and the changing face of the messiah
It’s not always that a movie as outrageously entertaining as Avatar hits the big screen. I am one who is...
Read moreObama and sentiments in Asia
On the morning of the inauguration of Barack Obama as the first “non-white” president of the United States, I reflected...
Read moreThe Malaysian elections – something about the future?
The MALAYSIAN elections. Some immediate reflections on what it was all about to me and some observations. I was elated...
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