Category Archives: Special
Multi-talented entrepreneur ( 04 January 2024 )
Tiara: The vision was so clear in my mind – this magical, immersive experience where visitors wouldn’t just observe but become part of a living, breathing story. Puan Sri Tiara Jacquelina is one of the most prominent Malaysian entertainers having […] Continue Reading
More than Light reading: Telling Martinha Rozells’ story ( 30 December 2023 )
British-born writer Rose Gan has written a trilogy on Light and Rozells. A fourth book will be released soon. Photo: Handout Few Penangites realise that the bronze statue of Captain Francis Light at Fort Cornwallis, the founder of British colony […] Continue Reading
Book Review: What’s In A Name? ( 07 November 2021 )
What’s in a name? By Nazir Razak MOST of us are born into ordinary families but we have been taught from a young age that we have to protect the family name. It does not matter if we are rich […] Continue Reading
Wong gets lifetime achievement award ( 26 October 2021 )
By DAVID TAN Tuesday, 26 Oct 2021 GEORGE TOWN: Acclaimed journalist Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai has been accorded a lifetime achievement award. The multiple award-winning journalist, however, humbly describes the latest trophy as a tribute to his colleagues and […] Continue Reading
Sultan of Johor pays fond tribute to the Flintstones cartoon at Istana Mersing ( 15 February 2020 )
Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Sultan Iskandar of Johor at the Flintstone House in Mersing. — THOMAS YONG/The Star Busloads of tourists, foreign and local, stop by the perimeter walls of Istana Mersing, or Istana Flintstones, as it’s popularly known, daily. They […] Continue Reading
The trouble with titles ( 11 February 2017 )
THIS has to be a record of some sort – a notorious gang of 60 hardened criminals including four low-level politicians with the titles of Datuk and a Datuk Seri, has been netted in a series of swoops. The Gang […] Continue Reading
Johor Ruler: I’m above politics ( 27 December 2015 )
Sultan Ibrahim posing for a wefie with members of the public. BY WONG CHUN WAI and NELSON BENJAMIN JOHOR BARU: Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar has made it clear that he is above politics and does not […] Continue Reading
English, the universal currency ( 12 June 2015 )
by Wong Chun Wai AND Nelson Benjamin Straight talk: Sultan Ibrahim speaking to The Star Media Group managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai and The Star Johor bureau chief Nelson Benjamin at Istana Bukit Serene. […] Continue Reading
Searching for a way out ( 23 October 2014 )
Unfruitful start: The protest leaders and government representatives holding the first round of talks in Hong Kong. – EPA The authorities and protesters appear to be in search of a typical Chinese face-saving exit but don’t quite know how. IT’S […] Continue Reading
One night in Mongkok ( 19 October 2014 )
Makeshift roadblock: Pro-democracy protesters re-occupying Argyle Street after police dismantled their barricades in Mongkok. – EPA IT’S already 2.30am Saturday in Mongkok in Hong Kong but tension is still very much in the air. A typical Friday evening in the […] Continue Reading
