OPINION
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Would you prefer sex education or child marriages for underage children?
By Mariam Mokhtar The recent debate on the Child (Amendment) Bill 2015, in parliament, sparked a furious row amongst some…
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‘Isn’t it time the department cleaned up its act’
I appreciate Ipoh Echo carrying an article (Issue 232, April 1-15) on the contract workers’ issue. It’s a big scandal…
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Religion as a Form of Control
By Fathol Zaman Bukhari The recent statement by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of Islamic Affairs, Datuk…
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Isn’t it time the department cleaned up its act?
By Mariam Mokhtar After a year-long wait, the 51 school cleaners from Ipoh, whose plight was highlighted last September by…
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MBI and Local Agenda 21
Some years ago MBI invited a number of NGOs and explained the concept of Local Agenda 21 (LA21) and how…
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Reverend Brother Vincent Corkery & La Salle Brothers
Reverend Brother Vincent Corkery passed away at 12.18pm on March 22 and the funeral was held on March 24. How…
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Tribute to a Great Star
It is heartening to read in The Star, dated Thursday, March 17, that award-winning action star and Ipoh-born, Tan Sri…
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Looking for Nieces
A friend of mine from the United Kingdom is trying to trace the whereabouts of his two nieces with whom…
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Potential of Gunung Lang Park Not Tapped
By Jerry Francis Each time I take the short boat ride across the “lagoon” to the hidden garden of Gunung…
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