While talking to a friend the other day, the discussion turned to immigration in Europe. He was against supporting refugees because he had read an article about a refugee family in Germany that had gained legal entry and promptly set about gaming the social welfare system. This family of immigrants was sitting in their apartment
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One of the pleasures that comes with writing this column is the interaction I have with readers who are kind enough to share their thoughts and stories. Recently, I’ve had the honour of corresponding with Major K.F. Teh (Rtd), who served for 32 years in the British Army and the Malaysian Armed Forces. Upon asking
The bog people, and Tollund Man in particular, seem to have particular resonance at the moment. No sooner had I put down Sarah Moss’s excellent Ghost Wall, concerned with an experiential archaeological recreation of Iron Age sacrifice, than I picked up her earlier Cold Earth (also excellent) to discover that it too was about the
If there’s one thing you can do for the planet (and your health) this year, it’s giving up meat, or at least cutting down on meat drastically. Meat production produces damaging greenhouse gases and is a culprit behind water pollution, deforestation and biodiversity loss. The planet simply cannot sustain our current meat intake levels; moreover,
Top 5 Music Events To Look Out For In 2019 Blackpink In Malaysia One of K-Pop’s biggest girl groups comes this Malaysia in February in what is set to be an spectacularly explosive affair to rival some of the best shows held on these shores. Potential Madonna AlbumThere are also rumours of a new Adele
From stopping child trafficking to mapping slums or delivering medicines, governments and companies found new ways to use technology in 2018 to help people globally. Here are 10 new uses of technology in the past year: Drone-delivered vaccines A one-month-old baby in Vanuatu in December became the first person in the world to be immunised