Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi – Malaysia's fifth prime minister – is probably the most misunderstood and maligned among Malaysian leaders. He was regarded as an accidental prime minister, yet he led his party to the biggest-ever general ...
 

This question has been raised by many leaders in governments, the public service and the private sector. In this book, the desired process, model, attributes, ...
 

In life, going against the current is hard. It is a choice many can make, but few do. In How I Escaped the Rat Race, social entrepreneur and youth leader Calvin Woo takes us on his journey in leading a life that creates a positive ...
 

GROWING UP IN KL is a ...
 

Lessons Beyond the Classroom discusses some of the nuances of our day-to-day lives. The range of topics is relevant across most generational demographics, and while the ideas are certainly far from exhaustive, it paints some broad ...
 

Zan Azlee never planned to be a journalist. But one day, he just became one (he thought he was going to be a famous Hollywood actor). He also never planned to get married and be a dad. But one day, he just became one (he thought ...
 

If you've watched TV any time at all over the past quarter-century, you would have come across Suhaimi Sulaiman, who has been a staple of Malaysian TV news during that time. Today, he conducts communications, media, branding and ...
 

General practitioner Dr Idayu Maarof thought she was just suffering a run-of-the-mill fever. So she never expected to be diagnosed with a stroke-causing heart tumour. Thus, began a roller coaster of emotional highs and lows through ...
 

In this collection of amusing meditations on Malaysian life and its complexities and contradictions, Lydia Teh dives into the depths of Malaysian life: family, pregnancies, babies, motherhood, hobbies, festivities, daily ablutions, ...
 

Whatever we do in life - making money, sustaining relationships or achieving goals - it is all in the hope of being happy. But what exactly is happiness? Is it something to be acquired? Is our happiness dependent on others? Is ...
 

Najib Razak's meteoric rise to the apex of political power represents a singular achievement in the political history of Malaysia following independence. His achievements may never be repeated by any other politician of this generation, or ...
 

Eva had always wanted to experience life in Japan. But upon her arrival there in pursuit of a master's degree, she soon finds that it's not entirely like what she'd read in anime and manga.

From dirty dorms and ...
 

The story of just one town in a secluded corner of the Malaysian peninsula encapsulates the history of the State of Selangor and its nation.

Boey is a 33-year-old Malaysian animator / artist based in the US and he is best known for his artwork on Styrofoam cups.

The stories in the book are a reflection of ...