The human face of the Batang Kali Massacre

LONDON, May 15 — “It sounded like fireworks,” Lim Ah Yin, 76, said. “As if it was Chinese New Year.”In fact, it was the terrible sound of automatic weapons’ fire ripping apart the ...

Bersih 3.0 London

MAY 1 — The chants outside the Malaysian High Commission in Belgrave Square were varied and colourful. But although they were sharply critical of the current government, the ...

Growing up in London’s Chinatown

LONDON, March 29 — When I first met Sarah at the salon in London’s Chinatown, I could only see her face in the mirror. She was turned away from me, perched on the front edge of a ...

Meet the Post-Apocalyptic Book Club

LONDON, Feb 6 — I quickened my steps to escape the wind lashing Waterloo Bridge and ducked left, looking around for a sign. I was searching for what I had imagined to be a gritty ...

Childhood lessons and the way we eat

LONDON, Jan 19 — There were many rules around the house when I was a child growing up in Ipoh: “Make your bed every morning”, “Wash your own dishes”, “Don’t read during meals.” ...