Understanding messengers and their messages
Book title: Messengers: Who We Listen To, Who We Don’t, and WhyAuthor: Stephen Martin and Joseph MarksPublisher: Random House BooksPublication Year: 2019ISBN: 9781847942364Price: RM 79.90 co-authored by Stephen Martin and Joseph Marks, “Messengers: Who We Listen To, Who We Don’t, and Why”, gives insights on messengers and their messages, and our tendency to believe the […]
Dr Mahathir chided over insensitive remarks
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing has slammed former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad over his insensitive comments on religious matters. In response to Mahathir’s recent remarks in a post on Twitter, Masing said that the laws of civilised nations are that no one is allowed to take the law […]
Fearsome freedoms
Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing. — George Orwell, English novelist The biggest freedom every human being enjoys is the freedom of thought. The power, authority, luxury and right to think good, bad, ugly, reprehensible, joyful, awesome, awful, hateful, or beautiful […]
Thailand’s ‘Golden Son’ dolls bring believers luck and protection
NAKHON PATHOM, Thailand: Smearing clay mixed with the dust of cremated bodies onto the base of a figurine, a Thai Buddhist monk chants incantations to invite lucky spirits into a relic dubbed the “Golden Son”. Thailand is overwhelmingly Buddhist but beliefs are entwined with strains of animism and superstition, especially among older generations who venerate […]
