Potentially fatal to the polar bear, global warming has already left its mark on the species with smaller, less robust bears that are increasingly showing cannibalistic tendencies.

Top experts who gathered this week in Tromsoe in northern Norway to discuss ways of protecting the species sounded alarm bells over the dramatic consequences of the melting ice.

2009/03/17
By : C.Y.F., Kuala Lumpur

LIKE it or not, the global economic crisis has reached Malaysia, with hundreds of lay-offs reported in the press, and more to come.

In such difficult times, I appeal to Bank Negara to persuade commercial banks to be a little fairer to the small man in the street, the consumer.

Wednesday March 18, 2009

KUALA LUMPUR: Of the 113 suicide cases reported in the country in the second-half of 2007, 82 were men, including 41 who were married.

According to statistics compiled by the National Suicide Registry Malaysia, the most common reason believed to be the cause of suicide was unresolved problems with their wives. Other reasons cited by next of kin were financial problems, legal issues and job-related cases.

Saturday, Mar. 14, 2009
By Sean Gregory

When times are tough and consumers are "trading down" to buy more inexpensive goods, you'd think that a discount retailer like Target would flourish. After all, it's the place you go for quality clothes at affordable prices — cheap-chic designer Isaac Mizrahi offers a line — low-cost home accessories and perhaps a grocery item or two.

Sunday March 15, 2009
CONTRADICTHEORY By DZOF AZMI

Waste not, want not – so the saying goes. In these times of economic crisis, that’s exactly what Malaysians should remember the next time they’re tempted to pile their plates with food they cannot finish.

EVER wondered why the rats in KL are so fat? I’m not using a metaphor, I’m talking about the real urban rats. Those furry rodents the size of a small cat that stare you in the eye if you turn around the wrong corner in Bangsar. They’re not scared of you – in fact they dare you to take another step forward.