Not That Kind of Doctor Arts & Culture Columns Not That Kind of Doctor Arts & Culture Columns BruHaHa: Stand-up comedy the Bruneian way In this week's column, Dr Kat takes a look at the four-year evolution of Brunei's one and only comedy troupe October 20, 2018 Over the last weekend, local comedy troupe BruHaHa put on two sold-out shows at the Progresif Headquarters in Gadong. On Friday, the show…
Not That Kind of Doctor Arts & Culture Columns Not That Kind of Doctor Arts & Culture Columns The Bungsu Story reboot: Does this local production live up to its potential? Dr Kat reviews the prologue of this Bruneian drama, released one year after the original pilot October 7, 2018 Brought to you by Filterworks Productions and Lailatul Shazana’s, The Bungsu Story is being billed as a prologue to and reboot of the…
Not That Kind of Doctor Arts & Culture Columns Not That Kind of Doctor Arts & Culture Columns How faith and art intersects in Bruneian literature: A review of ‘Anugerah’ and ‘For You, I Do’ This week our columnist Dr Kat reviews two new local literary offerings August 23, 2018 It is difficult to write about something as ineffable as faith. Faith is fluid and formless and tender – to try to capture…
Features Voices Features Voices Fighting fake news may be an ‘unwinnable war’ 'We still don't know how to have a solutions-based conversation about it," says media expert June 30, 2018 It’s been two years since “fake news” first appeared as a topic of mainstream conversation — a term popularised by Donald Trump and…
Opinion Opinion ‘ASEAN-Australia summit matters to us all’ In an op-ed to mark a special meeting between regional leaders, the Australian ambassador to ASEAN says both sides must shape policies that promote economic openness March 16, 2018 When the leaders of Southeast Asia arrive in Australia this week, they will mark a new era in one of the region’s most…
Voices Opinion Voices Opinion (Re)coding the world for women When you think about leaders and heavyweights in the world of politics, business and technology, often you will find they are men. We need to challenge a world order built on male power, writes Khairunnisa Ibrahim. March 8, 2018 I used to want to be like Sherlock Holmes. I wanted to be brilliant, like he is, and intuitive, and excited about science,…
Winnie Wisdom Columns Winnie Wisdom Columns Dear Winnie, is a workplace romance ever a good idea? So you're crushing on a co-worker? Office romances can be tricky territory, and our agony aunt has some major caveats in this week's 'Winnie Wisdom'. February 28, 2018 Dear Winnie, I need advice! So there’s this guy I work with and he’s nice and cute and I have a HUGE crush…
Winnie Wisdom Columns Winnie Wisdom Columns No big deal — it’s okay to be single on Valentine’s Day In this week's 'Winnie Wisdom', our columnist talks about how to survive Valentine's Day as a single woman, and even gets a male friend to weigh in February 14, 2018 Greetings all! Today marks the commercial-and-consumerist-driven-day-dedicated-to-love that is also known as Valentine’s Day. I know we don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day here, but given…
Not That Kind of Doctor Arts & Culture Columns Not That Kind of Doctor Arts & Culture Columns Dr Kat reviews: My favourite feminist books of the past year So, you want to be a feminist? You've come to the right place. There's no better way to get educated, get inspired, and get impassioned than by cracking open a book. 1 Comment February 11, 2018 It’s the beginning of the year and reading challenges are thick on the ground. Whether you’re aiming to read one book a month…
Winnie Wisdom Columns Winnie Wisdom Columns Dear Winnie, should I stay in a relationship when my partner puts in minimal effort? We all know relationships are work. But when a partner lets you do all the heavy lifting, where should you draw the line? January 25, 2018 Dear Winnie, I always believed that it takes two to make a relationship work, but how can someone be committed to the relationship…