FAMILY: Borderless support
An online support group is empowering people who are in troubled relationships. Aneeta Sundararaj finds out more
Peace Corps celebrates 50 years
THE first batch of US Peace Corps volunteers arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Jan 13, 1962. The Peace Corps programme was the idea of John F. Kennedy when he visited University of Michigan while he was campaigning for the presidency in 1960. He had challenged the students to serve their country through volunteer work.
GET A LIFE: Developing self-esteem
“I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone’s shadow. If I fail, if I succeed, at least I’ll live as I believe. No matter what they take from me, they can’t take away my dignity. Because the greatest love of all is happening to me. I found the greatest love of all — inside of me.” — Whitney Houston
I,CAREGIVER: Care to share?
CAREGIVING is not just about caring for a person. It’s also about sharing what you know as a way of helping.
HERITAGE: A brush with history
From chew sticks to toothbrushes with nylon bristles, this humble hygiene tool has come a long way, writes Zuhaila Sedek
SMART PARENTING: Bigger is not more
IT’S amazing how quickly we get used to something that we had previously thought would be the best thing we’d ever get.
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