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  • The Search Is On: Yes But, No But

    In my personal capacity, letting folks who ask questions about the search for MH370 know where things stand.

  • MH370: Will the Search Finally Resume?

    It is now 11 years since MH370 vanished. The search for the plane is expected to resume. But, contracting delays could jeopardise the effort and feed frustration.

  • MH370: Flogging a Dead Cause?

    After the headline-grabbing announcement in December 2024 about another search to find MH370, Malaysia has gone silent. What should one make of this?

  • ‘Brotherless Night’ by V V Ganeshananthan

    A superb novel about a Sri Lankan Tamil family caught in the Civil War.

  • MH370: Will We Get Lucky This Time?

    A new search for missing flight MH370 has been agreed in principle. What can this bring?

  • Well into the 80s

    My mother is now 83, not out. This is a note to mark the occasion.

  • The Mask

    It is never easy to transcend the fears and hurts of history. We live with the prejudices and pragmatics of co-existing with the successors of those we accused of unspeakable horrors.

  • Are Nukes Ever an Option? A Book Review

    Once a nuclear-tipped missile is launched, there is no going back.

  • No Time to Grieve

    The time to act is now. Too many lives have been lost in Gaza and the West Bank. War crimes have been met with more heinous war crimes. People world over have been reduced to mute, impotent spectators while their governments, acting against popular opinion,support the ongoing slaughter of Palestinians.

  • Shōgun: Season 1

    Find intense intrigue, action aplenty, a simmering potion of desire and attraction, big battles, epic confrontations, and Japan’s culture permeating every frame, in every respectful bow and every drop of blood shed.