by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 6, 2015 | 2015, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty, Violence, World Issues
This Easter was different. I must have preached on most Easter Sundays in my 30 years of church ministry, but this year was different. I know that Easter should be a time to remember the resurrection of Jesus from the grave; a time for joy. But my heart was heavy. It...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 18, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Justice, Violence, World Issues
Shahrukh Khan, 16, told the AFP news agency that he ducked below a desk when gunmen entered his classroom. Speaking from Lady Reading Hospital, he said: “I saw a pair of big black boots coming towards me, this guy was probably hunting for students hiding...
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by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 28, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Books, Media, Violence, World Issues
Crime novelist PD James, who penned more than 20 books, has died aged 94. Her agent said she died “peacefully at her home in Oxford” on Thursday morning. The author’s books, many featuring sleuth Adam Dalgliesh, sold millions of books around the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 14, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Racism, Violence, World Issues
There are some numbers you never forget. For many Malaysians, they include the numbers five, one, three. This is a reference to May 13th, in particular May 13th, 1969. The 13 May 1969 incident refers to the Sino-Malay sectarian violence in Kuala Lumpur (then part of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 14, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Violence, World Issues
I am old enough to remember where I was the day John F. Kennedy was killed. And when the Twin Towers were hit. On September 11, 2001, I was visiting my parents in Penang. (I was then living in KL.) I received a call on my mobile from my friend Alvin Ung. He asked me...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 31, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Violence, World Issues
Barring something more tragic or more spectacular happening, Benazir Bhutto’s face will be the last face that dominates the media this year. “Bhutto, 54, had hoped the huge popular following she enjoyed among the Pakistani poor would propel her to power...
