Feature Stories

Mr Right vs. Mr Alright

Marie Claire weighs up the risks of waiting for the perfect man against the benefits of settling for the less-than-perfect alternative.

February

One Year On: Have Your Say

It’s been almost one year since Marie Claire Malaysia’s Anti-Snatch Theft Campaign, in which we called for safer streets and voiced our right to carry handbags in public without the threat of being robbed and assaulted. In the process of campaigning, we staged a brilliant celebrity photoshoot that saw Asha Gill, Bernie Chan, Stephanie Chai [...]

I Bought My Maid a Car – Would You?

Cambodia`s recent ban on allowing its citizens to work as domestic helpers in Malaysia has forced us to take a long, hard look at the way we treat those who help us in our homes. Marie Claire asks why the concept of treating our maids as we ourselves would like to be treated seems so difficult to grasp.

January

Madam President

Sergio Ramazzotti paints an intimate portrait of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first and still the only female president in African history, and a co-winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition for her tireless struggle for women’s rights.

December

But Words Will Never Hurt Me

It’s just light-hearted teasing and bickering – or is it? Marie Claire examines the tricky issue of verbal abuse

November

Are you Old Money or Nouveau Riche?

When it comes to flashing the cash, do you adore it or abhor it? This is MC’s handy guide to determining which side of the luxe line you walk.

Feature Story

Swing High, Swing Low

SWING HIGH, SWING LOW There was a ripple of shock in April this year when the publicist for screen goddess Catherine Zeta-Jones confirmed that the Welsh film star was being treated for bipolar disorder. While Zeta-Jones herself was praised for her bravery in revealing her condition, many people remarked that they were unable to reconcile [...]

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ARE WE SUPERWOMEN?

When it comes to choosing between work and our personal lives, can women ever win?

August

Hip Hops

Do you know your Tiger from your Strongbow, or your Guinness from your Kilkenny? Renyi Lim certainly didn’t, until she met the Beer Diva – a woman on a mission to make the golden brew the preferred choice of beverage for sophisticated women.

July 2011

The Highs and Lows of Holiday Romance

Sun, sea, snuggling – and strife? Marie Claire decides that the idealised vision of the romantic getaway should always be taken with a precautionary pinch of salt (and sand).

July 2011