We're all one big family
Tension mounts in Crimea as troops from Ukraine and Russia are mobilised to prepare for a possible war. In the centre of this episode are Malaysians who most are fulfilling their dreams of graduating to becoming doctors. It is a worrying state for their families feel helpless and can only worry about their fate. Despite the uncertainty, political unrest and depressing news hogging the first few pages of the local dailies, the back pages offer a glimmer of hope. Just like every global episode, sports — or in Ukraine, football to be exact — has turned out to be the nation’s unifying factor. The Ukraine football team were supposed to host USA in a friendly match in Kharkiv last Wednesday but the match was instead moved to Larnaca, Cyprus due to security concerns. Prior the match, Ukraine skipper Anatoliy Tymoshchuk was quoted as saying: “National team is a symbol of unity because players come from all over Ukraine.” “We’re all one big family, we’re all united.” Ukraine went on to defeat U...