Liani MK

is an independent writer, journalist and artist whose works span areas of language, film, culture, indigeneity and migration in Southeast Asia.

17 posts

bhumiMATA Explores Feminine Forms and Movements

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A HOMEGROWN DANCE production celebrating the essence of womanhood and unearthing the power of clay will take shape during this year’s George Town Festival. The...

by Liani MK

The Evolving Office: Work Holidays Without End

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Photos by Arieff ZafirWHEN VACATIONING IN New Zealand, Farizan Sulaiman and Awatif Ismail, who were self-employed, found themselves, yet again, furiously tappin...

by Liani MK

A book that questions race and probes history

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Walking towards Red House Canteen at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Dr Ariffin Omar recounts to me his time as both a student and lecturer on and beyond the...

by Liani MK

Sounds of the Archipelago Echo in Gamelan Melayu

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When I arrived for my first gamelan Melayu rehearsal at the Wak Long Music Centre in Penang, Mohd Jufry Yusoff, affectionately known as Cikgu Jufry, was already...

by Liani MK

Friendship and Food: Nurturing Communities through Culinary Spaces

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SNUGGED WITHIN THE eateries and businesses that line Beach Street, an unassuming Taiwanese tea house provides an interlude from the chaos of Penang’s undecided...

by Liani MK