A Massive Show that is Managing
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The Sixth Art Stage Singapore (AS6) ended on January 24, 2016 (vernissage January 20) with mixed signals: the hoopla of Singapore’s Golden Jubilee celebra...
Maintaining a Forest in Shah Alam by and for the People, Hopefully Forever
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Peak Garden with its lovely views of KL.Slashing and chopping doesn’t come naturally to Alicia Teoh, a tall and elegant city girl. But that doesn&rs...
A Hospital that Puts Fun into Patient Care
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The "Dr Red Nose Program" at NTUH.What do you expect to see when you walk into the grounds of a prestigious hospital? Perhaps grandiose and legendary buil...
Lessons from Journey to the West
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Before the story was depicted in films and movies, Xuan Zhang’s mythical journey and the monkey’s adventure were re-enacted on many an opera stage...
Time To Be Human
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At a refugee camp in Darfur, Sudan. Many of the inhabitants have lived here for close to 10 years after fleeing conflict in their villages.This century, t...
Awas! The Organising of Radical Malay Women
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Awas, Api and Geram demonstration held in Malacca on December 22, 1946.Popular history in Malaysia dictates that independence was won by the right-wing gr...
The Penan’s Lament: “The Forest is Our Skin”
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Rainforest Hero: The Life and Death of Bruno Manser, by Ruedi Suter, SIRD (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) & Bergli (Basel, Switzerland), 2015. Translated by Ali...
Keeping the Spirit of Bruno Manser Alive
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Ruedi Suter.In 2004, Swiss indigenous-rights activist Bruno Manser hiked to his favourite peak, Batu Lawi. Despite having completed the climb several time...
Transgenders Continue to Fight for Acceptance
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Penang-born Regina Ibrahim advocates the rights of transgender persons through her writings and public appearances. But the conservative climate in the country today makes things quite difficult.
Dancing with Kindred Spirits
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The Moved by Padi project.Dance and theatre fans know Aida Redza for her extraordinary and fearless performances. While grounded in a firm knowledge of th...
The Evolving Life of a Librarian
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Dr Rashidah Begum bt Fazal Mohamed.Picture a librarian. Many of us would imagine her (it’s often “her”) to be spending most...
A Shelter for Strays
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The story of 4PAWS, a no-kill not-for-profit animal shelter that houses stray and abandoned dogs, began in 2005 when Barbara Janssen, a German retiree, rescued two puppies from the roadside. She did not stop there, and over the years, the number she gave refuge to grew to over 600.