Standing Out, Fitting In, Rising Above
5 min read
Fatin Amilin, 24, is more comfortable eating with a pair of chopsticks. She celebrates both Chinese New Year and Hari Raya, and enjoys eating Chinese delicacies...
Malaysia’s music industry – Let’s make it real
5 min read
I have always thought of our national economy as an apple crumble – it looks nice and solid on the outside, but is in fact soft and gooey on the inside. A...
Quick Guide to A Green Life
3 min read
A lot of us want to do something to help the environment. Maybe we’re concerned about what’s in our food, toiletries or cosmetics. Malaysians, as relatively new entrants into the consumerism fray, are very much at the mercy of transnational corporations (TNC).
No nuclear power please, we are Malaysians
8 min read
At a recent event organised by the Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (ASLI), a speech by Datuk Mah Siew Keong, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Depa...
The More Individual Stories We Acknowledge, The More Authentic Our National History
6 min read
One thing common to most Malaysians is the balik kampung tradition. This goes even for those millions who have left the country over the last 50 years, who return whenever they can to visit relatives, friends and old haunts.
I Need A Mountain Spring
2 min read
I need to find a mountain spring, that man has never seen or touched, that only deer come to drink, and birds and squirrels can vouch.