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Reprinted from Pulau Pinang Magazine, “Convent Light Street” issue.
“As the government of the Straits colonies has officially announced Sundays…
Silver Chariot Procession
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First published by Pulau Pinang Magazine, a celebrated bi-monthly magazine that covered the culture, history, traditions and lifestyle of Penang. Edited by Khoo...
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Going Vegetarian
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First published by Pulau Pinang Magazine, a celebrated bi-monthly magazine that covered the culture, history, traditions and lifestyle of Penang. Edited by Khoo...
All in the Same Sampan
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THE SUN NEVER set on the British empire, at the height of imperial rule. The British picked up many Oriental words as they colonized eastward, on their long sea...
After a Year in Power, Has Pakatan Harapan Learnt Enough to Save Malaysia from Itself?
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The big debate in Malaysia one year after the change in government on May 9, 2018, concerns the unfolding nature of Pakatan Harapan (PH).No one seriously doub...
The Chariot Processions
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Pulau Pinang Magazine was a celebrated bi-monthly magazine that covered the culture, history, traditions and lifestyle of Penang. Edited by Khoo Salma, it ran f...
Why the Opposition has a Shot at Toppling the Barisan Nasional with Mahathir at the Helm
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Malaysia’s Parliament will be dissolved sometime during the first half of 2018. That is a legal certainty.The general election that is to follow within...
Listen Up, Malaysians! You Are Now Individually the Agents of Change
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One of the greatest challenges that faces a society coming out of a period of authoritarian rule and bad governance is the need to break away from looking to po...
The Diminishing of Humans through Identity Politics
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Who am I?A simple question to ask oneself, and yet, no simple answer suggests itself. As long as the issue is about the singular person, it appears to be but...
We Are Equal Only Through Our Vote
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Freedom cannot be understood apart from power. Like with all good dichotomies, it is never clear where the one turns into the other, or lives off the other.To...
In Lieu of Race and Religion
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One can easily see how southern South-East Asia – being largely maritime, ethnically very diverse and geo-economically a collection of trade routes &ndash...
A Malaysian Spring for the Intelligentsia?
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I know Malaysia is a tropical country, but let’s adopt a concept from temperate zones without having to be politically sensitive about it. We are in the m...