The written word in a democratised world
by
Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
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Up close with Lat
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"We shouldn’t use the word 'kampung' as a term that reflects backwardness – we are proud kampung people! We were born in the kampung, but we can str...
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Letting little things talk
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Ooi Kee Beng follows up with Tan Twan Eng to chat about what motivates him and finds out that oftentimes, it’s the little things in life that inspire the most.
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