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Malay? Chinese? Indian? I am Malaysian lah!

Malay? Chinese? Indian? I am Malaysian lah!

What’s with this surge in racism and the obsession with race-based everything?!

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Connect the Dots: The Meaning of Merdeka

Connect the Dots: The Meaning of Merdeka

Merdeka to me now, is about freedom of mind and spirit. Will you help me?

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The LoyarBurok Movie Review: 4815 Merdeka Marathon – 1Piranha 3D & 2The American

The LoyarBurok Movie Review: 4815 Merdeka Marathon – 1Piranha 3D & 2The American

Final 15 films of 2010 to look out for. Yes. Merdeka (for Malaya that is, the “real” Merdeka is 16 September!) has come to this. Nothing to shout about. Nothing to “race” but racism. Nothing to “politics” but politicking. Yawn … already a bore, and it’s now a chore. Indulging in film would more likely [...]

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Mari Cantas Dogma Kemerdekaan!

Mari Cantas Dogma Kemerdekaan!

Hari Kemerdekaan di Malaysia nampaknya sudah menjadi klise hiburan yang dinanti-nantikan oleh rakyat saban tahun. Mungkin setelah 53 tahun mengecapi kemerdekaan, rakyat telah terperangkap dengan penafsiran Hari Kemerdekaan oleh pemerintah yang lebih berunsur ritualistik.

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Janji Bangsaku

Bangsaku Janji yang kita meterai lama dahulu Di kala kita bertungkus membina sebuah negara Bahu ke bahu Bersama sebagai saudara Lupa kita pada janji kita ini?

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“Democracy is more than the ritual casting of a ballot at multi-party elections. True democracy involves…”: Amos Kok

We applaud him, and in our hearts thank him for giving a reminder why many still shoulder on this struggle. As mentioned here, find the unplugged version of law student, Amos Kok‘s speech at the MALSA launch on 20 December 2008. Only minor editorial editions have been made to preserve the original message and tone [...]

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