Three ‘Rasa Sayang’ stories for Malaysia Day

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  Novelist Chuah Guat Eng   [The author in her essay reminisces on how “Malaysia after Independence in 1957 functions on a framework of racial division??? and how she has had to constantly define and redefine herself “against a backdrop of several dominant cultures, all of them familiar, yet alien???.]  “As a young man, my father … Read more

Malaysia Day, 16 September

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  Greetings from Sarawak! It is fitting to debut my blog linasoosarawak.com on 916, 2009. Today, 16 September 2009, is the 46th anniversary of the formation of Malaysia. On 31 August 2009, Malaysia celebrated its 52nd National Day. It is mathematical wizardry that between 16 September 1963 to 31 August 2009, Malaysia celebrates its 52nd … Read more

Loving Feeling

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  WHERE’S THE LOVING FEELING? Can we coexist as one when irreversible damages have been done? Your guess is as good as mine. We’ve lost that loving feeling…. Troubled Times Those who grew up in the 60s would certainly recall this 1965 hit song, You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling by the Righteous Brothers. It was … Read more

Pak Sako: Hasutan propaganda dusta tentang DAP

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Sept 13: Siapa kata DAP bukan untuk Melayu Muslim? Ahli Baru DAP Melayu berkata perjuangan DAP mirip perjuangan Islam Seperti yang dilaporkan di akhbar Harakah, pandangan terhadap parti DAP semakin berubah. Orang Melayu tidak perlu gementar atau rasa tidak selesa menyertai DAP lagi kerana DAP bukan parti berdasarkan kaum, malah merupakan parti yang mengangkat semangat … Read more

Ridhuan Tee’s shallow understanding of Chinese culture and Buddhism

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  [Editor’s note: These musings from commentator ‘ctw’ were first a response to Helen Ang’s article ‘Ridhuan Tee’s reverse take on racism’ and is republished here with permission and some later additional input from ‘ctw’]. *********************************** I have just read Dr Mohd Ridhuan Tee Abdullah’s articles [listed in endnote here]. My comments are as follows. … Read more

The Internet Manifesto

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  So what is it all about? Starting with the sentence “The internet is different???, the 17 declarations might not be hot news, but they tie together some of more innovative positions about journalism in the age of the Net. The authors believe that the Internet improves journalism if the media adapt their working methods … Read more