“SEE you in Hell!” shouted a member of the “mob” as I walked past the dispersed protesters, now gathering their thoughts by their cars or sipping tea at a nearby mamak. I smiled, but not without effort. It had been a long morning of tense smiles. “He will have to be in Hell as well […]
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Home and the Malaysian epic
By Farish A NoorTHAT great meandering epic otherwise known as the Malaysian story is and can only be a narrative without a full stop; it is and will be a story that is complex as it is long, trailing away in a plethora of diverse directions, and including in its cast the biographies of millions. We are, each […]
Seni vs hiburan: siapa juri?
Oleh Fared Ayam dan Zahiril AdzimCorrected on 18 Aug 2008 at 3.00pm ARTIS, orang seni, selebriti, karyawan, seniman atau apa saja gelaran yang seangkatan dengannya di Malaysia ini, secara kasarnya terbahagi kepada dua. Pertama, yang menjadikan seni sebagai komentar dan medium untuk menyampaikan atau menyebarkan perjuangan mereka; kedua, yang menjadikan seni sekadar tempat untuk mencari keselesaan dan populariti. Percaya atau […]
Starting councilling
By KW MakTHERE were congratulations aplenty when I was appointed councillor for the Petaling Jaya City Council, or MBPJ. I was happy too, but not necessarily for the same reasons people were congratulating me. For some of my contacts, it was a chance to be associated with someone “in power”. Sad to say, the only “power” or […]
Keeping the public’s interest
By Jacqueline Ann Surin“SEX, Jacky. It’s what people want to read! It’s what will sell the paper!” This is how my former editor at the first newspaper I worked in justified the images of sexy women and titillating stories in the paper. Often, it felt as if he could have gleefully continued with “Sex, and more sex!” as […]
Missing the point
By Aloysious Mowe, SJIN the torrent of articles on the Internet offering analysis, protest, justification, or mere prurience in the wake of the recent allegations of sexual misdemeanours in high places, I was fascinated to find one article namechecking the cities of the plain, Sodom and Gomorrah. It is from the deeds of the men of Sodom that […]
