Tag: Activism, Art, Art Malaysia, Culture, Melissa Lin, politics, Subculture
Malaysian Artist Shieko Reto: ‘Sembur with Style’
By: Melissa Lin Shieko Reto’s drawings, paintings and illustrations are whimsical, humorous and bittersweet. They are records of daily life experience, interactions...
Refugee Monologues
By: Diana van Oort Give them a face, a name and let them tell their story and refugees will be seen as people, not as numbers and be ignored. This is what The Actors...
Uneasy Money
By: Roy Simson, first published in Jakarta Expat Gambling, like prostitution and corruption, is an age-old vice that is part of Indonesia’s culture. Despite being...
Snapshots of 21st Century Burma/Myanmar
Text & photo's by: Antares I first visited Burma in 1984 with my 13-year-old daughter in tow. Those days tourists were only issued a 7-day visa but we ended up...
Davids and Goliaths: Singapore’s Changing Media Landscape
By: John Solomon Much has already been said about the sweeping changes that have come over Singapore’s political landscape in the wake of the last general ...
Singapore Independence Day: Hari Kebangsaan
9 August 1965 the Republic of Singapore was born. Until that time Singapore had been a part of a succesion of local empires. It started out as a trading post of the East...
Promises are Broken, Heads Roll: the Beheading of Ruyati
By: Jack Lato A PROMISE is a commitment. That's why, a promise coming from a feudalistic authority such as Indonesia’s, remains questionable until proven. Still,...
SBY on CNN about Corruption, Islam & Democracy
By: Emma Kwee Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is in good company as he was interviewed for CNN's Talk Asia. In this weekly program, people that influence Asia or can be seen...
A Tale of Sand: A Hidden Ecological Struggle in Yogyakarta
By: Reyhard Matheos Sand defines the life story of those who live along Kulon Progo's southern shoreline. Up to the present day, this sand has nourished thousands of...
Singapore 2011 Elections: Is Change Gonna Come?
By: Cher Tan Is change gonna come after the 2011 Singapore elections? Cher Tan reviews the foreseeable changes in Singapore as a society, political or otherwise. Will...
