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Erna Mahyuni
Erna tweets too much on @ernamh. Angry Sabah native, slave to her dog/cat and blogs at ernamahyuni.com
More from Erna Mahyuni
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What will it take to get Malaysia to revise the poverty line?
JULY 8 — Reading a UN report about Malaysia's creative fibbing about poverty in the country was unpleasant. Philip Alston, the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and...
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250-people gatherings? Maybe it's not the time
JULY 1 — It feels odd to see regulations being loosened to have gatherings of 250 people while at the same time, being told to not organise them if SOPs cannot be followed. The...
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Why must something go viral to matter?
JUNE 24 — The world is crazy enough that I've rationed my time on Twitter to a few quick scrolls a day. It still gave me time to spy a Tweet from an ex-colleague who was a...
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Poverty alleviation in Malaysia and what we could learn from China
JUNE 17 — One of the biggest problems with the internet age is that shutting yourself off from the news is near-impossible unless you ignore the internet altogether. My...
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Malaysia's food problem is bigger than obesity
JUNE 10 — I spent a long time staring at my palms today. No, I was not scrying the future, but for the first time in my 40-odd years of existence my palms were flush and red. It...
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Malaysians need to learn to be angry about the right things
JUNE 3 — Anger is easy to manufacture on social media; something that is often used to the advantage of those with an agenda. I have often been accused of having my own agenda...
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Malaysians need more avenue for objection besides social media
MAY 27 — The past few weeks have seen various appointments of politicians to positions and boards of GLCs. In this age of information, at least, it is not hard to find out how...
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It’s time for ‘frogs’ to go extinct
MAY 20 — An anti-hopping measure is long overdue in Malaysian politics. Allowing politicians to switch allegiances whenever they want is a mockery of the electoral process. The...
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The world is broken and maybe that’s how it should be
MAY 13 — After more than a month of being alone at home, I now have company. My brother and housemates are back so it is no longer my dog, my cats and my loneliness. I can hear...
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Of half-baked things, clown cars and VIP discounts
MAY 6 — As I write this, my house smells of burnt biscuits. My first batch of Southern, American-style biscuits turned out fine but the second batch is useless and...
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The digital divide is too wide for the poor
APRIL 29 — As the movement control order (MCO) drags on and our kids are still kept (safe) out of school, I wonder how badly the children in lower-income groups are doing...
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Dear politicians, stay home?
APRIL 22 — It's been rather embarrassing to see all the social media posts "outing" politicians who have flouted the MCO. It's not surprising when you consider our Cabinet has...
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Finding common sense and compassion in the time of Covid-19
APRIL 15 — The longer the movement control order (MCO) continues, the more fragile our collective consciousness is becoming. While it's great that many civilians are stepping up...
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What the virus taught us: Self-sufficiency shouldn't be the goal
APRIL 8 — As I attempt to keep sane during this extended period of self-isolation, it is hard not to be irked by the constant missteps made by those who should have really...
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Coronavirus diaries: Misplaced priorities, missing essentials
APRIL 1 — These are strange times we are living in and many people I know are keeping journals. I tried but gave up after a few days, wrapped up in a malaise that made it hard...