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Zurairi AR
Zurairi AR is a humanist and sceptic who believes in doing good for goodness' sake. He tweets for believers and non-believers alike at @zurairi.
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Aisyah Aziz and breaking the quiet desperation (VIDEO)
MARCH 10 — The future of Malay pop may depend on collaborations with our brethren across the Causeway. Or with our female talents. Just listen to Aisyah Aziz’s latest single...
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Hanna Alkaf and the power of threes
FEBRUARY 24 — The number three has a lot of significance in Islam. For example, each washing in the pre-prayers ablution is preferably repeated three times. In the prayers, or...
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Hael Husaini’s ‘Haram’ and the sweet allure of the forbidden
FEBRUARY 10 — It was as if Hael Husaini has managed to crack the secret to winning this year’s 33rd Anugerah Juara Lagu (AJL) music awards, straight after doing it with his...
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Is Pakatan turning its back on us hoi polloi?
JANUARY 13 — I was a guest on a TV talk show last week which discussed, among other things, the monarchy. Interestingly, it reminded me of an incident involving Lord Altrincham,...
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When old men write ‘open letters’
JANUARY 7 — Writing “open letters” seems to be the hobby du jour — but perhaps particularly among old men of religious backgrounds. Most recently, Federal...
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In 2019, the next step is to craft a new national narrative
DECEMBER 30 ― The end of 2018 is fast closing on the maiden administration of Pakatan Harapan (PH), but for some this new government has yet to bring about a new country despite...
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Notes from Elopura
DECEMBER 16 — It was an incongruous view on a beautiful day. There we were with our toes in white sands, facing a clear bay teeming with corals and docile fishes, the shade of...
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Dissociating Malays from the ‘amok’ mentality
NOVEMBER 25 — WHAT was going through the mind of “Edi Rejang” when he decided to take it upon himself to harass a woman, just for doing her job? What possessed him to...
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Singapore and food diplomacy
NOVEMBER 18 — It was nearly past midnight. The media corps covering Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s official visit to Singapore was knackered, and we had just been...
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The silver lining from Malaysia’s UPR
Nov 11 — THE last time Malaysia had its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) by the United Nations, it was a bad time to cover human rights issues. What more to be a human rights...
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Why ‘Ketuanan Melayu’ must go with BN’s fall
NOVEMBER 4 — Last week, the Islamist lobby took protesting to an absurd new level by actually bringing along a coffin while marching towards Parliament. The protest was a...
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Notes from Hoàn Kiếm
OCTOBER 28 — “You should go visit the lake, today the roads are closed,” said the proprietor of an Old Quarter boutique hotel my family stayed in during our recent brief...
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With Dr M’s return, Putrajaya folks dream of cafes
OCT 21 — I usually dread sending my car for the usual maintenance service; not so much because it will burn a hole in my pocket, but because it means I will be without my car...
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A missing journalist, terrorists and... us
OCTOBER 14 — THE disappearance of Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi last week has shaken the media community worldwide and United States-Middle East relations...
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Of human rights and Malaysia
OCT 7 — One of the things, and there are many, that sets Dr Mahathir Mohamad apart from his disgraced predecessor Najib Razak is the way he conducts himself on the global stage....