My name is Zan Azlee. I’m a TV/FILM DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, VIDEOGRAPHER and WRITER (not just for the screen, but also for print). I’m involved in JOURNALISM both for broadcast and print, a content developer for NEW MEDIA/INTERNET, and a CONTENT CONSULTANT. I'm a mass-comm LECTURER at a local university. I run FAT BIDIN MEDIA. I'm currenly also EDITOR for MAGAZINE PROGRAMMING at ASTRO AWANI.
DEC 16 — In my career as a journalist, I have managed to cover two general elections — the ones in 2004 and 2008.
In 2004, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was leading Barisan Nasional (BN) in an election for the first time and many saw him as a refreshing change after 22 years of Mahathirism.
The Internet was around then but its penetration wasn’t that high (37 per cent) and broadband was in its infancy in the country.
Barisan Nasional, as expected, won the elections in a landslide victory.
I covered the elections in the Lembah Pantai constituency where Shahrizat Jalil was the BN candidate and she defeated Sanusi Osman from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR).
Short synopsis: Kampung Baru is a traditional Malay village situated in the heart of the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. Traditional Malay houses are surrounded by huge concrete and steel skyscrapers that provide a juxtaposition of modern urbanisation and customs and tradition. Zan talks to several individuals who have close ties with Kampung Baru to try and capture the essence of the village.
KAMPUNG BARU ALAF BARU was screened on ntv7 in conjunction with the 2010 Merdeka celebrations. Visit the FAT BIDIN E-STORE to buy the DVD and own it for yourself!
Short synopsis: Kampung Baru is a traditional Malay village situated in the heart of the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. Traditional Malay houses are surrounded by huge concrete and steel skyscrapers that provide a juxtaposition of modern urbanisation and customs and tradition. Zan talks to several individuals who have close ties with Kampung Baru to try and capture the essence of the village.
KAMPUNG BARU ALAF BARU was screened on ntv7 in conjunction with the 2010 Merdeka celebrations. Visit the FAT BIDIN E-STORE to buy the DVD and own it for yourself!
Short synopsis: Kampung Baru is a traditional Malay village situated in the heart of the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. Traditional Malay houses are surrounded by huge concrete and steel skyscrapers that provide a juxtaposition of modern urbanisation and customs and tradition. Zan talks to several individuals who have close ties with Kampung Baru to try and capture the essence of the village.
KAMPUNG BARU ALAF BARU was screened on ntv7 in conjunction with the 2010 Merdeka celebrations. Visit the FAT BIDIN E-STORE to buy the DVD and own it for yourself!
Slap me upside down!! Not another new episode of ‘Kampung Baru Alaf Baru (New Age New Village)’ online now at FATBIDIN.TV? If you ever thought being 6 months pregnant meant you could not jump off a flying helicopter, then do not consider yourself a patriotic Malaysian!
And so we might be the next Egypt or China. Isn’t that cool?
The PPPA amendment – premature reaction? By Zan Azlee
JAN 28 — Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein recently said people should not jump to conclusions about the intention to amend the country’s press laws. According to our beloved home minister, it’s just a proposal and no final decisions nor details have even been brought up yet so don’t react prematurely.
Of course, we all know that this apparent “premature” reaction was caused by his secretary-general, Datuk Seri Mahmood Adam. What did he do? He said that the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 (PPPA) should expand its scope to include “publications” online and blogs.
Now according to the PPPA, all media outlets are required to renew their publishing and printing permits annually. New Media never had to deal with that because in 1995, our then prime minister, Tun Mahathir Mohamad, pledged that Malaysia would never censor the Internet. [Click to read the rest of the article at The Malaysian Insider]
They want to take it away from us!! Bloody bastards!!
Give us back our Internet! By Zan Azlee
OCT 8 — I’ve always been very vocal in my belief that the Internet is an important tool that empowers ordinary people and allows them to have a voice. No barriers of entry mean that anyone can have their own media outlet and even take on the big guns (as long as the content is of quality!). It also means that information and knowledge become a basic human right as everything is free for anyone to access.
I wrote articles about it, gave lectures, encouraged the youth to use it, trained other journalists to use it, and I used it myself for my own work. I believed in it so much that I even consulted for companies and got them to utilise it, too, as a free PR tool. Only a few years has gone by and now it looks like the winds of change are blowing and I don’t know if it’s for the better or worse. [Click to read the rest of the article]