Does the government really interfere with press freedom?
With Mustapha Kamil, a very senior figure in the local journalism industry coming out and actually admitting it, maybe others would be willing to share too.
Category Archives: writing
Why are Malaysians not concerned about the NSC Act?
I can’t believe that there just hasn’t been enough noise about the the National Security Council (NSC) 2016 Act that has just been gazetted earlier this week.
Oppose the CMA 1998 amendments
A proposed amendment to the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 in Parliament that, if enacted, will restrict online freedom of expression if more than before.
We need sex education in Malaysia
Malaysia has been in shock by the news of the arrest of British paedophile Richard Huckle who is believed to have sexually abused 200 children around the world, and 22 were in Malaysia.
Rising conservatism in Muslim Southeast Asia?
While working on a story on hudud, the issue of rising conservatism in Southeast Asia caught my attention.
My first story for CNN International… and it’s about hudud!
So I wrote my first piece for CNN International. And it just had to be about hudud!
Hudud again? Oh wait, there’s a by-election!
The last time Pas brought this up was in March 2015. It was conveniently at the time that was leading up the Pas Muktamar party elections. Now, it’s a by-election.
Some wars are fought with guns while some are fought with the TPPA
In the past 3 to 4 years, it seems that U.S. President Barrack Obama has fallen in love with the Southeast Asian region.
Exciting times for independent journalists
It’s been a while since I’ve really gone the independent route as a journalist and documentary filmmaker. Well, four years to be exact, which was the period when I was with Astro AWANI as a staff journalist. But now I’m back!
3 major reasons to abolish the death penalty
Kho Jabing would have been dead earlier this Friday morning if his death penalty was executed as planned by the Singaporean authorities. He is, of course, a convicted murderer.
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