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Is Merdeka an exclusive party?

September 16, 2025by fatbidin Leave a comment

Wave the flag, enjoy the fireworks, and post your patriotic Instagram captions. But maybe also ask: who’s missing from this party?

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column, journalism, malaysiakini, writing, zan azlee

Political will to solve the Bajau Laut predicament

March 12, 2025by fatbidin Leave a comment

The Bajau Laut been around way longer than any of today’s modern governments or borders were ever established.

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column, journalism, malaysiakini, writing, zan azlee

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Just Chit Chat Lah (Ep 10) – Khai Aziz
Zan Azlee has a chat with punk rocker and anti-drug activist, Khai Aziz.

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Journalist and documentary filmmaker, Zan Azlee, spends several weeks in Kutupalong, Bangladesh. It is the world’s largest refugee camp, housing close to a million displaced Rohingya. He catches a glimpse of life in the camp through the residents, assists a group of medical volunteers there, and even heads to the border and witnesses a group of several hundred Rohingya pleading for refuge who have just crossed the border from Myanmar.

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Police officers Rahim and Easwaran begin investigating the disappearance of 15-year-old student in the town of Sri Tebong.

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How is the state of our press freedom in Malaysia?

Just Chit Chat Lah (Ep 10) – Khai Aziz
Zan Azlee has a chat with punk rocker and anti-drug activist, Khai Aziz.