Crash Landing on Malaysians: The K-Drama Obsession by Shafiyyah Raiedzall
“Are you still watching?” Netflix asks. With my eyes half asleep, I stare at the awfully bright screen ready to click continue. It’s been hours since I started my binge…
The Dark Knight’s Dilemma by Arisya Azizi
“As a man, I’m flesh and blood; but as a symbol... I can be incorruptible.” — Batman Begins (2005). The human psyche yearns for a hero. It yearns for a…
To Belong in Malaysia: Lessons from the Diaspora By Lee En
To be Malaysian is to like Nasi Lemak. But not really. To be Malaysian is to say walao. Not that simple. To be Malaysian is to speak more than one…
The Famine of Wealth / Being Poor Matters by Adib Darwish Hakeem
The Rich over The Poor. Admit it—we treat rich people with more respect than poor people. We prioritise their demands, hear their voices, and allow them to essentially do whatever…
CEKU Inspires Episode 1: Malaysia’s Medical Luminary Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRBjUAY5_G4&t=31s The COVID-19 pandemic brought challenges unprecedented in scale, impacting not only public health systems but also economies, societies, and politics globally. Malaysia’s response to the pandemic, under the leadership…
CRISPR/Cas9: A Revolution in Gene Editing by Sofya Dzul
Snip! Snip! That is the fundamental mechanism of CRISPR/Cas9. This cutting-edge technology acts as molecular scissors that splices your DNA with remarkable precision. CRISPR/Cas9's function as a gene-editing tool can…
Combatting the Erasure of Malay Culture by Intan Balqis
In Malaysia, ‘liberal’ is often used as an insult against someone, implying that the person abandons traditional values just to conform with the idealised West. This evolved perception of the…
Death by A Thousand Unknown Words by Shafiyyah Raiedzall
“Udah keman kah mey?” my grandmother utters. I was nineteen, staring back at her with empty eyes. The Melanau language has always been so foreign to me, no matter what…
As Above, So Below?
by Arisya Azizi From elaborate titles and designated police outriders to VIP sections in hospitals and prisons, it truly seems that Malaysia has many privileges for the elite few and…
EPF Loan: More Joy or More Suffering?
Starting from April 7, 2023, Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members who fulfill certain conditions were allowed to apply for a loan of up to RM5,0000 from banks, with lower interest rates compared to other loan schemes. It seems the government has given in to the pressure from various groups, including the opposition, to open another round of EPF special withdrawal to help members in dire need of money. As helpful as it sounds, this loan scheme would lead to more long-term problems while leaving the urgent short-term ones unresolved.