What Happened to the 50%? By Prarthna
In 1992, at the Rio Earth Summit, Malaysia made a promise to the world—and to itself. To keep at least 50% of its land under forest cover. It sounded like…
Are Our Schools Safe? Rethinking Protection for Malaysia’s Students By Zoey Gan
Schools are meant to be safe spaces for children, places where they grow, learn and imagine futures unburdened by fear.Yet, in recent times, Malaysia as a whole has witnessed deeply…
Dreaming Broken Dreams: On Malaysian Sporting Culture By Fahrinnor bin Riduannor
A sporting nation refers to a country where sports are deeply rooted in culture and national identity. By being a sporting nation, it is sometimes assumed that sports has this…
Agenda Reformasi: Who Benefits, What Changes, How Institutions Endure – addresses ongoing efforts to reform Malaysian democracy by the sitting unity government By Natasha Khoo
For nearly three decades, the word ‘Reformasi’ was at the core of Malaysian politics as a call for the dismantling of the state’s ‘strongman’ architecture. With Anwar’s 2026 New Year’s…
More Than Bullying: Naming the “Red Pill” Threat in Malaysian Schools By Zaara Ilani
How do emotional impulses turn into 200 stab wounds? That is the question at the heart of the murder of 16-year-old Yap Shing Xuen. The 14-year-old boy did not have…
Identity Politics vs Economy Politics: What Matters To Us More? By Zoey Gan
Whenever we discuss politics, there are two distinct views for Malaysians. At one end of the spectrum, there are individuals who are keen on holding on to Ketuanan Melayu, a…
Autism in Malaysia: Seen but Unsupported by Eizka Rizal Ali
Imagine this. You’re a parent in Malaysia. Your child shows early signs of autism, difficulty with speech, avoiding eye contact, frequent meltdowns. You’re told early intervention is critical, but the…
History as a Mirror by Toh Ding Xi
“Soldiers in civilian clothing were prosecuted.” A direct quote from the Yushukan Museum in Tokyo, Japan about the battle of Nanjing. The quote is staggering in its understatement of one…
Is it Racist to be a Bumiputera? by Adib Darwish Hakeem
We are surrounded by racism. If you are a Bumiputera, you often are racist. Lately, I’ve been grappling with a difficult question: Is it racist to design public policies that…
When Identity Becomes a Battleground: What Zohran Mamdani’s Win Means for Muslims Like Me by Aina Batrisya
Zohran Mamdani recently secured his primary win in New York, defeating Andre Cuomo in what many celebrated as a political shift toward justice and accountability. Across much of what I…