Making art, and the making of Sawung JaboIt was the most spectacular cultural event seen in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta in a generation. It had the modern energy of a fabled rock…Jun 8, 2021Jun 8, 2021
All mod consIn the shadow of the pandemic, locked down with travels only via the internet’s warrens of pixelated glitches, so much conversation is…Oct 2, 20201Oct 2, 20201
Looking for reformasi on the road to ozRegime change after Malaysia’s historic May 9th elections isn’t done yetOct 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
Election day’s duesThere was already a queue of hundreds of Malaysian voters by the time the gates opened at my suburban polling station for the 14th general…May 9, 2018May 9, 2018
Malaysian twilight*a review of Peninsula (2016), A Malaysian Journey (1993), and Once We Were There (2017)Sep 29, 2017Sep 29, 2017
The Olympian tragedy unravelling Malaysia by the billionsIn the heatwave before another bout of regional smog from forest fires, many Malaysian conversations this year have been especially subdued…Aug 24, 2016Aug 24, 2016
Two Malaysian rivals cross paths in New York, but Anwar rules out secret talksBY KEAN WONG IN NEW YORK FOR THE MALAYSIAN INSIDERAug 24, 2016Aug 24, 2016
Najib showcases “moderate Muslim” image as Malaysia vies for a seat on UN Security CouncilBY KEAN WONG IN NEW YORK FOR THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER SEPTEMBER 28, 2013Aug 24, 2016Aug 24, 2016
Cartoons are no joke in MalaysiaFor a well-travelled Malaysian zipping between London, Cambridge, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Washington DC and New York, cartoonist Zunar belies…Nov 25, 20151Nov 25, 20151
Magazines mania at Documenta 12After two days of often compelling, sometimes intense but long discussions in a windowless box of a meeting room, the patience of the dozen…Nov 8, 2015Nov 8, 2015
