keanMaking 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…12 min read·Jun 8, 2021----
keanAll mod consIn the shadow of the pandemic, locked down with travels only via the internet’s warrens of pixelated glitches, so much conversation is…·11 min read·Oct 2, 2020--1--1
keanLooking for reformasi on the road to ozRegime change after Malaysia’s historic May 9th elections isn’t done yet·9 min read·Oct 1, 2018----
keanElection 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…·10 min read·May 9, 2018----
keanMalaysian twilight*a review of Peninsula (2016), A Malaysian Journey (1993), and Once We Were There (2017)·14 min read·Sep 29, 2017----
keanThe 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…·16 min read·Aug 24, 2016----
keanTwo Malaysian rivals cross paths in New York, but Anwar rules out secret talksBY KEAN WONG IN NEW YORK FOR THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER5 min read·Aug 24, 2016----
keanNajib 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, 20133 min read·Aug 24, 2016----
keanCartoons are no joke in MalaysiaFor a well-travelled Malaysian zipping between London, Cambridge, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Washington DC and New York, cartoonist Zunar belies…·5 min read·Nov 25, 2015--1--1
keanMagazines 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…6 min read·Nov 8, 2015----