Today is the National Day of Remembrance for the victims of the Sabah earthquake. I’ve seen some commentators wondering if there is some political mileage to be extracted from this observance. Whether there is opportunism involved, in putting a caring…
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Calvin Cheng is an acquaintance of mine. I even had him on my Facebook “friends” list. But not anymore. I removed him after his latest Facebook posting which insinuated that the writings or work of playwright Alfian Sa’at were such…
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For too long, some quarters of the local arts community, especially those who produce English language content, have taken grants from the Government to subvert the very people who feed them. This needs to stop. If you have your own…
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This is privilege. Majority groups are often blind to the oppression and discrimination minority groups face. And when they speak up, they are labelled militants, disturbing the peace, stirring trouble. I am deeply offended that Calvin Cheng accused Alfian Sa’at….
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Actually, in all honesty, I don’t really care anymore what this strange, confused and ignorant person by the name of Calvin Cheng said. I mean, where do I even begin? Basically what this guy is alleging is that pointing out…
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