State of the World’s Human Rights Report 2023

The “State of the World’s Human Rights” report 2023/24, published by Amnesty International, is an annual documentation of human rights conditions globally. According to the report, authorities across the world continue to "assault" universal freedoms, while economic crises, climate change and envir…

Is the West Experiencing Democratic Backsliding?

Recently, the Supreme Court in the US announced that it will not hear the case of McKesson v. Doe. This decision leaves in place a lower court decision that effectively eliminated the right to organize a mass protest in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. The implication is that a protest organizer …

Sambut Gong with Gangsapura

Contemporary Malay gamelan group Gangsapura was first established back in October 2016, with the aim of promoting Malaysian culture, developing traditional arts, and instilling a love of the arts to the community at large. Founded by Teuku Umar Ilany and Nur Diyana Nadirah, the group is made up of …

19 Cammies, And Counting!

The BOH Cameronian Arts Awards (BCAA) are back for its 19th edition, continuing with its aim to be Malaysia’s premier award for the performing arts, through recognising, rewarding and raising the bar of excellence for Malaysian performing arts practitioners. Organised by arts company Kakiseni since…

When The News Cycle Is Overwhelming, How Do You Have Compassion?

In a world where news of war, natural disasters, acts of random violence, and more that happen anywhere in the world can reach us in a matter of minutes, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer scale of it all. Some of us have probably chosen to switch off from the news instead, to avoid th…

Why Palestinians Have No Choice But To Flee Gaza

As the current war and genocide in Gaza by Israel continues, life in Gaza is becoming increasingly difficult and impossible, as people struggle to even find food to survive. In fact, what we often see on social media is only a glimpse of the horrors that Palestinians are going through. For Palestin…

Yayasan Tunku Abdul Rahman’s Equitable Scholarship

The Tunku Abdul Rahman Scholarship is open for application. The scholarship is an undergraduate degree scholarship open to high-potential, deserving students with a strong commitment to contribute to the development of Malaysia. What’s interesting is that this isn’t a merit-based scholarship but a …

The Tuyang Initiative

The Tuyang Initiative describe themselves as a community-led arts management company, with a dream. Established in 2017, this Miri-based award-winning social enterprise is focused on Dayak cultural heritage, and aims to generate meaningful livelihoods for cultural custodians, and lead efforts in it…

Cipta Seni Incubator: A Development Program For Artists!

The Cipta Seni Incubator is a new artist development programme for performance artists based in Malaysia. It’s a three-month artist development programme in Malaysia in which participants will receive guidance and feedback on their work. There will be mentorship and workshops, culminating in a live…

Invisible People

A Malaysian filmmaker currently based in Chicago, Jean Ho has been working on directing and producing an animated docuseries called 'Invisible People', which highlights Malaysia's stateless and refugee communities. Set to be released sometime in May this year, the documentary explores why citizensh…