by TS
“CULTURAL IMPERIALISM”, a word that worries me when I think of my country’s (Myanmar)promising future and all the development opportunities that we’ve been striving for all these years (if they are really going to happen).
And I’m not being sarcastic here. Of course, “ME” being part of everyone, hopes all these could happen. I heard some people, who are probably a bit obsessed with all things modern, are saying that the big McD’s is coming to our country. Ok, hold on!
by MOHAMMED ELNAIEM
The first time I was ever compelled to write, ever compelled to vent my frustration with humanity was during the Danish cartoon controversy. To the surprise of my brethren, it wasn’t frustration towards the cartoonist, neither was it anger towards the media. I was angry at them; my classmates, my teachers, my extended family, my Ummah. I wasn’t articulating a defence for freedom of expression, in fact that wasn’t even a concept I grasped as I was only 13 years old. I witnessed a society that loves the Prophet, but their conception of Him was entirely different.
by XIAO MING WEE
South China Sea. ASEAN. P.R.China.
When these three words are put together in one sentence, we will have scholars and politicians working on the topic, arguing about the complexity of the issue at hand. Yet, it disappoints me that the awareness on ASEAN affairs among the youth is not as high as it should be. Like, come on! At least know the 10 member states within the association!
by JOSEPH TANG
Oh, world on which I stand,
Technology so bright and true,
Communication so fast and varied,
Social mobility so convenient,
Unprecedented numbers (of people) on the earth,
Enough food to feed the whole world,
The emancipation of slavery,
Rights for women granted,
International trade abounding with capital,
The future never looked better.
by NAZREEN FAZAL
When you ask a question long enough it ceases to be one and just plays itself out in a loop like a broken record:
How? How? How?
How. How. How.
Why? Why? Why?
I keep asking myself. “Why?” Why are we doing this to ourselves?
