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STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 08, 2020 • 3 min read

Covid-19 Disabled delivery rider on ‘frontline’ of Malaysian virus war

By Patrick Lee/AFP • Dec 08, 2020
Employers repeatedly rejected Muhammad Sidek Osman for full-time roles due to his disability, leaving him with little other option than to become a self-employed rider with delivery app Grab. But when on his bike, Sidek becomes a different man

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 30, 2020 • 3 min read

Terrorism Malaysia’s Mahathir says Muslims can kill French, Twitter deletes post

By Agence France-Presse • Oct 30, 2020
Ex-Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad caused uproar on October 29 after he published a Twitter thread in which he claimed Muslims have the right to "kill millions of French people" in response to a recent spate of terrorist attacks on French soil

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 21, 2020 • 14 min read

History Who hijacked Malaysia Airlines 653? Revisiting the mystery 43 years on

By Kylan Dempsey • Oct 21, 2020
On December 4, 1977, Malaysia Airlines flight 653 crashed into a swamp in Johor state, killing all 100 people onboard in what was then the deadliest plane hijacking in history. 43 years later, while the identity and motivations of the person behind the crash remain a mystery, an unearthed report sheds new light on the tragedy

Oct 13, 2020 • 2 min read
Malaysian democracy

Malaysia’s Anwar meets king in bid to topple government

Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim had a long-awaited meeting with the king on October 13, seeking to prove he has support to take power and fulfil a decades-old ambition of becoming the Malaysian premier
By Agence France-Presse • Oct 13, 2020

Sep 10, 2020 • 8 min read
Malaysian ecotourism

When Covid-19 resets ecotourism

The loss of international tourists due to Covid-19 has shackled the ecotourism industry, but is it also bad for conservation? This is the first of a two-parter in the Taking Stock series looking at the impact of the global pandemic on ecotourism in Malaysia's Sabah state
By Sl Wong/Macaranga • Sep 10, 2020

Sep 10, 2020 • 8 min read
Malaysian ecotourism

Sustainable islands in the sun

With the pandemic grinding tourism to a halt, many see this as an opportunity to manage Sabah’s beautiful islands so that tourists, nature and livelihoods co-exist. This is the second of a two-parter in the Taking Stock series looking at the impact of the global pandemic on ecotourism in Malaysia's Sabah state
By Sl Wong/Macaranga • Sep 10, 2020

Aug 06, 2020 • 8 min read
Language

Saving the Malay Peninsula’s centuries-old Portuguese creole

On the Malay Peninsula, a small community of Portuguese creole speakers survives almost four centuries since the southern Europeans were expelled from the region. On the brink of extinction, there are people working to preserve this rare language and culture
By Lee Ying Shan • Aug 06, 2020

Aug 04, 2020 • 4 min read
Analysis

The collapse of the state government in Sabah: Back to the drawing board

The Warisan-led state assembly in Sabah has been dissolved. If Malaysia's Perikatan Nasional coalition manages to claw its way back to power, the state might give a second wind to the embattled ruling coalition
By Kevin Zhang and Dr Lee Poh Onn • Aug 04, 2020

Jul 30, 2020 • 12 min read
Discrimination

Malaysian university to be investigated as racism allegations mount

A podcast by ex-staff members has levelled fresh allegations of racism against Malaysian university Limkokwing, with the country's Ministry of Higher Education stating that they are set to investigate the institution
By Yao-Hua Law • Jul 30, 2020