Not very long ago, a small but thriving community of Jews called the island of Penang their home. With a presence spanning across two centuries, this little-known but truly Malaysian community eventually vanished, but traces remain! With prose by Zayn Gregory accessible even to goys of all ages, and beautiful illustrations by Arif Rafhan, The […]
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Mitos Malas Zaman Sekarang |Episode 19
Kenapa mitos melayu malas masih bernyawa? Malas dulu dan malas sekarang sama tak? Tengok pandangan Syed Hussein Al-Atas dalam video ke5 dan terakhir Siri Mitos Melayu Malas.
Malas as Passive Resistance | Episode 18
Video ke4 dalam siri Mitos Melayu Malas. Malas boleh ditafsirkan sebagai penentangan pasif dalam konteks penjajahan, dan sifat itu ada sejarahnya tersendiri di kepulauan Melayu.
Mitos Malas No.3 | Episode 17
Baru pada zaman penjajahan akhir termuncul tulisan penjajah tentang sifat malas melayu di kalangan raja dan orang awam. Apakah maksudnya sebenar?
Bila Mitos Malas Bermula | Episod 16
Apakah dinyatakan oleh penjajah dalam rekod sejarah tentang Melayu malas? Bilakah mitos bermula? Apakah keadaan masyarakat Melayu pada peringkat awal penjajahan? Dengarlah jawapan Syed Hussein Alatas.
Episode 2: Beras Perang
Hey Guys! Episod pada hari ini penuh serat, zat-zat dan karbohidrat sambil kita berbahas hal-hal beras! Beras putih, beras perang dan macam-macam lagi. Ingat, Rice is Life.
Beras Perang
A twitter-essay on Beras Perang, unpolished, unbleached, lightly milled local long grain rice.
Beras perang tampi di nyiru,
Tumpah melukut merata-rata.
Haiwan yang garang lagi diburu,
Siapa takut semut melata?
America Bombs Indonesia over Drug Deal Gone Bad … in 1832
American troops bombed and invaded Aceh in 1832, becoming the USA’s first military intervention in Asia. The affair began with the Friendship, a trading vessel flying American colors, coming to port in Kuala Batu, Aceh on the 7th of February 1831. This was not unusual as American merchant ships had been trading regularly on the western […]