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Art, culture, human rights and politics with a Southeast Asian perspective

Tag: malaysia

‘The Blood Prince of Langkasuka’ by Tutu Dutta: Why I think we should read this 12th century folklore in 2021

By Sonia Singh Since the 12th century, The Blood Prince of Langkasuka – also known as ‘Kisah Raja Bersiong’ – … More

fiction, folk tales, malaysia, southeast asia, the blood prince of langkasuka, tutu dutta

With hundreds of movies uploaded on his YouTube, Toh Hun Ping turns to the cinematic glory of past Singapore and Malaysia

By Terence Toh It has not been a great time for cinephiles. Like many other industries, COVID-19 has impacted the … More

Hussein Haniff, Malaya, malaysia, P. Ramlee, Singapore

Craving the perfect roasted lamb shoulder? Papa Roast Lamb is here

By Mohani Niza Papa Roast Lamb, a labour of love by a family in Ampang, specialises only in roasted lamb … More

ampang, kuala lumpur, lamb, lamb pastry, lamb puff pastry, malaysia, pastries, roast, roasted lamb, roasted lamb shoulder, selangor, what to eat

A tale of bilateral uprooting

This story is a part of a series of essays submitted to The Culture Review Mag on the theme of … More

japan, malaysia, perantauan

Malaysian writer Preeta Samarasan on how her country’s systemic racism forced her to move abroad and how she still mourns the loss of the nation which never quite accepted her

By Preeta Samarasan for The Culture Review Mag I grew up in a middle-class family in Ipoh, Malaysia in the … More

malaysia, preeta samarasan

In photos: Women’s march Malaysia 2020

Malaysia had her own women’s march on March 8 in conjunction with International Women’s Day. While the turn-out was quite … More

feminism, LGBTQ, malaysia, malaysian women, womensmarchMY

Alena Murang on her latest music video ‘Midang Midang’ and how her Kelabit roots influence her music

By Mohani Niza Alena Murang knows more than a thing or two about how nature and tradition cannot be separated … More

alena murang, bario, malaysia, midang midang, sape, sarawak, world music

Horror movie Suraya juxtaposes a man’s needs and a woman’s longing for acceptance

By Archana Pillai Brothers Feisal Azizuddin and Iskander Azizuddin bring you a horror movie as their second feature film after Temenggor. Passionate about camera … More

horror, malaysia, Movies, suraya

With her piece called ‘Mother’, Sheena Baharudin proves she is a spoken word poet of the real deal

By Mohani Niza It is kind of hard to ignore Sheena Baharudin when she performs. If you’re familiar with the … More

malaysia, poems, poetry, poetry cafe kl, sheena baharudin, spoken word poems, spoken word poetry

From Jurassic Park to Kurosawa: Amenic Film Space has it all for movie lovers

By Mohani Niza (editor, The Culture Review Mag) Two years ago, writer Jovy Low Jia Wei and designer Tay Shen … More

amenic film space, cinema, films, kuala lumpur, malaysia, Movies, petaling jaya

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