Malaysia
Life in the Well
Tan Kai Yik once dreamed of getting out. Now he pines to return.
Read MorePeople Here Once Hunted Tigers. Now Even the Pork Vendor Wants to Quit
Khoo Siang Hong seeks quiet and seclusion, a brief respite. Kahang, a depopulating town inhabited mostly by the elderly, can certainly provide it.
Read MoreHow Much of the City Are We Willing to Lose?
On George Town’s crowded streets, Miriam Devaprasana witnesses countless, and priceless, displays of openness, connection, acceptance and belonging.
Read MoreWhy You Should Bring Zines to Hin Bus Depot
Wilson Khor on what a local art space has done for George Town, and for him.
Read MoreRaging Burgundy Era: a Girl, a Suburb and a Lifelong Connection
Adriana Nordin Manan on why she keeps returning to the streets and stores of Taman Melawati.
Read MoreDriving Malaysia’s E2, Or: How Can We Not Rage?
Surrounded by roadkill, palm oil plantations, reckless Porsches, inane billboard ads, and police cars stopping migrant workers, Enbah Nilah presses the accelerator and searches for an exit.
Read MoreSaying Goodbye to My Ancestral Home
“What is a house without its inhabitants, a home without a family? When the people go, the place goes too.”
Read MoreKluang Only Has One Mountain
Walking and woodworking in a small Malaysian town teach Angel Lee the power of slowness, silence and stillness.
Read MoreNo Place to Call Home
Kuik Yi Ke wanders through a concreted, tower-studded district of central KL, seeking lingering traces of worlds that are being razed.
Read MoreA Garden and a Mosh Pit in a Skyscraper’s Shadow
Watching a punk concert on a rooftop, Ancen is prompted to reflect on what makes an ideal city.
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