Benjamin YH Loh

COMMENT | Digital Malay supremacy: Weaponising internet against Indian M'sians

COMMENT | Digital Malay supremacy: Weaponising internet against Indian M'sians

Accounts rely heavily on discursive spaces, bullying dissenting voices into submission or retreat.
COMMENT | Rise of podcasting and its threat to critical discourse

COMMENT | Rise of podcasting and its threat to critical discourse

Media literacy surrounding podcasts must be instilled in people.
COMMENT | Can local council elections destigmatise 'election goodies'?

COMMENT | Can local council elections destigmatise 'election goodies'?

More frequent elections will keep govt on its toes.
COMMENT | Stop gatekeeping academia

COMMENT | Stop gatekeeping academia

It's incredibly competitive now and is facing a crisis.
COMMENT | Saving Malaysia through social media mobilisation

COMMENT | Saving Malaysia through social media mobilisation

Social media host to criticisms over govt flood rescue inefficiencies.

COMMENT | Celebrate Merdeka without normalising racism

COMMENT | Celebrate Merdeka without normalising racism

Highlighting racist stereotypes through direct usage normalises their usage.

COMMENT | Holding power to account on custodial deaths

COMMENT | Holding power to account on custodial deaths

Once again, we desperately need the Independent Police Complaints of Misconduct Commission.

LETTER | The unfolding Malaysian vaccine anxiety

LETTER | The unfolding Malaysian vaccine anxiety

I see vaccine anxiety coming in two stages, often at varying stages of a country’s vaccine rollout.
COMMENT | The right to cyberbully?

COMMENT | The right to cyberbully?

We need to start training Malaysians on how to behave in online spaces.

COMMENT | In defence of political satire

COMMENT | In defence of political satire

It needs to be recognised as a valid form of commentary and political communication.

COMMENT | Does public need to know? Media's role in reporting pandemic

COMMENT | Does public need to know? Media's role in reporting pandemic

Without enough reliable media, people seek information from less reputable sources.

COMMENT | Fight against fake news starts with empowerment, not threats

COMMENT | Fight against fake news starts with empowerment, not threats

The government needs to focus its efforts on developing critical thinking and deliberation among Malaysians.