Meera Badmanaban

Now, with freedom in our hands, where do we go from here?

LETTER | By condemning Jews, the world may have a distorted view of Malaysia.

LETTER | Where is our pride and dignity, our compassion and empathy for our motherland?

LETTER | A poem in protest against child marriage in Malaysia.

LETTER | A poem dedicated to Rosie and her Birkin bags. 

LETTER | Did you think we would be quiet forever; That you could manipulate us whenever?

As an Indian Hindu, I wish I could have Bumiputera status too.

A poem in protest against incessant water cuts as a result of repeated contamination/pollution/poisoning in the Semenyih River.

I was born in Penang, in a corner of old George Town,
My body ebony black, or perhaps beautifully brown,
The nurses were confused, they peered at my mother,
She smiled mysteriously and pointed at my brother.

The thing is this. When I go to see a Rajinikanth movie, it is not just a movie experience that I get. It is far more than that, because watching a Rajini movie is like taking a walk down Memory Lane. Like flicking through old family albums and remembering the good times.

(A poem on the recent desecration of the Mathuraveerar and Muneeswarar Temples in Penang.)

In 2003, the then-prime minister of Britain, Tony Blair, led his country in a US-led invasion of Iraq, with devastating long-term consequences. The war and post war occupation of Iraq stretched out for many years, leading to catastrophic loss of lives and leaving Iraq, in the eyes of many, worse off than before the invasion.

July 1, 2016 has been declared by some quarters as ‘Saree Day’ and many Malaysian women, including myself, have been inundated with requests and demands to wear the garment in protest against the recent prohibition of wearing sarees at a government Aidilfitri function to be held tomorrow in Ipoh, Perak.

COMMENT | From a legal standpoint, the Brexit vote has actually no binding force.

COMMENT | The truth is that there are many more Richard Huckles out there.

The recent tabling of PAS’s controversial Private Member’s Bill last Thursday came as a shock to many. To go back briefly in time, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang attempted to table his Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Amendment Bill in the Dewan Rakyat twice last year. This year the attempt resurfaced; and it was a surprise to many that BN supported it. Thankfully, he failed.

(upon the incident of his unilateral conversion from Hindu to Muslim)