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Beauty pageants, law activism go hand-in-hand for Kokila

Beauty pageants, law activism go hand-in-hand for Kokila

MALAYSIANSKINI | The first female Selangor Bar chairperson views both as a platform for her message of change.

Freed unexpectedly from death row, Lukman sets sights on religious studies

Freed unexpectedly from death row, Lukman sets sights on religious studies

MALAYSIANSKINI | He still believes drug laws regarding medical marijuana are unnecessarily harsh and need reform.

Standing up for their beliefs - 12 women you should know about

Standing up for their beliefs - 12 women you should know about

MALAYSIANSKINI | We look back at some of the many female activists who have shared their stories.
Glorene Das remembers the battered child who survived a coma

Glorene Das remembers the battered child who survived a coma

MALAYSIANSKINI | Tenaganita’s executive director tells us why she chooses to fight for the defenceless.

'Pendatang' Kian Tan uses ancient works to explore history, identity

'Pendatang' Kian Tan uses ancient works to explore history, identity

MALAYSIANSKINI | Caught between spiritual traditions and political boundaries, he turns to art for answers.

'No uterus, no vagina' - Wani Ardy's mission to normalise sexual health conversations

'No uterus, no vagina' - Wani Ardy's mission to normalise sexual health conversations

MALAYSIANSKINI | Learning to talk about a rare illness has helped a performer overcome her initial fears.

Ili Nadiah just can’t stay silent in the face of climate crisis

Ili Nadiah just can’t stay silent in the face of climate crisis

MALAYSIANSKINI | An environmental science student decided to take her cause out of the classroom and to the streets.

Best of Malaysianskini 2020

Best of Malaysianskini 2020

MALAYSIANSKINI | Let’s look back at eight of the very best of our personality features on Malaysians you should know.

How teacher Dinnie makes award-winning films in rural Sarawak

How teacher Dinnie makes award-winning films in rural Sarawak

MALAYSIANSKINI | By day, he teaches art and physical education. After class, film school begins.

Meet Jocelyn Yow – the California mayor who considers Alor Setar her hometown

Meet Jocelyn Yow – the California mayor who considers Alor Setar her hometown

MALAYSIANSKINI | We talk to the bright young political star who will be running the local govt in Eastvale, California.

Painting plants and the Orang Asli's fight - this is Nadhirah's story

Painting plants and the Orang Asli's fight - this is Nadhirah's story

MALAYSIANSKINI | 'It is already 2020, but the Orang Asli are still being oppressed, and their forests are being played up for politics.'

Space programme finalist Vanajah still reaching for the stars

Space programme finalist Vanajah still reaching for the stars

MALAYSIANSKINI | The one-time Angkasawan candidate now making her name in cutting-edge field in Swedish academia.

Fighting for justice is in her blood

Fighting for justice is in her blood

MALAYSIANSKINI | She's the daughter of committed political activists but Kasthuri Patto is determined to chart her own course.

Bake with dignity - Empowering adults with disabilities through baking

Bake with dignity - Empowering adults with disabilities through baking

MALAYSIANSKINI | A community provides members a safe haven while offering great food to the public.

The artist and the avocado tree

The artist and the avocado tree

MALAYSIANSKINI | Fleeing the suffocating big city for a fresh life a small town helped Sharon Chin discover new things about herself and her art.

Lemon Sky - the Malaysians behind Avengers and Starcraft

Lemon Sky - the Malaysians behind Avengers and Starcraft

MALAYSIANSKINI | A love of drawing led Wong Cheng Fei to head a studio working on world-famous titles.

The PJ girl who just penned Disney's next movie

The PJ girl who just penned Disney's next movie

MALAYSIANSKINI | Adele Lim has gone from columnist in The Star to co-writing next year’s Disney animated feature Raya and the Last Dragon.

Fighting the factories' fearsome fumes

Fighting the factories' fearsome fumes

MALAYSIANSKINI | Losing her sleep and facing death threats, Pua Lay Peng is not to be shaken for her goal of defending her hometown.

Keeping the Papia Kristang flag flying

Keeping the Papia Kristang flag flying

MALAYSIANSKINI | Philomena Edna Singho is determined to ensure her language thrives in an ever-changing world.

From humble beginnings to USM's first Orang Asli faculty dean

From humble beginnings to USM's first Orang Asli faculty dean

MALAYSIANSKINI | Prof Bahari Belaton never let other people’s stereotypes of what he should be hold him back in life.
Mariani Ramli's life mission to help gibbons sing again

Mariani Ramli's life mission to help gibbons sing again

MALAYSIANSKINI | This ex-ranger is determined to save the small apes threatened by illegal wildlife trade and deforestation.

Music of the streets

Music of the streets

MALAYSIANSKINI | Malaysian Buskers Club president Wady Hamdan has a vision – to safeguard and promote the revival of street music.

Overcoming stigma so she can 'speak' for the deaf

Overcoming stigma so she can 'speak' for the deaf

MALAYSIANSKINI | Goh Soo Leng once hid the fact that her parents were deaf, but now she is a proud advocate of the rights of the hearing-impaired.

Fighting for respect in the shadows of the frontlines

Fighting for respect in the shadows of the frontlines

MALAYSIANSKINI | Rita Santaran is a leader in the fight for better conditions for cleaners in government hospitals.