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ge13: the aftermath

Monday, May 6th, 2013

This post is a reprint of a post by Luke Phang that originally appeared at lukeyishandsome(dot)com.

Okay, so yesterday I was too tired and disappointed to write a proper GE-13 post but after seeing the different stories and opinions being shared around Facebook, I am tempted to write down how I feel too about this election. From what I've seen so far, the response to the news have been diverse, f (Read more...)

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democracy died a little today

Monday, May 6th, 2013

This post is a reprint of a post by Luke Phang that originally appeared at lukeyishandsome(dot)com.

Disbelief. Shock. Utter disappointment.

Those were the feelings that ran through me when the number of seats held by Barisan National finally shot up to 112, finally sealing the question of whether a new dawn will come to Malaysia. It didn't. The sky just got even darker. The fact that there wer (Read more...)

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Politics, policies and the political arena.

Monday, May 6th, 2013

This post is a reprint of a post by Kirsten Han that originally appeared at #spuddings.

“…we have taken the view that if you are a civic organisation, whether you are an organisation like AMP or whatever, if you want to get yourself involved politically, please get into the political arena and not hide behind a religious group, a tuition class, or a theatre troupe.”
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harry potter and ge-13

Saturday, May 4th, 2013

This post is a reprint of a post by Luke Phang that originally appeared at lukeyishandsome(dot)com.

"It was like any other new term back at Hogwarts. The first years waiting anxiously to be sorted out into their respective houses, the perfects keeping a watchful eye over the bustling students while the teachers chatting enthusiastically at the side. But deep down inside, X knew that no matter how (Read more...)

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the BN cybertroopers new hobby: creating fake facebook profiles

Sunday, April 28th, 2013

This post is a reprint of a post by Luke Phang that originally appeared at lukeyishandsome(dot)com.

The competition is heating up this coming general election in Malaysia, with both the opposition and government going all out to woo voters and even though I'm currently staying in Singapore, I can still feel the heat from all the photos, videos and articles being shared via the social media. One a (Read more...)

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why i might not be going back to vote

Thursday, April 18th, 2013

This post is a reprint of a post by Luke Phang that originally appeared at lukeyishandsome(dot)com.






To be honest, I was actually very excited about voting this time round, because it's my first and it's going to be one of the most hotly contested election in history but somehow that just didn't factor into me when I was choosing a date for my exams. To be honest, I would really wan (Read more...)

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malaysia, the land of the insecure people

Monday, April 1st, 2013

This post is a reprint of a post by Luke Phang that originally appeared at lukeyishandsome(dot)com.

Surprise surprise! It would seem that the largest church in Southeast Asia now is no longer in either Singapore or the Philipines or even Indonesia but rather in Malaysia, a small little country where the majority of the population are forced to embrace Islam since birth and not allowed to leave th (Read more...)

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psy: to come, or not to come

Tuesday, February 5th, 2013

This post is a reprint of a post by Luke Phang that originally appeared at lukeyishandsome(dot)com.

Just a few days ago I read about BN (Barisan Nasional), the ruling government in Malaysia but so happened to be the opposition party in the state of Penang, wanting to bring in Psy, whom we all know for his Gangnam Style, to the Chinese New Year celebration that is to be held in Penang.

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listen, listen, listen to what i write yo

Tuesday, January 15th, 2013

This post is a reprint of a post by Luke Phang that originally appeared at lukeyishandsome(dot)com.

I wanted to blog about the RO2 giveaway that I was going to have today, but after surfing Facebook for a while, I decided to leave that for a later day instead because everyone around me seems to be talking about this particular lady called Miss Sharifah Zohra Jabeen recently so I decided I would j (Read more...)

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Singapore’s political parties shooting themselves in the foot [UPDATED]

Sunday, January 13th, 2013

This post is a reprint of a post by Kirsten Han that originally appeared at #spuddings.

The following was first published on Asian Correspondent. An update has been added at the end.

As Nomination Day for the Punggol East SMC by-election nears, Singapore’s political parties are beginning to lose their marbles.

A number of political parties have indicated their intention to contest in (Read more...)

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