As Sarawak battles a hazardous air pollution crisis and school closures, a bitter irony hangs heavy in the air: while Indonesian open-burning practices drive the regional haze, many of the back-alley agricultural operations are propelled by Malaysian capital and corporations. Driven by a systemic *tidak apa* (never mind) and *whateverlah* attitude, we decry the smoke while exporting the very corporate recklessness that fuels it, exposing a deep hypocritical streak in our regional civic discipline.
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Happy Mother’s Day
Once a year like so many other celebrations, there comes a day that we all celebrate. It does not really matter what race, religion or creed that you belong to, this is a celebration that no one can or will protest. A day to celebrate mothers. While we do not object to the idea of…