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Stop the oppression: The Orang Asli are people too!

By YONG YEN NIE
Someone once said that it doesn’t matter who arrived in this land first; what matters is who controls the land thereafter. Today, the Native Indians hold little claim to the land called “America.â€? The Aborigines are known to be relatively under-represented in the Australian parliament compared to the other races in the […]

COMMENT OF THE WEEK: It’s up to the “wronged” minority to tell the majority about grievances

Want to know what people are saying about the issues? In an effort to further promote discussion among our readers, theCICAK is going to highlight a thought-provoking comment every week - the best of the responses we’ve gotten for past articles in the previous week. And we want you to argue with their main points […]

Flood Johor with your aid

As you may be aware, Johor has been ravaged by a series of floods brought on by extreme weather conditions. A second wave has since struck the southern West Malaysia state leaving many homeless, hurt and in danger of catching water-borne diseases.
It seems fitting that theCICAK officially closes its “Write It!” 2006 competition […]

Announcing the winner of “Write It!” 2006

Watch videos of the announcement on Saturday, 13 Jan. 2007, and the reaction of the winner…

WRITE IT 2006 (Honourable Mention): Spurring a revolution of the mind through reading

Our third and final Honourable Mention for theCICAK’s Write It! 2006 competition sees DAVID TNEH CHENG ENG lamenting the lack of interest in reading and writing among young Malaysians. He tells us what we’re missing out on by confining our reading to sticking our noses in our textbooks, and offers some practical suggestions for a […]

They Wrote It! Now you Vote It!

Bad rhymes aside, here’s a summary of the top five articles in the running for theCICAK’s Write It! 2006 competition’s Grand Prize and the People’s Choice Award.
The “Write It!” 2006 competition is now over, but do click HERE to see videos of our winner, Davina Goh! Thanks for your support!
Where have all the young […]

WRITE IT 2006 (Honourable Mention): Running the country, one step at a time

In the second article in our Honourable Mention category for Write It! 2006, MARC VAGHT looks at the important, yet oft-ignored civil duty we youth have to vote and be interested in how the country is run, and why and how we should get involved before the country goes to pot.

WRITE IT 2006 (Honourable Mention): Youth apathy bred by adults’ indifference

As a lead-in to the results of theCICAK’s Write It! 2006 competition, we will be publishing our three Honourable Mentions over the next week - the best and strongest of the articles which almost made it into our final shortlist.
Here’s the first in the series: an article by LIYANA YUSOF, who talks about why […]