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Young Malaysians, here are ten steps to become better citizens

Art by CHUAN ZUI
By KEITH LEONG
I am aware that I, like many of the writers for theCICAK have issued manifestos and carpe diem calls for the youth of Malaysia to be more socially aware and conscious. It is eternally in vogue for people of our age to write such articles, we will not be the […]

Malaysian students in the UK making their voices heard

CEKU was founded by a bunch of Malaysian students studying in the UK wanting to make voices heard. CEKU will not only serve as a platform for issues to be discussed, but at the same time the CEKU team will be covering all sorts of events and talks that take place in the UK.
As […]

Malaysian anthem rap remix: Negarakuku

EDITOR’S NOTE: theCICAK is closing the discussion for this post. We feel that we have been fair in capturing a sampling of opinions from our audience.
While some comments have been constructive to the debate about Namewee’s controversial song, the tone of the discussion has degenerated to irresponsible statements from both supporters and opponents.
In any case, […]

Malaysian embassies clueless about voter registration

Art by CHUAN ZUI
By TAN CHIA HUEI
I’m guilty of procrastinating. Like the time I had to renew my MyKad, along with hundreds of other Malaysians lining the JPJ block twice over. And now I join the ranks of 4.9 million Malaysians who have not registered to vote.
But when you turn 21 and you’re only […]

Malay and proud of it

The creator of Enjet-Enjet Semut, a Singaporean graphic designer who goes by the pseudonym Evil Bunny, grants theCICAK this exclusive. Check out his website, Happeepill.com.
1. How did you come up with Enjet-Enjet Semut?

Fight for free speech in Malaysia

Poh Si Teng, dressed in her graduation robe, walks by the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Photo by JUSTIN MOTT
By POH SI TENG
Now that you’ve graduated, are you going home? Will you do journalism in Malaysia?
These two questions crept up several times during graduation week in May. And every time someone asked, I felt […]

theCICAK on American public radio!

Kathy Corcoran, former San Jose Mercury News staff writer, produced a story about theCICAK for KQED, a San Francisco public radio station. It was aired on World Press Day, May 3 on Pacific Time, a weekly magazine that focuses on Asian issues in the United States and abroad. Corcoran spoke to Poh Si Teng, the […]

AUDIO INTERVIEW: Malaysian Virginia Tech student says Harian Metro fabricated facts in story

By POH SI TENG
The world was horrified when news organizations reported the murderous rampage at Virginia Tech in the United States. The incident took place on Monday, 16 April.
The lone gunman, Cho Seung-Hui, shot and killed 32 students and faculty members with two handguns. Cho later turned the gun on […]

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