Commentary
By POH SI TENG
Published in theCICAK. An edited version of this article also appeared in The Star (Malaysia). Notice what they gutted.
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 like pulling [...]
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Fight for free speech in Malaysia
Posted in Articles on Malaysia, Articles on journalism, The Star (Malaysia) on July 22, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Snipper happy censorship board
Posted in Articles on Malaysia, The Star (Malaysia) on July 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
By POH SI TENG
Published in The Star and theCICAK – Malaysia
June 5, 2005
Malaysian filmmakers at the San Francisco International Film Festival took a swipe at the Malaysian Censorship Board’s snipper-happy attitude and inconsistent policies.
“Censorship in Malaysia is really arbitrary. They don’t have guidelines,” said budding Malaysian independent filmmaker Woo Ming Jin. “It’s totally, totally moronic.”
If [...]
Malaysian films spark excitement abroad
Posted in Articles on Malaysia, The Star (Malaysia) on July 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
By POH SI TENG
The Star – Malaysia
June 5, 2005
For a $12 movie ticket, San Franciscans got to see the real Malaysia.
Movie lovers with an appetite for foreign films were transported to serene rubber estates, romantic pre-war shophouses in Ipoh, and wood-planked shacks in an obscure rainforest. Audiences also had a taste of 15th century Melaka, [...]
