SEED & Legal Dignity • 27th September 2025

Affirming identities: shedding light on conversion practices in Malaysia

A pilot study on "identity conversion practices” in Malaysia – efforts aimed at reshaping individuals’ sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, or ethnicity, underexplored in Malaysia's public policy.

The Centre • 11th July 2025

Nobody Spared: Covid-19, MCO and Mental-Wellbeing | The Centre

I investigated how Malaysians bore the brunt of Covid-19 and its mental and emotional effects during the nationwide lockdown.

The Culture Review Mag • 26th June 2025

The best of Catherine Deneuve’s mid-career movies onwards to watch

André Téchiné, who has directed Deneuve in a number of films, says, “There’s something double or triple about her. I get the impression that she still has a lot left in her. We haven’t yet seen the end of all the magic she can provide, and all of the transformations she can offer the filmmaker.”

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) • 12th December 2024

Malaysia Women & Girls Forum 2024: Women and Nation-building

MWGF is an annual event that brings
together multiple stakeholders involved in
the social and economic advancement of
women and girls in Malaysia. The Forum
is executed by its own secretariat
(appointed by UNFPA on behalf of the UN
Gender Results Group).

Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) • 15th April 2024

ABU News - first quarter 2024

ABU News is a quarterly magazine by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU)

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) • 21st February 2024

SRH Investment for Human Capital in Malaysia

An Abridged Report of Enhancing Human Capital through Sexual and Reproductive Health Investments and Family Support Policies in Malaysia

Climate Action Network Southeast Asia (CANSEA) • 21st February 2024

How did COP28 fare? Southeast Asian civil society organisations share their thoughts

CANSEA recently interviewed several civil society organisations (CSOs) from the region on their views about COP28.

Climate Action Network Southeast Asia (CANSEA) • 21st February 2024

Israel’s bombardment of Gaza has now become a climate crisis. We call for a ceasefire now.

Beyond the immediate human suffering, Israel’s assault on Gaza is now
extending its reach to the very land and environment that sustains life.

Ova • 26th April 2023

Health Care Professionals’ Bad Bedside Manners Made Abortion Horrible, Degrading: Young Malaysian Woman

Sharlini had to contend with a snarky nurse-receptionist and a doctor who chuckled when she said she wanted an abortion.

(Article produced in collaboration with the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives).

Ova • 21st March 2023

Why Are Unmarried Women Having Difficulty Accessing Contraceptives When MOH Has No Policy Against It?

A klinik kesihatan doctor says it is in their KPIs to increase the registration of unmarried women between the ages of 15 to 49 who are able to conceive to come to their pre-pregnancy clinic (PPC) to get contraceptives.

(Article produced in collaboration with the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives).

Muslim World Today • 22nd February 2019

Uighurs are Persecuted in Mass Numbers in China. These are Their Stories and Some Information on How You Can Help

China has a history-long hostility towards the Uighurs, making daily life a terrifying ordeal for this Muslim community.

Muslim World Today • 29th January 2019

7 Questions with Nigerian Poet and Musician Kafayat Quadri

The multi-faceted and dynamic singer Kafayat Quadri talks music, love and spirituality - and how all of these are interconnected.

Muslim World Today • 28th September 2018

This Young Woman from Siberia Teaches Ballet to Refugee Girls for Free

Every Saturday in Kuala Lumpur, teen Amira Chulkova teaches ballet to refugee girls. She charges nothing and counts it a labour of love.

Muslim World Today • 7th August 2018

Art and Music Can Influence the World: In Conversation with Kamancheh Master Kayhan Kalhor Ahead of His Performance in Malaysia

Internationally-acclaimed kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor gave Muslim World Today a special interview ahead of his Malaysia performance in 2018.

Muslim World Today • 27th May 2018

Neuro-atypical Muslims Speak: What Ramadhan is Like for People with Debilitating Medical Conditions

How some Muslims living with disabilities navigate the fasting month.

Muslim World Today • 8th January 2018

Their Music is Fun and Light-hearted, but Never Trivial: a Profile of the Punk Band Shh ... Diam!

Shh … Diam! tackles the big issues in their music without taking themselves too seriously.

The Malaysian Insider • 19th April 2011

Malaysians’ Chicken Habits Change as Poultry Prices Jump

I wrote this back in April 2011 when floods in Johor and the long Chinese New Year weekend had caused livestock prices to shoot up to “the highest price in record history” of RM5.80.

Goreng (The Malaysian Insider) • 25th January 2011

One Mouth at a Time … Reaching Out with Love

I followed two soup kitchens feed the urban poor in Kuala Lumpur.

Goreng (The Malaysian Insider) • 18th January 2011

A Generous Life

I spoke to Munirah Hamid who established the very successful Pertiwi Soup Kitchen, which feeds Kuala Lumpur's poor.