Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Sep 10, 2008	Writers for Women’s Rights 2008 - Applications Open
Thanks Dina: Are you a young woman between the ages of 18 to 32? Are you interested in what’s happening around you? Do you have a passion for writing? Do you want your voice heard in the mass media? Have you been thinking of getting involved in activism but not sure where to start? ...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Sep 10, 2008	Be at the 2008 Global Youth Forum in Armenia - here’s how
My sister alerted me to ASTRO’s competition to send a young Malaysian to the 2008 Global Youth Forum : We are banking on you, the country’s youth population, to generate fresh and innovative ideas to win a berth at this year’s United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Aug 19, 2008	National Service = Racial Segregation
Ethan’s experiences at his National Service term strongly reveals just how racist the system really is - and how it’s institutionalised: We were asked several times to line up according to race (Malays here, Chinese here, Indians here, Dan Lain-Lain here) in order to...... [view]

Posted By:  maseral Posted On:  Aug 15, 2008	468. Maris
Maris - Bangi, Malaysia ... [view]

Posted By:  maseral Posted On:  Jul 31, 2008	456. Pulau Redang
Shuu - Bukit Raja, Malaysia ... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Jul 22, 2008	Rites of Passage
We don’t really have all that many rites of passages in Malaysia. Each religion and culture has their own rites, sure. But there aren’t really that many that apply to the whole country. Take graduations, for example. In many countries (particularly Western ones) high school...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Jul 15, 2008	Brightest Young Minds - Malaysia?
I just came back from 5 days of the Brightest Young Minds summit in Sydney. The general idea of the summit is to get motivated and passionate young people together to learn about creating initiatives, while also developing actual workable projects to be pitched to potential sponsors. ...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Jul 2, 2008	SOLS 24/7 - Education & Support for the Marginalized
The SOLS (Science of Life) 24/7 organization, founded by the family of young Malaysian social entrepreneur Raj Ridhvan Singh (recently shortlisted as one of KLue’s Blue Chillies ) builds boarding schools across Cambodia, Timor Leste, and Malaysia for marginalized young people. In...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Jul 1, 2008	Indie Youth Fest - Celebrating youth creativity
There’s a vibrant indie creative scene amongst Malaysian youths; however, it doesn’t often get much respect due to the conservative media and politicians’ insistence of painting indie youth culture as frivolous, dangerous, or rebellious. The Indie Youth Fest ,...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Jun 16, 2008	An open letter to my ex-primary school
I wrote a longer, more detailed version of this letter on my personal journal mainly as a form of catharsis - letting go of my anger and sorrow. Many of my friends were personally touched by the letter and asked me to publish it publicly to make Malaysians aware of the very real effects of...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Jun 13, 2008	Question about starting schools in Malaysia
What rules and laws govern the formation of schools in Malaysia? Do those same laws affect private schools? For instance, if you set up a private school, are you required by law to administer the KBSM/KBSR curriculum? Do your students have to take UPSR/PMR/SPM/STPM? What if you wanted to...... [view]