It’s time we got to know you, East Malaysia

By Cynthia Hoo

April 2014 COVER STORY
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Our Borneo brethren can teach us a thing or two about living in diversity, while we can certainly give them the attention they deserve.Malaysia Day has not been celebrated with much gusto in Malaysia for many years now, and it was no different last September 16. The festivities were perfunctory… but there was one pretty special exhibition in KL.In exploring what it meant to be Malaysian, the fortnight-long exhibition in a shopping mall was refreshingly candid. One particularly thoughtful installation...

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Cynthia Hoo

is a journalist who's trying to learn more about the small corners of Malaysia and its people.

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