I became a ‘Lomo Amigo’! Does this mean I’m a hipster now?...
Oh God forgive me… I’ve turned into a bloody hipster!! Recently, Lomography Malaysia contacted me and offered to make me a Lomo Amigo. They sent me… all the way from Hong Kong… one of their latest...
View ArticleThe Fat Bidin Podcast (Ep 28) – Gimme shelter! National threat seeking asylum
The Fat Bidin Podcast (Ep 28) – Gimme shelter! National threat seeking asylum Zan and Aizyl compare political asylum seekers around the world… like Alvin Tan and Edward Snowden. Who’s a bigger threat...
View ArticleThe Rohingya: After 30 years, we need to be more human
Malaysia, let’s be more human By Zan Azlee The fact of the matter is that a majority of Malaysians have a lackadaisical attitude when it comes to people of different ethnicities. This is particular so...
View ArticleKudos Malaysia for first step in addressing Rohingya crisis
Kudos Malaysia for first step in addressing Rohingya crisis By Zan Azlee Now Malaysia has decided that they we will take the Rohingya and Bangladeshis stranded at sea in for refuge and assistance. So...
View ArticleNo Rohingya in this village
No Rohingya in this village By Zan Azlee The whole world is looking at Malaysia and the Southeast Asian region due to the recent Rohingya humanitarian crisis where more than a thousand Rohingya...
View ArticleLess apathy and more empathy for fellow human beings
Less apathy and more empathy for fellow human beings By Zan Azlee If all this while Malaysians have always been apathetic to the plight of people different than them, then what has happened in Wang...
View ArticleWhen politicians put their feet in their mouths
When politicians put their feet in their mouths By Zan Azlee I remember reading the book ‘Malaysian politicians say the darndest things’ by writer and filmmaker Amir Muhammad in 2007 and couldn’t help...
View ArticleThe world needs free and open borders
The world needs free and open borders By Zan Azlee I recently got a call from a consultant company that helps people get Green Cards (or Permanent Residencies) to live and work in the United States of...
View ArticleOpen migration should be a basic human right
Open migration should be a basic human right By Zan Azlee ABOUT a month ago, I wrote a piece on how I feel that the world needs to have free and open borders as migration should the fundamental of...
View ArticleThe Fat Bidin Film Club (Ep 76) – Bodies for Sale
First hand accounts of Rohingya human traffickers and survivors in Mahi Ramakrishnan's documentary.
View ArticleHow serious is Malaysia about helping the Rohingya?
Malaysia has never really taken any official stand for the Rohingya or against the Burmese government, despite it being such a big problem that affects the country and the region.
View ArticleMalaysians will protest Rohingyan plight with rage, then they forget
The point is the fact that so many Malaysians only pay attention to social issues when it is popular and trendy. Then they forget.
View ArticleWhat has happened to Malaysia’s support for the Rohingya?
It was just last year when the Malaysian government showed their support for the Rohingya.
View ArticleMalaysia should ink Refugee Convention to help Rohingya
How about just taking the simple step of signing the 1951 Refugee Convention and accept refugees into the country and treat them well?
View ArticleBegging the world to help the Rohingya
After my two-week stay, I leave, but they will still be there. They will still have nothing more to do everyday except wait for the day to end by roaming around the camp.
View ArticleDoes it take a humanitarian crisis to bring people together?
With cases of the Malays and Muslims oppressing the non-Malays and non-Muslims, it is a wonder that there still is love for Muslims in Malaysia.
View ArticleCan we really save the world? Really? We talk on BFM 89.9
We talk about saving the world, cyborgism and sex!
View ArticleWe are just as barbaric as Trump
Malaysians are so shocked at all that is happening in the US that they forget that situations like these have been happening in their own backyard for decades.
View ArticleWE ARE ANIMALS film screening and photo exhibition at the Cooler Lumpur Festival
My latest documentary film WE ARE ANIMALS will be screening at the 2018 Cooler Lumpur Festival this Friday!
View Article‘We Are Animals’ Humanizes the Dehumanized in Kutupalong
We Are Animals is shot in a visceral and raw style with little narration from Zan himself which allows the visuals and the community within the camp to speak for themselves.
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