‘Don’t Touch Me!’: Indonesia indie-pop stars Danilla, Marion Jola, Ramengvrl roar against misogyny, sexism
Felix Martua The Jakarta Post Wed, August 4, 2021 United triad: Indie pop/rock singer-songwriter Danilla (center), pop/R&B singer Marion Jola (right), and rapper Ramengvrl (left) teamed up for genre-bending […]
Former BBC journalist calls out Singapore Mediacorp for biased hiring practices, claims one of its editors had said “viewers did not like watching darker-skinned presenters”
Obbana Rajah THE INDEPENDENT SINGAPORE Thu, August 12, 2021 “I was astounded by how unapologetic he seemed when he made his comment about ‘darker skinned presenters'”, she wrote. Photo: Walter […]
Malaysian artiste Alena Murang wins two UK awards for music video celebrating Sarawakian culture
BY MELANIE CHALIL MALAY MAIL Mon, July 05, 2021 The sape tune is inspired by Alena’s ancestor who was a warrior. — Picture via Instagram PETALING JAYA – Sarawakian singer-songwriter […]
Singapore YouTuber Preetipls tells racists to ‘Buck it up’ in new rap song because ‘Shanmugam asked for our views’
Obbana Rajah THE INDEPENDENT SINGAPORE June 21, 2021 Racists! Buck it up! SINGAPORE – Coming back with another rap video to the same tune as the ‘F*ck It Up’ one […]
Hong Kong singer Karen Mok suffers backlash for wearing Dolce and Gabbana
Lydia Koh The Independent Singapore Mon, June 14, 2021 Anger against the Italian brand in China Karen Mok wore a D&G outfit that angered Chinese netizens. She removed photos of […]
Malaysia – Ramli Ibrahim puzzled at cancellation of talk on dance, race at varsity
Sean Augustin FREE MALAYSIA TODAY Sat, June 5, 2021 Ramli Ibrahim said he agreed to the talk as he wanted to expose Malay students to cultural inclusivity. (Facebook pic) PETALING […]
Former Cambodia refugee an industry pioneer for Khmer-language 3D animation
Raksmey Hong THE PHNOM PENH POST Tue, May 11, 2021 A screenshot of a Khmer folktale Rabbit Races Against the Army of Snails. SUPPLIED When he was living in a […]
SINGAPORE – Preetipls questions ShopBack’s Indian-inspired ad: “Why is the guy not Indian?”
She has raised this question befor Obbana Rajah THE INDEPENDENT SG Thu, April 8, 2021 Photo: YouTube screengrab SINGAPORE – Local YouTuber Preetipls has slammed a Shopback ad on TikTok […]
Singapore to Host First Major International Art Festivals since Pandemic
Jakarta Globe Tue March 16, 2021 JAKARTA – Singapore will stage international arts festivals involving over 60 shows and 300 performances starting mid-May, arguably the biggest festivals since the Covid-19 […]
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