Politics – Zellkrism

More women in politics ≠ less corruption/more empowered women (rakyat)

Politics January 6, 2021

The discourse surrounding women’s political participation in Malaysia has been on the rise lately ranging from NGOs spearheading initiatives for half of the parliamentary seats to be filled by women to calls for more women candidates to run for elections.…Read more

PAS in Sabah state administration

Politics October 11, 2020

GRS has come under fire after the appointment of a PAS member into the state legislative assembly on 8th of October 2020, after denying speculations of its inclusion. Many Sabahans, especially the KDMs that have voted for GRS, felt betrayed.…Read more

Sabah 16th State Election : Thoughts

Politics September 27, 2020

On 31st July 2020, the Sabah state assembly has been dissolved. On 26th September 2020, Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (PN + BN + PBS) emerged as the winner with a slight majority of 38 seats. Warisan Plus (Warisan + DAP +…Read more

Permasalahan wacana yang berfokuskan jantina berhubung dengan siapa yang seharusnya menjadi ketua kerajaan dan menjadi punca kejayaan sesebuah negara

Politics, Women April 13, 2020

Beberapa ketika yang lalu, saya menonton sebuah video Youtube oleh ML Studios yang bertajuk ‘Can a Woman be the PM of Malaysia?’ (Bolehkah Wanita Menjadi PM Malaysia?)’. Video tersebut bermanfaat kerana ia menerangkan kesahihannya daripada aspek Perlembagaan Malaysia. Namun, jawapan…Read more

The problem with gender-focused discourse on who should be the head of government and the cause for the country’s success

Politics, Women April 13, 2020

A while ago, I was watching a Youtube video by ML Studios titled ‘Can a Woman be the PM of Malaysia?’. While the video was informative as it explained the legality of it from the aspect of Malaysian Constitution, the…Read more

Daulat (first Malaysian political thriller) analysis and review spoiler alert

Movie, Politics April 6, 2020

There were so many instances in this movie where they were quite parallel to Malaysia’s current political landscape. Using race and religion to appeal to the majority in the rural areas, corruption by one of the previous prime ministers, in-fighting…Read more

The Platform (2019 Spanish dystopian movie) spoiler alert

Movie, Politics March 26, 2020

The platform is a metaphor for the system that we are in. Every scene could be in analysed within the perspective of economics, political, or social system. As for economic system, this movie as a criticism of capitalism and how…Read more

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