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COMMENT | Address cultural shock from use of Allah with empathy, justice and wisdom A - COMMENT | We, the undersigned, urge all parties, including the federal government, to address the cultural shock stemming from the universal use of the word Allah with empathy, justice and wisdom to avoid unintended consequences. 1. Peninsular Malaysian Muslims anxiety over the use of the word Allah is caused by cultural shock due to the unique historical experience of West Malaysia, not because of theological differences between Islam and Christianity. 2. Peninsular Malaysia is unique amongst Muslim countries because Muslims use Bahasa Melayu/Malaysia while Christians (except Orang Asli) traditionally used English, Chinese, Tamil and Kristang. Because different languages were used, Muslims and Christians did not use the same word for the Almighty. ....
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KUCHING – As a child, she and her siblings would toil under the hot sun tending their parents’ black pepper plants. Today, Awaeang Kwasin, 44, has made it big as an entrepreneur dealing in black pepper through her company Syarikat Nang Ori. Besides owning and operating two pepper processing factories, she also exports the commodity and has ventured into producing downstream products as well. Advertisement This mother-of-five, whose father used to cultivate black pepper in Kampung Bratan – about 24 kilometres from here – said her interest in business began during her childhood when she used to assist her mother to sell vegetables from house-to-house and also at the Satok weekend market. ....
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Doing well: The ‘Upin & Ipin’ series has been recognised as a Malaysian success story in animation by many people. TODAY, I would like to pay tribute to the creators of Upin and Ipin and offer a small suggestion of how the cartoon series could assist in rebuilding this nation, a feat that educators, politicians and even civil society have attempted with little success so far. Why Upin and Ipin? Well, the answer is pretty shocking and it addresses a cornerstone of education that has isolated 40 ethnic groups from each other. The Upin & Ipin series has been acknowledged as a Malaysian success story in animation by many people. I would be the first to agree that it gets an A for engaging storytelling, an A for scriptwriting and another A for animation technology. ....