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December 2021

Nostalgic Tamil Song 101: The Painful Sad Poongatru Thirumbuma by Ilaiyaraaja 1985

Tamil Muthal Mariyathai Bharathiraja Sivaji Ganesan Radha Ilaiyaraaja

The 1985 Tamil movie, Muthal Mariyathai (which means the First Respect) was my late uncle’s favourite movie and he would be watching it at least once a day if he had time to watch the TV.

Well, it became one of my favourite Tamil movies as well. After all, in the hands of the great director, Bharathiraja and the acting prowess of the Nadigar Thilagam, Sivaji Ganesan, Muthal Mariyathai is indeed a great movie. Image source: The Hindu

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Religion 101: Ancient Story Of Ramayana & Powerful Influence in ASEAN Countries

election wayang kulit shadow play art kelantan ramayana

It is said that the events mentioned in Ramayana are about 7,000 years old and with the spread of Hinduism and Buddhism from India saw the story of Ramayana retold in many cultures including the Malays who used it as a core story in shadow plays (wayang kulit) until the short-sighted PAS politicians decided that it is unIslamic and banned the story-telling. Image source: Wikipedia

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Crime 101: Court Of Appeal & Najib’s Case – Failure of Check & Balance System

DAP Najib 1MDB Mahathir Crime Law Bullshit

When the story first broke out that an Arab royalty from the Middle East had donated some USD700 million (RM2.6 billion ringgit) into Najib’s personal account, we all knew that it was too good to be true. Dr M called it “bullshit”. And in recent Court of Appeal’s ruling, the judges came to the same conclusion that it was nothing but a concoction. Poster source: Suara Rakyat

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