Social Resistance in A Semi-Democracy
By Ang Ming Chee
May 2012 COVER STORY
Social mobilisation takes many forms, especially in a country that disdains it. But once it gets going, the government, however repressive, has no choice but to respond. This it does reluctantly and through parrying movements and acts of denial.On February 5 this year, more than 5,000 people flooded downtown Kuala Lumpur to participate in the Light up Jalan Sultan and Preserve Heritage event.Artisans and performers from various cultural and ethnic backgrounds jazzed up the evening with song, music and drama...
Ang Ming Chee
