Category Archives: The Cause

The untold story of the Teoh Beng Hock case – Final Part

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Tricia

First published on The Malaysian Insight here, on Tuesday 18 July 2017. THE taxi feels like it is about to fall apart, as Beng Hock’s father takes me for a spin around the neighbourhood in the car that has been … Continue reading →

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The untold story of the Teoh Beng Hock case – Part 2

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Tricia

First published on The Malaysian Insight here, on Monday 17 July 2017. THE air was thick with the smell of incense, grey smoke rising against the green, hilly backdrop of the Nirvana Memorial Park in Semenyih. It was a particularly … Continue reading →

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The untold story of the Teoh Beng Hock case – Part 1

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Tricia

First published on The Malaysian Insight here on Sunday, 16 July 2017. “WHAT would you say to Beng Hock if he was alive today?” Up till this question, Soh Cher Wei, the wife of Teoh Beng Hock, had maintained a … Continue reading →

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We are the voice

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Tricia

We are the voice of many, Tall and small, oppressed and free, We sing the chorus of tiny hope, But roaring strong collectively. We slump through our days in stupor, We walk in a daze as if drugged, But at … Continue reading →

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Plane Feelings

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Tricia

Dark clouds like baby ghosts Peek their heads above The sky’s horizon in the distance. Rich with colour, Deep orange, green and blue, Something in me aches and collapses. Shiver in the cold, Electric feelings of old, I never saw … Continue reading →

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Game Over

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Tricia

That bitter knot in my mouth, Is the taste of hope dissolving With each passing day. What purpose is there? The country’s fools Take it all for a game of play. Please drown my despair, I gasp for air, What … Continue reading →

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Resplendent Women

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Tricia

Sometimes we need a woman Whose strength surpasses time, Whose steely core and spirit Can outshine any crime. This woman now bears the burden Of standing for what is right, Her source of hope is from elsewhere, She chooses to fight the … Continue reading →

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I live in a cell

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Tricia

I live in a cell, There is no day or night, The floor is hard and cold, I fear I am getting old. I live in a cell, My bones feel chill and pain, My body is stiff and weary, … Continue reading →

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A sea of yellow flowers

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Tricia

In the quiet night We ask ourselves Why fight the system strong? It’s big and bold and towers tall It’s been this way all along. We light our candles, Wave them high, Try to give hope in the dark, It’s … Continue reading →

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Remembering the Tunku

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Tricia

First published in theSun here, on 12 February 2015. “IT was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was … Continue reading →

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