Once We Were There Bernice Chauly (2017) Yes, we were there. A time of hope and desire to tell the world that we have arrived. We wanted the world to know where Malaysia was located on a map. For the first time, they realised that there was not a void between the land of the pagodas, Thailand and the little chewing gum free city of Singapore. They have heard of the loud mouth premier who walked the talk. We had the Twin Towers and the Commonwealth Games to showcase. It was 1998. Then this happened. A country which advertised itself as a moderate Islamic country with conservative views had people talking openly about nocturnal activities that happened behind closed doors. Unexpectedly, its Deputy PM was arrested like a common criminal and dragged to its kangaroo courts racoon-eyed. Suddenly it was alright for the leaders to discuss sex openly and for its dailies to describe in graphic details about homosexuality and sodomy. Against the familiar landmarks around KL and a d...
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