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May.20.2009 - 11:07 am
A Question of Identity
This is an extract from my email reply to Xujun Eberlein's question regarding the issue of cultural identity raised by her reader: I read your Singaporean reader's letter with...
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Mar.26.2009 - 10:47 am
Democracy in Malaysia Further Jeopardized
Democracy and freedom of expression in Malaysia are further threatened following the suspension of two main opposition newspapers on Monday. Harakah, the official voice of the Pan...
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Mar.23.2009 - 5:00 am
A Few Notes on the Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival
At the Foreign Correspondents Club
I came back last Wednesday after a fruitful trip to Hong Kong for the Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival, at which I had four events.  The first I shared with Xujun...
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Mar.11.2009 - 3:04 pm
The Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival 2009
I am looking forward to my events at the Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival.  It is always interesting to meet and exchange ideas with writers from different countries...
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Comments from Chiew-Siah

May.21.2009 - 11:32 am
In response to: A Question of Identity
Political-oriented rather than fear-based
Dear Huntington,  Thank you for your comment. The situation in Malaysia, as in a few other Southeast Asian countries,...
Mar.23.2009 - 4:49 am
In response to: The Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival 2009
Good luck
My Cantonese is not that good but I can get round in Kuala Lumpur. Strangely, when I was in Hong Kong, I wasn't that...
Jan.18.2009 - 2:41 pm
In response to: My Little Fish Leaps
Much appreciated
Thank you, Ryoma. Most of my fellow Malaysian writers have been supportive, but there are doubts as of whether my work...
Jan.18.2009 - 4:33 am
In response to: My Little Fish Leaps
Thank you
Yes, Belle, I am getting medical care but have to limit the hours I spend on reading and writing, which are my passion...

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About Chiew-Siah

Chiew-Siah Tei is author of Little Hut of Leaping Fishes (Picador, 2008), which was long-listed for the Man Asian Literary Award.  Keen on experimenting with form and medium, Tei produces works that range across literature, film and theatre in both English...
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