In this poem, Cecil Rajendra takes to task a certain race-based party for labelling others as racists. It should take a long hard look at itself in the mirror. Continue reading »
May 102013
Cecil Rajendra
Apr 172013
Cecil Rajendra was inspired to write this poem after some politicians protested that the ten minutes allocated to make party political broadcasts over TV is not enough time. Continue reading »
Apr 162013
Cecil Rajendra penned this poem after a High Court ruled that by virtue of Section 9A of the Election Act 1958, it cannot review, quash or set aside any electoral roll – no matter how flawed – once it has been gazetted. Continue reading »
Feb 032013
Penang has in Ismail Hashim and Ooi Cheng Ghee two black-and-white photographers par excellence, writes Cecil Rajendra. Continue reading »
Jan 272013
Cecil Rajendra came up with this little poem to warn parents to keep a sharp eye on their children. Continue reading »
Sep 042011
A poem dedicated to Ambiga Sreenevasan by Cecil Rajendra. Continue reading »
Sep 292007
After so many years of Independence, has it come to this? That’s the question Cecil Rajendra asks, in this special poem to mark 50 years of Merdeka. What has gone wrong?
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Jun 202006
In 1974 a group of people concerned with human rights set up The Human Rights Organisation of Malaysia under the chairmanship of national poet Usman Awang. The pro-tem committee included such luminaries as Boestamam, V David, Kassim Ahmad, Azmi Khalid, lawyer Gamany, and Professor Rohanna Ariffin. The application for registration, however, was summarily rejected by the government, recalls Cecil Rajendra.
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