TAKING MULTICULTURAL HERITAGE TO THE NEXT LEVEL

AS CULTURAL DIVERSITY dominates the focus of international attention, we are proud to note that Malaysia has long championed multiculturalism as our national identity and rhapsodised about our racial harmony in endless public and commercial campaigns led by “Malaysia, Truly Asia.”

Despite our long history that predates Independence, not only has each ethnic group been able to preserve its distinctive customs, traditions and faiths, we have also developed a taste for one another’s culture and values, as evidenced by our speech, cuisines, festive celebrations, interracial marriages, cinema and television audience demographics, etc.

In celebration of Merdeka, we dedicate our August issue to a modern generation of Malaysians who have each embraced multiculturalism to stellar heights by mastering an artistic tradition of another local ethnic group, once and for all bridging the gap between heritage and modernity, and our cultural differences.

At the same time, we are also proud to have lawyerturned-award-winning-writer Tan Twan Eng front our cover. With two acclaimed historical fictions and a film adaptation depicting the lingering trauma and personal conflicts resulted from war, Twan Eng has inspired us to rise above our differences and see both sides, and make peace with the past.

Last but not least, despite a delay caused by the MCO, we are proud to present you with the fifth edition of A-Listers, this year in partnership with Belif, Chivas and Toyota. Find out more about them in our August issue and stay tuned for more on The A-List 2020 journey.

Enjoy,