Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: Hikayat Raja Babi; new media and freedom
about 45 months ago (08/06/2020)
Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: Hikayat Raja Babi; new media and freedom | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Radar Varuth Hirunyatheb August 6, 2020 ArtsEquator’s Southeast Asia Radar features articles and posts about arts and culture in Southeast Asia, drawn from local and regional websites and publications – aggregated content from outside sources, so we are exposed to a multitude of voices in the region. In the weekly Southeast Asia Radar, we publish a round-up of content that have been scoured and sifted from a range of regional news websites, blogs and media platforms. Here is this week’s Southeast Asia Radar: Photo: @heidishamsuddin/Twitter This 200 Year-Old Malay Folklore That Was Almost Lost Is Now Retold In A Beautiful Picture Book The Rakyat Post, Malaysia Some of you may have heard of ‘Hikayat Raja Babi’, some of you may not – both are understandable as the tale itself is nearly 300 years old and somehow got lost in the shadows of more prominent Malay folklore such as ‘Puteri Gunung Ledang’ or the recently controversial ‘Dayang Senandong’.