Community & People | Kiran Kreer https://imkiran.com/stories/voices/ Sun, 03 May 2026 14:33:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://imkiran.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cropped-kirankreerlogo-favicon-32x32.png Community & People | Kiran Kreer https://imkiran.com/stories/voices/ 32 32 Rice Paddies & Roaring Engines | Speedway Bukit Lembu https://imkiran.com/rice-paddies-roaring-engines-speedway-bukit-lembu-langkawi/ Sat, 19 Jul 2025 08:32:17 +0000 https://imkiran.com/?p=14038 The emerald paddy fields of Langkawi, usually whispering tales of gentle harvests, held a different kind of energy this time. I’d heard whispers of Speedway Bukit Lembu, a motorcycle race unlike any other, and curiosity, as always, pulled me in. What I experienced was an exciting, dust and mud filled immersion into a world where […]

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]]> Free Health Clinic For Refugees in Langkawi https://imkiran.com/free-health-clinic-for-refugees-in-langkawi/ Sat, 15 Jul 2023 13:51:49 +0000 https://imkiran.com/?p=10393 Have you been to a free health clinic? Most of us living in Malaysia received public education and medical care, it’s just something we always had, we have free and affordable access to schools, universities, clinics and hospitals. When the kids are sick, when a mother needs a check up, when a women is pregnant […]

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]]> A Prayer With Rohingya Children in Langkawi https://imkiran.com/a-prayer-with-rohingya-in-langkawi/ Thu, 08 Dec 2022 07:06:26 +0000 https://imkiran.com/?p=10026 A prayer can mean a lot within the lessons of life, it either brings a community together or teaches us a sense of self discipline. It’s also another form of meditation, being self aware and present with our current space. I asked the religious teacher if the children understood what they were reciting, or were […]

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]]> Photo Series Of The Langkawi Surf Festival 2022 https://imkiran.com/photo-series-of-the-langkawi-surf-festival-2022/ Wed, 07 Sep 2022 05:12:34 +0000 https://imkiran.com/?p=12893 The photo series of the first surfing event on the island, the Langkawi Surf Festival, which was on the 18th to 21st August 2022. It was a tough few days for photographers as the weather and waves wasn’t on our side, but we made it thought, capturing as we flow with the surfers and amazing […]

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]]> A Little African Village in Senegal, Karang Post https://imkiran.com/a-little-african-village-in-senegal-karang-post/ Fri, 20 Sep 2019 10:58:56 +0000 https://www.imkiran.com/?p=9425   She was the first to walk towards me when I put up the black thin cloth, on the concrete wall, right outside my room. “What is this?” So many ideas ran across my mind, just with those simple words. I could say, it’s an idea I’m working on, or I could tell her it’s […]

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]]> A Beautiful Native Neighbour in Senegal https://imkiran.com/a-beautiful-native-neighbour-in-senegal/ Tue, 03 Sep 2019 11:04:19 +0000 https://www.imkiran.com/?p=9429 I’ve always heard her voice from a distance but never seen her before. It was my second week in Senegal, a village close to the borders. She was on the other side of the wall in between our rural homes. The week had passed, then one windy morning, as I was just waking up, she […]

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]]> Being The Black Sheep Of The Family https://imkiran.com/being-the-black-sheep-of-the-family/ Mon, 07 May 2018 11:48:22 +0000 https://www.imkiran.com/?p=9443   This boy could have been an inventor, a singer, a writer, a creator or a wanderer. But his parents choose this path for him first. Here boys come in a new reality and world, where they are groomed and trained to become something that would keep the tradition alive. Traditions passed on through generations, […]

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]]> The Shocking Truth of Malaysian Tribes, Temiar and Jakun https://imkiran.com/shocking-truth-malaysian-tribes-temiar-jakun/ Fri, 10 Feb 2017 12:44:21 +0000 http://www.imkiran.com/?p=7292   A conversation that shocked my friends here in Europe. “How are the tribes in Malaysia? Can we visit them?” I said.. “Err…No.” “What? But we did, we went to a tribe tourist village.” “Those are showcase villages just for tourist like you.” “What do you mean?” “Let me explain..” “Tribes in Malaysia are not […]

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]]> The Wanderer of Rishikesh, India https://imkiran.com/the-wanderer-of-rishikesh-india/ Mon, 02 Jan 2017 11:56:33 +0000 http://www.imkiran.com/?p=6255 I walked passed her everyday, noticing her sitting there on her own, with a steel cup on her side, her tiny body covered with a blanket. Hiding from the cold. Eyes looking down at all those passing by, just hearing the footsteps and sounds of dropping coins. At times she would sit facing the wall, […]

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]]> No Equality and Safety For Women In Jaffna, Sri Lanka https://imkiran.com/no-equality-and-safety-for-women-in-jaffna-sri-lanka/ Wed, 03 Aug 2016 09:16:24 +0000 http://www.imkiran.com/?p=5875   My recent conversation with a women who lived in Jaffna her whole life, she explains to me how life has changed since the defeat of the rebels, Tamil Tigers, after the civil war in Sri Lanka. Some of the details may be disturbing, reader discretion is advised. This is merely to help raise awareness […]

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]]> Temiar Child Missing For 40 Days in Malaysian Forest https://imkiran.com/losing-her-voice-temiar-child-missing-for-40-days-in-malaysian-forest/ Wed, 22 Jun 2016 07:08:48 +0000 http://www.imkiran.com/?p=5677 This was one of those conversations that made me feel that my efforts in creating awareness is never enough. The injustice that happens daily in front of our eyes is still going unnoticed. Here is another short story from my previous journey into the Temiar Orang Asli (tribe) villages in Kelantan, Malaysia in May. “What […]

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]]> Who Came First? Temiar Or The Others https://imkiran.com/who-came-first-temiar-or-the-others/ Tue, 07 Jun 2016 04:00:09 +0000 http://www.imkiran.com/?p=5643 Temiar People of Malaysia. Their ancestors are believed to have arrived from southern Thailand about 4,500 years ago. The Temiar have asked us a question, why do Malaysians have official race titles as Malay, Chinese and Indian. But we are only known as ‘others’ (lain-lain). Weren’t we the first race here? (Pos Simpur – Gua […]

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]]> Be Our Voice, Temiar Blockade To Fight Illegal Logging https://imkiran.com/voice-blockade-fight-illegal-logging-plea-temiar-tribe/ Sun, 05 Jun 2016 10:37:32 +0000 http://www.imkiran.com/?p=5626 In June 2016 I revisited this tribe community deep in the rainforest. After the major East Coast Floods in Kelantan, Malaysia in 2014/15. More than 200,000 people were affected, it was the worse flood ever recorded. Mainly areas affected were tribes in Kelantan and Terengganu also some major cities, they were left in hunger with […]

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]]> Empty Promises & No Electricity For Over 50 Years https://imkiran.com/empty-promises-no-electricity-50-years-temiar-tribe-malaysia/ Wed, 04 May 2016 16:48:26 +0000 http://www.imkiran.com/?p=5382 Pak Aban Anjang (Abain Anjang) “They say you are the oldest Temiar tribe elderly here?” “Yes I am, I have lived long here, longer than many. I am still strong and I work hard. Also I have three wives and 19 children.” “So what do you think about life here today?” “It’s not good as […]

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