Workshop: Storytelling for Human Rights

by PSR | Oct 26, 2026 | Announcements, Events, Featured

Workshop Abstract: Stories can do more than inform—they can foster empathy, challenge prejudice, preserve lived experiences, and inspire action. Behind every human rights issue are individuals, families, and communities whose voices deserve to be heard with dignity,...

PPSK USM x PSR Webinar: Education via Family Memories of National Development: The Suara (((Pembangunan))) Project in Malaysia

by PSR | Apr 16, 2026 | Announcements, Events, Webinars

Discussion Abstract: What does “development” sound like across generations? How do young people narrate development from the ground up? Suara ((( Pembangunan ))) (Malay language, stylised to mean “Voices of Development”) is a participatory oral history and sonic...

Development, Displacement and Democracy: The Place of Eviction Protests in Malaysia

by PSR | Feb 10, 2026 | Announcements, DEMO

By Jeremy Lim Jiang Shen, DEMO Project Researcher and Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Asia This article is made possible with the support of APPGM-SDG Case Study Small Grants for Young Researchers Programme Abstract: Malaysia’s rapid urbanisation has...

Under The Banana Tree Archival Network x Scholar Chronicles x PSR Webinar #5 – Genocide in Indonesia and Beyond

by PSR | Jan 10, 2026 | Announcements, Events, Video, Webinars

  Abstract: Soe Tjen Marching joins Loh Kah Seng on the Scholar Chronicles podcast, co-organised with Under The Banana Tree Archival Network, to discuss the 1965-1966 mass killings in Indonesia. Soe Tjen will relate her efforts, along with others in Indonesia, to...

Lee Kuan Yew and the PAP : Turning Singapore into a Portal for Israel in Southeast Asia – Amir Dastan

by PSR | Nov 10, 2025 | Announcements, Publications

  As Singapore marks the upcoming 71st anniversary of the People’s Action Party (PAP), established on 21 November 1954, former trade unionist, activist, and scholar Amir Dastan revisits Lee Kuan Yew’s legacy through a critical lens. In this book excerpt, he...

[Forum PSR x PBMUM x NM] – Idea, Keintelektualan & Masyarakat: Merancang Masa Hadapan

by PSR | May 26, 2025 | Announcements, Events, Featured, Webinars

Tarikh: 24 Mei 2025 (Sabtu) Masa: 9.00 pagi – 2.00 petang Tempat: Dewan Teratai, Fakulti Sains, Universiti Malaya Bersempena Sambutan 70 Tahun Penubuhan Persatuan Bahasa Melayu Universiti Malaya dengan kerjasama PSR serta Naratif Malaysia (NM), sebuah wacana...