Reset and ‘Ready Citizen One!’


In this month of Merdeka, our columnist invites Malaysians to join him in building a new, more hopeful, Malaysia.

WHEN I sat in the cinema in Balakong, Selangor, to watch the film Ready Player One in 2018, I knew I was about to embark on an unforgettable, fantastical experiential journey that would have massive implications for what we call reality.

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