https://quiner-website.pages.dev/ Chan Quin Er is a Malaysian lawyer, educator and public leader. She writes on education and children, law and governance, and public life. en Tue, 30 Jun 2026 05:56:25 GMT https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/everything-is-seemingly-amazing-nobody-is-happy/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/everything-is-seemingly-amazing-nobody-is-happy/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 05:56:25 GMT Chan Quin Er Leadership & Society The Swedish countryside does not try to impress you. It just is. Lake Siljan sits still in the late May light. https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/protecting-our-children-online-a-necessary-beginning/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/protecting-our-children-online-a-necessary-beginning/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:50:13 GMT Chan Quin Er Education & Children Malaysia’s Child Protection Code, effective 1 June 2026, is a serious and overdue act of collective care. https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/education/we-are-automating-the-one-thing-that-cannot-be-automated/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/education/we-are-automating-the-one-thing-that-cannot-be-automated/ Fri, 15 May 2026 14:45:54 GMT Chan Quin Er Education & Children I once sat in a lecture by a high school mathematics teacher and wept. She was not explaining theorems or drilling formulas. https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/education/the-case-for-conscious-education-why-the-malaysian-success-machine-is-failing-our-children/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/education/the-case-for-conscious-education-why-the-malaysian-success-machine-is-failing-our-children/ Sat, 02 May 2026 12:40:12 GMT Chan Quin Er Education & Children I am a product of the Malaysian “triple stream.” My identity was forged in the disciplined, high-pressure halls of an SJKC, tempered in a Chinese Independent High School, and polished in the national SMK system. https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/protecting-the-rule-of-law-is-protecting-ourselves/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/protecting-the-rule-of-law-is-protecting-ourselves/ Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:25:16 GMT Chan Quin Er Law & Governance “Are we a nation of laws or a nation of men?” In the wake of former Prime Minister Najib’s royal pardon controversy, Malaysia stands at a crossroads. https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/the-silent-epidemic-of-unpaid-alimony-the-case-for-an-ombudsman/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/the-silent-epidemic-of-unpaid-alimony-the-case-for-an-ombudsman/ Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:48:50 GMT Chan Quin Er Education & Children In Malaysia, a growing crisis looms as countless women struggle with unpaid alimony and child support, despite having court orders in their favor. https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/the-constitutional-dilemmas-of-malaysias-new-mufti-bill/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/the-constitutional-dilemmas-of-malaysias-new-mufti-bill/ Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:18:58 GMT Chan Quin Er Law & Governance The Mufti (Federal Territories) Bill 2024 has ignited significant debate, raising concerns from constitutional, democratic, and legal perspectives. https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/the-october-17-citizenship-amendment-bill-a-step-forward-or-a-misstep/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/the-october-17-citizenship-amendment-bill-a-step-forward-or-a-misstep/ Fri, 18 Oct 2024 12:49:58 GMT Chan Quin Er Education & Children The proposed constitutional amendments to Malaysia’s citizenship laws initially emerged as a noble effort to address long-standing gender inequality, aiming to grant Malaysian women the right to confer citizenship on their overseas-born… https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/social-media-creates-opportunities-of-child-sexual-abuse-how-do-we-stop-it/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/social-media-creates-opportunities-of-child-sexual-abuse-how-do-we-stop-it/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:47:48 GMT Chan Quin Er Education & Children In this age of technology, the internet has become a big part of our children’s lives, but with that comes a worrying rise in online child sexual abuse. https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/why-understanding-human-design-will-transform-you-and-your-parenting/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/why-understanding-human-design-will-transform-you-and-your-parenting/ Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:15:58 GMT Chan Quin Er Education & Children In the grand design of life, each of us is unique, purposeful, and perfectly ourselves. https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/education/beyond-standardised-testing-a-mothers-perspective-on-holistic-education/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/education/beyond-standardised-testing-a-mothers-perspective-on-holistic-education/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 07:05:04 GMT Chan Quin Er Education & Children My journey into motherhood began three years ago when I conceived my twin boys. The moment I learned I was pregnant, I felt the weight of the world settle onto my shoulders. https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/the-high-stakes-of-sungai-bakap/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/the-high-stakes-of-sungai-bakap/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 01:02:15 GMT Chan Quin Er Leadership & Society As political analyst Oh Ei Sun aptly observed, “Most by-elections are referendums of some sort. Each side wants to show that they still have the support of the people.” https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/sacrificing-one-child-to-save-the-other/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/sacrificing-one-child-to-save-the-other/ Fri, 22 Mar 2024 23:01:40 GMT Chan Quin Er Education & Children On Thursday, March 21st, along with a delegation from Barisan Nasional (BN), I participated in a Sesi Libat Urus with the Home Ministry and the Unity Government Secretariat regarding the proposed constitutional amendments affecting… https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/beyond-international-womens-day-a-look-at-malaysias-legal-milestones-for-gender-equality/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/beyond-international-womens-day-a-look-at-malaysias-legal-milestones-for-gender-equality/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 03:39:15 GMT Chan Quin Er Education & Children Last week, I had the extraordinary privilege of speaking at the EmpowerHER Symposium on International Women’s Day. https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/covid-19-in-malaysia/can-malaysias-economy-survive-another-covid-wave-an-open-letter-to-dr-dzul/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/covid-19-in-malaysia/can-malaysias-economy-survive-another-covid-wave-an-open-letter-to-dr-dzul/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:58:51 GMT Chan Quin Er The Pandemic Archive Our heartfelt congratulations on your appointment as Malaysia’s new Health Minister. https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/leveling-the-playing-field-a-look-at-malaysias-proposed-political-financing-bill/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/leveling-the-playing-field-a-look-at-malaysias-proposed-political-financing-bill/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 03:02:23 GMT Chan Quin Er Leadership & Society Political financing is one of Malaysia’s “legacy” problems. Almost every major milestone of Malaysian politics is concerned with political financing troubles. https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/expecting-again-my-emotional-journey-through-trauma-and-then-hope/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/expecting-again-my-emotional-journey-through-trauma-and-then-hope/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 03:14:09 GMT Chan Quin Er Education & Children From the moment I learned that I’m expecting again, my heart was thrown into a world of complex emotions. https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/integration-or-assimilation-to-detract-from-integration-model-is-to-belittle-everyday-malaysians/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/integration-or-assimilation-to-detract-from-integration-model-is-to-belittle-everyday-malaysians/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:48:16 GMT Chan Quin Er Leadership & Society In a recent Keluar Sekejap podcast appearance, former two-time Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad made a number of controversial remarks, most notably regarding the assimilation of Chinese and Indian “immigrants” in Malaysia. https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/end-party-hopping-with-recall-act/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/end-party-hopping-with-recall-act/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 08:26:13 GMT Chan Quin Er Leadership & Society Who could have foreseen that Malaysia’s anti-party hopping law enacted in 2022 would be inadequate in undoing a deep-rooted curse of political frogs? https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/rewriting-reality-the-phenomenon-of-political-gaslighting/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/rewriting-reality-the-phenomenon-of-political-gaslighting/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 01:05:11 GMT Chan Quin Er Leadership & Society A disconcerting culture of gaslighting has firmly taken root in Malaysian politics, weaving a web of deception that manipulates perceptions and erodes the trust of the people. https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/invest-in-home-based-childcare/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/invest-in-home-based-childcare/ Wed, 15 Mar 2023 02:34:28 GMT Chan Quin Er Education & Children By investing in alternative childcare options, we can address the shortage of registered childcare centres in Malaysia and provide more choices for parents. https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/embraceequity-celebrate-our-differences-as-a-source-of-strength/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/embraceequity-celebrate-our-differences-as-a-source-of-strength/ Wed, 08 Mar 2023 01:44:45 GMT Chan Quin Er Education & Children As a woman, I find myself increasingly frustrated by the polarisation and victimhood that seems to be pervasive in our society today. https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/how-populist-policies-might-jeopardize-womens-career-opportunities/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/how-populist-policies-might-jeopardize-womens-career-opportunities/ Mon, 26 Dec 2022 03:19:27 GMT Chan Quin Er Education & Children Childbirth is one of the most psychologically and physically demanding human experiences, and the postpartum period is often associated with reduced vitality, increased vulnerability, anxiety, depression and trauma. https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/playing-by-the-rule-of-law/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/playing-by-the-rule-of-law/ Tue, 30 Aug 2022 07:52:42 GMT Chan Quin Er Law & Governance In the final days leading to Dato’ Sri Najib Razak’s final appeal against his conviction and sentence in the Federal Court, two schools of thought divided the country. https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/unfathomable-attitude-towards-the-protection-of-the-nations-sovereignty/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/unfathomable-attitude-towards-the-protection-of-the-nations-sovereignty/ Fri, 29 Jul 2022 01:38:38 GMT Chan Quin Er Law & Governance It’s utterly baffling. It boggles the mind that when our fellow Malaysians in Sabah are exposed to the dangers of foreign imperialism — when Malaysia’s very sovereignty is under threat — there are still those who would rather waste time… https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/rebirth-of-maternity-rules-but-why-abort-s44a/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/rebirth-of-maternity-rules-but-why-abort-s44a/ Wed, 23 Mar 2022 02:59:22 GMT Chan Quin Er Education & Children The law has changed for soon-to-be mothers. Maternity leave has been increased to 98 days, up from 60 days previously. https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/women-and-children/security-firms-are-categorically-responsible-for-conducting-background-checks-on-school-personnel/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/women-and-children/security-firms-are-categorically-responsible-for-conducting-background-checks-on-school-personnel/ Sat, 19 Mar 2022 14:33:45 GMT Chan Quin Er Education & Children The system in place to prevent sexual criminals and those who endanger children from acquiring jobs in schools has significant flaws, as evidenced by a recent case of suspected murder and arson by a school guard in Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras. https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/breakthebias-when-women-are-given-opportunities-the-world-benefits/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/breakthebias-when-women-are-given-opportunities-the-world-benefits/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 02:23:05 GMT Chan Quin Er Education & Children Doctor Özlem Türeci. Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert. Doctor Kizzmekia Corbett. Three female scientists from Germany, the UK and the U.S. https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/denying-the-natural-rights-of-a-mother-is-not-compatible-with-any-religion/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/denying-the-natural-rights-of-a-mother-is-not-compatible-with-any-religion/ Mon, 21 Feb 2022 08:46:58 GMT Chan Quin Er Education & Children Today, the Kuala Lumpur High Court allowed Madam Loh Siew Hong’s habeas corpus application to compel the immediate release of her three children who were unilaterally converted by her ex-husband, from the Perlis Welfare Department. https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/deadly-floods-seven-questions-we-want-answered-in-parliament/ https://quiner-website.pages.dev/article/featured/deadly-floods-seven-questions-we-want-answered-in-parliament/ Sun, 16 Jan 2022 05:26:41 GMT Chan Quin Er Inner Life & Culture 2021 ended with a splash. Weeks ago, a freakish rainstorm caused devastating floodings across eight states in Malaysia, leaving areas submerged for days and costing the nation RM1.4 billion in infrastructure damage.