Sang Kancil: A Tale about How Ordinary Malaysians Defied the Odds

Stories of courageous underdogs who battled against disadvantages and challenges, and emerged victorious in pushing humanity forward Ordinary is not as ordinary as you think. History is written by the loudest and most charismatic victors, but are silent about the true movers and shakers: the rebels, the honest servants, the quiet doers, the square pegs in a round hole, and the ordinary believers who kept showing up. Sang Kancil will force us to reassess what is truly important and remind us of what we are capable of. Filled with research-backed theories, this book is a call to action for the underdogs battling our own giants.

James Chai is a Malaysian writer, researcher, and political analyst. His work has been cited internationally by outlets such as CNN, Bloomberg, Washington Post, NBC, Reuters, The Diplomat, Nikkei Asia, South China Morning Post, Business Times, The Straits Times, Phoenix Weekly, The Paper, Taiwan News, and others. As a columnist for Malaysiakini and Sin Chew Daily, Malaysia’s largest English and Mandarin news sites respectively, he has written over 250 articles on Malaysia.