Catalysts of Change
What started as ripples in the calm have grown into roaring seas of change, with these remarkable youths at the helm. From climate activism to political reform, they are strangers to going with the flow—evidently, the world’s injustices only seem to fuel their passion for a better Malaysia. Tatler sits down with these extraordinary humans to ask them some very ordinary questions that reveal who they are beyond their feats.
REYESS GNANALINGAM
The age of twelve seems to be the age of agency for Reyess Gnanalingam, son of Datuk Ruben Gnanalingam and Datin Shirieene Hajamaideen. Gnanalingam was selfless in raising RM150,000 for Mahdya’s Gift, a charity that aims to provide healthcare to uninsured critically ill children. His compassion radiated true as he walked ten kilometres in the hot and humid streets of KL for the sole purpose of
