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5441 careless mistake with a fake Touch ‘n Go ‘promo’ can empty your bank account
Ya’ll remember the good old days when scam calls came with robot voices? Just one word and you’d put down the phone because normal people don’t talk like that. Then you’d go about your day...
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8.1K87 fascinating “Chinese” practices that actually began in Malaysia!
[This article was originally published in 2015.] So, it’s the Chinese New Year season. It’s the time when Malaysian Chinese will get to enjoy all things Chinese like ang pows, lion dances, mandarin oranges,...
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3.7KBesides Genting and 4D, this little Ipoh house is the only place you can legally gamble.
[This article was originally published in 2018.] Last year, on a random trip to Ipoh, one of our parents recommended we visit this little shoplot called Han Chin Pet Soo. And it’s the most...
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3.5K“Minimum RM20 lah” Gen Z Msians tell us how much they want in their angpaos.
Going back to the 90s, the older ones among us at CILISOS remember being cool with getting RM2 or RM5 in our angpaos and yelling ‘HUAT AHHHH’ in our hearts whenever we got RM10 in...
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884Can this Sunway Hospital robot do surgeries better than a human doctor?
At some point or another, we’ve probably all wondered the same thing: When will robots take over the world? It kinda feels like an inevitable question, what with movies like The Terminator playing up the...
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294We forced our writer to watch 44 CNY ads. Here are his top 8
With Chinese New Year happening earlier than usual this year, you’ve likely been seeing CNY ads the moment Christmas decorations were taken down. However, not all ads are equal, especially in video format. Some have...
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5.5KAirAsia’s CNY promo tickets are cheaper than breakfast at an atas cafe
So you know how these promos usually work right? The airline will tell you the tickets are RM69 but once you add the airport tax and surcaj-surcaj yang sewaktu dengannya, your ‘promo’ price would be...
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3.7KIs it illegal for Malaysians to gamble at home?
There’s the common perception that gambling is illegal in Malaysia, and that’s true to a large extent. There are exceptions, like the casinos up in the Genting Resorts, and the good ol’ Toto, Magnum and...
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1.1K4 latest scams that PDRM is warning the public against
Any Malaysian that’s old enough to drive will have heard of the more common scams that’s been making the rounds in recent years. Chances are, you’ll have already heard of love scams or Macau scams...
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1.1KCan’t find trustworthy babysitters near you? Try Sitly!
Not every parent has the luxury of handing off their kids to the in-laws when they need some extra help, so naturally, we’d look for a babysitter. In our search for the perfect pengasuh though,...
