Culture
How hard is it for a non-Bumiputera to get a job in the Malaysian gomen service?
[This article was originally published in March 2018.] We’ve heard a lot of talk about Malaysia’s civil service in recent years, …
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Culture
Kelantan had made sorcery a chargeable offense. Here’s why it’s not such a weird idea.
[This article was originally written by our friends at Soscili. To read this article in BM, click here!] If …
Bahasa Malaysia
The gomen came up with a ‘jihad’ committee, but are they using jihad correctly?
If you haven’t read the news lately, get your tetanus shots now, because this recent news will send you into …
Weirdness
4 theories about the Malay race that will smoke your lemang
[This article was originally published on 26 July 2021] So a few weeks back, you may have seen this short …
Lifestyle
Which MP’s area has the most poor people? This interactive gomen website can tell you.
Ring the alarm bells! Fresh tea had been spilled, or should we say… sta-tea-stics. Or statis-tea… uh. Yes, today’s tea …
Animals
4 of the coolest discoveries by the late Dr Lim Boo Liat, Malaysia’s pioneering zoologist
[This article was originally published in July 2020.] It’s not often that zoologists make news headlines in Malaysia, but …
Lifestyle
Johor’s threatening to leave Malaysia again. Here’s how that might turn out.
To most Malaysians, Johor is known for two things: the Southern Tigers, and their audacity to come up with laksa …
History
Up until 40 years ago, ‘pengangkat najis’ was an actual job in Malaysia.
[Artikel ini ditulis berdasarkan artikel sama oleh member-member kami kat Soscili. Kalau nak baca artikel ni dalam BM, klik sini!] …
Finance
Pegging the Ringgit to USD may stop it from dropping further, but here’s the catch.
Question: If you’re Singaporean, what do you do when a Malaysian gets snarky about your nasi lemak? Or make jokes …
Entertainment
We investigate the photo of Najib’s “second family” and found a deeper mystery
If you’ve been on Twitter yesterday, you might have noticed that ‘Rosmah’ was trending. Yes, that Rosmah. Funnily enough, what …