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Why do kampung residents in Selangor keep getting kicked out of their homes?
If you grew up in a Malaysian city sometime between the 1980s and the early 2010s, you’ve probably seen your …
Articles by Elil Rani
Crime
Here’s how Malaysian companies are destroying rainforests abroad
Recently, an environmental bombshell dropped on our doorstep, or rather, on Papua New Guinea (PNG)’s rainforests. Environmental groups Rimbawatch, Bruno …
Culture
Estate workers can be evicted tomorrow and there’s nothing they can do about it
As a true anak Malaysia, chances are you’ve grumbled about housing at some point. Rent is ridiculous, buying feels impossible …
Current
Malaysians love to complain our subsidies are biased. We checked the data
The other day, this writer mentioned wanting to apply for a government grant. Out of nowhere, the writer’s uncle goes, …
Current
Just what the heck started the fight between Thailand and Cambodia?
Most of you are likely aware by now of the fight between Thailand and Cambodia at the border. On the …
Crime
Ivana Smit allegedly took her own life. So why is gomen paying her family RM1.1mil?
Between last week’s rally drama, the haze making a comeback and a whole war happening between Cambodia and Thailand, it’s …
Current
A short guide to Wan Ahmad Farid, the junior judge who’s now Malaysia’s Chief Justice
After all the hoo-ha over Malaysia’s judiciary, we finally have a new Chief Justice. On 18 July 2025, Datuk Wan …
Current
Rakan KKM is MOH’s latest plan to keep doctors. Here’s why it might not work
My oh my, what a busy month/year/decade (???) it’s been for doctors in Malaysia. The fact that they’re constantly underpaid …
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We ask a lawyer to explain WTF is happening with Malaysia’s judiciary
Over the past few days, Malaysians have been glued to what feels like a slow burn legal drama, what with …
Entertainment
Is Timor Leste ready for Malaysian tourists? We went there to find out
When this writer told her mom she was going to Dili on a work trip, the first thing she said …