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This new Malaysian eye-scanner can allegedly detect drugs in you. How well does it work?
While the pandemic has forced some drug dealers to change their tactics and lower the amount of drugs sold to …
Articles by Kyle Iman
Culture
The Mat Salleh who loved nasi lemak so much, he introduced it to the West
It could be said that there are three things that are certain in life: death, taxes, and Malaysians telling the …
Culture
In the 1960s, Tunku invited Israel to a Malayan football tournament. But they never came.
Malaysia’s differences with Israel aren’t exactly a new thing; not only do we not recognize them as a nation, most …
Business
In the 80s, an MCA president was jailed in two countries – but may not have been guilty.
Tan Koon Swan, former MCA president, must have been one of the unluckiest Malaysian-Chinese politicians in history. Not only was …
Culture
The history of the Senoi Praaq, the PDRM unit made up of Orang Asli fighters
When the Malayan Communist Party began waging war from the jungles of Malaya during the insurgency, it was all hand …
Culture
In 1777, a Chinese gang in Borneo created the first democratic republic in S.E. Asia
When talking about the republican form of government, the United States is generally acknowledged as the model for most of the world’s modern republics. …
Culture
The Chinese gold miner who became Sarawak’s Rajah for a day
Say what you want about the White Rajah James Brooke (the angmoh who ruled Sarawak from 1841-1868), but he was …
Culture
Here’s how Trump’s Israel-Palestine plan managed to unite UMNO and DAP
It’s rare that UMNO and DAP can ever agree on anything, so you can imagine our surprise when both parties …
Culture
One of Malaya’s original independence fighters… was a Jewish lawyer
Malaysia’s relationship with the international Jewish community is a tricky one to say the least. Despite the fact that we seem to …
Culture
Why is Malaysia so angry over this line that China drew?
It’s not the first time we’ve had an argument with our frenemy China, but our Minister of Foreign Affairs Saifuddin Abdullah has just …