Posts By Nicole Ng
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10.2KCultureThe story of Dr Noor Hisham – the man lauded as a ‘national hero’, and now ‘Tan Sri’
[UPDATE: 17/08/2020] We’re updating this article to include how the Health Ministry’s Director-General, Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah was recently awarded with the title...
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2.3KMAT-MATIKHow many times have each of our current MPs lompat party? We check all 222 of them
2020 has proven to be a pretty wild year – for the whole world, and especially for Malaysians. To start with, just...
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2.9KCultureIn 1786, Francis Light didn’t actually take control of Penang. He ‘rented’ it from Kedah.
Most of the time, we think we know everything about our country’s history, what with five years of studying our Sejarah textbooks...
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4.1KCrimeThe tragic story of the 2000 ‘silat’ terrorist group that killed two hostages
July 2020 can mean a lot of things, like former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s conviction for abuse of power, the return of...
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4.6KEntertainmentTired of QR codes? Can’t stand flers tak pakai mask? Take the BalikNormal survey now!
CLICK HERE to take the Balik Normal Survey! Alright guys, it’s July 2020, and the month’s almost reaching its end at...
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2.1KHistoryMalaysia’s only the second country to remove its parliament’s speaker – Who’s the first?
As you have probably noticed, the uproar of the Covid-19 pandemic in Malaysia has kinda been dying down with the dwindling numbers...
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2.3KCrimeStun guns are illegal for most Malaysians, but it can still be bought at just RM10!
If you’ve seen that one Marvel movie Thor from 2011, you may remember that one scene where this lady just straight up...
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1.7KAutomotiveMalaysia just suspended Pakistani pilots from flying in our country. Here’s why.
As we all know, the Covid-19 pandemic hasn’t been easy on practically everyone, tearing down the economy like Hurricane Katrina. But perhaps the...
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1.9KBusinessIn 1978, the govt took over Bank Rakyat – now some of its shareholders want it back
Gone are the days of your grandpa hoarding his life savings under his mattress, and your grandma keeping her petty cash between...
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3.5KCultureThe Sultan who helped the Brits gain power in 1870s Malaya…also allegedly killed a Brit
If you remember anything from our buku teks Sejarah, you’ll probably remember an angmoh named JWW Birch, who was the first British resident...