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Remembering Pak Lah: 5 things you didn’t know Abdullah Badawi did as Prime Minister

15/04/2025 Wu Zhen Tan

[UPDATE 15/4/25]: Abdullah Ahmad Badawi passed away last evening at a hospital in KL, as confirmed by his son-in-law, KJ. …

The lesser-known drama following Singapore and Malaysia’s breakup

09/08/2023 Wu Zhen Tan

[Malaysia-Singapore Relations: Crisis of Adjustment, 1965-68 was referenced for the writing of this article.] Malaysia and Singapore have a long …

This guy was guilty of buying votes, but still became MP and FELDA president. Who is he?

10/10/2019 Wu Zhen Tan

[This article was originally written in Aug 2017, and had been updated to reflect recent changes.] [The original article was …

What if Malaysia had long weekends every WEEK? The effect may surprise you

13/09/2019 Wu Zhen Tan

(This article was originally published in Sept 2018.) On top of national celebrations like Hari Merdeka (August 31st) and Malaysia Day …

Here’s how poor Rohingya refugees in Malaysia are being forced to donate to terrorism

06/08/2019 Wu Zhen Tan

Just recently, the Malaysian authorities have reportedly arrested a Rohingya, Mohamad Husin Jamal, who, is believed to have links to ISIS, was reportedly involved in the Hindu …

Wait. America might be refunding confiscated 1MDB funds back to Malaysian rakyat!?

06/06/2018 Wu Zhen Tan

This article was originally written in Dec 2017, but has been updated to reflect recent developments First brought to light …

4 amazing things you might not have known about our First Lady: Tun Dr Siti Hasmah

14/05/2018 Wu Zhen Tan

[This article was originally published on 5 Feb 2018. The article was translated from BM on Soscili.] Who would have thought …

BR1M vs gomen subsidies: which is actually better for Malaysians? We take a look.

24/04/2018 Wu Zhen Tan

Aside from 1MDB, BR1M is probably the other most famous four lettered abbreviation in Malaysia. BR1M, less famously known by …

A flashlight that makes you vomit?! 5 weird weapons Malaysian prisons could consider using?

23/04/2018 Wu Zhen Tan

If you haven’t heard, Malaysia hosted the 16th Defence Service Asia (DSA) exhibition at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC), …

China is making it easier for Malaysian Chinese to stay over. But why would they do that?

16/04/2018 Wu Zhen Tan

With a population of about 1.4 billion people, China has the largest population in the world. But back in January …