Posts By Wu Zhen Tan
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1.6KCultureThe UN wants Malaysia to ban female circumcision. But that could be even more dangerous
Just the other day, Malaysian representatives attended a high profile United Nations (UN) convention held in Geneva, Switzerland. It was the 39th...
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678LawYou’ll never guess why Penang is the only debt-free state in Malaysia
Most Malaysians do not seem to have their finances together. A 2015 Bank Negara Malaysia survey revealed that most Malaysians were spending too much...
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1.8KCrimeThe US gomen removed this Malaysian Kopi Jantan from their market. But why?
As you may have heard recently, the news was abuzzed with instant coffee when up to 7 people had to be hospitalised after...
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1.1KBusinessWhy is Penang spending RM6.3 billion for an undersea tunnel instead of building another bridge?
Penang has been in news spotlight recently, but not exactly for very pleasant reasons. Even the attention and criticism of high profile...
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362InternationalHuh? Why does Jack Ma want to help KL solve its traffic problem?
If you love online shopping, you would have heard of Alibaba or Taobao. If you don’t, you would have at least heard...
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297EnvironmentEurope cari pasal with Malaysia again… and its because of one of Malaysia’s biggest exports
Last week, more than one thousand palm oil farmers gathered in front of Menara Felda to protest against EU’s latest palm oil decision. The...
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646HistoryTun Mahathir is BACK for the elections. But who will actually vote for him?
[This article was originally written in BM. You can read it here.] By now, most of us would have already known that Pakatan Harapan...
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3.3KBusinessSo much drama! Understand the super intense Genting family feud in 5 minutes (or less)
Last week in Malaysia, the hot areas became cold, and the cold places got colder. While many parts of Malaysia were registering temperatures as low...
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1.5KEnvironment5 deadly Malaysian tragedies that social media never heard about
[This article was originally written in BM. Click here to read it.] For the past week, most of Malaysia barely saw the...
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866BusinessThe Malaysian government debt is at RM1 trillion… Will we bankrupt soon?!
[UPDATE 21 May 2018: Earlier this year, The Edge Markets reported that Malaysia’s debt could reach RM 1 trillion in 2021 if federal government debt...