Culture
Selangor could have been named after an undefeatable… fly.
Selangor is the most populous state in Malaysia, so we’re sure that most of our readers have heard of the …
Culture
Culture
Johor was named after jewels, but… Johor got jewels meh?
Johor is known for a lot of things among Malaysians: their bangsa Johor, their football team, their Sultan, their laksa, …
Culture
Kuala Lumpur may have been named after a river that doesn’t exist anymore
Who’s up for a 3-in-1? This time we’ll be covering our Federal Territories, and since we have three, we’ll be …
Culture
We bought data about Zahid’s Yayasan Akal Budi. Here’s the weird stuff we found.
This article was first published Oct 2018, and has been updated A LOT to reflect recent developments. See below for …
Culture
14 awesome newspaper headlines from August 1957 (that you never saw in your Sejarah books)
[Ed’s note: This article was originally published in August 2014 and updated in August 2023 ] When we made …
Culture
Kek Lok Si’s first head monk potong his own manhood to save the temple
Kek Lok Si, as we’re sure you already know, is one of the most famous Buddhist temples in Malaysia. It’s …
Art
This Malaysian-born author writes Chinese fantasy and his biggest fans are Mat Sallehs
You guys ever read a book or watched a movie and got so obsessed that you wished you could live …
Culture
6 names that caused an uproar in Malaysia
Earlier this week, the organizer of a Songkran Festival in Perak was (water)pressured into changing the event’s name to Sahom …
Culture
[UPDATED] This Malaysian is the Usain Bolt of Rubik’s cubes… and he just broke a world record!
This article was originally published on 11 August 2023. [Update: 15 August 2023] Just 2 days after we posted our …
Art
Whoah. This little Orang Asli fire-starter might have inspired modern car engines
There’s always been this perception that Orang Asli (or Orang Asal if you’re from East Malaysia) are uncivilized or backwards. …