Culture
Malaysia Day was supposed to be the same day as Merdeka. But the UN delayed it. Why?
Originally published on September 18th, 2019. In 2019, at a Malaysia Day event in Bintulu, PAS President Hadi Awang …
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Was Najib wrongly accused? We went to Chinese temples to ask Taoist Gods
Hey hey, people. Last month the Court of Appeal affirmed both Najib’s conviction and 12-year prison sentence, which led to …
Culture
Could Kelantan’s name actually be from an Indian city?
There is a saying in Kelantan that goes: ‘Sek-sek kito jange pecoh’ (‘our people should stick together’). It’s often used in …
Culture
Malaya’s earlier attempts at independence in the 1940s, and why they failed.
(Artikel asal ditulis dalam BM! Klik sini untuk baca.) Hari Merdeka is just around the corner and that would …
Art
P. Ramlee: hated in life, loved in death. Here’s why we don’t deserve him
There are few Malaysian artists, if any, who achieved the soaring heights of the late Tan Sri P. Ramlee. The …
Culture
6 things I learnt from spending 2 years in Sungai Buloh Prison
CILISOS has made several articles talking about Malaysian prison in the past, which were quality, but at the end of …
Culture
Originally seen as a traitor, Hang Jebat may be the story’s real hero 500 years later.
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Culture
The boring, non-mystical reason why hysteria is so common in Kelantan
Of all the things that happen in Malaysian high schools, mass hysteria might be the most bizarre. Because think about it; …
Culture
There are two kinds of nasi goreng USA, but which one is correct?
War. War never changes. A bloody conflict recently flared up in the Cilisos office, and the trigger was a simple …
Culture
How to buat lawak without offending anyone? We ask a ‘clean’ comedian.
You guys may already know about the Crackhouse Comedy Club incident that happened last month, right? Basically someone offended a …