Culture
Why do we call it Negeri Sembilan if there are only 7 districts?
Khairy Jamaluddin’s hometown of Negeri Sembilan is one of the more unique states on the Malay peninsula; not only do …
Culture
Culture
Malacca was named after a tree, this is how it looks like
There is arguably no greater Malay civilization that existed than Malacca, which was once seen as the centre of commerce …
Culture
Terengganu – funny origins behind the name
Terengganu (or ‘Tranung/Ganu’ to the locals) is known for having nice islands, a booming fishery industry, and sea turtles. Besides …
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
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 …