International
What if Charlie Hebdo happened in Malaysia? We explore 3 scenarios
On January 7th, three heavily armed gunmen stormed the office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Their siege left 12 …
Current
Current
Meet Malaysia’s ‘God of Gambler’, Paul Phua [Update]
Chinese New Year’s coming up and we’ve been hearing familiar ads and all. But more importantly, everyone’s getting ready to… …
Politics
[QUIZ] Can you guess if these Malaysian news are REAL or FAKE?
Most Malaysians expect their credible news sources to report… well, credible news. However, many of our recent local headlines might leave us …
Culture
Being gay: 8 things I learnt after leaving Malaysia for New York
Like Alvin Tan, I too left Malaysia on a jet plane to flee an oppressive and intolerant government… no la …
Culture
17 Malaysian headlines we don’t want to see in 2015
Before we begin, here’s an important announcement: HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM CILISOS!!!!! By the way, this is Pusheen the …
Culture
[Update] C’mon UGAIZ! VOTE for the CILISOS Awards 2014!!!
Of course we were gonna have an award! We’re kicking off the brand new year with a buncha awards for really …
Culture
Do we really want Najib to declare a state of Emergency?
It looks like our poor PM Najib is in the spotlight for the wrong reasons again. First he gets slammed …
International
Where is all of Malaysia’s timber going?
The east coast of Malaysia is no stranger to floods, but even so it couldn’t have prepared us all for this …
Business
4 crisis-handling tips we learnt from Tony Fernandes & QZ8501
No one in Malaysia will argue that 2014 has been one of the most trying years in our nation’s history, …
Culture
4 things Malaysia can learn from the Sydney siege
As we got into work on Monday, we were disheartened to hear about the hostages being held in a Lindt Cafe …