Education
OMG, SPM is so secretive, it’s even filed under OSA… but why?
Ah, it’s the SPM season again and students may feel pressured to do their best to make their parents proud of …
Education
Current
Should Malaysia abolish the death penalty, even for baby rapist-killers? Here are 5 things we learned from other countries
Recently the gomen has announced a moratorium on the death penalty and are currently looking at removing it altogether: ”All death …
Culture
We fact check 4 things Malaysians got wrong about Budget 2019
So the big news over the week is probably the announcement of none other than Budget 2019. It’s a pretty …
Education
Despite too many medical graduates, Malaysia is seriously lacking specialist doctors… why?
The Health Ministry wants to do a lot of things, like giving every Malaysian access to quality healthcare, upgrading both …
Current
Malaysia has lost MISERABLY in its war against drugs. Here’s the surprising reason why.
Like water shortages and 6% service taxes, Malaysia’s drug problem can’t seem to go away. Despite having some of the strictest …
Education
Vocational education brought much success to Germany… so why isn’t it working for Malaysia?
Low pay. Dirty work. No prestige. Uneducated. Not interesting. Useless. These are some of the perceived characteristics associated with vocational students …
Culture
6 secret reasons Malaysian graduates chose to study in the UK (that they didn’t tell their parents!)
So we all definitely know someone who has studied in the UK, or we are that someone. But with the …
Culture
1 in 5 Malaysian Chinese school kids aren’t even Chinese. We find out why
[Ed’s note: This article was originally written in March 2018] Vernacular schools have sparked debate from some Malaysians, calling …
Education
3 badass protests organised by Malaysian university students in the 1970s
[This article was originally written in BM. Click here to read it.] For those who have studied in universities, you would’ve …
Education
How different was it for Malaysians studying in a UK university 40 years ago?
Studying abroad is one of the most beneficial and exciting experiences for a university student. You get to see the …