Contest
Tell us your best Kopitiam pickup lines and win!
Malaysia is the land of many simple pleasures. And standing tall among them is the humble Malaysian Kopitiam. CILISOS recently completed a …
Entertainment
Culture
How many calories do you burn at Bersih rallies? A fitness trainer calculates!
Okay, so Bersih 5.0 finished over the weekend with a good turn up (ranging from 15,000 to 40,000, depending on what your news …
Culture
7 curious reasons why Malaysians prefer watching TV at home than going out
Ever felt the strongest desire to just FFK (a.k.a. cancel on) your friends’ dinner plans, drive straight home, tapau some …
Culture
Who is this Aussie politician who pissed Malaysians off by talking about Bersih 5? ಠ_ಠ
*Note: The image of Jamie Parker used above is actually from Bersih 3.0, by The New Edge. Bersih 5 may …
Animals
[Update] OMG these pictures of a Bomba guy and his pet snake “wife” are super adorbs
[Update 12/3/2018: Firefighter Abu Zarin Hussin has passed away today due to a snake bite from a cobra while on duty …
Animals
Malaysia has car highways. But now the govt wants to build a highway for animals!
*The image above is from Singapore. We’ve known for a long time that the jungles in Malaysia are no longer …
Animals
How da heck did a whale shark end up on the shores of Melaka?
Malaysia seems to be a country that is never lacking in visits from strange and exotic animals. First there was …
Art
How do tong sampahs keep schoolchildren out of trouble?
Growing up Asian, our parents expect us to become doctors, lawyers, engineers, or whatever conventional job worthy of showing off to …
Art
Why was this Malaysian film shown in Indonesia 2 years before making it here?
Let’s start with some storytelling. Dutch merchant Kasper Almayer is one of many Europeans who flocked to Malaya during the 19th …
Culture
Now you need permit to fly drones in Malaysia. But what about small drones?
Fifty years ago it was Twenty years ago it was Today, it is DRONES! All the cool kids have one. Yep, …