Culture
What makes a firecracker illegal? We ask a seller at a Ramadhan bazaar
Raya is coming along again, and you know what that means: random firecracker explosions in the middle of the night …
Weirdness
Culture
How did 528 Rohingya escape from this Kedah detention camp? Here’s what we found out
So you might’ve heard about the Great Escape (shoutout Boys Like Girls) yesterday where 582 Rohingya refugees did a mass …
Art
3 important questions you never thought to ask about the Selangor Sultan’s MP painting.
Art has been used as a form of self-expression for centuries. But here in Malaysia, perhaps our more popular forms …
Lifestyle
MRT built a power substation behind a few houses in KL. Here’s how it’s affecting them.
Our country has been rapidly developing for years now, with new construction sites and developments popping up almost every day. …
Current
We debunk 4 myths on the rotan punishment in Malaysian prisons
Possibly the most grisly punishment in our judicial system (besides hanging, of course), the fearsome rotan (caning/whipping) punishment is administered …
Nature
Is something wrong with the hujan recently? We checked with Jabatan Cuaca
One conversation topic we’ve been having recently – whether with our parents, neighbours or abang Grab – is about the …
Bahasa Malaysia
Why Ismail Sabri’s plan to make BM as ASEAN’s 2nd language may not be such a bad idea.
In recent news, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri was reported as saying that he will talk with ASEAN leaders about making …
Politics
5 Uncanny similarities between Lim Kit Siang and Mahathir
Update: This article was originally written in 2016 and updated in March 2022 to include Lim Kit Siang’s retirement from …
Current
Fake policemen steal a motorbike in PJ, as security guard films it.
Whether it’s through scams, schemes, or online business workshops, there are millions of ways people will use to try and …
Lifestyle
JAKIM’s gay cure app was pulled from the Play Store. Here’s what you missed.
[UPDATE 17 Mar 2022: The Guardian reported today that the Hijrah Diri app has now been removed from Google Play …