History
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3.8K3 Malaysian “Buddhist” practices that may not actually be 100% Buddhist
Being a multiracial and multi-religious country, Malaysia takes pride in its diverse and multicultural population. But this can also make the process of filling up government...
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1.4KMalaya’s earliest banknotes was signed by a Chinese? We visited this museum to find out!
Let’s be honest, most of us rarely pay attention to the signatures on the bank notes we own. Unless it’s time to use the...
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2.2KThe weird story of how lion dance was once banned in 1980s Malaysia.
Alright boys, hope you’ve got your cabbages ready because it’s time to get your tong tong tong chiang on! In case you...
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1.9KWhat were Tun Mahathir’s contributions when he was Education Minister in the 70s?
So we started off 2020 with a very shocking piece of news… “After meeting the Prime Minister (Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad) earlier...
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2.2KGhost Marriages: Inside the 3,000-year-old Chinese tradition that ended up in Melaka
We all know that Malaysia is a big kuali of different cultures and traditions that make us very unique – on Cilisos alone, we’ve...
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7.3KOne of Malaya’s original independence fighters… was a Jewish lawyer
Malaysia’s relationship with the international Jewish community is a tricky one to say the least. Despite the fact that we seem to have a...
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1.2KNazism has been in Malaysia for years. The Sabah graduate wasn’t the first.
Sometime in mid-November, you might’ve heard of a graduate student from Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) who uploaded a photo of himself doing the Nazi salute at his graduation...
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2.9KIn the story of Hang Tuah, the real hero might actually be – plot twist – HANG JEBAT!?
If you enjoyed this story and want more, please subscribe to our HARI INI DALAM SEJARAH Facebook group ? Mention the name Hang Tuah...
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2.5KWhy is Malaysia so angry over this line that China drew?
It’s not the first time we’ve had an argument with our frenemy China, but our Minister of Foreign Affairs Saifuddin Abdullah has just fired some...
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1.3KIn the 1940s, a college graduate wanted to unify Malaysia and Indonesia… but failed.
Malaysia, like many other countries, used to be a colony of the UK – and it was called Malaya. And we know that...