Culture
Tengku Mahmud: The story of the prince who survived a Japanese bombing
This article was originally written in October 2020 and updated in January 2022. For many, many years, Thailand’s southern region …
History
Culture
Jack the Ripper, the infamous serial killer, could have been a Malay cook
This article was originally published in March 2019. PS: If you’d like more stories like this, please subscribe to our HARI …
Entertainment
Private TV channels may sometimes jilat the government, and the reason go back to the 1980s
If you’ve been on social media lately, you’ve probably realized that not much good had been said about the government’s …
History
A M’sian lady’s search for her grandpa’s legacy led her to discover… a missing plane?
Growing up, most of us might’ve heard our relatives telling us stories about our heritage. And though they might have …
Food
The surprisingly dark incidents behind 5 things we have in Malaysia today
You know how some things we have lying around have surprising or dark origins? Like the folk song ulek mayang …
Culture
The story of “Mandi Safar”, an old Malay custom commonly practiced… until it was banned.
[Artikel ini diterjemah daripada tulisan SOSCILI. Untuk baca artikel asal dalam BM, klik sini!] As we live in a multiracial country, …
Culture
These ancient Malaysian stones are also known as batu hidup… because they’re ‘alive’.
Even if you’re not into stone monuments, you’ve probably heard of the Stonehenge, either from TV, portrayals in pop culture, …
Culture
The sad fate of Penang’s pre-war Japanese prostitutes, the karayuki-san
Nowadays, Cintra Street in Penang is a popular tourist attraction with its charming guesthouses and old-school architecture. Known for its booming …
Current
The Penang gang war in 1867 that was started by… a thrown rambutan skin
When we think of Penang, we usually think of food, street art, history, bad driving, food, and, well, more food. …
Culture
UMNO needed money in the 1950’s, so they started their own… lottery.
This article was originally published in January 2021 Gambling is perhaps one of mankind’s oldest methods of entertainment. The ancient …