History
Malaya’s Mulan: How this Penang girl pretended to be a man to fight the Japanese in WWII
If you’re a Disney fan, you were probably one of those people who leaped at the first chance to buy …
History
Drinks
Giving condensed milk to babies was trendy in 1900s Malaya. This lady fought to change that.
Here’s an interesting experiment. Go to your pantry or a grocery store, and find a can of milk. Condensed, evaporated, …
Culture
Jalan Raja Laut 1 in KL is now Jalan Palestin… but who was Raja Laut, anyway?
Over the past weekend, you might have heard that a road in KL got its name changed. In a post …
Culture
Among the deities on this small Hindu temple in Perak stands a statue of… a Mat Salleh?
Regardless of whether you’re religious, atheist, or agnostic, myths and stories about gods and deities of various religions have always …
Food
Banana flavoring is said to be based on an extinct banana… which still exists in Malaysia
If you’ve ever went through a baking phase – either during the MCO, or just near festive seasons – you …
Business
Malaysia’s first online scam was in 2005 by an angmoh… who conned 200,000 worldwide
Mention the words online scam and you might be familiar with some of them – love scam la, old coin …
Culture
In the 1960s, Tunku invited Israel to a Malayan football tournament. But they never came.
Malaysia’s differences with Israel aren’t exactly a new thing; not only do we not recognize them as a nation, most …
History
Three Malayans experienced the Hiroshima atomic blast 75 years ago. Only one survived.
[Artikel ini asalnya ditulis kawan-kawan kami kat Soscili. Untuk baca artikel ni dalam BM, klik sini!] On the 2nd …
Culture
In the 60s to 80s, Malaysians used to bet on horse races … from a longkang?
(This article was originally from our friends at Soscili. To read it in BM, click here!) If you’ve been …
History
The story of how a RM1 billion mansion in KL was gifted to the Brits… by Tunku
[This article is based on one written by SOSCILI. To read the article in BM, click here!] If you’ve …