Culture
OMG… there’s an old Malay community in South Africa?! How are they different from us?
Growing up, we wouldn’t have thought much about Malay communities living outside Malaysia. Maybe they’re only in parts of Southeast Asia. …
History
Animals
7 times Malaysian animals changed the course of our history
What comes to your mind when people say ‘Rakyat Malaysia‘? For many people, it’s probably a very corporate picture of …
History
Eating pork and other horrors Malay labourers faced working at Myanmar’s ‘Death Railway’
[This article is a translation. For the original, go to Soscili.my.] World War 2 was one of the toughest periods …
Education
3 badass protests organised by Malaysian university students in the 1970s
[This article was originally written in BM. Click here to read it.] For those who have studied in universities, you would’ve …
Culture
The 4 times Malaysia really, REALLY pissed off Indonesia
[This article was originally written in BM. Click here to read it.] It’s Indonesia’s independence day! Yep that’s right, they’re …
History
How the Sidek brothers created a badminton move so TRICKY, it got banned across the world
[This article was originally written by the blokes who run SosCili. To read this article in BM, click here, mateys!] …
History
New Zealand’s huge role in helping Malaya through its turbulent Emergency
When someone says the word New Zealand, you may think about the population of sheep or Lord of the Rings. But add Malaysia to …
Culture
This tiny island in Malaysia harbours a chilling, dark secret that not many know about
For some reason, when someone says ‘let’s go to Penang’, not many people would think of the mainland part. And …
Culture
Sarawak now allows the natives to get deeds for their land, but they… hate it? Here’s why.
Have you ever been worried about waking up from your sleep, only to find that your living room and kitchen …
Culture
Inside the dying 60-year-old tradition called ‘angkat rumah’ (…and how it’s actually done)
Moving houses can be a hassle at times. From the process of packing our belongings to calling the lorry guy …