Culture
How did Malaysia and Japan’s relationship heal after WW2?
If you hadn’t been alive during the Japanese occupation period, between 1941-1945, you’ve probably heard your parents’ and grandparents’ stories …
History
Current
Malaysian companies are scavenging World War 2 ships in the ocean. Is that actually illegal?
Remember that really horrible event called World War 2? At the time, Malaysia was still under British colonisation, and we became the battleground …
Culture
Protesters burned a cutout of Tunku & carried a coffin to his house. What upset them?
*This article was originally written in BM. Click here to read it on SOSCILI. We tend to think of the …
Current
Wait. Why are there so few Chinese gangsters in Malaysia these days?
We’re sure some of you gais have seen those badass gangster movies like Goodfellas or The Godfather, or even the local …
Business
For the first time ever, Israeli diplomats entered Malaysia… and social media erupted.
Last week, KL played host to the ninth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF9) convened by the UN Human …
Culture
Malaysia’s first UN rep brought a keris to the meeting. What was he trying to prove?!
*This article was originally written in BM by SOSCILI. Click here to read it. On 17 Sep 1957, when our …
Culture
OMG guess how Chinese tour guides are distorting Malaysian history for tourists
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History
There’s a hopeful new search to find MH370, but how different is it from previous efforts?
It’s been nearly four years since MH370 went missing on 8 March 2014. But until the black box is found, …
History
Tun Mahathir is BACK for the elections. But who will actually vote for him?
[This article was originally written in BM. You can read it here.] By now, most of us would have already known that …
Culture
This Muslim NGO leader said non-Malays didn’t fight for Malaysia’s freedom. But is it true?
On 13 Jan, Ismail Mina Ahmad, leader of Gerakan Pembela Ummah, or Ummah for short (an umbrella group of Muslim organisations) …