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) …
History
History
5 deadly Malaysian tragedies that social media never heard about
[This article was originally written in BM. Click here to read it.] For the past week, most of Malaysia barely …
Art
This cultural dance was created in Kelantan, so why has it been banned there?
Imagine a situation where an angmoh tourist stops you on the street and asks you: what sort of cultural heritage …
Business
The Malaysian government debt is at RM1 trillion… Will we bankrupt soon?!
[UPDATE 21 May 2018: Earlier this year, The Edge Markets reported that Malaysia’s debt could reach RM 1 trillion in 2021 if federal …
History
Malaysia helped end a controversial war 20 years ago. Here’s the story behind it.
[Artikel ini asalnya ditulis kawan-kawan kami kat Soscili.my. Untuk baca artikel ni dalam BM, klik sini!] Some of us may …
Animals
Malaysia paid China RM2.4 million for this baby panda… then why did we give it away?!
It’s been almost 2 months since Nuan Nuan the baby panda left Malaysia to return to China, leaving the rest of …
Culture
Armed Forces wants more non-Malays to join, but two veterans share why it would be difficult
The Malaysian military has, for a few decades now, been made up of mostly Malays. But they want to change …
Culture
The first ever house in Malaysia with electricity is going to be demolished for a cement factory
Last week, a guy reached out to CILISOS about a problem his home in Rawang was facing… And it ain’t …
Culture
The untold story of how Malays in the 1800s used Orang Asli as slaves
[This story was originally written in BM. You can read it here.] In the early years civilisation, owning slaves wasn’t …
Culture
Wearing tudungs used to be controversial in Malaysia?! How did things change so much?
[This article was originally written in BM. You can read it here.] Lately, issues surrounding the tudung caught the attention …