History
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18.2KHow did Muhyiddin’s emergency announcement lead to ‘makan babi’ trending on Twitter?
Alright so we know, we know: it’s our second Twitter related story in two days. But before the MCMC’s old tweets became...
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4.9KA simplified history of Malaysian money, from cowrie shells to the ringgit
Has this ever happened to you? You woke up late, so you rush out of the house with a piece of roti...
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6.5KHere’s how this Silat master went from training the British army to ‘fighting’ Bruce Lee
(Artikel asal ditulis oleh kawan kami di SOSCILI. Klik sini untuk baca!) When we talk about martial arts, you may be...
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3.0KWhat did Malaysia look like 700 million years ago? We got some images…
It’s 2021! And while we may no longer be expecting this… …to happen anytime soon, there is definitely one thing that you...
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3.1KUMNO needed money in the 1950’s, so they started their own… lottery.
Gambling is perhaps one of mankind’s oldest methods of entertainment. The ancient Mesopotamians used to play dice games back in 3000 BC,...
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2.8K[UPDATED] ‘Special draw Malaysia’: How the government used gambling to help build its coffers
[UPDATE 2 Jan 2021: The government have quietly restored the number of special lucky draws back to 22 days a year, after...
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1.8KSo JAKIM was only born in 1997… What were Malaysia’s Halal Laws like before that?
[Article originally published in Aug 2017, but has since been updated.] For the last week or so, news that Malaysians may...
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1.6KCan you identify these items from a Melaka antique store? Millennials sure fail wan
All history requires a beginning, and an end. The history of this article started when our ex-intern Joyee posted a TikTok video...
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746Botak Chin was a notorious gangster. But why did some call him a Malaysian Robin Hood?
If we were to ask you to name some famous gangsters in Malaysia off the top of your head, chances are you’re...
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528Perak MB wasn’t the first. Here are 3 other MBs who lost confidence votes in the past.
Just like how your aunt’s an endless trove of gossip about people you don’t know, politics in Malaysia just won’t stop juicing...