History
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2.8KJalan 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 on the...
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18.9KAmong 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 been rather...
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5.8KBanana 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 might have...
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25.5KMalaysia’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 collector scam...
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1.7KIn 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 recently both...
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1.4KThree 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 September 1945,...
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1.8KIn 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 to the...
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366In the 1940s, Malaya almost became independent TWICE… but failed. Here’s why
(Artikel asal ditulis dalam BM! Klik sini untuk baca.) Hari Merdeka is just around the corner and that would mean countless...
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9.0KThe 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 watched the...
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1.1KA 5-min guide on the biggest gold trading scandal in Malaysia, involving 35,000 M’sians
When times get tough, people would sought various ways to make money like trading gold. And we’re not only talking about your...