Politics
Is Malaysia’s cabinet bloated? How we went from 17 cabinet members to 70
Recently, in Parliament, when Kapar’s MP asked whether we can improve the Cabinet (that’s the sum of all ministers and …
Politics
Culture
Hishammuddin’s got Turkish ancestry? 3 fun facts about Malaysia-Turkey relations
With a friendship spanning back 500 years, Malaysia and Turkey (now officially known as Türkiye) are planning for even closer …
Culture
[UPDATED] Sabah and Sarawak are now known as ‘Borneo states’. But how did we get here?
[UPDATE: 12th July 2022 – This article was originally published on the 9th of April 2019. The proposed amendments have …
Lifestyle
We emailed 16 Malaysian MPs to see if they’d reply. Guess which 2 did
Given that our previous article on emailing local and international government departments was so well-received, we decided we’d ride the …
Culture
Najib “songlap-ed” the most money from Malaysia, but who’s number two?
Unless you’ve been stuck in a fallout shelter without WiFi for the past 20 years, you’ll probably have heard of …
Business
Instead of parties, this man is trying to privatize politicians. Here’s why it might work
If you looked at your voting ballot paper during the elections, you might have noticed some random symbols like tractors, …
Bahasa Malaysia
The gomen came up with a ‘jihad’ committee, but are they using jihad correctly?
If you haven’t read the news lately, get your tetanus shots now, because this recent news will send you into …
Current
5 surprising connections between North Korea and Malaysia… before they unfriended us
[This article was originally published in February 2017 updated on June 29th 2022 following the ironic fate of North Korea’s …
Lifestyle
Which MP’s area has the most poor people? This interactive gomen website can tell you.
Ring the alarm bells! Fresh tea had been spilled, or should we say… sta-tea-stics. Or statis-tea… uh. Yes, today’s tea …
Lifestyle
Johor’s threatening to leave Malaysia again. Here’s how that might turn out.
To most Malaysians, Johor is known for two things: the Southern Tigers, and their audacity to come up with laksa …