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A fun guide to some new policies and events happening in Malaysia in 2020.
If you are reading this, you’re probably wondering… huh? Have Cilisos turned into a popular entertainment website that gets millions …
Politics
Culture
Who are PUTRA, the political party afraid of CNY decorations?
Now that the Christmas season is over and Chinese New Year is almost here, you might see decorations like this …
Education
How did Malaysia’s Ethnic Relations subject go from good intentions to Zakir Naik?
Ethnic Relations, or Hubungan Etnik, is a compulsory subject that all Malaysian university students have to take, meant to explore “the development of …
Culture
These 5 laws could have changed life for many Malaysians in 2019… but didn’t happen
When we talk about the new year, we often speak of embracing new changes and setting new year’s resolutions. But for …
Culture
One of Malaya’s original independence fighters… was a Jewish lawyer
Malaysia’s relationship with the international Jewish community is a tricky one to say the least. Despite the fact that we seem to …
Culture
Sabah has a new pass for undocumented migrants… and some people claim it’s this green IC
The article was originally published on 25th November 2019 and has been updated to reflect current news. [UPDATE: 06/01/2020] Just before …
Education
A collection of inspirational quotes by Maszlee Malik, former Education Minister.
In a somewhat shocking turn of events, Maszlee Malik was reported to have resigned from his post as Education Minister …
Business
Here’s a 5 min guide to understanding the Cameron Highlands farmer drama
The week of Christmas wasn’t really jolly to some, especially to about 200 people, who apparently protested at Cameron Highlands. …
Culture
Nazism has been in Malaysia for years. The Sabah graduate wasn’t the first.
Sometime in mid-November, you might’ve heard of a graduate student from Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) who uploaded a photo of himself doing the Nazi salute at …
Culture
Malaysia may have failed Wawasan 2020’s economy goals… but what about everything else?
Most of us on the older side might remember the hype surrounding Vision 2020, or more commonly referred to Wawasan …