Culture
Could a non-Malay actually become Malaysia’s Prime Minister?
One thing that all Malaysians should know, is that we hold general elections every 5 years. What’s less straightforward, is …
Race
Culture
Malaysia Day was supposed to be the same day as Merdeka. But the UN delayed it. Why?
Originally published on September 18th, 2019. In 2019, at a Malaysia Day event in Bintulu, PAS President Hadi Awang …
Culture
How hard is it for a non-Bumiputera to get a job in the Malaysian gomen service?
[This article was originally published in March 2018.] We’ve heard a lot of talk about Malaysia’s civil service in recent years, …
Culture
What do the symbols on Malaysian political party logos mean?
The Johor state election is coming up on 12th March, and you all know what that means: flags, flags, and …
Culture
Lion dances might have been BANNED once in Malaysia during the 80’s. Here’s why.
[This article was originally posted in January 2020, but we made a small amendment to one of our points in …
Culture
Jack the Ripper, the infamous serial killer, could have been a Malay cook
This article was originally published in March 2019. PS: If you’d like more stories like this, please subscribe to our HARI …
Current
How many times has Namewee pissed off the government? Probably more than you remember
Namewee recently made the news again after becoming an overnight millionaire when he sold his new single ‘Fragile’ as a …
Current
The Penang gang war in 1867 that was started by… a thrown rambutan skin
When we think of Penang, we usually think of food, street art, history, bad driving, food, and, well, more food. …
Culture
3 Iban folk stories kept alive thanks to Benedict Sandin, Sarawak’s greatest historian
Ok, quick question for all the non-East Malaysians: off the top of your head, how many traditional Iban folk tales …
Art
We found Malay political comics from the 1930’s. They were unbelievably savage
If you were around a few years back, you might have seen cartoons like this floating around: This cartoon was …