Culture
3 Pahang kids drowned in a mining pool. But why is it more dangerous than lakes?
A bunch of kids were playing at a disused bauxite mining pool over the weekend in Taman Sungai Karang Jaya, Pahang. It was …
Science
Culture
9 Facebook captions by The Star Online that made us LOL
The general perception of older print media outlets like The Star is that they’re kinda like Nokia 3310s in a smartphone …
Business
Is it true that new Malaysian bank cards can kena hack?
Do you remember receiving new contactless credit cards in the mail or SMS-es from banks telling you change your debit cards …
Automotive
Will reducing Kap Chais really reduce pollution in KL? We investigate.
Our gomen has been expressing their environment-loving side recently. Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor recently announced that they are …
Business
5 Things this Malaysian learnt after “accidentally” making a globally viral mobile game
Earlier this year, we did a CILISOS Roundup of each writer’s favorite thing from 2016, and my entry was a …
Culture
Will the Selangor & KL plastic bag ban work? We look at other countries
YAYY, new year, time to make resolutions! The whole state of Selangor also made a new resolution, or should we …
Culture
The Swiss man who tried to save Sarawak… and then mysteriously disappeared
Way back on the afternoon of May 25th 2000, while our older readers were listening to the Spice Girls on Hitz, a hippie-looking …
Family
5 Groundbreaking laws made in 2016 that will make Malaysia great again!™
Every time you check out the news, there’s often a pretty good chance that you’d see something about a law …
Drinks
OMG! Are vegetables from Cameron Highlands poisonous?
Four months ago, TEDx had a talk which set tongues wagging. Something funky was going down up in Cameron Highlands – food and …
Culture
Cockroaches can cure asthma? We asked Chinese Sifus if these 5 weird M’sian remedies really work.
Malaysia is a rojak of cultures, where we mix and match in weird and wonderful ways to become something truly special. …