Weirdness
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2415 kinda creepy techniques M’sians use to kena lottery… and the beliefs behind them.
The chances of one winning the jackpot are about 1 in 10,000, which does sound like pretty low odds; but it’s considerably...
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864Actually… why do Malaysians call white people ‘Mat Salleh’?
Let’s start today’s article with a haiku. Look mom, white people Are they called angmohs? Gweilos? Perhaps Mat Salleh? Okay, not the...
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2.8KThis houseplant is selling for… RM3,200?! Why so expensive?
So recently, someone sent us a screenshot of some houseplants being sold on Facebook. Nothing unusual at first glance… until we saw...
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1.0KThis old castle in Kedah was… built using egg whites and honey?! Is that even possible?
If you spend a long enough time looking for parking in the city center of Alor Setar, Kedah, you might stumble across...
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4.7K5 Connections between Malaysia and North Korea that might surprise you
Malaysia’s super friendly relationship with North Korea had always been a strange badge of pride, kinda like telling people you are friends...
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2.2K7 Malaysian things that might be considered ‘bad manners’ by etiquette experts
As Malaysians, few of us can deny the simple pleasure of eating rice with our hands. So if you scrolled through Twitter...
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2.8KIn 1998, Malaysia dropped a Proton Wira onto the North Pole. The car survived.
If you’re a regular Cilisos reader, you’re probably not a stranger to Proton cars showing up in weird places. You’ve heard of...
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1.4KThe MACC portal now hides all previous asset declarations. We asked them why.
Question: What would you think of a politician who suddenly shows up wearing a super expensive watch/driving a super expensive car/living in...
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996Malaysians share the worst things that happened to their cars during the MCO
The best thing about the MCO is the traffic, or the lack of it. But while working from home has left our...