Let’s talk about Malaysian place names today. Some of them are pretty basic: Kuala Lumpur is literally ‘mud estuary’, and the town...
The chances of one winning the jackpot are about 1 in 10,000, which does sound like pretty low odds; but it’s considerably...
Let’s start today’s article with a haiku. Look mom, white people Are they called angmohs? Gweilos? Perhaps Mat Salleh? Okay, not the...
So recently, someone sent us a screenshot of some houseplants being sold on Facebook. Nothing unusual at first glance… until we saw...
If you spend a long enough time looking for parking in the city center of Alor Setar, Kedah, you might stumble across...
As Malaysians, few of us can deny the simple pleasure of eating rice with our hands. So if you scrolled through Twitter...
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...
Question: What would you think of a politician who suddenly shows up wearing a super expensive watch/driving a super expensive car/living in...
The best thing about the MCO is the traffic, or the lack of it. But while working from home has left our...
When a movie or game involves weapons, it’s very likely there’s a cool factor involved; whether it’s the BFG from Doom, a...