Culture
This guy on MACC’s panel started out his career as… an extra in P. Ramlee’s movie?!
[This article was originally published in SOSCILI. To read the original version in Malay, click here!] You might have …
Weirdness
History
In the 1800s, Johor and Singapore implemented the… Kongkek System?
[This article is based on one written by SOSCILI. To read the article in BM, click here!] Here’s a …
Business
In 1978, the govt took over Bank Rakyat – now some of its shareholders want it back
Gone are the days of your grandpa hoarding his life savings under his mattress, and your grandma keeping her petty …
Culture
Forget rubber and tin. The British actually got rich from the opium trade in Malaya.
If you grew up with Malaysian TV, chances are you’ve seen one of the many, many reruns of P Ramlee’s …
History
The story of a Malaysian MP who got fired from PAS for…joget dancing in Parliament?!
[Artikel ni asalnya ditulis kawan-kawan kami kat Soscili. Kalau nak baca artikel ni dalam BM, klik sini!] This year, the …
Culture
7 famous Malaysians who are apparently now “selling Bitcoin” lol
This article was originally published in July 2019, but has since been updated with new information. Remember Bitcoin? The …
Art
TikTok’s latest trend turns Disney princess outfits… into baju kurungs?!
Mention the word TikTok (the app) and you’re probably thinking of videos of people dancing, passing makeup brushes or wiping …
History
Here’s why the Brits allowed prostitution in colonial Malaya, and even deemed it necessary
When talking about British Malaya, what do you think of? Some may imagine colonial-styled buildings in its heyday, with serious …
Religion
Here’s how Muslim marriages in Malaysia are adapting to the MCO.
[Artikel ini asalnya disiarkan di SOSCILI. Untuk baca artikel ni dalam BM, klik sini!] Recently, the government had relaxed the …
Technology
Here’s 5 govt-made apps you can kill time with while waiting for the MCO to end
As some of you might be aware, within the past two weeks the government had published three apps related to …