Weirdness
Selling salt at the cemetery: A ghostly ritual to get rich
The more cultured among our readers will probably have heard of certain… methods to obtain material riches by enlisting the …
Weirdness
Politics
Wanna be a Little Napoleon? Here’s 4 great gomen jobs for you
Are you a highly assertive person? Do you enjoy flexing your authority over others? Are you well-versed in the art …
Culture
7 surprisingly international theories on how Perlis got its name
For a lot of Malaysians, Perlis is a place of mystery. Like, it’s so far up north it’s basically the …
Culture
Perak’s state name means silver, but it’s not just because it’s the colour of tin…
Ask most Malaysians where you can get the best food in Malaysia, and they’d probably say it’s Penang. For the rest, …
Culture
Penang’s old name literally made them number one
We know Penang as the state we escape to for good food, and the state that Penangites are trying to …
Culture
Did you know: Sarawak was actually named after a mineral?
In school, some of us may have remembered a teacher or two mentioning that Sarawak was named that back in …
Culture
Sabah’s name might have come from the Bruneian word for ‘north’
Aramaiti anyone? Nicknamed Negeri Di Bawah Bayu (Land Beneath the Wind), Sabah (formerly known as North Borneo) not only has some …
Culture
Kedah, Malaysia’s oldest state, might be named through an ancient epic tale
The birthplace of notable Malaysians such as Tunku Abdul Rahman and Tun Dr. Mahathir, Kedah is known as the oldest …
Culture
Pahang could have been named after this dangerous tree
If there’s one thing people know about Pahang, it’s that it’s really large; it’s the largest state in Peninsular Malaysia …
Culture
Why do we call it Negeri Sembilan if there are only 7 districts?
Khairy Jamaluddin’s hometown of Negeri Sembilan is one of the more unique states on the Malay peninsula; not only do …