History
The tragic tale of Papan, perhaps the unluckiest town in Perak
The tin mining industry had been an important part of our colonial history, being among the earliest forms of mining …
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Culture
Kelantan had made sorcery a chargeable offense. Here’s why it’s not such a weird idea.
[This article was originally written by our friends at Soscili. To read this article in BM, click here!] If …
Culture
Hishammuddin’s got Turkish ancestry? 3 fun facts about Malaysia-Turkey relations
With a friendship spanning back 500 years, Malaysia and Turkey (now officially known as Türkiye) are planning for even closer …
Culture
[UPDATED] Sabah and Sarawak are now known as ‘Borneo states’. But how did we get here?
[UPDATE: 12th July 2022 – This article was originally published on the 9th of April 2019. The proposed amendments have …
Animals
4 bizarre facts about the Titan Triggerfish, Malaysia’s angriest fish.
If there’s one thing that we know about the CILISOS writers, it’s that we work hard. Like REALLY hard. And …
Lifestyle
We emailed 16 Malaysian MPs to see if they’d reply. Guess which 2 did
Given that our previous article on emailing local and international government departments was so well-received, we decided we’d ride the …
Culture
Najib “songlap-ed” the most money from Malaysia, but who’s number two?
Unless you’ve been stuck in a fallout shelter without WiFi for the past 20 years, you’ll probably have heard of …
Business
Instead of parties, this man is trying to privatize politicians. Here’s why it might work
If you looked at your voting ballot paper during the elections, you might have noticed some random symbols like tractors, …
Automotive
Is free RapidKL better than driving? We forced a writer to try LRT for a week.
Recently, PM Ismail Sabri announced that all RapidKL-operated public transport would be free for a month, to lessen the burden …
Bahasa Malaysia
The gomen came up with a ‘jihad’ committee, but are they using jihad correctly?
If you haven’t read the news lately, get your tetanus shots now, because this recent news will send you into …