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2.5K[UPDATED] ‘Special draw Malaysia’: How the government used gambling to help build its coffers
[UPDATE 2 Jan 2021: The government have quietly restored the number of special lucky draws back to 22 days a year, after the Pakatan government had previously reduced the number to 8 in 2018 and...
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2.0KSosword Puzzle: Try beating our End of 2020 crossword!
If you’re not sure how to play, instructions can be found after the puzzle. Happy solving! How to play Click on the ‘Start Puzzling!’ button above to start the puzzle. On desktop, a small...
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468Here’s how call spammers had to tukar tactics when the MCO happened
As Malaysians, we’re pretty sure you’re familiar with how spam calls would work. You’ll receive a phone call from a random number and when you pick it up, you’d be met with a robot voice...
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1.6KSo JAKIM was only born in 1997… What were Malaysia’s Halal Laws like before that?
[Article originally published in Aug 2017, but has since been updated.] For the last week or so, news that Malaysians may have possibly been eating ‘halal beef’ that’s secretly horse, kangaroo and other non...
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5.2KHere’s how much whistleblowers in Malaysia get paid for reporting benda jahat
Reporting crimes or wrongdoings to the authorities have always been seen as a good thing. Sometimes, you may even see government agencies or Malaysian citizens offering rewards to those who provide substantial information for an ongoing...
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2.1KCan Malaysia REALLY afford to hire an extra 250,000 civil servants? We calculate.
Since today’s topic is quite heavy, let’s start with a riddle. How many civil servants can the Malaysian gomen hire, if the Malaysian gomen can hire civil servants? The answer to that would be 1.7...
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1.0KWanna watch M’sian-made movies for free? This guy started a (legal!) streaming site
If you’re a kaki movie, you’d know that one of the joy in life is to walk down this aisle… For most people, it may not be a big deal when you can’t watch movies...
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1.4KCan you identify these items from a Melaka antique store? Millennials sure fail wan
All history requires a beginning, and an end. The history of this article started when our ex-intern Joyee posted a TikTok video about her dad’s antique store in Melaka, and our reaction was: OMG JOYEE...
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1.4KMalaysia was the biggest natural rubber producer. Now, we’re depending on Thailand.
If you still remember your Sejarah lessons, you’d know that Malaysia is known for its natural resources, one of them being natural rubber. Back in those days, it seemed like everyone, especially the US wanted...
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4.7KWe found random lorongs blurred on Street View. Is it Kawasan 51? We ask Google Malaysia.
Alright so, if you need to go somewhere you don’t know, what do you do? Check Google Maps la of course right? Well, that’s exactly what one of the Cilisos team did when presented with...
