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2.3K[QUIZ] Sure, you know Bahasa… but how good is your Kedahan Malay?
Have you ever noticed that even though Bahasa Melayu is widely spoken, not everybody speaks Bahasa the same? This difference is because even though we may have used the same language in the beginning, it...
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1.2KMalaysia kena kecam for meeting officials in Myanmar. But what’s the big deal?
When it comes to foreign relations, Malaysia seems to be throwing itself into drama a lot recently. There’s that crapstorm when our Foreign Minister Hishamuddin Hussein allegedly referred to China as ‘big brother’ earlier this...
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7.5KAmBank founder’s son explains why he doesn’t want his father’s killer sentenced to death
This article was updated on April 12th to include the video of our interview with Pascal Najadi On July 29th 2013, AmBank founder Hussain Ahmad Najadi and his wife were shot at close range while...
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3.6KBota in Perak was named after a monster… who likes to catch pantsless kids.
Let’s talk about Malaysian place names today. Some of them are pretty basic: Kuala Lumpur is literally ‘mud estuary’, and the town started out as one. Some are a bit more tricky or require a...
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9965 kinda creepy techniques M’sians use to kena lottery… and the beliefs behind them.
The chances of one winning the jackpot are about 1 in 10,000, which does sound like pretty low odds; but it’s considerably higher than the chances of being struck by lightning, which are 1 in...
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1.1KKena ‘Casual Contact’ warning on MySejahtera? Here’s what it actually means
Sometime last week, three people from CILISOS went out to perform their usual routine (separately la, ofcos). And just like everybody else, they used their MySejahtera to register themselves to places they went to. However,...
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12.7KActually… why do Malaysians call white people ‘Mat Salleh’?
Let’s start today’s article with a haiku. Look mom, white people Are they called angmohs? Gweilos? Perhaps Mat Salleh? Okay, not the best haiku, but you’ve probably heard of all these local terms describing Caucasians....
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2.0KAttention Malaysians: Go cashless when you pay income tax and win a Proton X70!
It’s tax season! And you know what that means… For many Malaysians, it’s that time of the year where we check our old receipts and start calculating how much taxes we need to pay. And with...
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4.4KCan you talk like a Gen Z? Take this quiz to find out.
If you were to use Gen Z slang in front of any Millennial or Gen X or Boomer who are not active on TikTok, it’s guaranteed 100% confirm they will look hella confused. The old(er)...
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3.8KThis houseplant is selling for… RM3,200?! Why so expensive?
So recently, someone sent us a screenshot of some houseplants being sold on Facebook. Nothing unusual at first glance… until we saw the price. Wahlao weh! Almost RM3,700 for a potted plant! More than writer’s...
