Culture
The multiracial history of Batu Caves that your Sejarah lessons never taught you
Well, it sure isn’t Malaysia if we’re not enjoying a stretch of holidays or a random day off each month. …
colonial
Culture
Historians claim James Brooke was gay. Was this 16 year-old boy his lover?
While researching on the history of Sarawak, we stumbled upon a very interesting theory regarding the White Rajah of Sarawak, …
Culture
Was this 100 year-old man the Malay warrior Mat Kilau? The Pahang government says yes
Translated from original BM article by our sister site Soscili. After some delays in production, Syamsul Yusof’s ‘Mat Kilau’ was …
Culture
The Mat Salleh who loved nasi lemak so much, he introduced it to the West
It could be said that there are three things that are certain in life: death, taxes, and Malaysians telling the …
Culture
Chickenpox made social distancing necessary in 1800s Malaya. Here’s how they did it.
[Artikel ini diterjemah dari SOSCILI. Untuk baca artikel ni dalam BM, klik sini!] Ever since the coronavirus pandemic first reared …
Culture
In 1950, there was a riot in Malaya because of… a 13-year old Dutch girl?
[This story was initially written in BM by our Soscili sisters. Read here] Some time back, there was a conversion case involving …