All posts tagged "gambling"
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2.5KBusiness[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...
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1.7KCultureIn the 60s to 80s, Malaysians used to bet on horse races … from a longkang?
(This article was originally from our friends at Soscili. To read it in BM, click here!) If you’ve been to the...
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2.9KHistoryHere’s why the Brits allowed prostitution in colonial Malaya, and even deemed it necessary
When talking about British Malaya, what do you think of? Some may imagine colonial-styled buildings in its heyday, with serious British people...
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890CrimeThe latest source of 4D lucky numbers for Malaysian gamblers is… a Haji?!!
Have you ever hoped that you can turn a RM1 note to, like, RM several gazillion? Well, maybe not gazillions, but this...
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633Crime5 things that are really giving Msian cyber cafes a bad reputation
So among last week’s news of Kuantan’s bauxite pollution and MAS’s luggage problems, you may have missed a fight at the cyber cafe...
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8571CrimeWhat’s it like to be in Malaysia’s illegal racing scene?
We bet you’ve heard about the horrible road accident involving a Pajero and two Myvis on the DUKE highway which killed a...
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8328CrimeMeet Malaysia’s ‘God of Gambler’, Paul Phua [Update]
Chinese New Year’s coming up and we’ve been hearing familiar ads and all. But more importantly, everyone’s getting ready to… huat ah!!!!! ...
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1442CultureHangover Habis: What To Do After The World Cup?
Image above from Flickr user Chee Meng That’s all, folks. The World Cup’s runneth over. Come and gone. Now it’s time for...