Culture
True or False? Sampul Duit Raya Actually Came From Budaya Cina
The Hari Raya Aidilfitri frenzy consists of many small chaoses. For those who celebrate it, we all know that the …
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Culture
National Service (PLKN) 2023 Gets A “Facelift” But…
Graduating high-school for Malaysians back in the day was a stressful time because not only did we have to worry …
Culture
Penang’s old name literally made them number one
We know Penang as the state we escape to for good food, and the state that Penangites are trying to …
Culture
Besides Genting and 4D, this little Ipoh house is the only place you can legally gamble.
[This article was originally published in 2018.] Last year, on a random trip to Ipoh, one of our parents …
History
Malay warrior? Farmer? You’ve been seeing Prudential’s logo wrong all this time
This article is NOT selling you insurance – it’s part of our series on the history of familiar brands in …
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
From WWII shipwrecks to anti-communist ops, these Msian filmmakers unearth lost stories
For most history buffs, it’s really difficult to go on-site and examine facts for themselves, especially given the lack of …
Culture
Jack the Ripper, the infamous serial killer, could have been a Malay cook
This article was originally published in March 2019. PS: If you’d like more stories like this, please subscribe to our HARI …
Culture
Can 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 …
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 …