Culture
Malaysia Day was supposed to be the same day as Merdeka. But the UN delayed it. Why?
Originally published on September 18th, 2019. In 2019, at a Malaysia Day event in Bintulu, PAS President Hadi Awang …
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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
Hundreds of Tamil women left Malaya to fight for India in WWII. They never got there
Although women were more known for working the factories in WWII, there are countless stories of women on the frontlines. …
Culture
Malaysia vs Indonesia: who has nicer national buildings?
With Indonesia having approved the relocation of their capital to Nusantara, Borneo, it’s only natural that they’d commission a sleek, …
Culture
This Muslim NGO leader said non-Malays didn’t fight for Malaysia’s freedom. But is it true?
On 13 Jan, Ismail Mina Ahmad, leader of Gerakan Pembela Ummah, or Ummah for short (an umbrella group of Muslim organisations) …
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4 kickass women of Malaysia who fought for our independence
At the stroke of midnight, 30th August 1957, the people of Malaya gathered at the Royal Selangor Club Padang and …