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Malaysian Health Director-General Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah is advising those with COVID-19 and not displaying any symptoms to isolate at home instead of the hospital. This is much unlike early 2020 when all people tested positive were taken to the hospital, regardless of their symptoms. Dr. Noor Hisham explains that this change of strategy has come about because the Malaysian Ministry of Health (MOH) is currently dealing with a heavy […]

Ah yes, the neighbors with the love-hate relationship are back at it again. This time, it's bordering on hate. Indonesians are up in arms at Malaysians over a video that went viral on YouTube. Apparently, a video mocking Indonesia's national anthem was posted by a Malaysian. The now deleted video, "Indonesia Raya Instrumental (Parody)" went viral recently. It was originally posted by a YouTube user called MY Asean with a […]

True Singapore Ghost Stories needs no introduction because that's just how iconic it is. However, for those of you who have no idea what it is, let me just say, you truly missed out. True Singapore Ghost Stories is a bestselling horror book series in Singapore. It has become a household name ever since its release in 1989. It's popularity wasn't limited to Singapore though. The books, authored by Russell […]

Malaysian influencer, Hafiz Mahamad, is in hot water for uploading a video that is supposedly mocking his friend's funeral. The video, 3 minutes and 35 seconds long, shows Mahamad arriving at the airport, going to pick up his friend's remains, driving a funeral van, and helping to bury his friend. The camera mainly focused on Mahamad's emotions, where he was seen crying over his friend Loh's remains. His caption is […]

A "meat cartel" that has been operating for the past 40 years has been recently exposed for forging halal documents, distributing fake halal beef, and passing off horse/ kangaroo meat as beef. Yikes. How do they operate? As reported by New Straits Times, the cartel obtains meat from countries such as Canada, Colombia, Ukraine, Uruguay, Spain, and Mexico. The produce comes from non-certified manufacturers. This process of certification is overlooked […]

Malaysian pageant, Miss Plus World Malaysia 2020 is facing an uncertain future due to Islamic political party, PAS. PAS led organization, Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (YADIM) pushed for the Malaysian government to cancel the plus-sized oriented pageant scheduled to be held in January 2021. The YADIM chairperson stated that all religions, especially Islam, would not allow such events to take place. He called such events "exploitative" of women and a […]

A young calf was hit by a motorcycle and was wailing in pain on a dark, empty road in Thailand. Somehow, an off-duty rescue worker came to the... rescue. The rescue worker, Mana Srivate, has resuscitated dozens of people in his career but he has never done so on an elephant. According to Reuters, Srivate was called on while he was on a road trip and rushed to the scene […]

The Malaysian Prime Minister, Muhyiddin Yassin will be among the first few individuals in the country to receive the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine. This is in order to convince the Malaysian public of the safety and efficacy of the vaccine. The vaccine will first be distributed to frontline healthcare workers, high-risk groups such as the elderly, and those with chronic respiratory/non-communicable diseases. IMAGE: The Malaysian ReserveAccording to Muhyiddin, a vaccine supply […]

Mandarin is by no means an easy language to master so you can imagine how impressive it is for a non-native speaker to not only speak it but sing and song-write in it fluently. Malaysian Malay singer Firdhaus does just that and has been making the waves on China's TikTok, Douyin. His original composition, Gulf of Alaska has gained over 170 million views (and counting) on Douyin. The song has […]