Locals mengamuk after a TikTok video of a Malaysian UK student studying in Nottingham University went viral for “stirring up religious tensions”. The video received mixed responses, as it highlights the issue with Malaysian-Muslim students being invited to an afterparty at a nightclub that serves alcohol. Since the protagonist of this story is Aisyah, the […] The post 3 Problems We Found From Malaysian UK Student’s Viral Video first appeared on CILISOS - Current Issues Tambah Pedas ..read more

Some 37 years ago, Sabah saw a pretty serious series of riots. How serious you ask? Well, the New York Times described the 1986 Sabah Riots thusly… “More than two dozen b0mbings and fatal fires have left five people dead and many wounded. There have been mass demonstrations and tear gas attacks on mobs bearing […] The post The Sabah Riots of 1986: How & Why it Happened first appeared on CILISOS - Current Issues Tambah Pedas ..read more

Last week, a clip of Kepala Batas MP, Siti Mastura Mohamad surfaced on various social media platforms. Tahukah anda bila seorang politician bertaraf Ahli Parlimen gagal MEMPROSES maklumat yg dia terima, ini satu malapetaka pada negara. Ilmu semudah ini pun gagal, macam mana nak proses ilmu yg berat2 macam ekonomi & kewangan? Sudahnya bila gagal […] The post Siti Mastura’s claims of DAP family possibly from BN book first appeared on CILISOS - Current Issues Tambah Pedas ..read more

Japan Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida made his 2-day maiden trip to Malaysia since he took office in 2021. On Sunday (5 Nov 2023), he met with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in a bilateral discussion during which both leaders assessed the status of bilateral relations, which was followed by a luncheon sponsored by Anwar. The […] The post Japan PM Fumio Kishida tries durian for the first time first appeared on CILISOS - Current Issues Tambah Pedas ..read more

Three years ago, Malaysia was put on a metaphorical podium and received a congratulatory garland for our response to the Great Virus of 2019… that was until just recently, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which reviews government spending, rained on everyone’s parade. If you guys remember, back then, this was the type of news to […] The post Here’s how gomen wasted almost RM1 billion during p@nd3mic first appeared on CILISOS - Current Issues Tambah Pedas ..read more

Amidst the current conflict between Palestine and Israel, both the Malaysian public and government have taken a firm stance on the former’s side. Our solidarity towards Palestine is so apparent, some Malaysians are even boycotting brands and franchises that we believe provide financial aid towards Israel. With all that said, the news of our unrelenting […] The post M’sia Received 3 Demarche From U.S But What Does It Mean? first appeared on CILISOS - Current Issues Tambah Pedas ..read more

TW: depiction of violence and bloody injuries Last week, a bit of drama broke out at a farm in Kanthan, Perak. Some of you may have seen a video circulating on social media, where a woman was shoved to the ground. It’s a rough scene so if you get queasy at the sight of blood, […] The post Here’s how the eviction of Kanthan farmers in Perak escalated to assault first appeared on CILISOS - Current Issues Tambah Pedas ..read more

Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (affectionately known as PAS to most Malaysians) has gone under fire for allegedly not paying their debt to ex-printers of their news platform, Harakah. For those unaware, Harakah is basically PAS’s mouthpiece, whereby they publish news that uplifts the party’s reputation as well as messages that align with PAS’s core values. Speaking of […] The post PAS Hasn’t Paid RM3mil Debt To Ex-Harakah Printers For Years first appeared on CILISOS - Current Issues Tambah Pedas ..read more

The recent attack on the Gaza strip was horrific. If you’ve seen pictures in new reports of families being torn apart and the civilians who were needlessly slaughtered by the Israeli military (including over 1,500 children), y’all know how messed up it was. And within days of the tragedy, we started seeing Malaysians calling for the […] The post Is McDonald’s really sending money to Israel? first appeared on CILISOS - Current Issues Tambah Pedas ..read more

For most people, the whole 1MDB scandal kind of ended when Najib got sentenced to 12 years of jail time back in 2022. Well, that’s not exactly true, cuz U.S. banking giant Goldman Sachs just announced they’re taking our government to court for something related to 1MDB. And most of y’all are probably pretty fuzzy […] The post Here’s why Goldman Sachs is suing Malaysia first appeared on CILISOS - Current Issues Tambah Pedas ..read more