Melayu malas, India mabuk, Cina tamak. You’ve probably heard this before or even said it yourself. But that’s not entirely your fault.  Since most of us grew up hearing these racial stereotypes being thrown around as casually as someone asking you to cedok nasi at dinner, you can’t help but feel like it’s okay to […] The post M’sian Racial Stereotypes Actually Came From Our ‘White Saviours’ first appeared on CILISOS - Current Issues Tambah Pedas ..read more

[This story was initially written in BM by our Soscili sisters. Read here] Some of y’all may have heard about a recent case that supposedly threatened the syariah legal system in Malaysia. If not, here’s the down low: Lawyer Nik Elin Zurina and her daughter Tengku Yasmin Natasha mounted a legal challenge to nullify 18 […] The post Kelantan Syariah law case: 3 things Malaysians should be worried about first appeared on CILISOS - Current Issues Tambah Pedas ..read more

Belum habis cerita about Tun Daim and already there’s another oligarch hogging the limelight. If you’re anything like the everyday Malaysian who enjoys doom scrolling on social media, chances are you would’ve seen these pictures floating around: It’s as they say–the woman on the right is Raghad Waleed Alkurdi, the wife of the former Chief […] The post Raghad’s viral photos highlight Taib’s insane wealth and years of alleged corruption first appeared on CILISOS - Current Issues Tambah Pedas ..read more

In 2021, about 12 million docs, famously called the Pandora Papers, leaked all the corrupt and dodgy dealings of the worldwide elite. Skip to early 2023, and news came out pinpointing at least 10 Malaysians in the mix. It was all very hush-hush, with gossip and accusations flying around until December 2023 when smack before […] The post Tun Daim: From Finance Minister to corrupt allegations first appeared on CILISOS - Current Issues Tambah Pedas ..read more

Crimes happen in Malaysia almost every day, but not all of them can be linked to Mexican gangs. However recently, there have been a number of house break-ins and robberies suspected to have been committed by Latino gangs in the Klang Valley! To gain access to housing areas, gated communities and atas condominiums, these gangs would […] The post The Reason Mexican Gangs & Drug Cartels Bukak Kedai In Malaysia first appeared on CILISOS - Current Issues Tambah Pedas ..read more

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