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· Ryan General
California Millionaire Caught Hiding 4 Years After Murdering Malaysian Wife
After successfully evading authorities for four years, Californian millionaire Peter Chadwick who is suspected of murdering his wife Quee Choo “QC” Chadwick at their home has finally been arrested. A tip led to the arrest of 55-year-old British-born Chadwick in Mexico on Sunday,…
· Carl Samson
Ph.D. Student From Malaysia Kills Herself After Months of Racist Bullying at Utah State University
A Utah State student’s reports of racist bullying that ultimately forced her to take her own life had fallen on deaf ears, a lawsuit alleges. Jerusha Sanjeevi, 24, a Ph.D. candidate at Utah State University, allegedly suffered eight long months of bullying from fellow students…
· Ryan General
Pokémon Fan Makes Own Game with OG Pokémon Based on Malaysia’s Map
One dedicated fan has created a Pokémon video game that allows trainers to catch and collect every imaginable Pokémon in different locations in Malaysia. Basing the in-game map off of Malaysia, 22-year-old Mokessh Kannah created his very own Pokémon game featuring locations from…
· Bryan Ke
New Breed of Durian in Malaysia Allegedly Named After ‘The Rock’
The state of Melaka in Malaysia unveiled its own breed of durian that has a thicker flesh compared to the ones found in Pahang, Penang, Perak and Johor. The new breed of durian is called Lima Jari (five fingers), and it has been turned into signature produce by the Melaka…
· Ryan General
Malaysian Pilot Leaves 40-Year Career to Fly With His 2 Pilot Daughters at Another Airline
A veteran pilot decided to leave his 40-year long career in Malaysian Airlines so he could fly with his two recently graduated pilot daughters at another airline. Safia Anisa and her sister recently landed jobs at carrier AirAsia immediately after graduating from a flying…
· Ryan General
Malaysian Programmer Creates Real-Time Translator to Understand Coworkers Speaking in Mandarin
A Malaysian programmer was inspired to devise his own real-time translator after he experienced trouble understanding his Mandarin-speaking colleagues during meetings. Twitter user Roshen Maghhan (@roshenmaghhan) recently shared his DIY project which took inspiration from Google…
· Ryan General
Malaysian Man Finds Pot Full of Canadian Cash in Landfill, Hopes to Return to Owner
Mohamad Fahmi Abdul Aziz is a 28-year-old Malaysian scavenger who earns a living by looking for recyclable materials at a landfill in George Town in Penang Island. Fahmi recently earned praise online for choosing to do the right thing when he found a kettle full of Canadian…
· Ryan General
Woman Catches Terrifying Parasite in Her Foot Walking on Malaysian Beach
A Malaysian woman recently contracted a worm infection after walking barefoot on a beach in Port Dickson. Nurul Ezzatul Akma, 31, took to Facebook to share her nightmarish experience which began a week after she went on a vacation with her family to Port Dickson beach. In her…
· Bryan Ke
Meet Malaysia’s First Hijab-Wearing Pro Wrestler
At just 19 years old, Nor Diana, widely known by her ring name as Phoenix, is already making a name for herself not only for being a teenage professional wrestler, but also for being Malaysia’s – possibly even the world’s – first wrestler to wear a hijab in the ring.
· Ryan General
Malaysian Teen’s Fire Rapping in a Hijab Stuns the Internet
After becoming an online sensation in Malaysia last year, hijab-wearing female rapper Noor Ayu Fatini Mohd Bakhari has been soaring in popularity, and now she is hoping to get her voice heard beyond her home country. Bakhari, who goes by the stage name Bunga, went viral last…
· Bryan Ke
American Singer Maggie Lindemann Arrested During Concert in Malaysia, ‘confined in a living hell’
American singer-songwriter Maggie Lindemann was arrested in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in the middle of her show at The Bee in Publika mall. Lindemann was arrested following a raid conducted by authorities at a restaurant in a mall in Kuala Lumpur on June 21, as confirmed by…
· Bryan Ke
World’s Longest Water Slide Runs Through the Malaysian Jungle for 4 Minutes
A new water slide is currently being built in Malaysia that can last for up to four minutes and goes through a jungle; the new attraction is expected to break a world record for the longest slide. This new slide, which is now in the works at Escape Theme Park in Teluk Bahang, in…
· Bryan Ke
Malaysian PhD Grad’s Math Formula Helps Make Ferrari’s Fastest Supercar
Ahmad Syahid Ahmad Fawzal, a Malaysian PhD holder, is now at the center of the spotlight thanks to the revolutionary math formula he helped created to make Ferrari’s SF90 Stradale supercar hybrid come to life. During the development phase for the SF90 Stradale, engineers were…
· Bryan Ke
Malaysian, Sir Lankan Boy Among Winners of NASA’s Moon Mission Patch Design Competition
Teng Wei Rui, a 12-year-old Form 1 student, was recently named as one of the winners of the United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) moon mission patch design contest. Teng, who hails from Miri, Sarawak is one of the five winners of Tynker’s Forward…
· Ryan General
USC Graduate from Malaysia Holds Photo Shoot at Panda Express
A recent graduate at the University of Southern California (USC) skipped the usual campus spots and instead chose to have his celebratory graduation photoshoot inside the on-campus Panda Express. Garey Gan chose the restaurant to shoot his graduation photos instead of the…
· Jin Hyun
Malaysian Family Advertises Single Son as an Eligible Bachelor in His Father’s Obituary
Some parents go to extreme lengths to try and find their children life-long partners — one Malaysian family went as far as advertising their only single son as an eligible bachelor in his father’s obituary published in the local newspaper. The late Chan Kok Choi had a full-page…
· Carl Samson
Malaysian Teen Kills Herself After Instagram Followers Vote for Her Death in Poll
A 16-year-old girl in East Malaysia tragically ended her life after posting a poll on Instagram asking her followers whether or not she should commit suicide. The teenager, who has not been identified, jumped to her death from the third floor of a building in Kuching, Sarawak on…
· Bryan Ke
Boba Milk Crab is Now a Thing in Malaysia
By now you have probably heard of endless weird combination with Boba Tea – some good and some extremely shocking – and this new food fad in Malaysia certainly fits the bill of the latter with its boba milk crab. Crab Generation Restaurant, based in Malaysia, first announced on…
· Carl Samson
Malaysian Millionaire Faces Backlash After Caning His Daughter for Removing Her Headscarf
A Malaysian millionaire sparked outrage on Instagram after caning his 9-year-old daughter as punishment for removing her “tudung,” a headscarf worn in accordance with the hijab in Islam. Datuk Aliff Syukri, a cosmetics businessman, posted an Instagram video of his daughter…
· Ryan General
Malaysia’s Best Cocks Show Themselves Off at Special Beauty Pageants
In place of gorgeous young women, fine-looking chickens take the stage at a special chicken beauty pageant in Malaysia. Originating from the rural state of Kelantan, the unique competition uses a petite breed of chickens known as the Serama chickens.