South Korean Convenience Chain Store GS25 To Open In Malaysia

If you ever need something while you’re out and about, convenience stores are your best friend. They have (almost) everything; be it food, drinks, or even daily necessities. Malaysia has garnered quite a few convenience store brands over the years from MyNews, 7Eleven, Family Mart and CU. Well, we’re getting one more. Starting 2023, Korean convenience...

First class service: AirAsia so impressed by this banquet waiter, it wants him on its crew

Arman Rashid made a TikTok video to look for Izz Ahmad Danial after the latter's service impressed one of AirAsia's bosses.Screengrab/TikTok Dream jobs don't usually fall from the sky, but there might be an exception for this young man. Izz Ahmad Danial was recently offered the opportunity to become an air steward with Malaysian carrier AirAsia — after his...

Seeing double? Friends prank man with creative police standee at Nex

To surprise their friend on his birthday, a group of young adults decided to "turn" him into Singapore's favourite police officer. TikTok user T1ew posted a video documenting the entire process last Sunday (July 3). The minute-long video showed the group of friends planning the prank, leading up to the very moment where they sprung the surprise on birthday boy...

Why is Malaysia seeing a rise in data leaks, and what is the government doing to stop it?

Malaysians were given a rude shock in April, following the revelation that the personal data of 22.5 million citizens ranging from their full names to identification numbers, home addresses, phone numbers and ID photos, were stolen from government servers and sold on the dark web for a reported price of just US$10,000 (S$14,000). Barely two months...

‘He wanted to taste only Segamat durians’: Businessman takes helicopter from KL to Johor for durian feast

When it comes to durians, some will go to pretty extreme lengths just to get a taste of their favourite fruit. Take one businessman in Malaysia for example who recently took his helicopter from Kuala Lumpur to Johor with three of his very lucky friends to satisfy their durian craze. The four of them flew to durian farmer Lokman Hakim Johar's Kampung...

College Student Spent RM1.6k Emptying A Cinema Hall To Watch “Top Gun: Maverick” With Bestie

Have you ever wonder what it’s like to rent out an entire cinema hall to yourself or with your loved ones? Some have actually experienced watching a less popular film alone where the hall was basically empty. However, when going to see a hit movie starring a very famous Aa-list actor, chances are, the hall is going...

As Malaysia mulls snap election, is Anwar Ibrahim’s PKR heading in a new direction?

Since the shock collapse of Malaysia’s Pakatan Harapan government in March 2020, just 22 months after it swept to power, the fortunes of the coalition’s linchpin, the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), has been in free fall. Led by the country’s reformist icon Anwar Ibrahim , the PKR has stuttered at multiple by-elections. It has also been...

Sss-surprise! Python sinks teeth into Malaysian man’s buttocks as he games on the loo

Talk about a sneak attack. A python sunk its teeth into the buttocks of a man who was gaming while using the toilet, startling him. In a Twitter post on Sunday (May 22), Sabri Tazali, 28, shared his plight with netizens, uploading photos of the snake that bit him in his home in Selangor, Malaysia. "Two months ago, my...

Nicky Liow, Malaysian fugitive linked to crime boss ‘Broken Tooth’, surrenders

Malaysian police said on Monday (April 11) they had arrested fugitive businessman Nicky Liow Soon Hee, known for his links to an organisation founded by ex-Macau crime boss Wan Kuok Koi, also known as Broken Tooth. The 34-year-old gave himself up at the national police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on Monday morning, the Royal Malaysian Police Force...

Netizens fangirl hard as hunky hawker in Malaysia turns Klang into simp city

Vincent stunned netizens with his surprising good looks and chiselled body while he served up food in a store that newly opened in Klang, Malaysia.Instagram/Vincent Ngah A plate of pork knuckle rice is good, but it can be better — some netizens may have found the perfect side dish to go with their meal. Photos of the owner...