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“She Was Ready To Leave Us All” Tun Siti Hasmah Passes At 100, Mahathir Says Goodbye
The post “She Was Ready To Leave Us All” Tun Siti Hasmah Passes At 100, Mahathir Says Goodbye appeared first on In Real Life. On the night of September 27, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali’s family visited her at the National Heart Institute, where she had been receiving treatment for another ailment. She was cheerful and then she told them she

“No Such Records Exist” Sibu Retiree Searches For RM1 Million Deposited 20 Years Ago
The post “No Such Records Exist” Sibu Retiree Searches For RM1 Million Deposited 20 Years Ago appeared first on In Real Life. In February this year, a 72-year-old retired Chinese Malaysian man in Sibu was cleaning his home when he found a photocopy of a bank deposit slip tucked inside a book, and he almost set it aside before looking more care

“Goodbye Malaysia, I Wish You Well” Former M’sian Who Gave Up Citizenship Says It Was Not About Money
The post “Goodbye Malaysia, I Wish You Well” Former M’sian Who Gave Up Citizenship Says It Was Not About Money appeared first on In Real Life. He was the kind of Malaysian who stood at attention when the national anthem played on morning television. His family subscribed to three newspapers every day and he grew up following current affairs cl

“TNR Can Be Done By Anyone” How KL Condo Residents Are Solving The Stray Crisis
The post “TNR Can Be Done By Anyone” How KL Condo Residents Are Solving The Stray Crisis appeared first on In Real Life. While the national conversation about stray animals in Malaysia keeps cycling between outrage and blame, residents in condominiums across the Klang Valley have been running their own Trap-Neuter-Return programmes for years,

A Dining Table In My Bra?” M’sian Woman Walks Out With Full Refund After
The post A Dining Table In My Bra?” M’sian Woman Walks Out With Full Refund After appeared first on In Real Life. My husband and I had just finished renovating the house we bought in Subang Jaya. I was out buying the furniture we'd agreed on from a large home furnishing store. I had just paid for the entire dining room set, everything from the

“I Am Uncomfortable With Dogs” Celebrity Preacher’s Call To Ban Pet Dogs Divides Malaysia
The post “I Am Uncomfortable With Dogs” Celebrity Preacher’s Call To Ban Pet Dogs Divides Malaysia appeared first on In Real Life. A dog attack that left a young girl named Nur Haira in an induced coma after being set upon by five stray dogs near her grandmother's home in Johor has reignited a familiar and deeply divided conversation in Malays

A New Vintage: Richie on Art, Family and Coming Back
The post A New Vintage: Richie on Art, Family and Coming Back appeared first on In Real Life. This story is about a Malaysian artist finding his way back to art, family and community and discovering that coming back doesn’t mean returning to who you were, but becoming someone more open to connection, collaboration and what comes next. The post

“The Bank Just Told Me To Come Home” M’sian Man’s Lost IC Used To Steal Electricity Across Six Factories
The post “The Bank Just Told Me To Come Home” M’sian Man’s Lost IC Used To Steal Electricity Across Six Factories appeared first on In Real Life. Kuang, 35, has never applied for a housing loan, a car loan or a credit card, has never been to Rawang, and has never rented a factory or a shoplet in his life. And yet when he logged into his bank a