
Timothy Tiah
Sharing insights, ideas & everyday moments.

Why Malaysians keep buying recon Alphards
Malaysia registered more than 21,000 Alphards and Vellfires last year. Here’s the surprising part. Many of them probably didn’t come from Toyota Malaysia. Instead, they came from Japanese used-car auctions. How can a used car be shipped from Japan, taxed, refurbished and still end up RM200,0

Did you know in 1945, only 5% of Indonesians spoke Bahasa Indonesia?
Most people assume a country chooses the language spoken by the majority. Indonesia did the opposite. When Indonesia became independent in 1945, only about 5% of its people spoke Bahasa Indonesia as their mother tongue. The largest ethnic group spoke Javanese. Yet Indonesia chose Bahasa Indonesi

The river that created Malaysia's richest region
Most people think Klang Valley became Malaysia’s economic centre because of government planning, highways or skyscrapers. The story actually started with a river. A small geographical advantage attracted miners, traders and businesses. Over time, that advantage compounded into the region that ge




