By The Rakyat

Wanna get scared ah? Guess what, that’s not on the menu. We’re all about jokes here, especially when it comes to the things that scare us. From the Pontianak to the Banana Ghost as well as the significance of Friday the 13th, listen as the boys breakdown what normally gets your hairs up and turn everything into a bad sex joke. 

PS: You’ve been warned.

Wake up, September just ended and it’s time to check out the final chapter in the story of SSKM – the notorious secessionist movement that aimed to pull Sabah and Sarawak out of the Federation. In this episode, we look at the mysterious lady behind the movement, the movement itself, how Malaysia responded, and whether Sabah and Sarawak’s pull out game is strong enough to leave the Federation.

For Malaysia Day, we have decided to turn our gaze to East Malaysia and check out the Sabah Sarawak Keluar Malaysia (SSKM) movement, which calls for the East Malaysian regions of Sabah and Sarawak to back out of the nation that they formed in 1963. 

In this first episode, we get into the historical context behind the creation of Malaysia, as well as how the autonomy promised to both regions were slowly eroded and taken away, and finally, how a little thing called ‘social media’ helped push the government to keep a promise that was made 58 years ago.

We conclude our foray into 1Malaysia with the many cracks that started appearing not too long after the campaign was formed. Along with the harsh criticisms that the campaign faced for being too ‘confusing’, the gang also look at some of the problems that the 1Malaysia-branded public services went through before a large portion of them were shut down, while finally concluding with the mother of all scandals that led to the ‘historic’ GE14 and fall of 1Malaysia and the nation’s 6th Prime Minister.

We’re still in Merdeka Month and as we march forward to Malaysia’s Independence Day, we’ve decided to do a special TWO episode on 1Malaysia, Najib Razak’s dream of creating a Malaysia that is united in the face of everything! 

In this first episode, we look at the formation of 1Malaysia in 2009, the components that made up the campaign, and the many (less than stellar) offerings of 1Malaysia that became a staple for the nation until it’s untimely end in 2018.

We’re in Merdeka Month! That means reflecting on ourselves as Malaysians. Are some of us Malaysians? If it’s a ‘yes’, then why are some people still using the term Pendatang? And is the term really that bad? Or should we just shrug it off as bad politicians doing what they do best: Divide Malaysians? You be the judge.

The boys got vaccinated and they couldn’t wait to tell you about it. In this bonus content, Andrew, Yee Hong and Nat talk about their experiences at the PPV and how excited they were to get their first jabs.

Malaysia is on the road to being a fully vaccinated country, with over 10 million Malaysians being cucuked. But that doesn’t mean that getting there was smooth sailing. Until today, there have been a number of instances and issues that have plagued our vaccination process. From angry aunties to overcrowding, join the BTR crew as we check out and laugh at seven cases at and around vaccination centres that made Malaysians go gaga.

Bonus Content: Getting cucuked was fun. Here’s why!

The boys got vaccinated and they couldn’t wait to tell you about it. In this bonus content, Andrew, Yee Hong and Nat talk about their experiences at the PPV and how excited they were to get their first jabs.

In our previous episode we spoke about the dangers of cancel culture, especially when used in the wrong way. But due to time constraints, we weren’t able to talk about WHY people get offended so easily, especially in this day and age of the internet and Google. So listen up to this raw discussion between the boys and if you’re still offended, feel free to reach out to us on social media (its @bytherakyat on Facebook and Instagram. We value your opinion, we really do!

Being offended in real life is one thing, but what happens when you get offended online? In recent times, the easiest way to deal with people who offend is by ‘cancelling’ them. Sometimes it works, especially when the cancellation is justified. So in this episode the BTR team explore the consequence of cancel culture and how a celebrity in Malaysia was recently ‘cancelled’ for her actions. 

Link to ContraPoints video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjMPJVmXxV8&t=4800s

Link to John Oliver video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq7Eh6JTKIg