KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — Last month, Malaysia’s colourful English stepped into the global linguistic spotlight after words like “alamak” and “tapau” found a home in the prestigious Oxford English ...

In recent years these have included hashtag, stonking, geek, nerd, and so forth. This year I was surprised to see the word ‘alamak’ included. It is said to be a Malaysian expression of unhappiness, ...

Oxford has just added “gigil” to its list of accepted English words, further cementing our invaluable contributions to the language. It joins other flippant sisters like “kilig” and ...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 – Local hip-hop pioneer Nico has reportedly passed away in his sleep in Kampung Baru after completing a Grab driving shift last night. The 52-year-old, whose real name was Abdul ...

Asian Insider: Malaysia Edition helps you connect the dots on the biggest stories playing out in Malaysia every week. Sign up here to get the newsletter in your inbox. Prime Minister Anwar ...

PETRONAS has expressed its deepest sympathies to all individuals and families affected by the gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya In two statements, the company confirmed that a fire had ...

🌎 Alamak! Here are some new words from countries around the world, assembled by those good folks at the Oxford English Dictionary. (OED) 🪦 Epilogue: Willard, the fuzzy-faced, rugged Scottish ...