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I travel to Terengganu often and honestly the best test is to buy a cheap prepaid SIM of the telco your kampung folks recommend and try it b…

For your budget and salary, both are solid choices since Perodua parts and service are the cheapest and most available in Malaysia, but let …

Grew up basically living at mamak, and I think the magic is a perfect storm of things no cafe can ever copy. One, it is open exactly when yo…

I've sat on interview panels at two GLCs and honestly the dress code matters less than people think, but you still want to signal you took i…

Bawah Employment Act (yang dah luaskan cover semua pekerja tak kira gaji sejak pindaan terkini untuk banyak provision), pekerja yang layak b…

Did KL-Penang LDR for 2 years, now married. It is doable but needs effort from both. What worked: (1) Have a shared END GOAL and timeline - …

Cleared my RM38k PTPTN two years ago, so here's what I learned. First, PTPTN's interest (ujrah) is only 1% under the current scheme, which i…

STR (Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah), yes it's the successor to BR1M/BPR. You apply and check through the official LHDN portal (bantuantunai.hasil.g…

Good that you avoiding runners, those unlicensed money changers can vanish with your money and it's illegal. Legit cheaper options I've used…

This happened to me twice already. In Malaysia there's actually no specific tenancy act protecting tenants strongly, so a lot depends on you…

Not cruel at all lah, cats actually adapt great to condo, in fact indoor cats safer and live longer (no cars, no fights, no disease from str…

Been there, quite the classic office move. From my experience the best defence is a paper trail. Start sending your analysis directly to the…

Been there, I had a 14-month gap after my confinement plus caring for my newborn. What worked for me was being honest but brief: 'I took tim…

Depends 100% on your contract or company policy, there is no law forcing them to pay bonus if you are not employed on payout date. Most Mala…

Year 9 of a 30-year loan here, so I am living your question. The honest truth: for the first few years it does not feel like ownership, it f…

I ran a home-based food side hustle (frozen ready-to-eat and weekend pre-orders) alongside my 9-to-5 for about two years, and I also did a f…

The trick is do your homework first. Check the range on JobStreet and Glassdoor for that role and your years of experience. When they ask, g…

Never give a single number, give a range and always anchor higher. I usually say something like "based on my research for this role and my e…

From my experience, do NOT sign anything on the spot under pressure. Forcing you to resign under threat can amount to 'constructive dismissa…

Under the Employment (Termination and Lay-Off Benefits) Regulations, the MINIMUM is: less than 2 years service = 10 days per year, 2 to 5 ye…

The secret is patience and the onions. Real good sambal tumis needs you to caramelise a lot of sliced bawang besar (big onions) low and slow…

I tried both. Dropshipping (mostly from China suppliers) in Malaysia has a big problem: shipping times are long, so on Shopee/TikTok Shop wh…

I started exactly like you, selling frozen murtabak from home. Once it's a real ongoing business (not just occasional), you should register …

Brother, first separate two things: mas kahwin (maskahwin/mahar) is the fixed sum set by the state religious authority, usually a modest sta…

Owned a Myvi for five years as my first car on a similar salary, so here's the honest breakdown. The Myvi wins big on resale value, Perodua …