Going local in Malaysia
How can we make questions and answers here more local? This is important for Yahoo! since we’re under new management — you! 
As you know, this is where people ask questions and get answers. By sharing facts, opinions and personal experiences.
We need a trusted source of knowledge, built by our local community in Malaysia. So you may have seen many local questions from a Yahoo! Editor.
But these questions should not come from us. You should drive it! Who should have won Anugerah Juara Lagu this year? How will the new GST affect my salary and spending? Where can I find a great makan place in KL? What’s the meaning of Makkal Sakthi? What’s a good place for family trips during school holidays? What’s the difference between Laksa Johor and Laksa Sarawak? How do I prepare Yee Sang for Chinese New Year?
Here are a few tips to get you started:
1. Use the content filter
The default setting on Yahoo! Answers Malaysia now shows “All English questions.” If you want Malaysia-based questions, change it to “Malaysia questions only.” Then you will see only the questions from Malaysia sites. The choice is yours!
2. See other categories
Many users love the Malaysia travel category. Why not also try other categories where you can talk about the great food in Malacca (Food & Drink), the new LRT route in Petaling Jaya (Cars & Transportation) or this year’s Rainforest Music Festival? (Entertainment & Music). In the end, you’re the owner of the community. Start sharing what you are interested in!
3. Try local terms
Get the answers you’re looking for. Click on ‘Advanced Search’ and look for stuff with specific keywords or categories. Find discussions that are Malaysia-only, or based on when the question was submitted.
4. Put the Malaysia element into your questions and answers
Looking for local answers? Try asking local questions! Where can I find the best Nasi Lemak Kukus in Malaysia? Did you see ‘The Biggest Loser Asia’ last night? To create great discussions on Malaysia, it helps to localise your questions first.
5. Talk to us!
Yahoo! Answers Malaysia cannot survive without your ideas. You can write to us using our suggestion board or post your comment below. We are here to listen.
We hope you find these tips useful and share them with your friends. Let’s make this a home for our Malaysia community!
Selamat Menyoal-Jawab!
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Guys, I am here to listen. Although, I stay in Singapore, but I need to know you guys in person more than we did in the past. Please feel free to talk to me in this blog. Thanks, have a good weekend!
Its time Yahoo, an international and global organization start streamlining local queries, because each nation, country, continent, and Archipelago have its culture, practice, rules and regulations, laws, etc and so on and on and on…………
Professionalism is a big headache. Certificates, Degrees and Written Documents are regularklty forged. ‘
A reliable source is a necessity but normally unauthentic because we are in a business world where vitamin M is on everybody’s mind.
A lot of hardwork, checking, burning midnite oils, scruitinising and affirming originalities id s real headache there but then, majority rules……. Even President Bush commented for as long as we can satisfy the majority, we cant please them all. I am sure that not one preseident say that………;
OOps, too political, sorry bout that, my apologies, dont wanna get into any libel suit.”;;
Survival and the Law of the Jungle.Malaysia is a multi racial country of Chinese, Malays, Indians, Asians, and many more.
Yee sang, roti canat, sushi, and even mediterannean dishes and they are not all…!
The best Nasi Lemak is at HOME! Nasi Lemak-cooked Malay Style, Thai Style, or Mamak Style ?
The best SUSHI is in Japan.
SPECIFICS…………..
Sleep over it!
and The best Yee Sang ( LIve Fish ) is in China
Question from Malaysia section should also be feature and not just those question from celebrity.
Jack you will surely get more answer if u post this question in Malaysia Travel section
Guys, I usually feature those question from Travel category, but we (yes, you and me!) own all Malaysia Answers. So, please feel free to use all category. Not only just Travel.