RealMalaysia:

2025 Recap Campaign

RealMalaysia is The Living History Project’s ongoing initiative to document everyday Malaysian life as it is lived, felt, and remembered — beyond headlines, milestones, and official narratives.

As a soft launch of the RealMalaysia project, we’re introducing the RealMalaysia 2025 Recap, a year-end campaign inviting Malaysians to pause, reflect, and leave a trace of who we are at this moment in time.

Between 20 December 2025 and 4 January 2026, we’re asking people to share their 2025 recap reels with us.

These submissions will form part of a growing public archive that captures the emotional, cultural, and social textures of contemporary Malaysia. Together, they become a living time capsule: intimate, diverse, and deeply human.

How to participate?

1. Post your 2025 recap reel on IG or TikTok.
2. Tag @thelivinghistoryproject along with 1-3 friends who you think should also take part
3. Use #RealMalaysia

Prizes & Appreciation

Selected submissions will receive:

  • An invitation to a curated networking lunch in early February 2026, bringing together TLHP profiles, collaborators, creatives, researchers, and industry leaders across culture, heritage, sustainability, and a diverse range of other fields
  • Exclusive TLHP merchandise as a token of appreciation.

Winners will be announced by the last week of January 2026.

What Happens Next

The 2025 Recap marks the first chapter of RealMalaysia, which will expand in 2026 into a dedicated digital platform archiving stories, memories, and lived experiences from across the country. By submitting an entry, you are giving TLHP permission to save and feature your entry as part of the living RealMalaysia archive.

This is not about perfection or virality — it’s about honesty, presence, and remembering that history is made up of ordinary lives, like yours.

This is RealMalaysia.

Your Voice belongs here

Let’s tell the story of Malaysia not just through the lens of history books, but through the hearts and voices of its people.

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This is your Malaysia. This is Real Malaysia.