SEREMBAN: A Cantonese-speaking Sikh is the man behind a well-known laksa dish here, enough to rival Penang’s famed asam laksa. He runs a stall named Singh Laksa, which offers the dish comprising curry powder, turmeric, coriander, curry leaves and lemongrass. Each bowl is served with homemade vegetarian sambal. Confused? Well, that’s the potpourri of Malaysian food. “We are...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians reacted with dismay to the announcement of the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) requirement for entry into the United Kingdom starting Wednesday (Jan 8). Many wondered if Malaysia should also impose such fees for travellers coming into the country, as other nations are also said to be considering a similar move. A Facebook user, who...
JOHOR BARU: A man was killed while eating with his friends at a restaurant on Jalan Setia 3/2, Taman Setia Indah, here. It is understood that the victim and his friends were having lunch in front of the restaurant at around 11.30am on Wednesday (Jan 8) before he was shot. According to a workshop worker who refused...
KUALA LUMPUR: Elements of mosque architecture will be included in a more comprehensive Visit Malaysia Year 2026 promotional video, says Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. The Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister said the recently launched 41-second tourism promotional montage, which sparked controversy for not including mosque elements, was merely a brief and concise launch video. "This video...
PUTRAJAYA: Singapore aims to open consulates in Sabah and Sarawak to deepen economic links with East Malaysia and strengthen ties between people on both sides. Singapore and Malaysia will also start a programme for volunteers from Singapore to help teach English in some Malaysian schools. It will be known as the Malaysia-Singapore English Volunteers Programme, with a...
KUALA LUMPUR: Employees Provident Fund (EPF) chairman Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali and a delegation comprising the fund's top management paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Monday (Jan 6). In a Facebook post, Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, said the meeting was to discuss EPF’s role as a government-linked...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained eight individuals, including six officers, on suspicion of involvement in a syndicate approving heavy vehicle checks at an inspection centre here. According to sources, the suspects, all men aged from 30 to 50, were detained between noon and 11pm on Monday (Jan 6) while giving their statements...
BEIJING (Reuters) - Tibet was struck with a magnitude 6.8 earthquake on Tuesday, one of the most powerful tremors in recent years, that hit the northern foothills of the Himalayas, killing at least 95 people. Tibet is a seismically active zone. It logged more than 100 earthquakes of magnitude of at least 3.0 last year. But...
KULAI: The bodies of a foreign woman and her infant, who still had an umbilical cord attached, have been found at the roadside here. Kulai OCPD Supt Tan Seng Lee said an individual discovered the bodies of the mother and baby on Jalan Impiana 5, Taman Impiana Kelapa Sawit at around 8.15am on Tuesday (Jan 7). "Police...
KUALA LUMPUR: The abduction of Pastor Raymond Koh was conducted "professionally", similar to a police operation, the High Court has heard. Ali Asrar Abu Bakar, who was the police investigator in charge of Koh's abduction after it occurred in February 2017, said this when asked by Steven Thiru, the lawyer representing Koh's wife Susanna Liew, on...
