Security has been tightened around the Sri Subramaniyar Temple in Batu Caves, as well as two other historic temples in Kuala Lumpur, after four men linked to ISIS were arrested on suspicion of planning assassinations and terror attacks in Malaysia. The other temples, besides the Batu Caves Sri Subramaniyar Temple, are the Sri Maha Mariamman Devasthanam Temple in at Jalan
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — For the first time in Mrs World history, a Malaysian has emerged one of the top three winners of the Mrs World beauty pageant. Kokilam Kathirvailu, 34, was adjudged second runner-up in the Mrs World 2019 contest held last Saturday at the West Gate Resort in Las Vegas, United States, said Datin Harveen Kaur, who
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KUALA LUMPUR: Langkah pemain remaja wanita negara, S Sivasangari berkelana di Amerika Syarikat sejak 5 bulan lalu tampak membuahkan hasil apabila menyingkirkan pemain pilihan ke-3, Joey Chan untuk layak ke separuh akhir Kejohanan Skuasy Individu Asia ke-20 hari ini. Beraksi dalam gelanggang kaca di Arena Nicol David, Bukit Jalil, pemain berusia 20 tahun itu melakukan kejutan apabila mengambil masa 38
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The police says have received 13 reports and expect the figure to increase as many more are done across nation against the man who allegedly issued several statements deemed offensive to the Hindus although . Seberang Perai Tengah district police chief Nik Ros Azhan Nik Abdul Hamid said the reports were received from Tuesday until today, and lodged by various
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was listed among Time magazine’s 100 most influential people this year, following the victory of Pakatan Harapan (PH) on May 9 last year as reported by local daily malaymail. In the profile written by Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown, she described him as a “formidable old warhorse” who had dazzled during the gruelling election campaign. “You
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 — Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching said it is Universiti Utara Malaysia’s (UUM) prerogative to decide if it should permit controversial Islamic televangelist Zakir Naik to give a talk there. Speaking to reporters at the Parliament building yesterday, she said her ministry’s stance was to allow universities to make their own determination in such matters.
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SINGAPORE, Apr 11 : Malaysian ‘human calculator’ Yaashwin Sarawanan finished second in the finals of Asia’s Got Talent 2019 competition tonight. Taiwanese magician Eric Chien was crowned the winner of the talent show. “It was beyond my expectations to be in the top two. From 200 acts, it narrowed down to nine, and today, I was left with Chien,” Yaashwin, 15, told Bernama and Harian
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Sudden cardiac death, when it occurs, is often due to an unexpected loss of heart function. But there are precautions one can take. A FORM Four student from SMK Rancha-Rancha, Labuan died while competing in a sprint event last month. Norsahfiza Jaratin, 16, was running in the 200m race when she collapsed about 20 metres from the finishing line. The
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From family vacations to pilgrimage tours, Malaysians have long been loyal visitors to India. Last year, the Indian government decided to scrap the over-the-counter tourist visa (USD 40 for 6 months) for Malaysians and introduced the more expensive one and five-year visas, costing USD 100 (RM 407) and USD 200 (RM 814) respectively. Even the e-Visa was priced at USD
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia is suspending the operations of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft flying to or from Malaysia and transiting in Malaysia with immediate effect until further notice. It also clarified in a statement yesterday that none of the Malaysian carriers operate the Boeing 737 Max 8, which were involved in
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