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Ramadan and Aidilfitri celebrations differ at home and Malaysia
PUCHONG: Ramadan is a month when Muslims fast from dawn to dusk. While Malaysians have the luxury of breaking fast with family at dusk and eating food before dawn, foreigners residing here don’t get to do that with their loved
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‘I am the original’- Modi lookalike
His white beard neatly trimmed and a sleeveless jacket was thrown over his traditional Indian shirt, Abhinandan Pathak turns heads thanks to an uncanny resemblance to the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But Pathak — almost the same height and
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Lack of US-China trade deal weighs on Asian markets
Markets in Asia were largely down in morning trade on Monday as the lack of a US-China trade deal cast a cloud over the market. Investors watched the latest developments warily in the trade war between the world’s top two
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‘Dad ate food kept for cows so I could train better’
The Asian Athletics Championship gold medalist Gomathi Marimuthu spoke about her journey so far, her father and the road ahead. Speaking to reporters, Gomathi says she was confident about winning a gold medal despite not getting help from the Indian
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DAP’s Vivian Wong triumphed four others to win Sandakan
SANDAKAN: First time candidate Vivian Wong Shir Yee of the DAP retained the Sandakan parliamentary seat today in a five cornered fight. The Election Commission (EC) announced that Wong gained16,012 votes with a majority of 11,521 votes to clinch the
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Zakir dares Modi to explain ban
PUTRAJAYA: Controversial Indian Muslim preacher Dr Zakir Naik dared Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to explain the meaning of a ban as the latter failed to understand the difference between a ban and an exclusion. “For the National Intelligence Agency
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Zakir Naik expects dire consequences
PUTRAJAYA: Controversial Indian Muslim preacher Zakir Naik expects to find himself behind bars for a decade if he returns to face charges in India. He is willing to return to face terrorism and money laundering charges if it would benefit
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Delhi election candidate breaks down over vicious pamphlet
An Oxford-educated candidate contesting India‘s election broke down on Thursday after a savage anonymous pamphlet accused her of being a prostitute and of having sex with a fellow teacher. An emotional Atishi Marlena, a candidate at the national level in Sunday’s
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Evaluate PH after its completes its full term
PUCHONG: Evaluate Pakatan Harapan after it completes its full term of 5 years instead of evaluating PH with merely 20% of the full term, said former minister of international trade and industry, Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz. “The report card only
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Breaking: Suicide blast at popular Pakistani shrine kills at least 10
A suicide blast at one of Pakistan’s oldest and most popular Sufi shrines killed at least 10 people and wounded 24 in the eastern city of Lahore Wednesday, police said, in an attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban. The blast —
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