THE direct flight from Penang to Chennai, India, launched on Dec 21 last year has been well received by travellers.

Penang can expect to have 600 EV charging bays by year-end, state local government, town and country planning committee chairman Jason H’ng Mooi Lye said today after opening an EV charging bay ...

GEORGE TOWN, March 13 — Penang will welcome a new direct flight route from another major city in China, which is expected to commence during China’s May Day Golden Week travel peak, according to ...

SINGAPORE: In Parliament last week, Workers’ Party Member of Parliament Jamus Lim (Sengkang GRC) made the case for reinstating Thaipusam as a public holiday. He said that when the Indian ...

Azad Jasmin and Radin Amir Affendy were seen mimicking the kavadi ritual performed by devotees during Thaipusam. The video was taken down on the same day and prompted a flurry of responses from ...

CYBERJAYA, March 11, 2025 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has decided not to suspend the broadcasting licence of Maestra Broadcast Sdn Bhd, the operator of Era FM, ...

CYBERJAYA, March 11, 2025 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has decided not to suspend the broadcasting licence of Maestra Broadcast Sdn Bhd, the operator of Era FM ...

Why do devotees carrying the kavadi and those accompanying them to pay homage to Lord Mururga during Thaipusam shout “Vel!Vel!”? The ‘Vel’ – a spear-like weapon carried by Lord Muruga ...

DEVOTEES contributed a total of RM224,775 in cash and 39.82g in gold as offerings during the 2025 Penang Thaipusam Festival, the Penang Hindu Endowments Board (PHEB) has announced. According to ...

The Penang Hindu Endowments Board (PHEB) has announced that this year’s Thaipusam offerings from the donation box amounted to RM224,775. The collection including the donations from various temples and ...

Personally, I believe the Thaipusam Kavadi fiasco that involved a trio of Era FM DJ’s was an “accident”. What I mean by an accident is that like a traffic accident, it is a negative event that ...