A TikTok account has been found to be insulting Hinduism in Malaysia. The account is believed to be held by one Abdul Sathar Nagarath. The account can be accessed by searching for @abdulsahtarnagarath. The information on the account indicates that the account holder is a restaurant owner in Seri Manjung, Perak. A landline and a…
The singing of the Skanda Sashti Kavasam in Batu Caves yesterday was meant to show that Hindus in Malaysia are a peaceful group of people. “I organise it to show that Hindus in Malaysia are a peaceful group of people who want to practice their faith. “It was only meant to tell the rest of…
Celebrity chef Datuk Redzuawan Ismail, better known as Chef Wan decried that he is the victim as he is being investigated by the police for online remarks that linked Indian actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s fashion to kavadi that is carried by Hindus on Thaipusam. “My good intentions were suddenly misinterpreted. If I have a history…
Bersatu deputy president Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu have announced that all six MPs from his party who declared support for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim have been booted out from the party, effective yesterday. Yes, their membership is automatically revoked and a notice will be issued to them immediately following a special committee…
An initiative by several individuals to sing a Hindu religious song – Skanda Sashti Kavasam -resulted in about 700 people going to Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple in Batu Caves this morning. “About 700 people attended this event today. It was done to show that prayers can be done in a peaceful manner without courting controversies,”…
Penang PKR Wanita chief Nurhidayah Che Rose, 33, who was defeated in Sungai Bakap during the state polls last year is ready to battle it out again. “God willing, I am ready to contest again to represent Harapan-BN if given the opportunity. It will be my chance to make up for my narrow defeat in…
Penang Pas has downplayed talks that it would field the widow of deceased Sungai Bakap assemblyman Nor Zamri Latif, Musalmah Yusop as mere speculations. There are talks at the grassroot level that Musalmah would be fielded on behalf of Pas and its coalition, Perikatan Nasional. Penang Pas secretary Iszuree Ibrahim said there has been no…
ASEAN has to take lead in the multilateral trade agreement Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). This is among the resolutions passed in the Roundtable on Strengthening Economic Cooperation that was held in Vientiane, Laos. Participants at the Roundtable echoed and endorsed the view of Professor Mari Pangestu, Indonesia’s former Trade Minister and one of the…
Israel predicted that it would continue waging war on Hamas in Gaza for the next seven months, till the end of this year. The Israeli military controls three quarters of the buffer zone on the Egyptian border and aims to control all of it to prevent Hamas smuggling in weapons, Israel National Security Advisor Tzachi…
Transport Minister Anthony Loke has exempted all cable laying ships engaged in the installation, maintenance and repair of submarine telecommunication landed at any submarine cable landing centre in Malaysia in the Malaysian waters from the cabotage policy. This was done by exercising section 65U of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952. “Malaysian and international tech companies…
