Ipoh, Malaysia

Preparations are on for the four-day festival of Barsi, said to be the largest Sikh event outside of the Punjab state in India, in Gurdwara Sahib Malacca in the Malaysian state of Malacca, starting May 30.

IPOH: Hundreds of devotees unfurled a giant canvas painting of Sakyamuni Buddha at the Enlightened Heart Buddhist Centre in Tambun here, in conjunction with Wesak Day.

IPOH: Ipoh Timor MP Thomas Su Keong Siong is expected to be charged at the Sessions Court here on Monday with violating the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012.

The glory of an Islamic nation could eventually disappear if its leaders forget and neglect the fundamental values that pose as vital instruments to achieve that glory, said the Regent of Perak, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah.

IPOH: The winner of the Ipoh International Starwalk 2013 International Category will take home RM2,000 apart from other goodies.

Retailer, AEON Co Bhd, which operates 30 stores in Malaysia, will invest RM240 million this year in a spanking new shopping mall-cum-retail store in Kulaijaya.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 -- PLUS Expressways Berhad advised motorists to follow its North-South Highway Travel Time Advisory for Wesak Day and school holidays until June 9 to avoid unnecessary congestion.

The Regent of Perak, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah, on Tuesday officially opened the upgraded Sultan Azlan Shah Airport here.

IPOH: Police have arrested seven people, including a woman from China, believed to be involved in a spate of crime cases.

IPOH: Police have busted a 'bomoh' cheating syndicate from China responsible for 23 fraud cases in the state involving losses totalling RM1mil.

The protest gatherings against the 13th general election results did not reflect the characteristic of democracy as these were protests against the decision made by the majority of Malaysians, said Communication and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek.

By Norhayati Mohd Akhir KUALA LUMPUR -- "Nurse? Why not a pharmacist, doctor or any other job suitable for a man?" is the usual response that a guy might have to deal with should he say a male nurse when asked on his choice of career.

The Cabinet unveiled by Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday is the most unimpressive Cabinet of all six Malaysian Prime Ministers in the nation's 56-year history.

Dr Mahathir Mohamad, former Malaysia's PM, and his wife, Dr Siti Hasmah, were yesterday hosted to lunch at a new restaurant in Dorsett Hotel.

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IPOH, May 14 -- Police detained a Penang Customs officer suspected of soliciting bribes from two grocery shop owners in return for not taking action against them for selling contraband cigarettes.

IPOH: A customs officer has been nabbed for trying to get an inducement from shopkeepers selling contraband cigarettes in Taiping.

Brand Mahathir did not win Kedah for BN, but it was rather a case of PAS losing the state, one senior Umno politician in Kedah said.

The Opposition-led 'Black 505' rallies are spreading in Malaysia. On May 8, 2013, tens of thousands gathered in Kuala Lumpur, the country's capital, to protest the outcome of the recent election which gave the administration coalition a slim majority.

IPOH: Ipoh mayor Datuk Roshidi Hashim will be travelling to several provinces in southern Thailand to help promote Ipoh International Starwalk 2013.