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Dragon boats, dumplings and the evil double fifth: Legends of the Duan Wu Festival

GEORGE TOWN, Nov. 28 -- Each year, on the fifth day of the fifth Chinese lunar month, the Duan Wu Festival is celebrated as either the Dragon Boat Festival or the Zongzi (Bak Chang/Joong) Festival. T... Read More


Penang's Dragon Boat legacy: From Gurney Drive glory to a global regatta

GEORGE TOWN, Nov. 28 -- Long before Hong Kong hosted the first international dragon boat race in 1976, Penang held the very first one to mark the centennial celebration of the municipality of George T... Read More


Former Chief Justice of Malaya backs Warisan's Tandek candidate again

KOTA KINABALU, Nov. 28 -- Former chief justice of Malaysia Tun Richard Malanjum has, for the first time, publicly endorsed a Parti Warisan candidate in this election. The retired judge openly stumped... Read More


Our economic survival demands intensification of R&D - Ahmad Ibrahim

Kuala Lampur, Nov. 28 -- The writing is clear on the wall. Our linear "take-make-waste" economy is hitting its planetary limits. Climate catastrophe demands decarbonisation, while rampant consumption ... Read More


Wrong turn into CIQ leads to arrest of two undocumented Myanmar migrants

JOHOR BAHRU, Nov. 28 -- A wrong turn in a car by two undocumented Myanmar migrants led to their arrest by the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) as they drove into the Customs, Immi... Read More


Proton launches 2025 flood relief programme offering discounts on parts and labour

SUBANG JAYA, Nov. 28 -- Proton has announced a nationwide flood relief programme offering discounts of up to 50 per cent on parts and 25 per cent on labour for vehicle owners affected by recent floods... Read More


Tengku Zafrul likely to 'support' govt in new role after Senate term ends, says Fahmi

PUTRAJAYA, Nov. 28 -- Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz is likely to continue assisting the government in another capacity despite his term as senator... Read More


Footstep fury: Singapore man jailed for pushing woman on train, abusing passengers and police

SINGAPORE, Nov. 28 -- A 65-year-old man was sentenced to 30 weeks' jail on Thursday after he pushed a 76-year-old woman to the floor on an MRT train because she accidentally stepped on his foot, then ... Read More


What will define the youth of 2040? - Sadina Suffian

Kuala Lampur, Nov. 28 -- One too many times, I've asked myself a question that refuses to go away: What will define the youth of 2040? It's not a rhetorical question. It's one I ask often, if I am to... Read More


Death toll from Hong Kong tower blaze rises to 128, fire operations concluded, 200 still missing

HONG KONG, Nov. 28 -- The death toll from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in nearly 80 years has risen to 128, with about 200 people still unaccounted for at the Wang Fuk Court high-rise complex in Tai Po,... Read More