GEORGE TOWN: Although Thaipusam is mostly celebrated by Hindus, a Chinese businessman and his friends took the opportunity to join in the coconut-breaking ceremony here. Second-hand car dealer ...

MELAKA: Unrecorded leave for Thaipusam on Jan 28 must also be extended to some civil servants from the Chinese community, says a Melaka lawmaker. Kota Laksamana assemblyman Low Chee Leong said ...

Jeffery Kang (front right) pulling a kavadi-chariot with other Chinese devotees during the 2015 Thaipusam festival. Although sad that he is unable to fulfil his vow this year, as the government ...

This year, he is offering customers a difference by designing a giant Kavadi in the shape of a dragon in conjunction with Chinese New Year to be celebrated next month, about two weeks after Thaipusam, ...

GEORGE TOWN: Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow has called for Thaipusam devotees to reduce ... Chow and Penang governor Fuzi Razak launched the Chinese New Year festivities for 88 Captains ...

While body piercing for Thaipusam is for “penitence, repentance, or a vow,” in Chinese festivals, the focus is on “blessings to either be good, successful, or to be able to right a wrong ...

The prices of essential goods have surged by up to 400% ahead of Chinese New Year and Thaipusam, claims the Penang Hindu Association (PHA). In a statement today, PHA president P Murugiah said the ...

Recalling the Lims’ early Thaipusam years, Mr Kumar said with ... which consists of a Chinese sedan chair bearing the statues of Hindu deity Ganesha and other Taoist deities – that Mr Lim ...