KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — The menu at Shu KL, a restaurant exploring the Chinese “diaspora journey”, might be a masterclass in understatement. Take the first item: Listed simply as “Snacks”, this trio of amuse-bouche includes a five-spice pancake, fermented black bean emulsion, and wagyu; a crispy mochi paired with saba pickled in Zhejiang black … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — It’s the season of forgiveness and celebration as Raya inches closer and shopping malls across the Klang Valley are all geared up towards a memorable Eid al-Fitri. Despite the back-to-back festivities this year in Malaysia with celebrations happening almost every month since January, these local malls didn’t hold back when … Read more
IPOH, March 16 — Freelance heritage guide S. Sundralingam need not travel far to ‘see’ the world. This is because the 67-year-old retired teacher gets tourists of all nationalities in the course of his work. Sundralingam said he started doing heritage walks in 2010 when he was the secretary of the Perak Heritage Society. “At … Read more
KUCHING, March 3 — Sarawak Patriot Association (SPA) strongly supports the federal Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing’s initiative of promoting ‘bak kut teh’ to global tourists in making Malaysia better known to the world. SPA president Datuk John Lau said they welcome such initiative because many of their friends from … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — Ten food items have been gazetted as heritage foods in a Declaration of Heritage Object 2024 by the Heritage Commissioner Mohamad Muda Bahadin today. They are: 1. Burasak is a rice dumpling cooked with coconut milk and wrapped in banana leaf. A delicacy of the Bugis, it is very popular … Read more
FEBRUARY 11 — Following the recent news circulating on the recognition of Chinese new villages in Selangor as a Unesco World Heritage site, falling under the purview of the Housing and Local Government Ministry, there has been a surge of negative sentiments expressed on Malaysian social media platforms. This signifies a general lack of awareness … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Umno’s stance in rejecting the idea of nominating Selangor’s Chinese new village as Unesco’s World Heritage Site would not affect its relationship with DAP in the unity government, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said today. Mohamad, who is also the Umno vice president, said the party is still with … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — The proposal to nominate Chinese new villages in Selangor to be given Unesco World Heritage Site status should not be turned into a racial issue, said Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. Advertisement He said this matter which is still in the proposal stage is not “healthy” to be … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 — On Thaipusam day, Indian devotees, in yellow clothes and with bodies covered with the holy ash, carrying well-decorated “kavadi”, bearing pots of milk while walking towards the temple by enduring the pain to fulfil their vows. The Tamil term “kavadi” means a burden or load, which is carried on the … Read more
MELAKA, Jan 1 —The Melaka state government is willing to utilise opportunities for cooperation in the form of art and culture with other states, including cultural heritage, to attract tourists. Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh said this included further expansion of programmes such as the Melaka-Pahang Heritage and Tourism Festival 2023, which was … Read more
