Mr Shanmugam was speaking to the media at the Sri Thendayuthapani Temple, next to Fort Canning Park, on the sidelines of the Thaipusam festival ... in April 2021. They have been residing ...

GEORGE TOWN: There will be no kavadi, breaking of coconuts or traffic jams in Jalan Utama during Thaipusam this year. The festival on Jan 28 has been cancelled and devotees have been advised to ...

The year was 2010 and it was an epic journey for these men. The map they drew out that day, now called the Thaipusam trail is trekked by thousands of devotees in California. “Planning the trail ...

National Unity Minister Aaron Aro Dagang criticized the now-removed video by Malay-language radio station Era FM mocking the Thaipusam ritual dance as a contradiction to the nation’s founding ...

Indian-origin man Suresh Vanaz made headlines after he carried his brother with cerebral palsy while visiting Batu Caves for Thaipusam. He lives in Singapore. An Indian-origin man’s love for his ...

Workers’ Party (WP) MP Jamus Lim recently reignited the debate on whether Thaipusam should be reinstated as a public holiday. Thaipusam was initially a recognised holiday but was removed in 1968 when ...

“An overflow of follow-up patients occurred because they were unable to attend their appointments on the previous Tuesday, which was a public holiday for Thaipusam,” said the department in a ...

A PORTION of waste generated during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves temple this year will be sent to recycling centres instead of ending up in landfills. Two non-governmental organisations ...

MIC today urged the government to take action against Astro’s radio station Era FM after several staff members allegedly mocked the Thaipusam kavadi ritual. The incident was captured in a TikTok ...

Three Era FM announcers have apologised at the Batu Caves temple complex for their antics mocking the Thaipusam kavadi ritual. “From our side, Datuk, we truly… we are sorry,” said radio ...