The revelers at the Chicago Caribbean Carnival smelled a mix of incense, fried conch fritter and

In some instances, resources are being frittered away, resulting in' trapped value’.... And some

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“ Astor ” sketches how subsequent generations either built on or frittered away the family’s

BUKIT MERTAJAM: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry seized RM27. 23mil worth of goods involving 1, 773 cases of misappropriation of controlled and subsidised items from 2018 till last month. Its enforcement director Azman Adam said his department always took swift action including surveillance and regular inspections to curb the smuggling of controlled items to bordering countries.He said continuous enforcement during the period had recorded 367 cases involving cooking oil, 197 case

JOHOR BARU: When Hussin Md Tap retired as a taxi driver about four years ago, he did not want to just sit idle at home. The 70-year-old, who still has a yau char kwai( Chinese crullers) recipe that his friend taught him 40 years ago, decided to try his hand at making and selling the deep fried dough sticks in Kampung Dato Sulaiman Menteri, Johor Baru, where he lives.“ I learnt it from my Chinese friend when we were traders at the old Johor Baru market.... I was a fishmonger and he sold yau char

BEIJING: A festive atmosphere filled the air as homesick Malaysians thronged the embassy compound here for some home-cooked meals.It was a precious moment where people could get together while savouring their favourite dishes.A corner of the Malaysian Embassy was turned into a mini Ramadan bazaar, offering a variety of food including sata( grilled fish paste), gulai itik( duck curry), chicken in spicy coconut sauce, sambal sotong, murtabak and an assortment of traditional desserts. The event was

According to official data, Scottish taxpayers have forked out ￡45, 776 on photographers for the Scottish Government since April 2015, months after Ms Sturgeon succeeded Alex Salmond.... From April 2015 to April 2020, the Scottish Government has spent ￡762.93 a month on photography. Following a parliamentary question from the Scottish Conservatives, official data on spending was released. The figures show Scottish Government spending on “ photography service providers ” came to ￡15, 741 between

PETALING JAYA: Having to grow up in poverty and drop out of school as a teenager made billionaire Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Albukhary determined to provide higher education opportunities to others once he had the means to do so.To achieve this goal, Syed Mokhtar, who is often regarded as one of the most humble tycoons in Malaysia, founded the Albukhary International University( AIU) to help underprivileged students from all over the world receive free higher education. AIU held its inaugural convocat

Cyclone Michaung has made landfall between Nellore and Kavali in Andhra Pradesh, the state chief minister's office said.... The India Meteorological Department( IMD) had said that the storm will have wind speeds up to 110km/ h( 68mph), which will reduce as the cyclone dissipates after landfall.... A four-year-old child died in Tirupati district in Andhra Pradesh state after a wall collapsed, local media reports quoted a government official as saying....