Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thaipusam festivities here kicked off late Saturday night (23 January) with more than 20,000 devotees taking part. Yahoo Singapore ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2026, Thaipusam falls on a Sunday. Motorists are advised to avoid the Little India area, which already experiences heavy foot ...

The Perak state government has banned the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages at all Thaipusam procession locations in the state from Feb 10 to 12. State human resources, health, Indian ...

(Reuters) Similar to Lent and the Vegetarian Festival in Thailand, Thaipusam represents a time of self-sacrifice and penance, as gratitude for boons fulfilled. KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE (Reuters) Men ...

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- The Penang Hindu Endowments Board has announced that the gold chariot procession in conjunction with Thaipusam will begin first followed by the silver chariot ...

On the surface, the Hindu festival of Thaipusam might seem like any other thanksgiving or new year event. Celebrated during the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February), which is ...

GEORGE TOWN: The Thaipusam festivities in Penang gained momentum as the silver chariot carrying Lord Murugan set off, following the earlier journey of the golden chariot. Despite a half-hour delay, ...

Outlets in the popular Chulia Street area here were shocked yesterday after the local council ordered them to stop selling alcohol for three days in respect for the Thaipusam festival. The Thaipusam ...

They were born on the same day in the same month and year, but crane operator Kumaravail Krishna and Mr Michael Lim, who runs a Taoist temple, could not be more different. Mr Kumar grew up in a family ...

All decked out: Hindus carrying kavadis during the Thaipusam procession at Jalan Utama in Penang. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star GEORGE TOWN: Since last week, businessman Teoh Kheng Tatt has been adhering ...

SINGAPORE - The wife of a man charged over a scuffle which broke out at the Thaipusam procession last week has filed a police report, claiming she was assaulted by police officers. The police ...