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THE quiet fishing village of Kabong, will be the centre of attention when the 2023 Kabong International Kite Festival (KIKF) takes place from March 1 to 6 at the Tanjung Kembang Beach.
Kite festivals have become a major event in many destinations.
A DAZZLING array of kites of all sizes and shapes took flight over Bukit Layang-Layang in Pasir Gudang, Johor, entertaining thousands of people who gathered to watch the aerial display.
In 1998, Datuk Sim Choo Kheng was living among locals in a Vietnamese village in Thu Duc, just outside of Ho Chi Minh City.
COLOMBO (Reuters) - In her outstretched palms, 49-year-old Nilanthi Gunasekera holds her family’s last remaining handful of dried fish – a reminder of Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis in decades.
IPOH: Tourists are advised not to overfeed the brahminy kite (Haliastur indus), or lang merah, found around the mangroves of Kuala Sepetang near Taiping, says an expert.
KOTA KINABALU: Members of the public have been reminded not to repair or carry out any activities on or near any of Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd’s (SESB) utilities, especially its substations.
KOTA KINABALU: The public is not allowed to repair or carry out any maintenance work on any of Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd's (SESB) assets.
KOTA KINABALU: Stop carrying out risky activities that can cause electric shock or disrupt power supply, warns Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB).
'Bamboo Ark: Exemplary Bamboo Buildings' highlights the many benefits and potential of the versatile, sustainable material.
News highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Thursday (Dec 23)
A short family road trip to a small town brings so much joy and a well-deserved break.
WUHAN: Standing beside a large picture of Mao Zedong, Shen Peihua recalls the moment she resumed her daily swim in the Yangtze River in Wuhan after the Chinese city’s long Covid-19 lockdown.
Even in winter temperatures of about 15ºC, a steady flow of hardy men and women wade into the brown waters of the mighty river and swim into the distance in a tradition that's embedded in Wuhan's consciousness since the then-73-year-old founder of communist China launched a political comeback with a carefully staged swim to prove he was in robust health.
GAZA CITY (AFP): Israel's military said Thursday (Aug 13) it had carried out fresh overnight strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, in response to incendiary balloons launched across the border from the Palestinian enclave.
Exploring Selangor's quiet Sekinchan, where the padi fields attract plenty of tourists.
KUALA NERUS: As a result of the severe floods that hit Terengganu late last year, a group of volunteers organised the ‘Pasor Percuma Ganu Kite!’ free market at SK Mengabang Telipot here, to donate essential items to flood victims.
The Nature Sustainable Ecosystem Society (Nest) has recorded the discovery of over 100 bird species through observation activities conducted in two forest reserves in Seberang Perai, Penang.
NIGHT fell as two scientists began their work, unfurling long nets off the side of their boat.
