Jalan Pasar News Today

PETALING JAYA: In 1981, an escaped “convict” roamed the streets of Kuala Lumpur, with one handcuff dangling from his wrist.

THE Festival of Lights signifies good triumphing over evil and for those celebrating Deepavali, it also means time at home with family and a chance to indulge in sumptuous food and wear new outfits.

BUKIT MERTAJAM: The Mid-Autumn Festival here got a notch brighter with the lighting up of two huge rabbits at the Xuan Tian Miao Temple.

GEORGE TOWN: Blocks of charcoal dubbed “black gold” are in huge demand throughout the month-long Phor Thor celebrations (Hungry Ghost Festival).

Five leading chefs clue us in on their favourite plates of the Malaysian favourite

Malaysias assam laksa is based on a pungent, fishy broth which has a fair whack of tamarind to give it that signature sour tang.

The Straits Eclectic architecture-styled Arlene Terrace has been given a new lease of life thanks to a two-year restoration and adaptive reuse project.

A RESTAURANT in Kuantan, Pahang, allows customers to pay any amount they can afford for a meal, reported Harian Metro.

IPOH: The Bukit Mertajam Supermarket in Penang, which burnt down in 2014, could be set for redevelopment, Local Government Development Minister Nga Kor Ming has hinted.

No casualties reported, authorities say.