The National Fatwa Council has ruled that yoga is ‘haram” for Muslims. Its chairman, Datuk Dr Abdul Shukor Husin said only the physical aspect of yoga without the mantras and elements of worshipping outwardly was not wrong (in Islam). However, he said, yoga was not to be encouraged among Muslims for fear that it could [...]

Hollywood actor Bruce Willis of “Die Hard” fame is suing Malaysia’s Petra Group and Tunku Imran Tuanku Ja’afar over a “green rubber venture”, Bloomberg news reported today. The actor is demanding the return of US$900,000 (RM3.2 million) of the US$2 million he invested in the venture. According to court papers filed in federal court in [...]

Political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda said today that Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had never met his Mongolian lover Altantuya Shaariibuu who was brutally murdered two years ago. “I know that Najib and his wife had never met the deceased Altantuya,” Abdul Razak told a packed press conference at a hotel here today [...]

DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang wondered aloud yesterday as to how both the Prime Minister and his deputy could be out of the country this week. “Why is the 30-year standing rule or of longer vintage that both the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister should not be out of the country at the [...]

A total of 442,936 candidates will sit for the 2008 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) written examination at 3,930 centres nationwide from Nov 11 to Dec 5. Education Director-General Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom said the candidates comprised 388,079 people or 87.6 per cent from schools under the Education Ministry; 16,019 or 3.6 per cent were sponsored [...]

When the Indian Muslims arrived in Pulau Pinang a long time ago, they also brought along the gastronomic delight that is now prevalently known as the ‘nasi kandar’. This rice dish, which is eaten with various curried meats and fish as well as special condiments, has developed into a signature cuisine for Pulau Pinang and [...]