Sometimes known as
kuih pulut is often made particularly during Hari Raya. Sweet and sticky, the
kuih comes in two types, white or brown, depending on whether white sugar or brown sugar is used. The difference between the Nyonya
bee koh and the Malay
kuih pulut is in the texture of the rice grains. In the Nyonya
bee koh, the rice grains are fully softened while in the Malay
kuih pulut, you can still feel each grain.
In Penang, it is one of the desserts offered by the Taoists to the Jade Emperor on his birthday, which falls on the 9th day of the 1st lunar month, coinciding with the 9th day of Chinese New Year
of the rohingya refugees when he travels to bangladesh on thursday. indonesia is urging residents within 10 kilometers of mount agung in bali to evacuate. it s already erupted several times over the weekend, and authorities warn a major eruption could happen any time now. the country has issued its highest alert, and will go live to meteorologist allison chinchar for more on the volcano in just a moment. air strikes and shell having killed at least 57 people in two syrian towns that is according to the uk-based syrian observatory for human rights. it reports russian aircraft targeted an isis-held town de. the islamist leader whose group clashed violently with pakistani security forces has all day off a week s long protest. and that comes after news that
it s only been about two years since aung san suu kyi s party won the elections. it s in a very delicate power sharing arrangement with the military. and they do not want to overly criticize or embarrass aung san suu kyi. the cardinal of myanmar has spoken out in support of her. another piece of advice was for pope francis not only to meet aung san suu kyi, who leads the civilian government, but also to meet with the most senior general in the military, who constitutionally has a great deal more power, again, arguably over the security forces and foreign diplomacy than aung san suu kyi herself has. that said, pope francis has come out very forcefully in the past criticizing myanmar, claiming that the rohingya muslims way back in february are being tortured and killed simply because of their muslim faith. and that was months before the latest crisis erupted in august, which has led to the exodus of
i m rosemary church, and that is cnn newsroom. hope francis is in myanmar for the country s first papal visit. a sizable crowd of people lined up to see his motorcade outside the archbishop s home in yangon. pope francis is expected to address the humanitarian crisis. the violence in myanmar has driven out more than 600,000 rohingya muslims across the border into bangladesh. the pope has expressed concern for this minority before, but he has been warned not to use the word rohingya on this trip. his advisers are afraid that could spark a diplomatic incident. so cnn s ivan watson joins me now from hong kong to take a closer look at all of this. ivan, how difficult will this trip likely be for the pope, given he has been warned, as we mentioned, not to mention the word rohingya on this papal visit. he has been asked to appease the