GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government has lifted the three-day ban on the sale of alcohol at almost all outlets along the routes of the chariot processions during the Thaipusam festival with immediate effect.
GEORGE TOWN: Before dawn broke, hundreds of devotees in Gottlieb Road here began carrying paal kudam (milk pots) up to the Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani Hilltop Temple in Waterfall Road.
GEORGE TOWN: Thaipusam preparations in Penang have become chaotic with a change of standard operating procedure (SOP) that has caught the organisers unawares.
Delicious reward: Sri Ananda Bhawan is offering free chicken briyani and teh-O to customers who have gotten both Covid-19 vaccine doses.
GEORGE TOWN: To encourage more Malaysians to get vaccinated against Covid-19, several food companies have come up with enticing offers.Sri Ananda Bahwan (SAB) group managing director V. Harikrishnan said people who had gotten both doses of the vaccine would be given free chicken briyani and teh-O.
“All they have to do is flash their digital certificate at any of our 12 outlets to receive the food, ” he said, adding that the promotion aimed to promote awareness among Malaysians on the importance of getting vaccinated against Covid-19.