Wa lang hiao kong hokkien wueh! (We can speak Hokkien now!)

Wa lang hiao kong hokkien wueh! (We can speak Hokkien now!)

But now that the state police is offering a three-month Hokkien dialect course to their personnel, Lance Corporal Nurul Hamidatul Azzwa Radzuan hopes to equip herself with extra communication skills in order to carry out her task more effectively.

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Meanwhile, in Malaysia ... The style shines bright »

THEY walk down the streets in platform heels and with frilly umbrellas held in gloved fingers. Their dresses are bedecked with lace and trimmed with ribbons, their expressions innocent yet coy.

This unusual style of fashion has captured the imagination of girls (and guys!) all over the world, including some in Malaysia.

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Two female train drivers take their jobs seriously and prove sceptics wrong

What started out as a challenge became a passion for RapidKL customer transit officer (CTO) Nur Farhana Rahmat, who is one the two female train drivers for the Ampang Line.

4,000 attend krathong fest

THE Loy Krathong festival held at Wat Chaiyamangalaram in Penang drew over 4,000 devotees who watched their ‘troubles’ drifting away with their krathongs (lotus shape vessels) cast into the sea on Wednesday night.

Swedish group learn about Malaysia

THE Buddhist Maha Vihara in Brickfields played host to a Swedish delegation to Malaysia recently.

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