Street Chess

Men playing chess along Chow Kitt road in the heart of Kuala Lumpur city, Malaysia.

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Remembering MH370

Remembering MH370. Photos taken during my assignments covering the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. MH 370 went missing March 8, 2014 enroute from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. It carried 239 passengers and crew.On Monday, March 24, 2014, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced that MH370 was lost in the southern Indian Ocean and all on board feared dead. This is my tribute to the families and crews of flight MH370, therefore i uploaded more photos in this post. My thoughts and prayers are with them. Al-Fatihah.

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Haze

A man enjoying a view from the balcony (top pic) and a man saying a prayer, both taken at Sultan Mizan mosque overlooking the Putra mosque in Putrajaya, Malaysia which is slightly blancketed by haze, Friday, March 14, 2014.

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Dr Mahathir | Jusuf Kalla

A combo picture of Malaysia's former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohammed and Indonesia's former Vice-President Jusuf Kalla (left) during the launching ceremony of Mahathir Global Peace School in Kuala Lumpur, Monday,  17 February, 2014.

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Thaipusam 2014

Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February). It is mainly observed in countries where there is a significant presence of Tamil community. On Thaipusam day, Batu Caves often attracts over one million devotees offer prayers either by piercing their body with spikes and lemon, pulling a chariot or carrying Kavadis.Read more about thaipusam at wikipedia here. Photos taken on Thaipusam day at Batu Caves temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 17, 2014.

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Malaysia 2014 new year revelry

Thousands of protesters poured into Merdeka square, Kuala Lumpur to cry foul over price hikes, but in the end they joined the thousands of revellers for the countdown to usher in 2014, minus the customary fireworks. Read the story at the staronline HERE .


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Malayan Tiger

The Malayan tiger was given “totally protected” status in 1976 – it could be hunted as a game species prior to that. But 30 years later, it remains in a perilous state. Although the Department of Wildlife insists that tiger numbers, around 500, are not dwindling and still form a viable population, threats have not really eased. Read more HERE .

Photos taken by me at Zoo Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, November 25, 2013.

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