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Dozens of people were killed in a crush at a religious bonfire festival in Israel on Friday.

The DAP should not be allowed to use a religious festival like the recent Thaipusam celebrations in Penang as a political platform, said MIC president Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam.

Astro AWANI's Suganthi Suparmaniam believes drunk Indian men at temples and during religious festivals are more of a nuisance than sexily dressed women.

He said Christmas was another occasion for Malaysians to host or attend open house, the unique Malaysian style of celebrating religious festivals.

Fifty-two people died on Sunday at a religious festival in Ethiopia to celebrate the end of the rainy season after police fired tear gas at protesters triggering a stampede.

More than 100,000 devotees filled the streets of various cities in the country as they celebrate the religious festival of Thaipusam.

Zan Azlee feels that in a multi-racial and multi-religious country such as Malaysia, celebrating festivals of other religious beliefs will not deter his faith in Islam.

A terrifying stampede at a railway station left at least 36 people dead after the main day of India's Kumbh Mela religious festival, which drew record crowds of 30 million.

Teenagers and young adults are becoming prime targets for a new wave of cyber scams, a trend raising alarm bells across Southeast Asia.

Before global leaders address plastic pollution, a Japanese manicurist highlights the issue by incorporating it into her nail designs.

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In Malaysia, over half a million road accidents have been recorded so far this year.

The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.