Earth Hour 2011 Celebration

Earth Hour is an awareness program organized annually since 2007 by WWF. This year, the campaign extends to 'Beyond The Hour' which encourages continuous effort in pursuing a cleaner and safer planet. In Malaysia, the official Earth Hour celebration was held on 26th March at Sunway Pyramid, Petaling Jaya.

Sunway Pyramid staff, Amirul Syafiq and Nur Zaitul Akmar standing by for lights-out at one of the electrical switches during Earth Hour countdown.

Earth Hour supporters showing their support by signing the Earth Hour banner in front of Sunway Pyramid

Students from Universiti Kuala Lumpur, International College of Automotive and International Islamic College among those who enjoyed 60 minutes of candle light get-together at Sunway Pyramid.

-raydcza/CHAPS

Kemaman, Terengganu

A local boy jump into the sea at Pantai Kemasek, Kemaman, Terengganu. Terengganu is positioned in the north-east of Peninsular Malaysia and located 455km from Kuala Lumpur. MALAYSIA/Mohd Khairulhazwan

Port Dickson

A man fishing alone in Port Dickson. Port Dickson is the most popular beach on the Peninsular Malaysia west coast. MALAYSIA/carloshazwan

A fisherman throw out ‘jala’ or net to catch fish in Port Dickson. Port Dickson is the most popular beach on the Peninsular Malaysia west coast. MALAYSIA/carloshazwan

A group of yacht cruising along Port Dickson. Port Dickson is the most popular beach on the Peninsular Malaysia west coast. MALAYSIA/carloshazwan

Rainforest World Music Festival 2010

KUCHING 11 Julai – Festival Muzik Hutan Hujan Sedunia (RWMF) 2010 yang berlangsung mulai 9 Julai dan berakhir 11 Julai tetap meriah dengan kehadiran kira-kira 5,000 pengunjung meskipun ketika ini demam bola sepak Piala Dunia masih belum lagi berakhir.

Edisi ke-13 RWMF yang dihadiri oleh peminat dari seluruh pelosok dunia kali ini menampilkan 20 pemuzik antarabangsa seperti Republik Cech, Indonesia, Columbia, Australia, Canada, Burkina Faso, Portugal, Itali, Jepun, Reunion Island, United Kingdom, Perancis, Peru, Rusia, Iran, Bulgaria, China, India dan Malaysia.

Zaini Ahmat/MrJinx

Celebration of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's 65th Birthday in K. Lumpur

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Myanmar refugees gathered to celebrate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's 65th birthday and Myanmar Women's Day, organized by National League for Democracy (LA) Malaysia, Zomi National Congress (LA) Malaysia and Arakan League for Democracy (Exile) Malaysia.

~ Khairil F. Jamian
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Malaysian Against Israelist attack over humanitarian aids to Gaza

Thousands of citizens march to U.S. embassy after Friday prayers to protest brutal attack on the Israeli naval ship convoys of humanitarian aid mission to Gaza, here today. Action Israeli naval ships attacked Turkish "Mavi Marmara" in international waters last Monday, a criticism sites around the world. Supian Ahmad/The New Straits Times Press

As the nation mourns...by raydcza

The Malaysia & Johore state flags in Dataran Merdeka were seen flown at half mast as the nation mourn on the death of Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail, The Sultan of Johore on January 22, 2010.

-raydcza/CHAPS

Featured: Batik

Batik is a cloth which traditionally uses a manual wax-resist dyeing technique. Batik is generally thought of as the most quintessentially Malaysian textile. CHAPS/Mohd Khairulhazwan

1st Night Parade of Malaysian Royal Military Arm Forces 76th Celebration by Ian

More than 500 Malaysian Royal Military Arm Forces with different division and rank get together to form a first night parade ever, inside Sungai Besi camp in conjunction of the 76th years of celebration after their first regiment was form in 1st March 1933.

Biggest Kolam Art in Malaysian Book of Record

Profesional Kolam artist, Mehnaga Mathivanan or, also known as Anjali finishing the art of kolam in order to break the Malaysian Record as a largest kolam in Malaysia here at the concourse area in Berjaya Times Square mall. Kolam is a form of sandpainting that is drawn using rice powder usualy by female members of the family in front of their home.

Ian Ahmad/CHAPS