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

KL Tower - on a late afternoon by Torque

KL Tower, one of the prominent contemporary landmarks of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during a cloudy afternoon.

~Khairil Faizi Jamian/CHAPs, MY | CHAPTERSimages International

"Orang Kita" of Cameron Highlands by Ian Ahmad

Minggu lepas saya telah dihantar ke Cameron Highland, Pahang untuk mendokumentasikan penempatan "Orang Kita" yang berpotensi untuk dibangunkan sebagai pusat tarikan pelancong oleh Kemnterian Pelancongan Malaysia. Sepanjang tiga hari di sana, kami telah mendekati dan memahami cara hidup dan aktiviti harian mereka, gambar-gambar yang dirakam ialah di sekitar penempatan mereka di Sunagi Ruil, Sungai Terisu dan Jalan 33, Pahang-Perak.

The Bloody Sunday by raydcza

Some of the locals were seen providing assistance to an unlucky Vietnamese, who was knocked down and robbed by a group of Myanmar refugees , nearby Leboh Pudu, Kuala Lumpur. .

Mr. Pha Mun Tai, a Vietnamese who lives in Pandan Mewah were robbed by a group of four, in an alley nearby. He screamed for help a couple of times before found walking towards a crowd with bleeding on his head.

Local authorities and medical team provided assistance to stabilize Mr. Pha Mun Tai's condition before assisting him to the nearby hospital for further examination.

raydcza/CHAPS

Battered Refugee

Pha Mun Tai - A Vietnamese refuge, was walking pass a small alley in Kuala Lumpur when he was pulled by a group of Myanmar refugees and forced to surrender his belongings. Hit with long sticks, he managed to escape. Pha lost Rm300....and lots of blood.

~ Khairil F. Jamian/ CHAPs, Malaysia

CIMB My Cause Photography Contest

A good chance to develop our skills in photo essay, with nice prizes too...

The power to make a difference is in your hands. Take a photo to help get up to RM 100,000 for a cause of your choice. Help CIMB Foundation empower people to build better lives for themselves. Just photograph a cause on community development, sports or education - and tell us why it deserves a helping hand.The winning cause in each category will receive up to RM 100,000. You could be rewarded too.

link:

http://mycause.cimbfoundation.com/index.aspx

CHAPs Ayam akan mengalami penstrukturan semula!

Salam dan selamat sejahtera semua,
Buat masa ini, segala urusan di CHAPs Ayam Photographers akan di hentikan sementara kerana CHAPs Ayam akan di strukturkan semula oleh founder dan core members dalam masa terdekat ini, jadi tiada lagi osting sehingga diberitahu kelak.. tapi jangan risau, kejapppp je..

Kelihatan ayam-ayam telh dimasukkan kedalam sangkar bagi membataskan pergerakan mereka. -Ian Ahmad/CHAPs

WESAK by Azham

A devotee holding a candle in a candle procession during Wesak Day celebration in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia.Wesak Day commemorates birth,enlightenment and death of Buddha.The symbolic of candle is to give light to chase away darkness and in the process it melts away (“sacrifice itself”)

Kota Kinabalu Skyline by Nazri

Sunset in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
by Nazri.

A loving couple by Adan

Portrait of a loving couple at Kuala Selangor
Photography by Hasnuddin Abu Samah

Riot in Bangkok by kacuksmraz

An armed soldier stands in front of a burning bus set alight by anti-government protesters in Bangkok, Thailand, April 13, 2009. CHAPS/Mohd Khairulhazwan

A group of soldiers try to stop Pro-Thaksin supporters from continuing to riot in Bangkok, Thailand, April 13, 2009. CHAPS/Mohd Khairulhazwan

An anti-government protester is walking by pass a billboard showing King Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand, April 13, 2009. CHAPS/Mohd Khairulhazwan

Wesak Parade 2009, KL - by The Torque

Buddhists devotees touching a floater decorated with Buddhas in small "caves" during the Wesak 2009 Parade in Kuala Lumpur, MY.

Buddhists devotees during the Wesak 2009 Parade in Kuala Lumpur, MY.

A marshal car sporting Buddhist flag for the Wesak 2009 Parade in Kuala Lumpur, MY.

Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon with the High Priests of Maha Vihara, leading the Wesak 2009 Parade in Kuala Lumpur, MY.

Young couples with the Lotus Candle during the Wesak 2009 Parade in Kuala Lumpur, MY.

Buddhists devotees observing a float passing by.

A monk swarmed in bubbles, riding a colorful floater during the Wesak 2009 Parade in Kuala Lumpur, MY.

Wesak Day is an annual holiday observed traditionally by practicing Buddhists in South Asian & South East Asian countries, universally commemorated on the full moon in the lunar month of Viskha, usually during late April or early May. Informally called "Buddha's birthday," it actually encompasses the birth, enlightenment Nirvana, and passing (Parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha.

~ Khairil Faizi Jamian/ CHAPS, Malaysia

Munich

near Residenz, where Bavarian rulers used to live

a madman at the square - talking to himself

I was actually in Munich, then London, before Athens.  It was for work, so unfortunately i only had 1 day to walk around town.  It's a beautiful city, i wish i had more time to learn about the city.  I hope to go back some day.

sunset @ Glyphada Beach

sunset @ Glyphada Beach, originally uploaded by nadi0.

i am in Athens at the moment, and after a boring cloudy day, i took the chance and headed to the coastal suburbs of Athens.

no regrets.

p/s: any malaysians in Athens who would like to take a photography workshop with me while i'm here, gimme a call at 1-800-MUAHAHA. 400 Euros only. Lekas lekas sementara stok masih ada. :P

pp/s: hi torque! kekeke

Anak-anak Raudah

Penghuni di Pondok Penyayang Raudah. Kebanyakan mereka masih bersekolah dan memerlukan bantuan dari pelbagai segi. Aku berpeluang mengunjungi mereka bulan lalu atas tugasan yang diberikan oleh pejabat, melihat kehidupan mereka di sana, aku bersyukur ke atas kurniaNya pada aku, walaupun tak mewah, tapi cukup la bagi aku untuk tidak mengeluh pasal kepayahan hidup.

Supian Ahmad/The New Straits Times Press Malaysia

Perdana Menteri Malaysia ke enam by Ian

KUALA LUMPUR 6/7/09 - Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak berucap ketika hadir untuk Majlis Kewartawanan Malaysia MPI-Petronas 2008 di Hotel Istana. Ini merupakan hari pertama beliau memulakan tugas rasmi setelah dilantik ke jawatan itu dalam Istiadat Pengurniaan Surat Cara Pelantikan, Mengangkat Sumpah Jawatan dan Setia serta Sumpah Menyimpan Rahsia di hadapan Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin di Istana Negara, Jumaat lepas.

Supian Ahmad/The New Straits Times Press Malaysia

The Smoking Kimi

Kimi Raikkonen of Team Scuderia Ferrari was engulfed in a cockpit smoke during the morning practice session of the 2009 Petronas Malaysian F1 Grand Prix.
The incident was said due to overheated KERS batteries.
~Khairil Faizi Jamian/ CHAPs, Malaysia

KAMI di PWTC

Kami di Putra World Trade Centre tengah tunggu Pak Lah kat ruang legar utama. Yang bestnyer, nampak je ramai nak terjah ke depan, tapi mentaliti photog sekarang, sangat la best.. kami semua rileks2 je shoot.. masing-masing dapat banyak gambar, cuma... aku je dapat 2 keping wahahahahaha.. 3fps je.. walalalalalalalal..

photograp by bad of Sinar or Khairull of Malay Mail.. tak ingat la..

Sunburst KL 2009

DSC_5050, originally uploaded by nadi0.

koRn vocalist Jonathan Davis performing the finale set at Sunburst KL 2009 held at Bukit Kiara Equestrian Club, 21 March 2009.

more photos available here.

Dayang Nurfaizah By Fid Fathir

Dayang Nurfaizah for the new single,"Luka".(Fidfathir Photography)