Metro

Mop-up time: Workers at an eatery in Prima Taman Sri Gombak start stacking chairs on tables and mopping the floor sometime after 4am following the new ruling. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

Clean sweep for new ruling

THE recent ruling by Selayang Municipal Council (MPS) for 24-hour eateries to close for a minimum of two hours to allow the premises to be cleaned has received positive feedback from owners, diners and local leaders.

Spreading Chap Goh Meh cheer

Chingay performers thrilling the spectators with their balancing skills during the Chap Goh Meh celebration at Penang Chinese Town Hall in Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling. — Photos by CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

IT was a colourful evening filled with cultural performances and a mass yee sang-

Fun celebration

Saw (sixth from right) and sales and marketing general manager Ricky Yeo (seventh from right) with some of the staff who came dressed in costumes at the SP Setia Chinese New Year open house.

JOHOR BARU: About 2,000 people were treated to the annual Chinese New Year celebration courtesy of SP Setia Bhd Group recently.

Better mornings for KL’s homeless

AS BREAKFAST is the most important meal of the day, one group has stepped up to help the homeless by running their soup kitchens first thing in the morning.

Fitting finale to CNY

MERRYMAKERS ended their Chinese New Year festivities by living it up at the state-level Chap Goh Meh celebrations at the Esplanade in Penang.

Community

Ushering in good fortune

The lions strike a pose outside the hotel’s lobby.

Eastin Hotel Kuala Lumpur hosted a grand lion dance performance at the hotel lobby to usher in the Year of the Monkey recently.

Saying no to development in Bukit Antarabangsa

Residents of Bukit Antarabangsa during a special briefing last week on the proposed mega development.

Folks in Bukit Antarabangsa, Ampang, say they will go all out to halt a proposed high density project in the area.

Focus

Soft spoken but far from soft

Yap with her Mimma amateur female champion belt.

YOU could say Sarawak-based reporter Joanna Yap is the embodiment of the meeting of two minds. Well, actually, it would be more accurate to say Yap is the meeting of mind and body – or, her pen is as mighty as her sword.

Imbibing the discipline of kendo

Wong (left) at the 16th World Kendo Championships.

“Don’t put limits on yourself. Hours are not an absolute term. Things can be done concurrently,” says Christopher Wong.

Eat & Drink

Giant prawns the star of revamped menu

The Baked Nachos with tomato-onion salsa and mozzarella cheese could be ordered as a snack to share.

Its blend of traditional Malay food and international flavours continues to draw diners to 10 Binjai Restaurant.

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Scoreboard

Silver lining for hockey club

Goalmouth action as Flying Fox (in red) fend off a raid from 30-50 Ipoh (in orange).

A common passion for hockey was the inspiration behind the formation of the Sathya Hockey Club.

SMEBiz

A holistic approach to living

rtisit impression of a Type B house at Sutera at Warisan Puteri 2, Seremban.

TH PROPERTIES is building free-hold, double-storey link houses in the heart of Seremban with its Sutera at Warisan Puteri 2 project, offering attractively designed homes from just RM392,400 in a planned township that’s connected and close to a broad range of amenities.