12/04/2025

SATURDAY | APR 12, 2025

SATURDAY | APR 12, 2025

PICS OF THE WEEK 17

PICS OF THE WEEK 16

STAR STRUCK ... A visitor admiring exhibits by Berjaya Starbucks Coffee Company Sdn Bhd during an event at which the company was recognised by the Malaysia Book of Records for having the most number of ‘Bearista’ art pieces in a community project, featuring 25 life-size displays at Pavilion Bukit Jalil in Kuala Lumpur. – ADIB RAWI YAHYA/THESUN

REVELRY BOOM ... Children using tree-trunk cannons to create an explosive sound during the Kuluwung Festival, a two-day traditional event held annually between two villages on opposite sides of a river in Balekambang, West Java. – AFPPIC

HEALING SIGHT ... A building in the neighborhood of Zacamil in El Salvador has drawn attention for its feature of a mural titled ‘Temples Mayas’ as part of an initiative aimed at strengthening social ties, breaking mental barriers and improving quality of life through art. – AFPPIC

COOL AID ... . Volunteers from the Ihsan Madani Squad installing fans at the Putra Heights Mosque for the comfort of residents affected by the gas pipeline blast who were being temporarily housed there earlier this month. – ADIB RAWI YAHYA/THESUN

FESTIVE FAVOURITE ... A lemang trader tending to the bamboo-cooked glutinous rice treat at a stall in Gombak, Selangor. – AMIRUL SYAFIQ/THESUN

CONFLICT EXODUS ... Palestinians evacuating along the coastal al-Rashid road linking Gaza City in the north and Nusseirat in the central part of the Palestinian territory after Israel announced the launch of a new ground offensive on April 4. – AFPPIC

REFRESHING BEVERAGES ... A Ramadan bazaar trader selling a variety of flavoured drinks during the fasting period last month. – ADIB RAWI YAHYA/THESUN

CONTENT KITTIES ... A pair of cats rescued from the Putra Heights area after the recent gas pipeline fire incident being housed at a temporary shelter in a temple. – ADIB RAWI YAHYA/THESUN

INSTANT LAKE ... Frankfort district residents in the US state of Kentucky evacuating in a canoe as floodwaters inundate the area on April 6. – AFPPIC