26/04/2025

SATURDAY | APR 26, 2025

SATURDAY | APR 26, 2025

PICS OF THE WEEK 17

PICS OF THE WEEK 16

TIMELESS SENTRIES ... Guards manning their station at the Jiayu Pass fortress in Jiayuguan, the first point of entry at the west end of The Great Wall in northwestern Gansu province, China. – AFPPIC

PRECIOUS PET ... A resident of Kubu Gajah in Sungai Buloh ensuring his cat is safe during flash floods that hit several districts in Selangor on Wednesday. – ADIB RAWI YAHYA/THESUN

DOING THEIR DUTY ... (from left) Cpl Noorina Suzila Mayuda Mohamat Shukri, Const Nur Amelia Abdullah, Const Zaimah Bah Nan and Const Mita Mohd Azmi outside an early voting centre for the Ayer Kuning by-election at the General Operations Force officers recreational hall in Bidor, Perak. – BERNAMAPIC

SOLEMN ASSEMBLY ... Swiss Guards stand at attention as the casket of Pope Francis arrives at Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. – REUTERSPIC

PATRIOTIC PALS ... Pupils of Sekolah Kebangsaan Jalan Peel in Kuala Lumpur flashing their new Jalur Gemilang tags after the recent launch of an initiative to instil patriotism among schoolchildren. – ADAM AMIR HAMZAH/THESUN

SCRUMPTIOUS SERVING ... Trader Suriati Shairi drizzling her signature peanut gravy on a plate of ‘mi sanggul’, a house specialty prepared from an 80-year-old recipe at her eatery at Kampung Haji Hassan in Tapah, Perak. – BERNAMAPIC

FESTIVAL OF GRATITUDE ... Balinese Hindu devotees prepare offerings at a temple in Denpasar to celebrate Galungan Day, that is observed to thank God for the creation of Earth and all that is in it. – AFPPIC

NOT SORRY ... Police detain a cheerful protester on the Liberty Bridge during a march in Budapest on Tuesday in response to the Hungarian parliament adopting constitutional changes targeting the LGBTQ community and dual nationals. – AFPPIC

DRY DAYS AHEAD ... Huge plastic water containers are displayed at a shop in Penang as residents brace for a scheduled supply disruption. – BERNAMAPIC

REDUCED TO RUINS ... A Palestinian child emerges from a hole with an item salvaged from among the rubble of what was once a home. – REUTERSPIC

DETERMINED EFFORT ... A resident making a desperate attempt to douse a blaze that eventually destroyed 21 houses on Wednesday in Kampung Batu Putih, Sandakan. – BERNAMAPIC