Seth Akmal

Seth is a photographer with The Malaysian Insight. You can follow him on Twitter.

E-mail: seth@themalaysianinsight.com

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The struggle to continue the opera tradition

THE Xiekang Guat Opera troupe performs during the Nine Emperor Gods Festival at Kau Ong Yah temple in Ampang, Selangor.&...

Seth Akmal2 years ago

Nation celebrates Merdeka Day

Taoist devotees celebrate hungry ghost festival

TAOIST devotees have been gathering to celebrate the Hungry Ghost Festival after two years of lockdown due to the Covid-...

Seth Akmal2 years ago

Stunts galore on Skateboarding Day

GO Skateboarding Day is an annual event celebrated by skaters on June 21 to promote the sport and make skateboardin...

Seth Akmal2 years ago

The Great British Circus strives to come back after Covid

THE Great British Circus is back in town after an absence of two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It was a nightmare...

Seth Akmal2 years ago

[WATCH] Young lawyers take Bar president to task over minimum wage for pupils

THE Young Lawyers Movement (YLM) has expressed disappointment with Bar Council president Karen Cheah who recently said i...

Seth Akmal2 years ago

Muslims in Malaysia celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri

MUSLIMS in Malaysia celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri today, after two years of celebrating Syawal in the middle of the Cov...

Takbir on the eve of Eid al Fitr

RESIDENTS of Flat Taman Setia in Balakong, Selangor, take part in a procession on the eve of Eid al-Fitr. During the pr...

Seth Akmal2 years ago

The Raya bazaar returns

JALAN Tuanku Abdul Rahman has come alive again with the arrival of the Raya bazaar, two years after the yearly even...

Seth Akmal2 years ago

Seletar way of life faces threat of extinction

THE Seletar tribe derive their living from seafood, which they travel in rowboats across the straits in J...

Seth Akmal3 years ago

Chap Goh Meh marks end of Lunar New Year

THE Chinese New Year came to an end on Chap Goh Meh, a festival to mark “the 15th night”. About 50&nbs...

Seth Akmal3 years ago

The Mah Meri dance once more

AFTER two years of lockdown, the Mah Meri indigenous tribe is now allowed to perform a ritual dance known as “Puja...

Seth Akmal3 years ago

Sceptical parents delay kids’ Covid jab appointments

MANY parents are still sceptical about vaccinating their children against Covid-19 and have opted to postpone the vaccin...

The lion dance returns

TWO years of absence from the stage due to the pandemic did not stop the E-Xin Lion Dance Group from performing – a...

Seth Akmal3 years ago

The lion head maker’s tale

AFTER 30 years, Siow Ho Phiew, 67, remains passionate about his art – that of making the head of the lion of the Chinese...

Seth Akmal3 years ago