Kuda Kepang. This is my #Malaysia.
For more info on this artform see ---> www.hanafihassan.com/kuda-kepang/
#bluesky #traditional #artform #dance #malay #myphoto #kudakepang #kualalumpur #performingarts #throwback #diversity #culture #Johore #trance
For more info on this artform see ---> www.hanafihassan.com/kuda-kepang/
#bluesky #traditional #artform #dance #malay #myphoto #kudakepang #kualalumpur #performingarts #throwback #diversity #culture #Johore #trance
February 26, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Kuda Kepang. This is my #Malaysia.
For more info on this artform see ---> www.hanafihassan.com/kuda-kepang/
#bluesky #traditional #artform #dance #malay #myphoto #kudakepang #kualalumpur #performingarts #throwback #diversity #culture #Johore #trance
For more info on this artform see ---> www.hanafihassan.com/kuda-kepang/
#bluesky #traditional #artform #dance #malay #myphoto #kudakepang #kualalumpur #performingarts #throwback #diversity #culture #Johore #trance
My offering this week is my next read ‘Against All Odds: The History of the 2/18 Battalion A.I.F’ by James Burfitt. The cover shows the wooden cross erected at the site of heavy fighting in the Nithsdale Estate between the advancing Japanese and the 2/18th, Johore Bahru, Malaya. #histbookchat
June 5, 2026 at 6:31 AM
My offering this week is my next read ‘Against All Odds: The History of the 2/18 Battalion A.I.F’ by James Burfitt. The cover shows the wooden cross erected at the site of heavy fighting in the Nithsdale Estate between the advancing Japanese and the 2/18th, Johore Bahru, Malaya. #histbookchat
Started this last night, so far so good, but slightly disappointed that he perpetuates the myth that the Johore battery at Singapore was 'facing the wrong way'. It was an anti-shipping battery to protect the straits of Malacca, not to defend Malaya against ground attack.
September 14, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Started this last night, so far so good, but slightly disappointed that he perpetuates the myth that the Johore battery at Singapore was 'facing the wrong way'. It was an anti-shipping battery to protect the straits of Malacca, not to defend Malaya against ground attack.
My colonized ass, playing the Johore Sultanate in Victoria 3 from 9PM only to realise the sun has risen at 5.30AM
December 12, 2025 at 7:19 AM
My colonized ass, playing the Johore Sultanate in Victoria 3 from 9PM only to realise the sun has risen at 5.30AM
Fort Siloso - www.sentosa.com.sg/en/things-to...
Johore Battery - www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article...
Labrador Battery - www.roots.gov.sg/places/place...
Singapore History Gallery - www.nhb.gov.sg/nationalmuse...
#TravelAddicts #TravelAddictsHistory #VisitSingapore #Singapore #History #Heritage
Johore Battery - www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article...
Labrador Battery - www.roots.gov.sg/places/place...
Singapore History Gallery - www.nhb.gov.sg/nationalmuse...
#TravelAddicts #TravelAddictsHistory #VisitSingapore #Singapore #History #Heritage
Fort Siloso | Sentosa
Fort Siloso’s wealth of World War II memorabilia brings to life key events of Singapore’s history.
www.sentosa.com.sg
February 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Fort Siloso - www.sentosa.com.sg/en/things-to...
Johore Battery - www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article...
Labrador Battery - www.roots.gov.sg/places/place...
Singapore History Gallery - www.nhb.gov.sg/nationalmuse...
#TravelAddicts #TravelAddictsHistory #VisitSingapore #Singapore #History #Heritage
Johore Battery - www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article...
Labrador Battery - www.roots.gov.sg/places/place...
Singapore History Gallery - www.nhb.gov.sg/nationalmuse...
#TravelAddicts #TravelAddictsHistory #VisitSingapore #Singapore #History #Heritage
Recently met a former child internee. Family had lived in Johore Bahru until the invasion. Hard to comprehend how the worlds of such people crumbled to dust in a matter of weeks.
September 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Recently met a former child internee. Family had lived in Johore Bahru until the invasion. Hard to comprehend how the worlds of such people crumbled to dust in a matter of weeks.
Visited Punggol Coast not long ago to check out the funny site by the tip of Singapore, not far off from Pasir Gudang across the Johore strait
Thread of my tour around the site, and some observations of mine:
Thread of my tour around the site, and some observations of mine:
September 9, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Visited Punggol Coast not long ago to check out the funny site by the tip of Singapore, not far off from Pasir Gudang across the Johore strait
Thread of my tour around the site, and some observations of mine:
Thread of my tour around the site, and some observations of mine:
[4/5/66] Johore has taken over the administration of the Batu Pahat Town Council, just days after a similar action was taken in Johore Bahru.
May 4, 2026 at 4:01 AM
[4/5/66] Johore has taken over the administration of the Batu Pahat Town Council, just days after a similar action was taken in Johore Bahru.
[13/6/66] The Johore Education Department has issued students at the secondary trade school in Johore Bahru a 14-day ultimatum to end their strike.
June 13, 2026 at 7:31 AM
[13/6/66] The Johore Education Department has issued students at the secondary trade school in Johore Bahru a 14-day ultimatum to end their strike.
Sunbeam #Johor 19.3.1877. "On our departure the Maharajah..gave me..a live little beast, not an alligator & not an armadillo or a lizard; in fact, I do not know what it is; it clings round my arm just like a bracelet & it was sent as a present from the ex-Sultan of Johore." #Brassey #Pangolin #1870s
March 19, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Sunbeam #Johor 19.3.1877. "On our departure the Maharajah..gave me..a live little beast, not an alligator & not an armadillo or a lizard; in fact, I do not know what it is; it clings round my arm just like a bracelet & it was sent as a present from the ex-Sultan of Johore." #Brassey #Pangolin #1870s
McLaughlin to fulfil "bucket list" ambition with Suzuka 1000Km entry
McLaughlin to fulfil "bucket list" ambition with Suzuka 1000Km entry
Penske IndyCar star Scott McLaughlin will race a Chevrolet Corvette at Suzuka next month to tick off what he is calling a “bucket list” ambition.<br>The New Zealander will drive a Corvette Z06 GT3.R for the Malaysian Johore Motorsports Racing team in the Suzuka 1000Km round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge on 14 September to fulfil his dream.<br>“I’m really grateful for the opportunity
www.autosport.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM
McLaughlin to fulfil "bucket list" ambition with Suzuka 1000Km entry
[20/7/66] The Territorial Army's engineer squadrons will launch a bridge-building campaign across Trengganu, Kelantan, and Johore this weekend.
July 20, 2026 at 6:45 AM
[20/7/66] The Territorial Army's engineer squadrons will launch a bridge-building campaign across Trengganu, Kelantan, and Johore this weekend.
[4/8/66] The Johore State Government has agreed to sell the Jalan Salleh market in Muar to the Town Council.
August 4, 2026 at 7:31 AM
[4/8/66] The Johore State Government has agreed to sell the Jalan Salleh market in Muar to the Town Council.
[12/9/66] Around 80 families affected by the Johore Government’s campaign against illegal houses are still living in makeshift quarters.
September 12, 2026 at 8:26 AM
[12/9/66] Around 80 families affected by the Johore Government’s campaign against illegal houses are still living in makeshift quarters.
[9/6/66] A freak hailstorm over Ayer Hitam in Johore shattered the windscreens of several cars yesterday afternoon.
June 9, 2026 at 1:01 AM
[9/6/66] A freak hailstorm over Ayer Hitam in Johore shattered the windscreens of several cars yesterday afternoon.
[2/5/66] A $500,000 scheme to provide the town of Layang-Layang in Johore with piped water is now underway.
May 2, 2026 at 6:31 AM
[2/5/66] A $500,000 scheme to provide the town of Layang-Layang in Johore with piped water is now underway.
[12/9/66] Indonesian journalists were today allowed to visit the prisoners of war being held at a special camp in Johore Bahru.
September 12, 2026 at 8:27 AM
[12/9/66] Indonesian journalists were today allowed to visit the prisoners of war being held at a special camp in Johore Bahru.
[3/6/66] Around 2,000 rubber saplings were destroyed by a herd of wild elephants at Bukit Serapong in Johore yesterday.
June 3, 2026 at 2:01 AM
[3/6/66] Around 2,000 rubber saplings were destroyed by a herd of wild elephants at Bukit Serapong in Johore yesterday.
[1/6/66] The Radio Malaysia studios at Tasek Utara in Johore Bahru will begin producing their own programmes from this weekend onwards.
June 1, 2026 at 2:01 AM
[1/6/66] The Radio Malaysia studios at Tasek Utara in Johore Bahru will begin producing their own programmes from this weekend onwards.
[16/5/66] A fire gutted a third of the village of Masai, east of Johore Bahru, this afternoon, leaving around 200 homeless.
May 16, 2026 at 9:01 AM
[16/5/66] A fire gutted a third of the village of Masai, east of Johore Bahru, this afternoon, leaving around 200 homeless.
[13/9/66] A rubber estate in Johore is offering to refund the price of birth control pills for women tappers if they do not get pregnant for a year.
September 15, 2026 at 3:12 AM
[13/9/66] A rubber estate in Johore is offering to refund the price of birth control pills for women tappers if they do not get pregnant for a year.
[15/8/66] Around 2,000 fishermen on the coast of Johore are preparing to resume night fishing once the curfew is lifted on Saturday (20 Aug).
August 15, 2026 at 2:03 PM
[15/8/66] Around 2,000 fishermen on the coast of Johore are preparing to resume night fishing once the curfew is lifted on Saturday (20 Aug).
[8/9/66] Fifty residents of illegally built houses on Jalan Mustapha Getak Merah in Johore Bahru have been given 24 hours to move by the District Officer.
September 10, 2026 at 3:43 PM
[8/9/66] Fifty residents of illegally built houses on Jalan Mustapha Getak Merah in Johore Bahru have been given 24 hours to move by the District Officer.