The custodians of an ancient Hindu religious site in Malaysia are planning to install an escalator as an alternative for those visitors either unable or unwilling to climb the 272 steps leading to its ...

The Batu Caves Hindu Temple Management will begin construction of an escalator and a multipurpose hall after the Thaipusam Festival on 25 January 2024 to take visitors to the Sri Subramaniar Temple ...

Here’s what walking with my wife alongside the Thaipusam chariot taught me about faith, culture, and belonging.

Customers seen dining inside the Swamp Cave, which is 400 million years old, at the Batu Caves limestone hill. THE resumption of business activities inside a 400-million-year-old limestone cave is ...

An aerial view of the Batu Caves limestone hill in Gombak, Selangor shows development has reached its foothills. — GLENN GUAN/The Star Calls for Selangor government to establish a conservation ...

On the surface, Kuala Lumpur, city of 1.8 million people, is a modern metropolis filled with shopping malls and skyscrapers. But beneath that urban buzz lies a city of cultural diversity, fueled by a ...

Photo Caption: The ongoing investigation into the painting of the Batu Caves steps points to a greater need for collaboration in order to appropriately preserve heritage sites for future generations.

For the millions of tourists who thronged Batu Caves in pre-Covid-19 times, and even for the residents who live nearby, the limestone hill is known only for its colourful Hindu temple and the ...

Map of the Batu Caves Reserve (green outline), showing recently alienated lots (in red). (Resource Stewardship Consultants Sdn Bhd pic) After the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve fiasco, a group of ...