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Loo Yuk Ling

Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Loo Yuk Ling is a writer and journalist. She often goes by 'Jayne Loo'. She had previously worked for Malaysia's leading English daily - The Star Media Group.

Also one of the authors of Backlane Tales, Jayne wrote the story - 'Feeling Different' together with several authors. She has worked with multimedia journalism platform, YOUth Media and was the Head of Production, in charge of producing content suitable for the platform. 

Ex-host of SEMBANG with PARTS and YOUth Media, Jayne has hosted and produced several podcasts about certain youth centered topics and including a feature podcast with Ili Ruzanna from Malaysia's Leading Radio Station - Hitz.FM.

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Charcoal-roasted chicken drawing three generations

Chicken rice is a Malaysian favourite and fans of the dish are hardly ever short of good options.

Kuan Kee Chicken Rice at the entrance of Restoran Damai Kopitiam in Bandar Damai Perdana, Cheras in Kuala Lumpur, has been popular with families for 21 years.

Stall operator Chen Kun started selling chicken rice in the Imbi area of Kuala Lumpur in 1986.

He also operated in Bukit Anggerik, Kajang, before settling down in Cheras in 2001.

Chen and his wife Cindy Lee dish up a wide variety of select
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Traditional dishes from Sabah, Sarawak stars of Ramadan buffet

IF YOU have been craving for traditional dishes from Sabah and Sarawak, here’s your chance to enjoy them.

Themed “An Experience of Time-Honoured Traditional Recipes”, The Resort Cafe @ Sunway Resort’s “Jemput Makan” Ramadan buffet puts the spotlight on dishes from Sabah and Sarawak, along with those from other states.

We were welcomed with a traditional drink called kodiag, made from lemongrass, lemon, pandan leaves and kaffir lime leaves.

Senior sous chef Halid Hm Burus and sous chef Tournan
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It takes a village to stand out

KAMPUNG Baru Sungai Way, also known as Kampung Baru Seri Setia, was rewarded for its ingenuity when it emerged champion of the Selangor My New Village Chinese New Year Decoration Competition 2022.

The contest was organised by Selangor New Village Development Committee to usher in the Year of the Tiger and promote environmental awareness as participants were also required to decorate using recyclable materials.

The committee comes under the purview of Selangor local government, public transport
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Blossoming through art

JANET Lee shows one can carve out their own path in life and determine their own future.

The international artist and Woman Glamour Award 2021 winner was diagnosed as intellectually and developmentally delayed. She had suffered from epilepsy as a baby.Continuing to push forward, she is presenting her second solo exhibition with the theme “Blossoming Colours”.

And for the first time, it will be held at the Janet Lee Gallery in Kuala Lumpur.

Her first solo show had been in 2018 and was held in
The Star •

Festive atmosphere to entice visitors to villages

THE race to have the prettiest new village is heating up as communities rush to add finishing touches before sending their submissions for the Selangor My New Village Chinese New Year Decoration Competition 2022.

Organised by Selangor New Village Development Committee, the competition is geared at amplifying the lunar new year festivities.

StarMetro visited a few participating villages to find out about their decoration concepts and speak to people involved in the projects.

Chinese lanterns a
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Bright welcome to neighbourhood

VISITORS to Taman Bukit Segar Jaya 2 at 9th mile Cheras in Kuala Lumpur are bound to notice a giant God of Prosperity figure at the entrance to the neighbourhood.

Also called Choy San Yeh, the five-metre-tall structure holds up a gold ingot, which symbolises wealth for the new year, and is illuminated at night.

The residents association decided to assemble the giant figure this year to bring cheer to residents who have been stuck at home most of the time because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Its
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RED FLAGS IN A RELATIONSHIP

Relationships among the youth are quite common nowadays. We are able to see couples everywhere we go, even more so on the internet as we are in the middle of a global pandemic. As much as the internet portrays the idea of long-lasting couples, do you know that many actions and movements that couples do on a daily basis are actually considered a ‘red flag’?

What are red flags? Red flags are defined as a warning of danger. But red flags in a relationship? They are actions or movements of partners
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Coping With The Pandemic

With the pandemic that has been going on for more than a year, people’s livelihoods have been intensely impacted across different fronts. As much as economic growth has slowed down, resulting in many people losing their jobs, a large number of students across the country have also been facing difficulties as they have been stuck at home the whole time. Not just college students, even fresh graduates who were about to enter the workforce as well as secondary school students who were facing their

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