Malaysia
100-year-old Appam stall in Malaysia honoured with Michelin’s Bib Gourmand
A 100-year-old Tamil owned street-food stall in Georgetown Penang, Malaysia has been honoured in the MICHELIN guide’s “Bib Gourmand” category for its affordable yet exceptional dining for 2025. Ravi’s Claypot Apom Manis stall, established since 1920, is located at Keat Hoe (formerly known as Swee Kong Coffee Shop). Led by third generation chef Balasivan Nilumagan, […]
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THEVAR by Malaysian Tamil Chef Mano Thevar retains two Michelin stars
Malaysian Tamil chef and restaurateur, Mano Thevar has retained his two-Michelin-stars for “Thevar”, his fine dining Indian restaurant in Singapore. Thevar, serves modern Indian cuisine with European techniques, some flavours from the (Malaysian) peninsula and high quality Japanese produce. One of his favourite dishes at Thevar is Irish oysters topped with rasam vinaigrette and sambal […]
READ MOREMangai | International Women’s Day
Tamil institute for leadership & excellence, present MANGAI | மங்கை, an evening celebrating Tamil women from a diverse range of professions. The annual international women’s day networking event takes place on Friday 8th March in London, featuring inspirational UK based Eelam Tamil women. Anisha Kiri (Barrister) Pritt (Artist/ Musician) Mathu Selva (Technology Consultant) Julia Anton […]
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Shini Muthukrishnan announced as 43rd Blue Peter Presenter
Tamil born, social media sensation Shini Muthukrishnan from Staffordshire is the newest member of Blue Peter. Shini will be making her live television debut as the 43rd presenter on the world’s longest-running children’s TV show this Friday 19th January on CBBC & BBC iPlayer at 5.00pm. Born in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, 22 year-old Shini […]
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Malaysian Roti Canai named Best Bread in the World by Taste Atlas
Roti Canai, the popular Malaysian flatbread, has been named the “best bread in the world” by Taste Atlas. The recipe and cooking technique was brought over to the Malay peninsular by Tamil speaking Muslims from Southern India (specifically Chennai), and to this day is available from street food vendors and restaurants known as Mamak. The […]
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