Kuala Lumpur, Nov 25 : Indian superstar Shahrukh Khan will officially receive his Datukship on December 6.

The Bollywood hunk will be conferred the Malaysian title of ''Datuk'', akin to the British knighthood, state secretary Datuk Omar Kaseh, in a statement, has confirmed.

And he’s expected to receive the honour in traditional Malaysian attire.

The actor will be arriving at Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 7.30am before making his way to the state.

Kuala Lumpur - A Malaysian bus driver and one of his passengers were killed when the vehicle crashed head-on with a cement tanker early Tuesday, a news report said.

The pre-dawn incident occurred along a highway while the bus was heading from the northern Kedah state to the southern state of Malacca, said district police chief Roslan Bek Ahmad.

The 24-year-old bus driver was thrown out of the vehicle, while a 17-year old passenger was pinned in between the two vehicles, Roslan was quoted as saying by the Star online news portal.

Roslan said both died on the spot, adding that 16 other passengers received treatment for slight injuries.

Ace Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan will finally get his delayed Malaysian "knighthood" on December 6 from Yang di-Pertua Negri Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob. The actor will receive his Darjah Mulia Seri Melaka (DMSM) award at a ceremony at 10am at Dewan Seri Negri, Ayer Keroh.

Earlier, Khan was expected to arrive here on November 29 to receive the “Datukship” title. But due to the tight working schedule of the Indian actor, the state has decided to honor him next month.

Kuala Lumpur, Nov 25 (ANI): There seems to be no consensus on the yoga ban for Muslims pronounced by the National Fatwa Council in Malaysia, as different states in the country have differing opinions on the fatwa.

Sisters in Islam (SIS) research and publications programme manager Masjaliza Hamzah said that there were a lot of differing opinions going around. “People are looking at it from different angles,” staronline. com quoted her as saying.

On Saturday, the National Fatwa Council banned Muslims from practising yoga, which saw a mixed reaction from various quarters.

Kuala Lumpur, Nov 25 : Sultan of Selangor Sharafuddin Idris Shah has reportedly said that the decision by the National Fatwa Council to ban yoga was not in effect in the state, as, he added, the Rulers'' Conference must be consulted before significant religious edicts are issued.

In a statement, the Sultan’s private secretary Datuk Mohamad Munir Bani said that a state fatwa committee will be soon called to take a stance regarding this. “The Selangor state Fatwa Committee, chaired by the mufti of Selangor, will convene to discuss the practice of yoga in the state in detail so that a decision will not be made in haste,” nstonline. com quoted Bani as saying.

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's budget airline AirAsia hopes to soar above the current global travel slump by defying the conventional, and introducing unorthodox mechanisms to increase passenger volume.

With travel experts predicting a major drop in tourism across the region, airlines across the board have taken to cutting back on growth and routes to reduce capacity and match lower demand.

AirAsia, however, has chosen to fly the path less travelled.