Author - James Lim

Jessica Alba, Cash Warren list RM83mil estate amid divorce

Jessica Alba and Cash Warren aren’t just closing the chapter on their marriage, but their US$19mil (RM83.2mil) Beverly Hills home. The Honest Company co-founder, 43, and producer, 46, listed the 9,000-square-foot 7-bed, 8.5-bath estate for $18,995,000, TMZ reports. Alba and Warren purchased the sprawling digs for US$10mi in 2017 and oversaw an 18-month remodel. The property currently...

QuickCheck: Is there a flower that blooms only once a year?

FLOWERS are lovely (unless you're allergic to pollen). Whether for a celebration of gratitude, love, birthdays, or anniversaries, they are often gifted to others and bloom throughout the year or in accordance with the seasons. However, is it true that there is a flower that blooms only once a year? Verdict: TRUE The Queen of the Night (QotN), which...

Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China

TOKYO: Japan intends to push back against any US effort to bring it into an economic bloc aligned against China because of the importance of Tokyo’s trade ties with Beijing, according to current and former Japanese government officials. Like many other countries, Japan is trying to get permanent relief from President Donald Trump’s tariffs by addressing...

Ayer Kuning polls: Voters to vote tomorrow

TAPAH: Registered voters in the Ayer Kuning state constituency, totalling 31,315, will go to the polls on Saturday to fulfil their responsibility to elect a new representative, marking the end of the 14-day campaign. A total of 19 polling centres involving 63 channels will open from 8am to 6pm, except for the polling centre at Sekolah Kebangsaan...

UN spokesperson says ‘food supplies in Gaza are dangerously low’

NEW YORK: UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said Wednesday night that the UN humanitarian aid operations in Gaza can only be conducted in accordance with the principles of humanity, neutrality, and independence, Palestine News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. He was responding to a question about reports that Israeli Defence Minister Yisrael Katz had stated at a meeting...

First team of Tabung Haji personnel arrives in Madinah

MADINAH: The first team of Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) personnel for the 1446H/2025M season arrived at the Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport, here at about 8.10pm Thursday (local time). The team, consisting of 74 individuals including media practitioners, welfare workers and information technology personnel, were taken to their place of accommodation in Roha Al-Madinah. They are part of...

Apex Securities not affected by hacking, says CEO

KUALA LUMPUR: Apex Securities has clarified that it is not among the brokers affected by the recent stock account hacking. In a note seen by StarBiz, the broker's executive director and CEO, Straise Chong, assured clients it has reviewed the orders placed on affected counters and confirmed they are genuine client transactions. She added that Apex has...

Stock trading accounts hacked, regulators on alert

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's capital market regulators have received reports from a few brokers that there have been unauthorised access and trading activities in a limited number of clients' online trading accounts. In a joint statement, the Securities Commission and Bursa Malaysia said the reports were received on Thursday, April 24, 2025, which also identified incidences of...

Eight individuals involved in alleged assault to be charged today

JOHOR BARU: Eight individuals involved in a viral video assaulting a man at an apartment in Masai will be charged at the Magistrate’s Court here Friday. The suspects, comprising seven men and one woman aged between 19 and 26, were arrested at around 2.30am on Monday (April 21) at an apartment in Plentong Baru, Masai. Earlier, the...

Bill O’Riley compares Malaysia’s household income with the US

PETALING JAYA: American conservative commentator Bill O’Reilly has once again taken a jab at Malaysia, this time by comparing household per capita income between the country and the United States. Sinar Harian reported that O’Reilly claimed that Malaysia’s household per capita income stands at US$5,731 (RM25,061) per year, while the United States records US$42,220 (RM184,628). ALSO READ: Backlash...