At a Kuala Lumpur tea stall, Kamal, a civil servant in his mid-40s, said his vote this time would be driven by "disgust" over the politicking and infighting that has riddled Malaysia since its last election in 2018. The Pakatan Harapan (PH) government collapsed less than two years into a five-year mandate given by that election...
When Alibaba kicks off its Singles Day extravaganza on Monday (Oct 24), it will for the first time in years not be headlined by its two mega sales stars, casting a pall over China's biggest shopping event and leaving brands guessing how well they will do. The event, which the e-commerce giant has built up from a...
A cyclone roared into the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday (Oct 25), killing at least 9 people, destroying houses, uprooting trees and disrupting road, power and communication links, officials said. Mass evacuations before Cyclone Sitrang made landfall on the west coast helped save lives but the full extent of the casualties and damage would only be known...
A Russian TV presenter apologised on Monday (Oct 24) for calling for Ukrainian children to be drowned, as Russia's state Investigative Committee said it was probing his remarks. In a show last week on state-controlled broadcaster RT, presenter Anton Krasovsky said Ukrainian children who saw Russians as occupiers under the Soviet Union should have been "thrown...
Here’s why the company failed to acquire it. The term “BORAHAE” has been a near and dear one to ARMYs. Initially coined by BTS‘s V to express his love for the members and fans, the term has spread wide and far. In 2021, a cosmetics brand LALALEE‘s stepped on ARMYs toes when they attempted to file a copyright for the term. Of course,...
Khloe Kardashian is considering a boob job. The 38-year-old reality star wore a latex top which she thought made her breasts "look great" and cannot stop thinking about the idea of an enhancement to make them as "ample" as Kim and Kourtney's cleavages. She said: "I am really contemplating getting my boobs done - it is something...
Matthew Perry only has to "look down" at his stomach scars from 14 surgeries to remind him to stay sober. The Friends actor, 53, went under the knife several times, had to use a colostomy bag for nine months and went to rehab 15 times amid his drink and drug addictions - which saw him at...
Lee Da-hee (L.U.C.A.: The Beginning) and Super Junior member Choi Si-won share the screen in the new romantic comedy Love is for Suckers, playing a reality-TV producer and a plastic surgeon who are close friends and neighbours. Just as in the currently airing The Law Cafe and countless other cohabitation romcoms that have preceded it, their characters...
The biggest romantic hit released in Summer 2021, You Are My Glory <你是我的榮耀> broke viewership ratings records. Although the drama has already aired for one year, Yang Yang (楊洋) and Dilraba Dilmurat’s (迪麗熱巴) sizzling chemistry remains unforgettable. Many fans hope that Yang Yang and Dilraba would date in real life. With the stars spotted sharing matching couple clothing more than once,...
Since his divorce from Barbie Hsu (徐熙媛), businessman Wang Xiaofei (汪小菲) has been dating Chinese actress Zhang Yingying (張穎穎). The couple allegedly had a nasty spat, and Xiaofei was said to have hit his girlfriend in a sudden rage. In a Weibo post, a netizen shared that the couple had an argument at a restaurant a few days ago while travelling in Nan’Ao,...
