Author - jessie tan

Blackpink’s Ice Cream without the sexual overtones? Malaysian bands release Islamic-friendly K-pop covers less likely to upset Muslims

Autotune Band, signed to Malaysia’s Tarbiah Sentap Records, are one of a number of bands under the label producing a sound known as “pop nasyid”, a music style embraced by modern urban Muslims.Tarbiah Sentap Records In recent years K-pop has exploded in popularity around the world, but in Muslim-majority Malaysia, where the music has a large...

Family of girl allegedly raped & murdered in S’pore in 1995 seeking public’s help as killer never found

Nearly 26 years after a seven-year-old girl in Singapore was raped and murdered in 1995, the family of the victim is seeking the public's help. The family is hoping the public can come forward with fresh leads or information previously not revealed that they can take to the police to reopen this cold case, and find...

Huang Xiaoming Steps Down as Sisters Who Make Waves 2 Host

After the concept of having 30 aged over 30 female celebrities competing on a survival show proved to be a success last year, Sisters Who Make Waves 乘风破浪的姐姐2 is back for a second season with Huang Xiaoming returning as the host. However, the news that Huang Xiaoming’s ex-girlfriend Li Fei’er is one of the contestants drew attention instead and revived rumors...

Barbie Hsu’s Mother-in-Law Zhang Lan Addresses Jail Sentence and Tears Up on Livestream

Barbie Hsu’s mother-in-law Zhang Lan is a businesswoman and the founder of South Beauty, an established food services brand in China. However, she has run into her fair share of legal woes in recent years. In 2015, she was issued an asset injunction order and required to disclose all her assets with a single value of more than HK$500,000. In...

‘Special testing’ of 234 Crowne Plaza Changi Airport staff completed, all negative for Covid-19

A “special testing operation” of 234 staff working at Crowne Plaza Changi Airport for Covid-19 has been completed, with all the results coming back negative for coronavirus infection, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Saturday (Jan 9). A “special testing operation” of 234 staff working at Crowne Plaza Changi Airport for Covid-19 has been completed,...

Details Revealed for Song Hye Kyo’s “The Glory”

Many fans are excited to hear that Song Hye Kyo will be reuniting with Descendants of the Sun screenwriter Kim Eun Sook in their new drama, The Glory. The Glory revolves around revenge and follows the female lead’s dream of becoming an architect. Unfortunately, the she abandons her dream after being bullied and dropping out of school. Years later, the perpetrator is married with a...

Sisley Choi and Vincent Wong Win TVB Best Actress and Best Actor

The 2020 TVB Anniversary Awards ceremony was held today, naming Sisley Choi (蔡思貝) Best Actress and Vincent Wong (王浩信) Best Actor for their performances in Legal Mavericks 2 <踩過界II>. Another big winner for the night was Katy Kung (龔嘉欣), who won Most Popular Female Character and Malaysia’s Favorite TVB Actress awards. Winning his first Best Actor in 2017’s Legal Mavericks, Vincent clinched the award again in...

Top 20 Cafes In KL & PJ You Must Visit In 2021

Cafes are sprouting all over the Klang Valley area and there’s just too many to keep count of. So, we’ve compiled a list of cafes in KL and PJ, from the “new kids on the block” to old favourites, you simply can’t miss out this year! Either it’s going to breakfast, brunch, desserts or dinner...

FamilyMart Releases New Caramel Dalgona Coffee Sofuto For A Limited Time Only

One can never say no to ice cream. On a sunny day, ice cream cools us down and though it might sound crazy, enjoying ice cream on a rainy day is kind of satisfying too. Since we’re on about ice cream, our favourite convenience store FamilyMart has once again released a new Sofuto flavour. Get ready for...