Author - jessie tan

Syed Saddiq Criticises Government’s Injustice Towards Politicians Breaking SOPs

Syed Saddiq has another bone to pick with Malaysian politicians who have been failing to follow the standard operating procedures (SOPs) during the RMCO. During a Dewan Rakyat session yesterday (Tuesday, 18th August), Seputeh MP, Teresa Kok, revealed that the Minister of Plantation, Industries and Commodities, Datuk Dr Khairuddin Aman Razali, visited Turkey between the period of...

Phone number full of ‘lucky eights’ sells for $445,000 in China

A cellphone number that ends with five "eights" was offered 2.25 million yuan (S$445,000) at a court-organised online auction on Sunday, Beijing Daily reported on Monday. The phone number, which begins with "1890" and ends with five "eights", was issued by China Telecom, one of the country's largest telecom operators. It was put up for auction on the Taobao e-commerce platform with a starting price...

Malaysia says Vietnamese fisherman killed in clash with coast guard

Malaysia said on Monday that a Vietnamese fisherman died from gunshot wounds in a confrontation after its coast guard sought to inspect two boats they believed were illegally fishing. In a statement, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said 19 Vietnamese fishermen had been on board the boats, accusing them of pelting the enforcement ship with hard...

Malaysian court jails teenager for killing 23 people in school fire

  A Malaysian court on Monday jailed a teenager for killing 23 people in a fire that he started at a religious boarding school in 2017, national news agency Bernama reported, in what was one of the worst such tragedies in two decades. The defendant was 16 at the time of the fire, which killed 21 teenage...

Macau tycoon Alvin Chau and wife happy amid reports he’s back with Malaysian lover Mandy Lieu after $52m break-up fee

Despite photos and reports last month that claimed Macau tycoon Alvin Chau is back with his girlfriend, things still appear happy and swell with his wife, Macau entrepreneur Heidi Chan. Pak-hou, Chau's eldest son from his first marriage who is reportedly close to Chan, posted photos of his 24th birthday party on his Instagram last Friday (Aug 14), with Chau, Chan, and the children beaming...

3 producers out at Ellen DeGeneres TV show amid backstage turmoil

Three top producers on the The Ellen DeGeneres Show have exited the popular television talk show, Warner. Bros said on Monday, after an internal investigation into complaints of bullying, racism and sexual misconduct against them. A spokesperson for Warner Bros. Television, which produces the show, on Monday said that three senior producers had “parted ways” with...

Cheng Yi and Yuan Bingyan Replicate Kiss from Love and Redemption on Livestream

Love and Redemption might be one of dramaland’s new-ish kids on the block, but that’s not stopping the show’s main couple, Cheng Yi and Yuan Bingyan from stealing viewer’s hearts with their sweet feels. The pair has done a brilliant job so far and their chemistry is spot on. Speaking of chemistry, Cheng Yi and Yuan Bingyan dialled up the...

Esther Yu Gets a Laugh at Her Heavily-Filtered Look

  In a throwback to the good old days when everyone was pretty heavy handed in their use of Instagram filters *raises hand*, THE9’s Esther Yu Shuxin shared a funny screen capture of a heavily filtered recording of herself versus the original unretouched look. She had shot a promotional video for Dragon TV’s Suning 818 Super Show tonight where THE9...

Janice Man Finishes Up Wong Jing’s “The Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre”

Janice Man (文詠珊), aka JM, has ended her portion of the upcoming Wong Jing (王晶) film The Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre <倚天屠龍記>, the official sequel for 1993’s Kung Fu Cult Master <倚天屠龍記之魔教教主> starring Jet Li (李連傑). The film, which is based on the wuxia novel of the same name by Jin Yong (金庸), commenced principal photography in January 2020, at Hengdian World Studios. Two weeks later,...