Malaysians were left baffled after the government on Thursday appeared to walk back an earlier announcement that all video producers – including media agencies and users of social media platforms such as TikTok and Facebook – must obtain official licences. Communications and multimedia minister Saifuddin Abdullah clarified the government did not intend to use the existing Film Act to stifle personal...
Yang Mi’s (杨幂) claim to fame was the 2011 teen drama Palace <宫>, one of the many Qing Dynasty series in the early 2010’s that kickstarted mainland China’s wave of palace drama romance. While Palace had many controversies during its run (plagiarism among one of them), it undoubtedly shot Yang Mi to unprecedented fame. Palace also became one of Yu Zheng’s (于正) representative works. Despite...
Researchers are making “good progress” in developing vaccines against Covid-19, with a handful in late-stage trials, but their first use cannot be expected until early 2021, a World Health Organisation (WHO) expert said on Wednesday. WHO is working to ensure fair vaccine distribution, but in the meantime it is key to suppress the virus’s spread, said...
China is scheduled to launch an unmanned probe to Mars on Thursday, aiming to demonstrate its technological prowess as it makes a bid for global leadership in space with its first independent mission to visit another planet. The probe, due to blast off on the Long March 5 Y-4 rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre...
A Malaysian court on Wednesday ordered former Prime Minister Najib Razak to settle 1.69 billion ringgit (S$550 million) in unpaid taxes over seven years while he was still in office, according to a report by national newswire Bernama. Defeated in the 2018 general election amid widespread outrage over allegedly rampant graft in his government, Najib is...
Korean romantic comedy drama Backstreet Rookie stars Ji Chang Wook and Kim Yoo Jung as employees of a convenience store. In recent weeks, the ratings for the drama has been steadily increasing and the two stars sat down for an interview to share their thoughts of playing the unique characters. As this is the first time the two artistes collaborated together, the...
Remaining low profile since her divorce with Taiwanese doctor Michael Lai (賴弘國), Gillian Chung (鍾欣潼) recently made an appearance during a live-selling online event. While fans were happy to see Gillian back at work again, many were shocked by the star’s sudden weight gain. Wearing her hair up during the video live-selling event, Gillian’s bloated appearance distracted netizens from the...
Kim Kardashian West has shared a message about her husband Kanye West and mental health. In an Instagram Stories post on Wednesday, Kardashian West acknowledged that West has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and said it's "incredibly complicated and painful" for many to understand. "As many of you know, Kanye has bi-polar disorder. Anyone who has this...
It appears that more and more individuals are having trouble adhering to home quarantine rules. Earlier on Tuesday (21st July), an elderly woman in Ipoh and a man in Sri Hartamas went viral on the internet after netizens called them out over their irresponsible behaviour. Source: Twitter The woman in the pink headscarf was wearing a pink tag...
Yikes! AOA’s Seolhyun (설현) has landed in hot water after an old broadcast about her alleged bad behaviour was brought up recently. E Channel programme “Brave Journalist” previously reported back in 2016 that a girl group member caused disturbance at a hotel in Thailand. Word has it that she was lighting a cigarette indoors, which set off the...
