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Steven Ma Fulfills Education Dream

In recent years, many TVB artistes have taken an interest in pursuing higher education alongside their acting career, some even opting to leave the industry in pursuit of a degree. Recently having graduated with a master’s degree from Beijing University, Steven Ma (馬浚偉) shares why going back to school  meant so much to him. Growing up in a...

Ada Choi Threatened to Break Up If Max Zhang Didn’t Propose

  Regarded as one of the most loving couples in the Hong Kong/ Chinese entertainment industry, Ada Choi (蔡少芬) and Max Zhang (張晉) often showcase their love for each other on variety shows and social media. The couple currently star in Chinese variety program, Viva La Romance <妻子的浪漫旅行 4> Season 4, where Max comes across as a very accommodating husband. However, viewers...

Gigi Hadid Debuts Baby Bump For The First Time On Social Media

Gigi Hadid has finally shared a glimpse of her growing baby bump for the first time to the public! In an Instagram Live session held on Wednesday (15th July), the supermodel was seen unbuttoning the lower part of her green checkered pyjama shirt to reveal her pregnant tummy to her fans. https://twitter.com/zjmzt4n/status/1283481316860854273?s=20 “There’s my belly, y’all! It’s there,” said...

Police break up wedding reception in Indonesia amid Covid-19 concerns

  A wedding reception in Sindangmulya village, Cibarusah district in Bekasi, West Java, came to an abrupt end on Sunday as local police dispersed a crowd of guests from the premises amid concerns over Covid-19 transmission. Cibarusah Police chief Adj. Comr. Sukarman said police personnel and members of the local Covid-19 task force came to the reception...

Hong Kong police arrest 2 suspected triad members in connection with assault on McDonald’s manager over refusal to wear mask

wo suspected triad members have been arrested in connection with an attack on a McDonald’s manager over one’s refusal to put on a mask, police said on Thursday. The men, believed to be members of Wo Shing Wo triad, included the 25-year-old suspected of assaulting the manager of the fast-food chain’s Tuen Mun outlet in the...

Malaysian court grants temporary freeze on $473 million 1MDB money in UK

A Malaysian court on Thursday granted an interim order to stop Saudi energy firm PetroSaudi International (PSI) from using more than $340 million (S$473 million) in funds in Britain, which Malaysian prosecutors believe was siphoned from state fund 1MDB. US and Malaysian authorities say about $4.5 billion was stolen from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) in an...

248 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including 11 in the community and 4 imported

There were 248 new coronavirus cases confirmed as of Thursday noon (July 16), taking Singapore's total to 47,126. They include 11 community cases and comprise two Singaporeans or permanent residents, seven work pass holders and two dependant pass holders, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday. Epidemiological investigations are being done for the other cases. There were also four...

Johor Prince TMJ Posts Sweet Birthday Message To Wife Y.A.M Che Puan Khaleeda

The wife of Tunku Mahkota Johor (TMJ) Tunku Ismail Idris, Y.A.M Che Puan Khaleeda officially turns 27 today (16th July)! To commemorate the special day, His Royal Highness took to his official social media to post a sweet birthday shout out to the Kuala Lumpur-born beauty.   On his Facebook page, TMJ shared a photo of him standing...

China vows retaliation after Trump ends preferential status for Hong Kong

President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to Hong Kong’s special status under US law to punish China for what he called “oppressive actions” against the former British colony, prompting Beijing to warn of retaliatory sanctions. Citing China’s decision to enact a new national security law for Hong Kong, Trump signed an executive order that he...

Tokyo Games likely to be pared down, says JOC chief

The rearranged Tokyo Olympics are likely to be a pared-down version of recent editions of the four-yearly Games, Japanese Olympic Committee chairman Yasuhiro Yamashita said on Tuesday. Japan and the International Olympic Committee postponed the Tokyo Games until 2021 in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Since then, organisers have spoken of trying to simplify the event...