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‘We stand together’: BTS sends heartfelt message to Indonesians staying home during outbreak

A worldwide phenomenon, K-Pop group BTS has sent a touching message as the ambassador of online shopping platform Tokopedia for all Indonesians who are currently dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. The platform released on its official Instagram account @tokopedia on Tuesday a 36-second video featuring all seven members of BTS delivering their messages in English, Korean...

Japan TV show Terrace House halts production over coronavirus

Fans of Japanese reality TV show Terrace House will have to find new ways to pass the time in self-isolation after staff said on its Twitter account that production of the latest season on Netflix was being halted due to the coronavirus outbreak. "We are suspending the current production of Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020, giving the...

Are Fan Bingbing and Li Chen back together?

  Chinese actress Fan Bingbing, who is thought to be single, was spotted wearing an engagement ring recently, sparking speculation that she has got back with her ex-fiance Li Chen, Sin Chew Daily reported. The 38-year-old posted a photo of herself on social media planking while facing the camera with the caption: "It's so tiring". Eagle-eyed fans were...

Johor Sultan wants all mosque activities to be postponed until April 28

Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar has decreed that prayers and activities at all mosques and surau in the state be postponed until April 28. "All those who are involved in mosque and surau management such as the committee members and all Muslims in the state should adhere to the instruction," said a joint statement by...

Malaysian courier finds drugs in roti canai order, makes police report

Suspecting something amiss, a delivery driver opened a package to find drugs along with roti canai. Gombak OCPD Asst Comm Arifai Tarawe said a food and parcel delivery worker filed a complaint at 7pm Monday (April 13). He said according to the police report, an order had come through to send a package from a man in Tropicana,...

Japanese singer Gackt praises Malaysia’s MCO operation

PETALING JAYA - Malaysia's firm action under its movement control order (MCO) has received praise from Japanese singer-songwriter Gackt (pic), currently residing in Kuala Lumpur, who made a comparison with his native country. In an interview on the Chokugeki! Shinsou Sakagami programme on Fuji TV last Thursday, Gackt said the situation was more serious in Japan...

Kylie Jenner’s Quarantine Update: I’m Drinking Myself to Sleep!

It's not often that the entire world is forced to confront a new kind of challenge at the same time. But in a development few would have predicted six weeks ago, most of the global population is on lockdown, and the situation is highlighting both how much we all have in common, and how different the...

Meghan Markle: ACTUALLY Pregnant With Baby #2?!

For the past month or more, one news story has consistently dominated the headlines worldwide like no other event in recent history. As you're likely aware, at this point, the coronavirus has infected more than half a million Americans and killed nearly 25,000. But as we were reminded after 9/11 and during World War II and the...

Jim Bob & Michelle Duggar: Do They Avoid Physical Contact With Their Own Children?!

If you know anything about the Duggars, you know they're very big on rules. Name an aspect of the human experience, and Jim Bob's got a strict set of guidelines governing his children's participation in it. That includes, of course, sexual relations, particularly those of the pre-marital variety. The Duggar courtship rules are notoriously harsh and uncompromising. Not only is premarital...

Demi Lovato: Selena Gomez Is NOT My Friend! She’s Fake AF!

It's been a rough couple of years for Demi Lovato. The low point came in July of 2018, when Lovato suffered an overdose that nearly claimed her life. The near-death experience followed six years of hard-fought sobriety, and with the help of her family and friends, Demi got back into rehab, and once more embarked on the long, difficult...