The U.S. president and vice president got into a heated argument with the Ukrainian president on February 28. Learn what happened here. In a startling shift between U.S.-Ukraine relations, President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance got into a heated argument with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, February 28, 2025. During several points in the meeting, Trump, 78, and Zelensky,...
Persistence is a virtue… and incredibly rewarding for some. Does winning the lottery boil down to luck only? Apparently, perseverence is key as well, according to one man's recent windfall. After placing the same numbers in the lottery for 13 years, a Malaysian man finally won the lottery and took home a staggering $17.8mil ringgit (S$5.3mil). He won the...
HONG KONG: Khalil Fong Tai-tung, Hong Kong-based singer-songwriter, producer and composer, has died at the age of 41, after fighting illness for five years, according to his music label. The singer “gently and gracefully bid farewell” on Feb 21, Fong’s independent label, FU MUSIC said in a statement posted on social media. “With unwavering optimism in the...
SINGAPORE: Kwek Leng Beng’s long-time adviser Catherine Wu came under the spotlight when his son Sherman Kwek, group chief executive of City Developments Limited (CDL), said on Thursday (Feb 27) that she was the underlying reason behind the family’s public rift. The pair met in Taiwan in 1992 at a dinner party, according to Chinese daily...
BANGKOK: For the first time, Lisa opened up about the difficulties she has faced—work pressure, Sasaeng fans (a Korean term for Korean idol stalker), and negative comments. She also discusses her new solo album "Alter Ego", her first acting role in “The White Lotus” and her future plans. During an exclusive interview on WOODY FM, Lisa reflected...
NEW DELHI (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Four workers have died, and a search operation is ongoing to rescue five others after an avalanche struck the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand in northern India, Anadolu Ajansi reported officials said Saturday. Authorities launched a large-scale rescue effort in the Chamoli district after an avalanche buried over 50 workers from the Border...
The test led to him having intestinal necrosis aka tissue death and the man is now planning to sue his girlfriend. A woman from Henan, China devised an interesting way to test her boyfriend’s commitment before their engagement. Just before Chinese New Year, she insisted he experience the pain of childbirth. She was egged on by her mother...
KUALA KANGSAR: Products certified halal by three foreign halal certification bodies whose recognition was revoked by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) are prohibited from entering Malaysia from the date of the revocation. Jakim director-general Datuk Dr Sirajuddin Suhaimee said the ban would remain in effect until the three bodies rectified their shortcomings and implemented improvements as required...
PORTO, Portugal (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged on Friday that he left Washington after talks this week with President Donald Trump with scant hope that the European Union would avoid U.S. trade tariffs. Macron said the Trump administration's trade strategy - and particularly its understanding of value-added taxes - was flawed. Two days after Macron...
KUALA LUMPUR: Muslims in Malaysia will begin the Ramadan dawn-to-dusk fast on Sunday (March 2), says the Keeper of the Rulers' Seal. Tan Sri Syed Danial Syed Ahmad, donning a purple baju Melayu, said the date was set by the order of His Majesty, Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia after being consented to by the Rulers. The...
