KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman is urging for the planned gathering of 1,000 padi farmers in front of Perdana Putra on Monday (Jan 27) to be moved to another date. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said it is best the gathering is postponed as it overlaps with the official visit of Indonesian President Probowo Subianto. "We...
KUALA LUMPUR: The primacy of Malay dignity and the inherent strength of Malay society are built on the foundations of Islamic values, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister emphasised that this is an aspect which needs reiteration today, noting that it was highlighted in several books written by the Royal Laureate Prof Diraja Tan...
He looked and sounded just like the Mandopop star. And no, he wasn’t lip-syncing. It’s not uncommon to see celebrities perform at company dinners, even international A-listers. Remember Singapore wellness product company Riway International flying Taiwanese pop star Cyndi Wang in for their D&D? So we were not surprised when a Malaysian Xiaohongshu user recently shared a video of Singaporean star JJ...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Children can be easily influenced by what they see and hear on the television and internet. Here are the risks posed by five screen types. 1. Television Passively watching TV can lead to a sedentary lifestyle and contribute to health problems such as obesity, which is on the rise in young children, according...
In 2022, the Los Angeles Police Department announced that they had arrested A$AP Rocky in connection to a 2021 shooting incident. A$AP Rocky was arrested in August 2022 in connection to a shooting incident. The sudden arrest shocked fans everywhere; he had just returned home from a vacation with Rihanna, and he was apprehended at the Los Angeles International...
BEIJING/BANGKOK/YANGON (Reuters): The abduction and cross-border rescue had all the makings of the kind of action script struggling Chinese actor Wang Xing had hoped to land - only not as a reality star. Wang, 31, flew to Bangkok earlier this month after getting an unsolicited offer to join a film that was shooting in Thailand. There was...
Here's a look at the financial standing of the longtime news anchor and journalist. Norah O’Donnell has officially said goodbye to CBS Evening News, which she called the “honor of a lifetime.” During her final broadcast on Thursday, January 23, O’Donnell reflected on her time with the program, saying, “The CBS Evening News is, for good reason, the longest-running evening newscast in...
SEOUL (Korea Herald/ANN): A Seoul court on Saturday (Jan 25) again turned down prosecutors’ request for an extension of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s arrest, putting pressure on prosecutors to quickly indict him. The Seoul Central District Court retained its earlier decision that rejected the prosecution’s first request to extend the impeached President’s detention for...
The late 'Walk It Out' rapper died at the age of 42 in January 2025, his wife confirmed on social media. DJ Unk (real name: Anthony Leonard Platt) died, his wife, Sherkita Long-Platt, confirmed on social media on January 24, 2025. The rapper, an Atlanta Georgia native that came onto the music scene in the 1990s, was 42 at the...
KUALA LUMPUR: The anti-corruption rally, dubbed the "Himpunan Rakyat Benci Rasuah," proceeded peacefully despite a modest turnout. The rally, organised by non-governmental organisations and student activists, attracted an estimated at more than 100 participants on Saturday (Jan 25). Around 2pm, rally participants gathered in front of Sogo shopping mall at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, carrying anti-corruption-themed banners...
