Author - Stephanie Chan

G-Dragon Left Lying On Stage Floor As Artistes Walk Around Him To Bid Farewell During Music Event Finale

One of Korea’s biggest year-end music events, SBS Gayo Daejeon, was held in Incheon on December 25, featuring a star-studded lineup that included K-pop acts Stray Kids, aespa, NewJeans, and more. The highlight was the performance by rapper and leader of K-pop band Bigbang, G-Dragon (GD), who closed the show with a showstopping medley of three songs, new single ‘Power’ and Bigbang hits ‘Sober’ and...

Vietnam likely to experience intense heatwaves in 2025

HANOI (Xinhua): Vietnam will likely experience intense heatwaves and scorching weather in 2025, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has warned. Vietnam News quoted Mai Van Khiem, the centre's director, as saying that localised heavy rains, flash floods, landslides and an increased frequency of large storms were also predicted next year. He described 2024 as a challenging...

SSPA: Avoid excessive, unnecessary loans following salary increase, says Cuepacs

PUTRAJAYA: Civil servants are reminded to not make unnecessary excessive or overlapping loans following salary increases under the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA). Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public Service (Cuepacs) secretary-general Abdul Rahman Mohd Nordin said the SSPA should not be an incentive or excuse for civil servants to increase loans, which will...

MACC to focus on grand corruption battle, national asset recovery in 2025

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) aims to focus on eradicating corruption in procurement, enforcement and grand corruption to help the country's economy, reduce leakages and return misappropriated national assets and money next year. MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the MACC will also carry out a transformation of the MACC structure, namely improving...

Kelantan government now requires halal certification for F&B licence renewal

KOTA BARU: The Kelantan government now requires food and beverage premises to obtain Malaysian Halal Certification before renewing business licences with local authorities. State Committee for Islamic Development chairman Mohd Asri Mat Daud said that the Kota Bharu Municipal Council-Islamic City will be the first to lead with this requirement. "Insya-Allah, other local authorities will also implement...

Thai woman fined RM9,000 for having packet cooking oil without permit

KANGAR: A Thai woman was fined RM9,000 by the Sessions Court here Thursday (Dec 26) after pleading guilty to a charge of possessing 34kg of subsidised packet cooking oil without a licence. Judge Sharifah Norazlita Syed Salim Idid meted out the fine, in default five months in jail, on Salmee Changwang, 49, who is an e-hailing...

Two UTeM students killed, two injured in North-South Expressway crash

JASIN: Two Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) students were killed and two others injured when their car crashed into a guardrail on the North-South Expressway. Jasin OCPD Deputy Supt Ahmad Jamil Radzi confirmed that the deceased were identified as Nurul Syafiqah Nasruddin, 19, from Kampung Ulu Rokan, Gemencheh, Negri Sembilan, and Nurhanis Afryna Azizan, 19, from...

Missing teacher found safe in Teluk Intan

IPOH: A 43-year-old female teacher who was reported missing since Dec 10 was found safe and sound in Teluk Intan on Thursday afternoon (Dec 26). Ipoh police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said police managed to find the woman Nur Nazalishah Ahmad at 2pm on Thursday in Teluk Intan, thanks to information from the...

‘A Complete Unknown’: See Release Date & How to Watch Timothée Chalamet’s Movie

The actor completely transforms into the folk singer in 'A Complete Unknown.' Watch the trailer, find out the release date and more, here. Timothée Chalamet transforms into Bob Dylan in the new biopic A Complete Unknown. As the trailer reveals, the Dune actor sings live and sounds astonishingly similar to the folk singer. And now that positive reviews are skyrocketing, fans can’t wait...

Bill Clinton’s Health: About the Former President’s Heart Surgery & Hospitalizations

The former U.S. president was admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital on December 23, 2024, after developing a fever. Bill Clinton was hospitalized in December 2024, shortly before Christmas, sparking widespread concern regarding the former U.S. president’s health. Initially, it was unclear why Clinton was brought to a hospital, but his deputy chief of staff explained the...