BAKU (Reuters) -Two passengers on the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan told Reuters that they heard at least one loud bang as it approached its original destination of Grozny in southern Russia. Flight J2-8243 crashed on Wednesday in a ball of fire near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan after diverting from an area...
You can still grab a coffee or a burger from your favorite restaurants and chains on Christmas Day. Find out which ones are open. It’s Christmas, but not everyone is sitting inside watching holiday movies. Fast-food chains are typically the easiest places to grab a cup of coffee, a burger or a sandwich during a hectic day. So,...
Kendrick Lamar was announced as the Super Bowl 2025 Halftime Show performer. We've rounded up all the details inside the upcoming event. Kendrick Lamar is headlining the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show. Joining a long list of past prominent performers — such as Usher, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira and countless more — the “Not Like Us” hitmaker got the highly coveted spot...
If you ever visit the China Court Museum in Beijing, you should try looking for this picture of Hong Kong actress Carina Lau, 59. Recently, a netizen shared on Xiaohongshu that they chanced upon this photo taken in 1993 of the actress. According to reports, the picture was snapped at a Shanghai courtroom when Carina was 28. She was wearing...
One Chinese influencer’s viral boo-boo has recently become the source of laughter for many netizens in Malaysia. Last week, influencer Niao Niao (鸟鸟) posted a Facebook clip of herself taste testing one of Malaysia’s popular dishes, nasi lemak bungkus — coconut rice wrapped into a pyramid shape with banana leaves. However, as soon as the video started, it was clear she was unfamiliar with the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
