PETALING JAYA: The national women's singles badminton team have been further depleted following the resignation of Malaysia Games (Sukma) champion Wong Ling Ching. It's learnt that Ling Ching, who reached the semi-finals of the Indonesian International Challenge last month, has left the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) early this month to further her studies. The 21-year-old player...
SINGAPORE: A 46-year-old owner of a Novena penthouse paid more than S$152,000 to renovate his home, but over a year later, work remains unfinished while the contractor is nowhere to be found. Today, the more than 3,000 sq ft penthouse unit remains in a mess, with construction material piled up in the rooms and wires dangling...
BANGKOK (AFP): Thai police are seeking an Interpol arrest warrant for a tycoon they believe has fled to China following an alleged $200 million investment scam, the force told local media on Monday. Boon Vanasin, 86, the former chairman of Thonburi Healthcare Group (THG) is believed to have fled the country in September, Bangkok police deputy...
PETALING JAYA: Following the uproar over the seizure of items from her residence on Monday (Nov 25), controversial entrepreneur Datuk Vida (pic) has spoken out about the issue. According mStar.com.my, Vida, whose real name is Datuk Seri Hasmiza Othman, 53, stated that she will fully cooperate regarding the matter that has become a hot topic of...
If you're ever attacked by a wild boar, would you choose to chase after it or helplessly watch it run away with all your stuff? For this hiker at The MacLehose Trail in Hong Kong, she had no choice but to go with the second option. A Xiaohongshu user named Bi Rui shared a video he had taken while...
INCHEON, South Korea (The Straits Times/ANN): Former teacher Tong Ming Yan, a Singaporean, and her South Korean husband Jang Jong-seok were looking forward to moving back to Singapore with their two children in June, after having lived in South Korea for two years. They had booked their flight and Ms Tong had made arrangements to return...
JAKARTA (Vietnam News/ANN): Six people were killed and seven others injured after landslides and flash floods hit Indonesia's North Sumatra province on Saturday night (Jan 23). According to the head of the operational unit of the provincial search and rescue office, the landslides struck Padang Lawas regency at 1:00 a.m. (local time), resulting in four deaths...
The UFC champion has four children with his longtime fiancée, Dee Devlin: Conor Jr., Croía, Rían, and Mack. Find out more about them here. Conor McGregor is one of the most recognizable faces in sports, but the Irish athlete is not just a UFC fighter—he’s also a proud father of four. Together with his longtime fiancée, Dee Devlin, who...
Khalid recently revealed that he is gay, explaining that he was never “hiding anything” but was outed. Find out who many believe forced the singer to come out. Khalid has just publicly shared that he is gay, but he clarified that he only chose to reveal his sexuality after being outed. On Friday, Nov. 22, the seven-time Grammy...
Thiel made his massive fortune after co-founding PayPal and investing in various tech businesses. Find out where his net worth stands today. Peter Thiel is one of the world’s richest entrepreneurs. On top of his tech investments and financial leadership, the Germany native is also a venture capitalist and political activist — having donated and supported several...
