Oscar Wilde once said, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”. If that is the case, we think Swedish pole vaulter Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis gave the highest form of praise after learning that he had won a gold medal on Monday (Aug 5). The 24-year-old was seen making a pistol with his right hand and sticking his...
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian community in the United Kingdom has been gripped with fear and anxiety in the midst of the riots there. Rahmah Ghazali, who lives in Sheffield, said the place has always been a multicultural city, known as the City of Sanctuary as it houses thousands of asylum seekers and immigrants. ALSO READ: The places that...
DHAKA (Reuters) -Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, the pioneer of the global microcredit movement who could shepherd Bangladesh's new interim government, was an arch foe of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who has resigned and fled the country. Known as the "banker to the poor", Yunus and the Grameen Bank he founded won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize...
PETALING JAYA: The Terengganu government has never barred any parties from conducting cultural, heritage or religious performances, provided they follow the existing guidelines, says Datuk Wan Sukairi Wan Abdullah. The state local government and health committee chairman said male and female non-Muslim performers were allowed, but it has to be in a closed area. "The exsiting guidelines...
(Reuters) -Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, choosing a progressive policy champion and a plain speaker from America's heartland to help win over rural, white voters, according to sources familiar with the matter. Campaign officials did not respond to requests for comment. An official announcement...
The 2024 Paris Olympics were the perfect date for Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes. The couple — who are rarely seen in public together — were spotted in the stands at Bercy Arena in Paris on Sunday, August 4, and they made sure to don Olympic gear to cheer on Team USA. Ryan, 43, wore a green baseball cap that was...
Jacky Wu may be one of the most well-known and richest hosts in Taiwan, but he’s still a very down-to-earth guy, as this video (see below) can attest. Earlier this week, Jacky shared a video on Facebook with the caption: “Playing big in Nha Trang, Vietnam. The king is sitting outside the massage shop eating durian and treating everyone to...
The S.H.E member’s sexuality has been the subject of much speculation and interest for years. Taiwanese singer Hebe Tien’s sexuality has once again come into question after she was recently seen behaving closely with a woman in public. Taiwanese media CTWANT reported that the S.H.E member and a woman with curly hair were spotted outside a Taipei traditional Chinese medicine clinic...
Hong Kong singer Andy Lau defied the odds of getting injured again during one of his recent Beijing concerts last week. While belting out his hit ‘Truly Forever’, the 62-year-old was seen nearly missing a step while on a circular platform that lifted him about five meters to the ceiling. Videos posted online also heard concertgoers gasp in fear at what they...
The Chinese actor also said more people congratulated him on his cousin Chen Meng's win than when he won Best Actor. Chinese paddler Chen Meng, 30, defended her gold medal at the Paris Olympics when she defeated her teammate and world number one Sun Yingsha 4-2 in the women’s table tennis singles final on Aug 3. One person who...
