Author - Stephanie Chan

Five, including two Australians, survive helicopter crash in Bali

DENPASAR: Two Australian nationals and three Indonesians survived a helicopter crash in South Kuta in Badung, Bali, on Friday (July 19) afternoon. The crash reportedly happened after the helicopter became entangled in kite strings. I Nyoman Sidakarya, an official with the Denpasar Search and Rescue Agency, said the helicopter took off from the Garuda Wisnu Kencana...

Passengers at Kota Kinabalu Airport stranded due to global cyber outage

KOTA KINABALU: Passengers waiting for check-in at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport are faced with difficulties as some airlines including AirAsia are facing system glitches. This comes following a global cyber outage which struck earlier Friday (July 19). An official from Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) here confirmed that the airport is not affected but some airlines...

‘I’m a guy, I’m an idiot’: Harith Iskander blames himself for pending divorce

KUALA LUMPUR: Renowned Malaysian comedian Harith Iskander has publicly addressed his pending divorce, acknowledging his personal shortcomings as the primary cause. The 57-year-old candidly spoke about the challenges he has faced in his marriage to Dr Jezamine Lim, highlighting that his own actions played a significant role in their relationship's breakdown. "I have to admit that I...

Individual fined RM25,000 for uploading false content on Facebook

KUALA LUMPUR: An individual was slapped with a compound fine of RM25,000 for uploading false content related to the organisation of the 2024 Quran Recital and Memorisation Assembly, according to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). It said the individual was fined under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for uploading a status on Facebook...

‘Rust’ Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed Is Seeking Dismissal After Alec Baldwin’s Trial Collapses

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the former Rust movie armorer, is filing a motion to have her case dismissed after Alec Baldwin‘s trial fell apart, her lawyer confirmed. “We are going to be filing on the same basis on discovery violations which have occurred throughout her case and continue to occur,” Jason Bowles told NBC News after Baldwin, 66, had his case collapse in court...

Angelina Jolie Reportedly Requests Brad Pitt to ‘Withdraw’ Winery Lawsuit to ‘End the Fighting’

According to a new report, the actress formally requested Brad to 'end the fighting' by dropping his winery lawsuit against her. Angelina Jolie has formally requested for Brad Pitt to “end the fighting” between them by dropping his lawsuit against her, regarding their French winery, Château Miraval. The couple purchased the winery in 2008 and hosted their wedding at...

M’sian MP Says “Singaporeans Are Not Very Fluent In English”, Believes There Are More M’sians Who Are Better At The Language

He was responding to plans for Malaysia to get help from Singaporeans to teach English in their country. In a Malaysia parliamentary session on July 16, a politician from the People’s Justice Party made a shockingly controversial statement regarding the standard of English in Singapore. Malaysia's Minister of Education Fadhlina Sidek spoke about the government’s decision to recruit Singaporean...

Russian Artist Upset Her Mural In M’sia Was Painted Over Without Explanation

While Singaporeans got deep into conversations over a mural depicting a smoking samsui woman here, an artist over in Malaysia wasn’t so lucky. Russian street artist Julia Volchkova took to social media to share about one of her murals in Kuala Lumpur being whitewashed without an explanation. Previously, the wall showcased the 35-year-old’s painting of a goldsmith...

These Blue & White Slippers That You Wear In The Toilet Are Selling For S$1.6K In Saudi Arabia

Who wants to tell the wet market auntie that she can price her flip-flops higher now? A pair of slippers in Saudi Arabia has gotten the Internet gawking at its 4.5k riyals (S$1.6K) price tag. In a video shared by a netizen, the pair of “trendy” white sandals with blue straps was displayed a glass case and...

Up to 50% discount on police summons at National Month launch in Cyberjaya

KUALA LUMPUR: The Police are offering traffic offenders a discount rate of up to 50% in payment of traffic summonses in conjunction with the launch of the 2024 National Month and Fly the Jalur Gemilang campaign at Cyber Event Hall Cyberjaya, Selangor, this Sunday (July 21). The Information Department posted on Facebook that the discount offer...