KUALA LUMPUR: The driver of the tour bus that crashed on the way down from Genting Highlands at about 11am on Saturday (June 29), killing two tourists from China, does not have a driving licence and has a record of traffic violations. Bentong police chief Supt Zaiham Mohd Kahar said further investigation into the 32-year-old bus...
BUTTERWORTH: The reduction in the Imbalance Cost Pass-Through (ICPT) surcharge rate for commercial and industrial users is expected to bring down the prices of goods, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said the government had agreed to lower the ICPT surcharge rate for large companies to enable them to assist efforts to reduce the...
PETALING JAYA: Junior shuttler Mohd Faiq Masawi is a rare breed as he is one of the few left handed Malaysians to play in the men’s singles. Former international Yong Hock Kin, who famously stunned home favourite Budi Santoso to capture the Indonesian Open crown in 1998, was also left handed. And so was Wong Choong Hann,...
PETALING JAYA: Professional singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia wants to do what other Malaysian has not done - win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. And Zii Jia said his family's love is the driving factor behind his mission to end the wait for Olympics glory at the Paris Games in July. And to underline his...
IPOH: The bullying incident involving three girls at a secondary school in Kerian has been resolved after both parties reached an agreement, leading the victim to withdraw the report she lodged on Tuesday (June 25). State Education, Higher Education, Youth, and Sports Committee chairman Khairudin Abu Hanipah said he was told that the matter was resolved...
Taiwanese lawmaker Ho Chihning, who has been dubbed ‘Taiwan’s most beautiful politician,’ recently had an alarming encounter while in Japan. The representative for a district in Hsinchu was approached by a drunk man holding a large can of highball outside Tokyo’s Otsuka Station. Despite her efforts to politely reject his advances, the inebriated man continued harassing her. Chihning,...
Sometimes, it's really astonishing how absurd some people can be. Recently, a landlord in the Malaysian town of Bangi, named Maziahtul Zawani Munshi, took to Facebook to expose her tenant for attempting to sell her furniture online. In the screenshots she shared, the tenant had been advertising several items from Maziahtul's house — such as a sofa, single bed, vanity...
Have you ever thought about what profession you would pursue if you weren't in your current line of work? For Jay Chou, it would be a professional tennis player. The Mandopop King, who is set to perform his Carnival World Tour at the Singapore National Stadium in October, revealed this when he showed off his tennis skills in an Instagram video last week. Jay, 45, looked quite the pro,...
Everyone’s favourite grandma, Usha Seamkhum, and director Pat Boonnitipat tell 8days.sg about their relationship with their own families, and why the hit Thai film “is not a sad movie”. No part of this story can be reproduced without permission from 8days.sg. By now, you probably would have seen or at least heard of Thai film How To Make...
The 'eternal sunshine' popstar commemorated her latest trip around the sun by looking back, showing that she always had a musical knack. Happy belated birthday to Ariana Grande! The “thank u, next” singer turned 31 on Wednesday, June 26. To mark her special day, she went into her archives of home movies, and she shared an adorable...
