Sabrina Ho, the daughter of late Casino King Stanley Ho and his fourth wife Leong On Kei, recently took to her Weibo to share that she got her PhD at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. In the post, Sabrina, 33, revealed she had been studying for a doctorate in Childhood Education, and that...
When 8days.sg spoke to martial arts legend Sammo Hung in April, the 72-year-old Hong Kong star revealed that wouldn’t teach his two grandsons kungfu as he has “no power” over the mischievous duo. However, when it comes to the Hung family, being able to land punches is in their genes. Earlier this week, Janet Chow, the wife of Sammo's eldest son Timmy Hung, took to...
First Aaron Kwok’s Happy Valley apartment home, then it was Andy Lau’s well-guarded abode. Now it seems Hong Kong movie legend Chow Yun Fat’s Kowloon mansion is the latest must-visit tourist hotspot after a netizen posted a video about the property on social media. Though the 69-year-old and his Singaporean wife Jasmine Tan have multiple properties across various locations in Hongkong, including The...
Jackie Chan’s new film, A Legend, is slated to hit cinemas in China on July 12. The trailer for the movie was released on Weibo last week and it has already sparked quite the discussion amongst netizens. Sadly, not in a positive way. A Legend is the highly-anticipated sequel to Jackie’s 2005 movie, The Myth, which also starred Tony Leung Ka Fai and Korean...
BUKIT MERTAJAM: For the Goh sisters, making bak chang (Chinese rice dumplings) is an annual affair, and their friends and relatives will vouch for this tasty treat every Dragon Boat Festival. Hwee Gim, 60, and Sally, 64, learnt to make the dumplings from their mother when they were teenagers. The younger sibling said her specialty is the...
PETALING JAYA: The Chinese Embassy has unveiled a new song to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Malaysia-China relations. The song titled Sayang-Sayang my Dear Friend is performed by Malaysian singer Ah Niu. The song, which is in sung in Mandarin, also features English and Malay lyrics and speaks of the half-century-long friendship between the two nations. Part of its lyrics...
ATHENS/SYMI, Greece (Reuters) -British TV presenter and healthy living advocate Michael Mosley has been found dead in a rocky area on the Greek island of Symi, just metres away from his destination, local mayors told Reuters on Sunday. Mosley, 67, had been missing since Wednesday after he went for a walk alone along a coastal path...
PETALING JAYA: Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan will be holding a press conference on the diesel subsidy rationalisation on Sunday (June 9). The event is scheduled to be held at 5pm at the Finance Ministry office in Putrajaya. On May 24, Amir Hamzah said that diesel subsidies cost the government RM1bil a month, while...
PUTRAJAYA: Diesel prices will be floated and will retail at RM3.35 per litre in the peninsula starting on Monday (June 10), says Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan. The Finance Minister II said the price is based on the Automatic Pricing Mechanism formula for the month of May. The previous price of diesel announced on June 5 was...
PUTRAJAYA: The monthly RM200 Budi Madani cash assistance should be sufficient to off-set the increase in the price of diesel for most Malaysians, says Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan. "The RM200 is sufficient to cover 80% of diesel vehicle owners based on consumption patterns from Statistics Department data," said the Finance Minister II at a press...
