SINGAPORE (Bernama): A director-general at Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) was sentenced to a week in jail on Monday for giving false information to a public servant over the use of diplomatic bags to deliver luxury watches from China to Singapore for a friend, Straits Times (ST) reported. Gilbert Oh Hin Kwan, 45, who pleaded...
PETALING JAYA: Men's singles shuttler Justin Hoh captured his first title of the year at the lower tier Slovenian Open on Sunday (May 19). Justin, who last won the Uganda International in February last year, defeated Indonesia's Prahdiska Bagas 19-21, 21-11, 21-15 in the final of the International Series event in Maribor. The 20-year-old looks to be...
PETALING JAYA: National squash player S. Sivasangari has finally made it - she is now ranked 10th in the world for the first time. The 25-year-old London Classic winner reached her career-high ranking in the latest update from the Professional Squash Association (PSA) after moving one rung from the 11th spot. Sivasangari was over the moon for...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Magistrate's Court here on Monday (May 20) has sentenced two men to two months' jail each for attempting to trespass into Istana Negara. Magistrate Noorelynna Hanim Abd Halim handed down the sentence to Salleh Udoh, 37, and Abdul Malek Az Zukhruf Fiee, 29, after they pleaded guilty to the offence committed at Gate...
Can it still call itself an all-you-can-eat establishment if diners can't actually do that? When you visit an all-you-can-eat restaurant, you’d expect to be able to have your fill and more. Sure, you may attract a few disgruntled looks from the staff if you have an overly huge appetite, but to be stopped for eating too much? ‘ That’s...
A bit rich coming from those who can't even get into Berklee in the first place. Getting into the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts is a dream for anyone who would like to pursue a career in music. And Taiwanese actress Ouyang Nana, who can play the cello, piano and guitar, has been living that dream since 2018. Recently, the 23-year-old...
All students know how common it is to use your phone when the teacher is in the middle of class. But somehow that behaviour is unacceptable when you're the daughter-in-law of late Casino King Stanley Ho. Last year, 35-year-old Chinese supermodel, Ming Xi, who is the wife of Mario Ho, 29, reportedly enrolled in an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) course...
The frontman's bandmates are enraged by the incident, says "Ka Kui's spirit in heaven won't let [these culprits] off". How messed up can some people be? It was reported yesterday (May 19) that the grave of Wong Ka Kui, the late lead singer of iconic Hong Kong rock band Beyond, was defiled by two men. The rock icon died at...
Influencer Jasmine Yong said her son unlocked the door to the indoor pool when they were all taking a nap. Last weekend (May 18), Malaysian influencer Jasmine Yong took to Instagram to share that her two-year-old son, Enzo, died from an unfortunate incident. She wrote: “On Saturday (May 11), our family of three checked into a hotel to celebrate...
We wonder how long more he's going to keep doing this. Hong Kong singer Alex To is currently on a multi-city concert tour and his show last Saturday (May 18) at the Taipei Arena left a huge impression. While performing his 2004 hit ‘Take Off’, Alex, 62, stripped down to a pair of hot pants, eliciting an uptick of cheers...
