Losing a testicle is not something any man would want to experience but Hong Kong singer Eason Chan isn’t just any man. In case you’re too young to remember, in 2022, Eason was performing at a campus concert in Taiwan when he fell off the stage. He suffered a severe groin injury, and as a result, one of...
MELAKA: The generous nature of Malaysians is once again evident after a fundraising effort raised about RM30,000 to aid a man and his adopted daughter who has Down syndrome. Nearly RM30,000 has poured in for Teo Hock Teng, 58, and the 16-year-old within two days after their plight was highlighted in The Star on July 19. Tanjung...
NEW YORK (AP): Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as I Left My Heart In San Francisco graced a decades-long career that brought him admirers from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga, died Friday. He was 96, just two weeks short of his birthday. Publicist...
KUALA LUMPUR: Lawyer Siti Kasim says she hopes that those responsible for strapping a bomb to her car will be caught soon. In a Facebook Live session, she said police are working hard on the investigation. "Kuala Lumpur police chief (Comm Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain) also went to the scene and assured me that the police...
KUALA LUMPUR: An assistant to a company owner has been detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in its probe into rare earth elements (REE) mining in Kedah. Sources said the man, in his 50s, was detained at about 10pm on Thursday (July 20) at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya. The remand application was made on Friday...
PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin did not have time to prepare Felda's annual grant from the government as he had to resign as prime minister in 2021, says his former principal private secretary Datuk Dr Marzuki Mohamad "They said Muhyiddin did not sign Felda's annual grant amounting to RM990mil and that was his mistake. He...
KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional will be fielding 108 candidates in the upcoming state polls in six states, says coalition chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. From the figure, he said about 63% of candidates would be new faces. "Only 18% are incumbents, whereas nearly 20% of our candidates are those who had contested before but chose...
LONDON (Reuters) - "Mission Impossible" star Simon Pegg and Brian Cox from "Succession" joined a rally in London on Friday to support U.S film and television writers and actors striking for higher pay and new terms in the streaming era. Hollywood actors went on strike at midnight on July 13 after talks with studios broke down,...
Wednesday was the talk of the town when it premiered on Netflix — but not all of the discourse was positive. The series reintroduced fans to a new version of Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) in November 2022. During season 1, the titular character attempted to master her psychic powers at Nevermore Academy while dealing with a killing spree at...
Hong Kong action star Donnie Yen, 59, shelled out the big bucks to mark his 20th wedding anniversary with beauty queen Cissy Wang, 42. The couple, who tied the knot in 2003, had a vow renewal ceremony at picturesque Lake Como in Italy recently, with Donnie sharing snaps from the event on his Weibo. In his post, Donnie revealed...
