Author - Stephanie Chan

Shu Qi, Stephen Fung Throw ‘Wedding Banquet’ To Celebrate Her 48th Birthday & Their 8th Wedding Anniversary

Is it to make up for the lack of a grand shindig when they first got hitched in 2016? The romance between celeb couple Taiwanese actress Shu Qi and Hong Kong actor Stephen Fung is still going strong. In a saccharine sweet move to surprise his missus, Stephen, 49, went all out to celebrate Shu Qi’s 48th birthday and their eighth-wedding anniversary with...

Woman Caught On CCTV Urinating Next To Her Car In Carpark In Johor

According to Malaysian netizens, there were public restrooms she could’ve used in the area. How urgent must one be to choose to relieve themselves in public? A woman in Johor has recently gone viral after she was caught peeing in an open-air public carpark. She was seen opening both doors on the driver’s side of her car, forming...

Son Ye Jin Charms Fans During First Visit To Taiwan, Introduced Herself In Mandarin At Event

The 42-year-old actress was a vision in pink at a press conference hours after landing. Though Korean actress Son Ye Jin is one of the most popular K-stars around, with many fans around the region, she has never visited Taiwan. Naturally, the 42-year-old actress’ arrival at Taoyuan airport attracted a crowd of adoring fans and photographers who turned up...

Pawnshops need help to stay afloat

PETALING JAYA: Fierce competition from larger and financially stronger players are hitting smaller and traditional pawnbroking business, prompting industry players to ask the government to intervene to ensure healthy competition. Malaysia Pawnbrokers Association said it was time for the government to introduce regulatory reforms to ensure pawnshops’ sustainability and equitable competition in the evolving financial market. ALSO...

Woman detained over Penang apartment elevator hot water incident

BALIK PULAU: Police on Friday (April 20) night detained a woman who allegedly splashed hot water on a man with Down Syndrome in an apartment elevator, here. Southwest acting police chief Deputy Superintendent Jafri Md Zain said the 39-year-old suspect was detained at 9.21pm in the apartment grounds. "The woman resides in the apartment area and she...

Malaysia calling for cooler heads in Middle East, says Defence Minister

KOTA TINGGI: Malaysia is calling for cooler heads to prevail in the Middle East following rising tensions between Iran and Israel. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the Malaysian government was giving full attention to current developments in the Middle East. "The government has made its stand known and is pushing for the situation there...

Blackpink’s Lisa Forks Out S$5.3mil For Fancy Beverly Hills Mansion

The 27-year-old definitely came to drop some MONEY. Is Blackpink’s Lisa becoming a property tycoon? The 27-year-old ‘MONEY’ singer first made news in 2023 for dropping $7.5bil won (S$8mil) in cold hard cash on a fancy duplex in Seoul. This time, the Thai popstar has unveiled her latest acquisition – a US$4mill (S$5.3mil) mansion nestled in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. According to...

Percy Hynes White: 5 Things to Know About the ‘Wednesday’ Star Reuniting With Jenna Ortega in New Movie

Percy Hynes White was one of the standout stars of Netflix's 'Wednesday' series, and now he'll rejoin Jenna Ortega in a new movie. Everyone found out about Percy Hynes White after Wednesday debuted on Netflix in 2022. The actor broke out playing Xavier on the popular series, but he’s rejoining his Wednesday co-star Jenna Ortega for a new movie, set to premiere in June....

Two men accused of graft involving over S$388k get discharge amounting to acquittal

SINGAPORE: After nearly four years, two men who had been accused of taking part in a corruption conspiracy involving more than S$388,000 can finally walk free following the withdrawal of all charges against them. Isaac Lai Zhi Yao and Darren Zeng Shao Rong, both 43, were each granted a discharge amounting to an acquittal on April...

Scion PM modernised Singapore

Under Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore has held its own in an era of globalised finance and cutting-edge tech, while continuing his venerated father’s policy of muzzling free media and snuffing out dissent. But the premier announced on Monday that he will step down next month, passing the baton to his deputy Lawrence Wong, the...