Author - Stephanie Chan

Govt agrees in principle to home detention for prisoners, says Saifuddin

PUNCAK BORNEO: The government has agreed in principle to implement the Licensed Release of Prisoners (PBSL) through home detention for prisoners serving jail sentences of four years and below as an effort to reduce overcrowding in prisons. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (pic) said that his ministry is currently in the process of examining...

Lai Lok Yi, 43, Bares Bum In New TVB Drama; Considers His Physique Very Good For Someone His Age

His wife thinks otherwise though. She also asked if he was aroused during his steamy bubble bath scene with actress Winki Lai. It's safe to say that Hong Kong actor Lai Lok Yi pulled out all the stops for his new TVB drama Happy Ever After?. In the third episode of the drama, which revolves around a couple's failed marriage and...

Charmaine Sheh Startled By Security Guard Who Stopped Her From Signing Autographs; He Apologises Later But Netizens Says It’s “Insincere”

Bro needs to relax! The hit TVB drama The Queen of News might have aired its final episode in December, but it seems fans still can’t get enough of the 48-year-old Hong Kong actress Charmaine Sheh. Late last month, a huge crowd gathered at a shopping mall in Shanghai to catch a glimpse of the three-time TVB Best Actress winner for a...

Chinese Influencer, 20, Has Spent More Than S$746.5K On Hundreds Of Plastic Surgery Procedures Since She Was 13

Xiao Z Nana, who was bullied as a child for her appearance, wants to look like Chinese celeb Esther Yu. While plastic surgery can help one improve their looks and confidence, how much is too much? Chinese influencer, 20-year-old Zhou Chu Na, better known by her online moniker Xiao Z Nana, has recently gone viral for her drastic transformation. Here's how she looks now She...

Indonesian president Jokowi to start working from new capital in July

JAKARTA (Bernama-Antara): President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said that he will start working from the new national capital Nusantara in East Kalimantan in July this year. "(I will relocate) next July. I will wait for the airport and the toll road to complete first,” the President announced here on Thursday, reported ANTARA news agency. On the sidelines...

Ex-Thai police chief to be charged

Thai public prosecutors said they would charge an ex-police chief for helping the heir of the Red Bull energy drink fortune avoid prosecution after he was accused of killing a police officer in a hit-and-run in 2012. Somyot Poompanmoung, a former head of Thai police, and seven other officials were indicted for not performing their duties...

World in shock as more than 100 killed while seeking aid in Gaza, overall death toll passes 30,000

CAIRO (Reuters): Gaza health authorities said Israeli forces on Feb 29 shot dead more than 100 Palestinians as they waited for an aid delivery, but Israel blamed the deaths on crowds that surrounded aid trucks, saying victims had been trampled or run over. At least 112 people were killed and more than 280 wounded in the...

Senior citizen arrested over viral video of a car driving against traffic

JOHOR BARU: A senior citizen has been arrested to assist in the investigation of a viral video showing a car driving against traffic. Johor Baru North OCPD Asst Comm Balveer Singh said the 75-year-old woman was arrested at about 4.11pm on Friday (March 1). "We have detected a 13-second video on X where a grey car was...

Padu a useful tool in overcoming poverty, Bumiputra Economic Congress told

PUTRAJAYA: The Central Database Hub (Padu) will be a useful tool to eradicate poverty, says economist Datuk Dr Madeline Berma. The honorary professor at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak said it would help authorities and non-governmental organisations identify those who needed aid. "For instance, there was a previous weakness during the Covid-19 pandemic situation, on what academics normally refer...

Ewe Hock keeps June Wei’s spirits up after shock first-round loss

PETALING JAYA: Former international Ong Ewe Hock believes that all is not lost for Cheam June Wei (pic) just yet despite seeing the latter suffer a shock first-round exit in the German Open. World No. 62 June Wei, who was Malaysia’s sole representative in the men’s singles in the tournament in the absence of the injured...