Author - Stephanie Chan

Jay Chou Was At Taylor Swift’s Melbourne Concert, But Netizens Think He Wasn’t Invited By The Singer Like He Alluded To On IG

Hannah with Taylor's dad Posting a snap of the console area, Jay wrote: "I'm here to observe. Thank you to Taylor Swift's team for providing such a great spot. The sound control is also excellent." In another pic, he shared that before his own concerts, he is usually in this area adjusting the sound control. "This time, I'm...

Malaysia beat Japan 3-1 to storm into Asia Team Championships final

SHAH ALAM: The Malaysian shuttlers smashed into the men's team final of the Asia Team Championships with a 3-1 win over Japan on Saturday (Feb 17). Lee Zii Jia got the team off to a good start with a 21-18, 21-15 win over Kenta Nishimoto in the first singles at the Setia City Convention Center. Men's doubles...

Chinese Woman Arrested For Rearing Lion Cub In Her Hotel Room In Thailand

She bought the two-month-old lion for 250K baht (S$9331). Talk about exotic pets. A Chinese woman was recently arrested for keeping a lion cub in her hotel room in Phuket, Thailand. She was said to have brought the cub down to the hotel's cafe daily for walks, and would let it roam free in the establishment for up to three hours. Clearly,...

Ex-NBA Star Yao Ming’s Daughter Is Only 13 And Already 1.9m Tall

Well, being tall runs in the family. People always say, “Kids grow up so fast,” and this cannot be more true for former NBA star Yao Ming’s daughter Amy. She’s only 13 but the tween has caught up in height to her 1.9m-tall former basketball player mum Ye Li. Dad is a hulking 2.29m. Recently, a netizen bumped into Ye Li and...

Tony Leung Didn’t Like Carina Lau Making Him Take Pic With David Beckham, Didn’t Expect Photo Op To Happen In Front Of 40,000 Football Fans

It must have been terrifying for someone like Tony, who has social anxiety disorder. We chuckled last year when Hong Kong actress Carina Lau, 58, was seen stopping her husband Tony Leung from escaping the media scrum after he received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Venice Film Festival. Recently the actress gave us more to laugh about when she revealed another...

Illegal settlement in Setia Alam raided and 132 held, says Immigration

SHAH ALAM: The Immigration Department arrested 132 illegal immigrants in a raid on a settlement at an oil palm plantation in Setia Alam on Sunday (Feb 18) morning. Immigration deputy director-general (Operations) Jafri Embok Taha, said that 130 Indonesians and two Bangladeshi men were detained in the operation that started at 2.38 am. Jafri said that of...

Malaysia yet to decide if it will sell two plots of land in Woodlands to Singapore

SINGAPORE: Singapore's proposal to purchase two plots of land belonging to Malaysia that will be affected by the redevelopment of Woodlands Checkpoint (WCP) is still being deliberated by Malaysian authorities. Malaysian High Commissioner to Singapore Datuk Dr Azfar Mohamad Mustafar said it is logical for Singapore to buy the land. However he said a sale or swap...

Syariah Court engagement will include Perikatan stakeholders, says Religious Minister

KUALA LUMPUR: An engagement process to empower syariah courts will include Perikatan Nasional members and the public, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar. He said that the recently-begun engagement process seeks to get as many views as possible on the matter, adding that it comes after the Federal...

Three Malaysian NGO leaders listed on FBI’s Terrorist Screening Centre, barred from Op Ihsan

PETALING JAYA: Three people from separate Islamic non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Malaysia have been listed on the United States' Terrorist Screening Centre (TSC) by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), according to a leaked letter from the Foreign Affairs Ministry. In the letter, which was leaked on social media, the ministry instructed that the three men...