Author - Stephanie Chan

Evergreen Mak Responds To Speculations That He’s Now A Waiter In China

He was seen helping to barbecue food for diners at a restaurant. Of late, we've seen a lot of celebs switching careers. Like Taiwanese star Kris Chen, who now sells chicken at a wet market, or former Miss Hong Kong Halina Tam, who became a fishball seller?  No wonder netizens were so quick to assume that ex-TVB actor Evergreen Mak, who's...

This Body Part Of Jackie Chan Is Said To Be “Much Thicker Than The Average Person’s”?!

Recently, Chinese actor Ed Wang took to Chinese social media platform Xiao Hong Shu to share a picture he'd taken with martial arts super star Jackie Chan, 69. Ed congratulated Jackie for wrapping up his new drama, and also addressed the star as "the pride of all Chinese" in the title of his post. In the photo, Jackie had...

Wan Junaidi keeps mum on speculation he will be next Sarawak governor

SHAH ALAM: Tan Sri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has declined to comment on speculation that he is to be the next Sarawak governor. His media officer, when contacted by Sinar Harian on Friday (Jan 19) said that the Dewan Negara President would not comment on the speculation for now. "We do not have any comments because...

Hardened criminal caught after necklace grab in Shah Alam

KUALA LUMPUR: A man with an extensive criminal record of 25 offences was one of two suspects arrested after a woman was robbed in front of her house in Shah Alam last Saturday. Subang Jaya police chief ACP Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said in the incident at 6.30am, the woman was accosted by four men on...

Retired teacher loses RM1.2mil EPF savings to crypto scam

ALOR GAJAH: A 70-year-old retired teacher has lost RM1.2mil of her Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) savings in a cryptocurrency investment scam. Alor Gajah OCPD Supt Arshad Abu said the victim's misery began on Oct 30 when she joined a social media group promising lucrative returns. "The victim was attracted to the rosy offer of multiplying her money...

Sara aid doubled to RM1,200, up from RM600 last year

PETALING JAYA: The Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara) cash aid for poor households will be doubled to RM1,200 this year, up from RM600 previously, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said the RM600 increase is expected to benefit over 700,000 poor and hardcore poor recipients with an allocation of RM700mil compared to last year's total...

Japan’s SLIM spacecraft lands on moon, a first for the country

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Saturday became the world's fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon, as the space agency said its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) has made a soft landing on the lunar surface. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has attempted the landing of the probe dubbed "moon sniper" within 100...

Giving up fighter jets for farming tools

NILAI: Two young men made the bold decision to retire early from the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) and venture into farming three years ago. Major (Rtd) Mohd Farid Daud, 37, shared that his 10 years of experience and expertise in aviation engineering were not in vain as he applied them effectively to establish an integrated...

Mirzan Mahathir gets 30 days to declare all assets

PUTRAJAYA: Businessman Mirzan Mahathir (pic) has been given 30 days to declare all his assets, be it in the country or abroad, says the country’s graft investigation body. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) also confirmed it had, since August 2022, begun investigating all entities named in the Pandora Papers as well as the Panama Papers. On Mirzan,...

New water tariff for Selangor announced

PETALING JAYA: Domestic users of treated water in Selangor will see a minimum increase of 50sen in their monthly water bill soon. Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said this means the current minimum charge of RM6 will be raised to RM6.50 starting next month. He said for the domestic category, rates for water usage up...