Author - Stephanie Chan

Chinese Actor Chen Xingxu, 27, Shows Off Muscular Body After Netizens Claim He Used Chest Pads To Look Fit In Drama

There was no better way to shut his detractors up than to flaunt his hard work online. There are many tricks actors can employ to look better on screen, whether it is prosthetics or filters. For Chinese actor Chen Xingxu, netizens are questioning if body enhancements were used in his drama You Too Have Today. The 27-year-old rising star...

Netizens Call Out NCT’s Haechan’s Alleged Vaping Habit For Reason Behind Sudden Illness

The 23-year-old is going on a hiatus after falling ill and netizens have released a video that shows him smoking what looks like an e-cigarette in between dance rehearsals. Popular seven-member Korean boyband NCT 127 will be going on with their next few concerts and appearances without one of their bandmates, at least for the next few weeks. In...

Insurance agent and friends lose over RM500,000 to investment scam

KUALA LUMPUR: An insurance agent has lodged a police report claiming that he and some friends lost RM550,000 to an investment scam after investing in a recycling company in Selangor. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf (pic) said the complainant, aged 49, claimed that he and his friends invested because of...

Passport-free travel between Malaysia and Singapore on the cards

JOHOR BARU: Malaysia and Singapore are looking into implementing passport-free QR code clearance at their land checkpoints to support the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ). In a joint statement after signing the JS-SEZ memorandum of understanding (MOU) yesterday, Economic Minister Rafizi Ramli and Singapore’s Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong said the two countries are...

Reactions to US, British strikes against Houthis in Yemen

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and Britain launched a series of strikes on Yemen on Thursday aimed at the Iran-backed Houthi militia that started targeting international shipping in the Red Sea late last year. Initial reactions from the U.S. Congress included: U.S. SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL "I welcome the U.S. and coalition operations against the Iran-backed Houthi...

Aaron-Wooi Yik and Tang Jie-Ee Wei through to second round

KUALA LUMPUR: National men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik recovered from a shaky start to advance into the second round of the Malaysian Open at the Axiata Arena here on Wednesday (Jan 10).   World No. 4 Aaron-Wooi Yik fell in the first game against Danish duo Rasmus Kjaer-Frederick Sogaard but maintained their composure to bounce...

Kurt and Wyatt Russell On Playing The Same Character In Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters: It Is “An Interesting Opportunity” To Work Together

Kurt Russell and son Wyatt play the same character in the Apple TV+ sci-fi series, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. Kurt Russell doesn’t feel competitive being in the TV show as his son, Wyatt. Then again, why should he? Kurt, 72, and son Wyatt, 37 — whom he shares with lifelong partner Goldie Hawn — play the same character,...

Selena Gomez Declares She’s Leaving Social Media ‘For a While’ After Golden Globes Drama

The pop singer and actress said she is ‘focusing on what really matters’ while sharing a video of her boyfriend, Benny Blanco. Selena Gomez announced that she is taking a break from social media “for a while” after false rumors spread about her conversation with Taylor Swift at the Golden Globe Awards. Internet users incessantly poked fun at the moment and believed the...

“He Looks Like An Evil Eunuch”: Kenneth Ma’s Make-Up For Photoshoot Gets A Big No-No From Netizens

People are just not used to Kenneth upping his fashion game. Did Kenneth Ma accidentally step on his make-up artist's toes or did his "New year New look" go horribly wrong? In a recent magazine photoshoot, the 49-year-old actor, who tied the knot with Hong Kong actress Roxanne Tong, 36, in Thailand last month, shocked everyone with a bold — at least for him — look. In the...

Fans Of Taiwanese Rapper Shou Throw Their Bras At Him At Recent Gig

This is apparently a new trend in Taiwan for fans to show their love for their idols. We're not surprised that fans would do anything to get their idols' attention but sometimes we really wonder where they get their, um, creativity from. Recently, Taiwanese rapper Shou, 30, one of the five members of Taiwanese boyband W0LF(S), took to...