SEOUL: A woman suspected of blackmailing actor Lee Sun-kyun was taken into custody by local police on (Wednesday) Dec 27, a few hours after the actor was found dead in an apparent suicide. According to reports, Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency apprehended the suspect, in her 20s, after she failed to appear at Incheon District Court on...
A second-hand pop-up store in Tokyo by casual clothing giant Uniqlo was a first for the Japanese firm, but also a sign that a local aversion to used garments may finally be fading. Uniqlo is a major player in an industry blamed for immense carbon emissions and other pollutants like microplastics. It has ridden a wave of...
BANGKOK: Public prosecutors have rejected a police investigation report in the Siam Paragon mass shooting incident involving a 14-year-old boy, the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) said on Thursday (Dec 28). The office’s deputy spokesman, Naken Thongpraiwan, said the prosecutors discovered that the police had started interrogating the suspect and filed five charges against him before...
He left the party seven hours later with a blonde-haired woman, whom his manager says is just an acquaintance. Following Show Luo’s 2020 cheating scandal, in which ex-girlfriend Grace Chow exposed his philandering ways and penchant for "multi-player sports” (aka sex parties), the Taiwanese star has been showing a more wholesome side of himself. But clearly, he still enjoys a good party. Recently, after celebrating his mum’s birthday, Show,...
The actress' cause of death was revealed in a statement by her sister, who also shared that Kathy's multiple pets will remain in Beijing and will be cared for by friends. The circumstances surrounding the death of HK actress Kathy Chow, who passed away earlier this month (Dec 11) at the age of 57, has finally been...
We think our Singaporean firefighters can also consider stepping up to the challenge. Move aside Ah Sirs, it seems Hong Kong’s finest firefighters are now the talk of the town. Or in this case, the city. Seemingly inspired by their Australian counterparts who coincidentally visited the island a couple of weeks ago, Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department announced their...
PETALING JAYA: The passing of Tan Sri Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng is a great loss to the nation and MCA, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The MCA president extended his heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Rosemary, who passed away on Thursday (Dec 28) at the age of 96. “On behalf of the...
PETALING JAYA: Tun Daim Zainuddin has hit out at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigations on him and his family, saying that it is nothing short of a political witch-hunt due to the "animus" of the Prime Minister. In a statement on Thursday (Dec 28), the former finance minister broke his silence and said that until...
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican and U.S. officials agreed to keep border crossings open, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday, after several key rail crossings were temporarily shuttered due to high numbers of migrants arriving at the shared border. "This agreement has been reached, the rail crossings and the boarder bridges are already...
KUALA LUMPUR: The people have the right to know about the RM700mil expenditure on advertising and publicity spent by the two previous governments, says Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. Through a post on X on Thursday (Dec 28), he said it was a significant expenditure. "The people have the right to know how this RM700mil was spent, whether...
