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Taiwanese actor Kai Ko’s face injured by dog months after scarring incident

Taiwanese actor Kai Ko’s face injured by dog months after scarring incident

Taiwanese actor Kai Ko has suffered another facial injury months after a filming accident in 2022. The 32-year-old posted three photos on Instagram Stories on Sunday (July 16), with the first one showing a photo of his bloodied right hand. He wrote in Chinese: “Please think carefully before raising a big dog.” He then posted a second...

HK actor Ray Lui, 66, calls a man uncle before learning he’s 2 years younger than Lui

HK actor Ray Lui, 66, calls a man uncle before learning he’s 2 years younger than Lui

In April this year, Hong Kong actor Ray Lui – who will turn 67 in December – stunned netizens with his age-defying looks from a photo taken at a party organised by Donnie Yen. One netizen asked then: “Why do Hong Kong stars not grow old?” Perhaps out to prove that these stars really do age differently...

Renewed interest among younger generation for the sape

Renewed interest among younger generation for the sape

Sarawakian sape player Nurul Syafiqah Yusop is focusing on making the traditional musical instrument popular again, particularly among the younger generation. Syafiqah, 34, has been in the music scene for quite some time now. She is part of Sarawak’s first female sape group called Ilu Leto, which means “we, the ladies” in the native Kenyah language....

On TikTok, this knitter stays a stitch ahead of his social media fans

On TikTok, this knitter stays a stitch ahead of his social media fans

Pikesville, Maryland, the United States resident Sam Barsky recalls first learning of TikTok, the social media app that’s taken off across the globe, during an interview with 60 Second Docs, which produces short documentaries, in 2019. By the following year, Barsky, 48, was uploading TikTok videos of his nature walks and, eventually, of his hand-knit sweaters, which...

RM192mil upgrading works to bring back Chendering Port's glory days

RM192mil upgrading works to bring back Chendering Port’s glory days

KUALA TERENGGANU: The RM192mil allocation to upgrade Chendering Port can help solve the problem of shallow estuary, thus increasing fish landings. Terengganu Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia (LKIM) Rosli Mustapa said that it was difficult for large-sized fishing boats of Class C and C2 to dock at the port because the water in the area was...

Survey: Over 90% of women have received inappropriate messages on LinkedIn

Survey: Over 90% of women have received inappropriate messages on LinkedIn

A study surveying users of the professional networking site, LinkedIn, reports that over 90% of women on the platform say that they have received romantic advances or inappropriate messages at least once. For LinkedIn users, job offers can sit alongside unwanted sexual advances in their inboxes. Or so suggest the findings of a study* polling over...

Admitted rapist now pleads guilty to sexually harassing a child

Admitted rapist now pleads guilty to sexually harassing a child

IPOH: The former construction labourer who pleaded guilty to raping a public servant in April has now been charged with sexually harassing an 11-year-old girl. Hassan Ahmad, 43, pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 14 (a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 before Sessions Court judge Ainul Shahrin Mohamad here on Thursday (July...

Explainer: All you need to know about Reliance-Jio Financial demerger

Explainer: All you need to know about Reliance-Jio Financial demerger

Five analysts estimate that Reliance's Jio Financial Services will be valued at 160-190 rupees per share. Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries, India's most valuable company, will demerge its financial services business on today as part of a move to unlock value. A man walks across the LED board showing the logo of Jio(REUTERS) The local stock exchanges will...

Swedish embassy in Baghdad torched after protest over quran burning

Swedish embassy in Baghdad torched after protest over quran burning

Smoke was rising from the Swedish embassy building and dozens of demonstrators were still on the scene. Protesters set fire to Sweden's embassy in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad early Thursday, an AFP journalist said, ahead of a planned burning of a Koran in Sweden. Supporters of the Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr raise the Quran, the Muslims' holy...

‘No Botox,’ Salma Hayek reveals her secret to looking young

‘No Botox,’ Salma Hayek reveals her secret to looking young

Salma Hayek, 56, revealed in an interview that she has never had Botox injections and instead uses a unique meditation technique to keep her face youthful. Salma Hayek has never had Botox injections, and she has a surprising reason why. The 76th Cannes Film Festival - 2023 Kering Women In Motion Awards - Cannes, France May 21,...