Veteran Hong Kong actress Louis Lee’s daughter, radio jock and magazine editor Leslie Yip, 49, has tied the knot with her fiancé, British photographer Simon Boucher-Harris. The intimate wedding was held in the garden of the couple’s home in Ontario, Canada on July 15 and Louise took to Instagram to post snippets from the celebration. "Big day! May...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s official visit to Vietnam on Thursday and Friday (July 20 and 21) will contribute to increased political trust between the nations, says Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia Dinh Ngoc Linh. The visit would help foster the growth of bilateral ties on all fronts and provide a new framework for...
PETALING JAYA: A high-ranking Mentri Besar Inc (MBI) officer has been remanded together with a woman company director in connection with a mining sector corruption and abuse of power probe. The two were detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and remanded for three days over the case, which allegedly involves bribes exceeding RM13mil. According to sources,...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued warnings of strong winds and rough seas in certain parts of local and neighbouring coastal areas until July 26. In its statement issued at 10.40 this morning, it issued a Category One warning of strong winds between 40 and 50 km per hour with waves up to...
PETALING JAYA: The unity government is reneging on its promises of reform by arresting and charging Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor with sedition, says Perikatan Nasional chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said that it appears that the unity government is using legal instruments to pressure its political opponents. “This is clearly against...
KOTA KINABALU: The three students who won a landmark High Court suit against their teacher for failing to turn up for seven months in 2017 want this to be a lesson to all teachers and a motivation for students to speak up when their rights are violated. In thanking her lawyer Sherzali Herza Asli and everyone...
PETALING JAYA: Lee Zii Jia suffered a first-round exit in the Korean Open after he went down 15-21, 21-18, 17-21 to Hong Kong's Angus Ng Ka Long at the Jinnam Stadium in Yeosu on Wednesday (July 19). In a closely fought match, the independent men's singles shuttler and world No. 17, who was competing for the...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Workers’ Party MP Leon Perera and senior party leader Nicole Seah have resigned from the party over an extramarital affair, in the latest incident to rock the country’s political scene. WP chief Pritam Singh announced this at a press conference on Wednesday (July 19). He spoke to members of the press...
An old interview of Hong Kong actress Carina Lau, 57, spilling some tea about her husband, Hong Kong actor Tony Leung, 61, has gone viral on Weibo. In the 2018 interview, Carina shared how Tony has a habit of buying six tickets every time he goes to the movies, as he’s afraid of being disturbed by other cinemagoers. According...
Hong Kong singer Steven Cheung has seen his reputation and career take a nosedive after he was embroiled in several relationship scandals in recent years. The 38-year-old, who was one-half of Cantopop duo Boyz, could not land singing gigs and had to take on odd jobs to support his family. Recently, a netizen spotted Steven working at a snack shop and shared a pic of...
