KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak's (GPS) Iskandar Turkee was sworn in as Jepak assemblyman at the Sarawak Legislative Assembly on Monday (Nov 20) Iskandar, 54, took his oath in front of Sarawak Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar at the start of the state assembly sitting. The ceremony was witnessed by Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari...
Is this the best way to pay homage to your favourite band? Celeb merch are huge money earners, but can we just say some look downright hilarious? For fans of K-pop band iKON, they can’t seem to get enough of… facial sheet masks… with the members’ faces printed on them. As ridiculous (and honestly, a little freaky) as they...
(Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated libertarian Javier Milei, an outsider with radical views to fix the economy, on being elected president in Argentina on Sunday. "The whole world was watching! I am very proud of you. You will turn your Country around and truly Make Argentina Great Again!" Trump wrote on his Truth...
PETALING JAYA: The tuberculosis cases in Cheras are unrelated and do not constitute an outbreak, says Federal Territories health director Dr Nor'Aishah Abu Bakar. She was responding to a social media post claiming that three unrelated tuberculosis cases at a local apartment complex as an outbreak zone. "Other viral claims pertain to alleged tuberculosis cases in several...
PETALING JAYA: Community Communications Department (J-Kom) training division director Muhamad Hakim Ramlee denies he is Mr H, the person said to be behind a video that implicates the department's former director-general Datuk Dr Mohammad Agus Yusoff. Muhamad Hakim strongly denied blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin's accusation that he was the 'Mr H' concerned. ALSO READ: Ex-J-Kom DG fields tough...
She was even described as a “mutant” for looking younger with age Veteran Hong Kong actress Angie Chiu is one of those stars who has clearly stumbled upon the fountain of youth. How else do you explain the fact that she just doesn't seem to age? In fact, some netizens think she’s looking younger with age. She's the queen of looking eternally...
The 56-year-old actress is rumoured to be suffering from appearance anxiety, which has worsened in recent years. The star-studded Popular Movie Greater Bay Area Concert 2023, which featured more than 50 actors and singers performing soundtracks from popular films, was held in Macau on October 21. Among those slated to perform was Hong Kong actress Kathy Chow, who was...
SAN FRANCISCO: Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated that his country will stick to a path of peaceful development as he wrapped his first visit to the US in six years, having eased tensions between the world’s top two economies. "The fundamental goal of China’s development is to improve the well-being of the Chinese people, not to...
PETALING JAYA: The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) passenger train will travel at a maximum speed of 160kmh upon the commencement of commercial operations in January 2027, says Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL). MRL, the project owner of the ECRL pointed out that its rail infrastructure including foundation works, rail track, rail signalling system and...
KUALA LUMPUR: A prominent Chinese scholar hopes the ECRL (East Coast Rail Link) project will be completed as two high-speed rail projects in South-East Asia have already been built. "The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail and Laos-China high-speed rail have been completed. Hopefully, the ERCL project will be completed quickly, too," said Victor Gao, the chair professor at...
