KOTA KINABALU: Sabah must change the way it appoints members of the board of directors of state government-linked companies (GLCs), says Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin. The Sabah Barisan Nasional chief said the current system gave more priority to a quota rather than merit and this was the reason why most state GLCs were not turning...
The cosplayer, who has over five million followers on social media, was swept away by waves at Petitenget Beach on the day he was supposed to turn 35. Reports that popular Chinese influencer and cosplayer Jhony Huang Xiaofeng, 34, had drowned in Bali were splashed all over Chinese social media on Wednesday (Nov 8). According to reports, the...
The 34-year-old Korean actor was on screen for about two minutes 47 seconds. First, it was his ‘80s curry pok hairstyle. Now it seems netizens are up in arms over K-drama star Park Seo Joon’s screen time in the movie The Marvels. The movie was released yesterday (Nov 9) and moviegoers have pointed out that Seo Joon, who plays Brie Larson’s...
PETALING JAYA: The biggest highlight of 15-year-old Kong Yong Sin's year is less than a week away. This Sunday (Nov 12), the SMK Tinggi Kluang, Johor student will board a flight to the United Kingdom, where she will meet Queen Camilla at Buckingham Palace on Thursday (Nov 16). The much-anticipated trip is her reward for being runner-up...
PUTRAJAYA: An executive with a company providing foreign worker management systems has been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for allegedly taking RM45,000 in bribes. It is learnt the bribes were an inducement to make changes in the computer system between June and October this year. An MACC spokesman said the woman, in her 20s, was...
SEREMBAN: Asian Games champions Ng Eain Yow and S. Sivasangari bowed out in the semi-finals of the Ace Malaysia Squash Cup but Rachel Arnold kept the flag flying high by reaching the final. The world No. 20 Eain Yow’s campaign came to disappointing end in the bronze-level Professional Squash Association (PSA) tournament after he went down...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Soong Joo Ven upstaged defending champion Jeon Hyeok-jin of South Korea to reach the men's singles quarter-finals in the Korean Masters. Joo Ven recovered from an opening game disaster to beat the fancied Korean 7-21, 21-14, 21-17 at the Gwangju Women's University Stadium on Thursday. The professional player faces Kento Momota of Japan in...
KUALA LUMPUR: Despite being convicted for corruption on Thursday (Nov 9), Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman still made a point of attend the Parliament sitting later in the evening, The Muda president, clad in a black suit, was seen entering Parliament at 6.49pm. Approached by reporters, Syed Saddiq said he came to Parliament despite a...
Zhang Yimou’s eldest son Zhang Yinan is also attending as a cavalier. Jasmine Yen, the 19-year-old daughter of action superstar Donnie Yen and former model Cissy Wang, is going places. The talented lass, who recently made her showbiz debut as a singer, has been invited to the Le Bal des Débutantes in Paris, one of the world’s most exclusive and glamorous society events. Also known as...
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed hope that China would help to ensure the Palestinian-Israeli conflict can be resolved quickly so that humanitarian aid could be sent to Gaza without restrictions. According to Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, the matter was conveyed by Anwar to China’s Vice-President Han Zheng during...
