“She can become Lisa’s 'replacement' in China,” read one of the comments that has triggered Blackpink fans. When we first wrote about Malaysian singer Jeryl Li Pei Ling looking like Blackpink's Lisa, who knew the story would continue to trend? Comparisons between the two have blown up on Weibo where Chinese netizens have accused Jeryl, 23, of ‘trying to look like Lisa"...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bumiputra individual investors can now buy up to a maximum RM1mil in the property-related Amanah Hartanah Bumiputera Scheme (AHB), said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister announced the increase in the maximum investment limit for individual bumiputra investors when launching an additional RM1bil AHB units on Tuesday (Oct 17). This is the fifth increase...
JOHOR BARU: A town hall session will be conducted by the police together with shopping mall and hotel management in the city following a fake bomb threat last Saturday (Oct 14). Johor police chief Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said that the session will involve a sharing session with the management and its security team to...
KUALA LUMPUR: Putrajaya must further explain the definition of high-value items in its new luxury goods tax, said Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (BN-Ayer Hitam). Dr Wee said that when the luxury goods tax was proposed earlier this year, it specifically mentioned that handbags and watches would be taxed. “Now, suddenly, the word handbag is no...
KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s move to float the price of chicken and eggs in the market is to ensure that only eligible citizens, and not foreigners or super-rich groups, benefit from the subsidies provided, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that since 2022, the government has allocated a total of...
PETALING JAYA: Police have recorded the statements of six individuals in connection with the death of a two-month-old baby girl at a daycare centre in Kota Damansara. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid said those whose statements were recorded were the victim's family members and the daycare centre's staff members. "We have yet to...
JOHOR BARU: A construction and maintenance company director has been slapped with a RM1.284mil penalty for tax evasion with an additional RM23,000 in fines for failure to file three years of the company's tax returns. The accused, Yusof Ahmad, 38, pleaded guilty when the charges were read before Magistrate Nur Fatin Mohamad Farid at a Magistrate's...
MUMBAI (AFP): Malaysia's Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh was voted onto the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday (Oct 17). The first Asian woman to win an Academy Award - when she scooped best actress for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" earlier this year - was elected by 67 votes to nine, with one abstention. She was one of...
JOHOR BARU: A 33-year-old man was killed after his vehicle crashed into a tree on Jalan Seri Austin 1, Bandar Dato’ Onn, here. Tebrau Fire and Rescue Department operation commander Noor Azhan Ahmad said that the incident occurred at 2.24am on Tuesday (Oct 17). “The vehicle crashed into a tree with the driver stuck inside. The body...
KOTA KINABALU: Sarawak businessman Datuk Seri Thomas Hah Tiing Siu, who was linked to a controversial land deal on an island in Sabah's northern Kudat district, has backed out of the deal. Hah said the decision took into account the controversy stirred by certain groups over his company's plan to invest in an agro-development project in...
