PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Ng Tze Yong can get tips from Jonatan Christie (pic) of Indonesia who had overcome a confidence crisis to win the French Open in Rennes on Sunday. Tze Yong lost in the semi-finals to Li Shifeng of China in the same tournament, mainly due to nervousness, which often stems from lack of confidence. It...
A police officer, who has inside info on Kris’ behaviour in the Beijing Chaoyang District Detention Centre, also says the disgraced pop idol has been writing uplifting songs in hopes to reduce his sentence. Chinese-Canadian pop idol and former EXO member Kris Wu, 32, was found guilty of rape last November and sentenced to 13 years in jail. The disgraced...
While money is a big motivator, it isn't the only reason for the 60-year-old's career switch. The live stream e-commerce business is a very competitive one and those who succeed, can make serious bank — think millions from just one session. It’s no wonder that Hong Kong actress Kingdom Yuen, 60, has decided to take a break from acting to focus on live streaming. The...
Malaysian netizens saw it as a show of support for Israel and called for the boycott of his show. Korean-American singer-songwriter Eric Nam has cancelled his concert in Malaysia after receiving “threats” for liking an Instagram post about the Israel-Palestine conflict. Eric, 34, received backlash from Malaysian netizens for endorsing a post that he "believed expressed a position of anti-violence, anti-hate...
KUALA TERENGGANU: A company owner and one of his employees pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here Tuesday (Oct 31) to charges of submitting false documents to the Social Security Organisation (Socso) to claim incentives under the Penjana Kerjaya 2.0 (Penjana) programme amounting to RM126,100 two years ago. Proprietor Arrie Syahiman Mohd Zain, 33, and...
Malaysia has the third fastest 5G network in the world, with the best performance in South-East Asia as of September 2023, according to a report from Internet access and performance analytics platform Ookla. In terms of speed, the country’s next-generation network has a median speed of 485.25Mbps when it comes to downloads, lagging behind only the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Students are encouraged but not forced to know about the Palestine-Israel conflict, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said, while adding that there are guidelines to comply with at schools. “This is an issue related to humanity. I support the Education Minister’s move to encourage students to follow the developments (of the conflict). It is not...
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 152,158 foreign workers are expected to arrive in the country, says Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar. He said this is to meet the demand of local industries that had trouble filling positions due to the lack of local human resources. Sivakumar added that there are also already over 1.83 million foreign workers...
KUALA LUMPUR: It is inaccurate to equate the United State’s inquiry on Malaysia’s official stand on the Palestine-Israel conflict as a threat, says Wan Ahmad Fayshal Wan Ahmad Kamal (PN-Machang). The Bersatu lawmaker said the move, a demarche, by the US was a normal practice in diplomacy. ALSO READ: US tried to pressure Malaysia on Palestine-Israel conflict, says...
MELAKA: The proposal to automatically upgrade the motorcycle driving licenCe for class B2 to B is in the final stages of scrutiny by the Transport Ministry (MoT) and the Road Transport Department (JPJ). JPJ deputy director-general (Planning and Operations) Aedy Fadly Ramli said the implementation of the proposal is expected to be presented to Transport Minister...
