Author - Stephanie Chan

PN to decide on action against Kuala Kangsar MP soon, says Hamzah

KUALA LUMPUR: Perikatan Nasional will decide on the necessary action against Kuala Kangsar MP Datuk Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid for pledging support to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Opposition leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said a meeting will be held soon to discuss the matter and finalise their decision following the Bersatu MP’s announcement. “In one...

Chinese manufacturer investing RM2bil to build factory in Ipoh

IPOH: A Chinese solar cell encapsulant film manufacturer is investing RM2bil to build a factory in Tasek Industrial Park here. Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad said the factory is expected to start operations by the first quarter of 2024. "The factory is capable of producing 85 million sq m solar cell encapsulants to cover about...

Muhyiddin: I have no links to MYAirlines

PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin says he has no links to MyAirlines and that he was not the prime minister when the airline got its conditional air service approval license. "I found out there are parties trying to associate me with the troubles involving MYAirlines... I don't even have any knowledge about the background of...

Suspect nabbed for damaging statue in Matang temple

TAIPING: Police have arrested a suspect who allegedly damaged a statue at the Sri Mangala Nayagi Amman Temple in Matang near here. Taiping OCPD Asst Comm Razlam Ab Hamid said the 23-year-old suspect was arrested at about 9am on Wednesday (Oct 18). "We also seized two items including a hammer that was believed to have been used...

Nicol ‘too old’ to play but hopes to see youngsters on podium

PETALING JAYA: Eight-time world champion Datuk Nicol David is not coming back to play squash now that the sport is in the Olympics. “Nah, I’m too old, my body can’t take it,” said Nicol. She will be 45 by the time Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Olympics. But the legend is the happiest that squash has been recognised...

Former great Rashid calls for calm after Zii Jia’s hot run

PETALING JAYA: Lee Zi Jia (pic) has proven that he has not lost his winning touch by claiming the Arctic Open but let’s not expect too much too soon from the independent shuttler. Former international Datuk Rashid Sidek said the win in Finland will boost Zii Jia’s confidence and at the same time, the badminton fraternity...

Song Joong Ki & Wife Katy Louise Saunders Are Picture Perfect At His Younger Sister’s Wedding

Photos of the couple basically looked like stills from a K-drama. Korean heartthrob Song Joong Ki, 38, and British former actress Katy Louise Saunders, 39, tied the knot earlier this year, and in June, welcomed their first child, a son. Joong Ki has been promoting his new movie Hopeless in Korea, while Katy stayed in Rome, her hometown, where she gave birth to...

The Adorable Maltese In Taiwanese Idol Drama Fated To Love You Has Died At Age 16

Ji Bao Bei was only one when the drama was filmed. If you watched 2008 Taiwanese idol drama Fated to Love You, you would definitely remember Ethan Ruan's adorable fur kid in the show, a Maltese named Ji Bao Bei. On Sunday (Oct 14), the drama's director Chen Mingzhang took to Weibo to announce that the beloved pooch has died. "This afternoon,...

Wu Chun Treated Fans To An 18-Course Dinner, Which Included Abalone, For His 44th Birthday

Bruneian heartthrob Wu Chun, who turned 44 on Oct 10, his wife Lin Liying and their two children, daughter Nei Nei and son Max, all share the same birthday month, making October every year a big celebratory affair. Though we have to say this year's celebration — a 22-table banquet at an upscale hotel in Shanghai — on Saturday (Oct 14) that Wu Chun...

M’sian Singer Lee Pei Ling Feels Helpless As Comparisons With Blackpink’s Lisa Get Ugly Online

“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"...