Author - Stephanie Chan

Lively Maulidur Rasul celebrations nationwide with parades, ‘selawat’

KUALA LUMPUR: This year's Maulidur Rasul, in observance of the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), is celebrated nationwide in a lively atmosphere, with programmes including parades and "selawat" (praises to Prophet Muhammad (SAW)) to exult love for the prophet. The national-level gathering was held at Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) in Putrajaya, which commenced with a...

RM2.7mil frozen food smuggling syndicate busted in Sandakan

KOTA KINABALU: Bukit Aman’s Wildlife Crime Bureau (WCB) along with several other enforcement agencies seized more than RM2.7mil worth of smuggled frozen chicken parts during a series of raids in Sabah’s east coast Sandakan district. The authorities also arrested nine men, four of them foreigners, during the operation. Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department (JKDNKA)...

Pelangai by-election: Amizar reminds BN machinery not to be complacent

BENTONG: Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the Pelangai state by-election Datuk Amizar Abu Adam reminded the BN election machinery to refrain from being complacent or taking their duties lightly. He said the machinery must also be prepared to ward off the "attacks" by the opposition parties. "We don't know what kind of 'attack' will hit. We must...

“She Slapped My Niece At Least 3 Times”: Miss Asia Malaysia 2023 Winner Called Out For Being A Bully In Secondary School

Her alleged victims have flooded her celebratory post with recounts of the terrible things she did to them in school. At the ATV Miss Asia Malaysia 2023 Pageant on Tuesday (Sep 26), 23-year-old Malacca native Luwe Xin Hui was named the winner. She walked away with 30K ringgit (S$8.7K) in cash, and an apartment worth 1.5mil ringgit (S$436K). However, Xin...

Taiwanese Host Hu Gua, 64, Furious At Rumours That He Is Having Affair With 20-Year-Old Cheerleader

Rumours swirled after Hu Gua, who is married to actress Ding Rou An, was spotted supporting Taiwanese cheerleader Michelle Hsiung at baseball games. Veteran Taiwanese host Hu Gua, 64, recently found himself embroiled in rumours that he is seeing a 20-year-old cheerleader. His alleged love interest, Michelle Hsiung from Taiwan’s Rakuten Girls, cheerleaders for baseball team Rakuten Monkeys, is also a member...

‘90s Taiwanese Heartthrob Winston Chao Is Now 63 And He Wants To Take Nude Photos On The Grasslands In Mongolia

In a recent interview, the actor got candid about his life and future, including how he hopes to work out until he looks like a Roman sculpture. '90s Taiwanese actor Winston Chao was one of the biggest heartthrobs of his generation. The now 63-year-old actor, who's best known for his performance in Ang Lee's 1993 film The Wedding...

Chinese Blogger Who Spread Fake Story That This Grandpa & Granddaughter Are Married Sentenced To 1 Year In Jail

The blogger chanced upon the pictures on the woman's Xiao Hong Shu account and made up the story to attract fans and increase traffic to his page. Tsk tsk. Back in Nov 2021, a photo of a young and beautiful girl in what looked like a wedding dress and an aged man in white was widely...

Exclusive-Kosovo’s president blames Serbia for shootout, says Kosovo ‘under attack’

PRISTINA (Reuters) - Kosovo's president Vjosa Osmani has accused Serbia and its president Aleksandar Vucic of being behind a shootout between armed men and Kosovar police in the north of the country last weekend, in the worst violence in the restive area in years. Kosovo authorities said police fought around 30 heavily-armed Serbs who stormed the...

Tiong reiterates Langkawi tourists complaints are real

PETALING JAYA: Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing is standing firm with his claims that some non-Muslim tourists in Langkawi have complained that they were not allowed to wear shorts and drink alcohol on the island. Tiong said that he did not wish to argue with Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad...

Government’s ‘ad hoc’ solutions to tackle food security insufficient, says Muhyiddin

PETALING JAYA: The government’s “ad hoc solutions” to tackle food security issues are not up to par, says Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The former prime minister also called on the government to come up with a comprehensive action plan to overcome the issue of local rice supplies and ensure Malaysians would always have food on the...