Author - Stephanie Chan

Chinese Host Hit In The Face By Nunchucks, Soldiers On Even When Nose Bleeds

We feel bad for laughing. Are you having a bad day? We daresay most will pale in comparison with what Chinese host Zhou Zhou had to endure. In a recent video posted on TikTok, she was seen getting accidentally hit in the face by a nunchuk-wielding performer. The impact was apparently so great, she recoiled back from...

K-Pop Group Aespa Terrified By Cockroach Running Around On Stage During Performance

Their souls almost left their bodies. At their gig in Chile last week, K-pop girl group aespa experienced every cockroach hater’s nightmare. The quartet, made up of members Karina, Winter, Giselle, and Ningning, were halfway through their performance of their song ‘aenergy’, when a cockroach was spotted scurrying across the stage. Giselle was the first to notice the bug, which was an...

Sabah’s wealth to be shared irrespective of race and religion, says Hajiji

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah's development agenda is for its wealth to be shared for the benefit of all communities regardless of race and religion, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said. "We are trying hard to advance Sabah in terms of development and sharing its wealth to all Sabahans regardless of race and religion," he said at...

Chance encounter transforms girl from Mumbai slum into teenage model, internet influencer

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Three years ago an inquisitive American tourist wandered into a waterfront slum in Mumbai and met a tiny, smiley girl. Maleesha Kharwa is now 15, still tiny, and with the same winning smile, and her family still has hutment on a shoreline strewn with garbage, but they now also rent a one room...

Indonesian badminton star Christie and Japan’s Yamaguchi win Hong Kong Open finals

HONG KONG (AFP): Jonatan Christie became the first Indonesian to win the Hong Kong Open men's singles title in 25 years after a fierce battle with Japan's Kenta Nishimoto, whose compatriot Akane Yamaguchi claimed the women's title. Christie was pushed all the way by world number 15 Nishimoto after dropping the first game 12-21. But he managed...

Pearly-Thinaah miss chance to win title but can rise again in Hangzhou

PETALING JAYA: National women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah let slip a golden opportunity to capture their first title of the year after going down in the Hong Kong Open final. And the slippery floor at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Kowloon did not help them either. Yesterday, world No. 10 Pearly-Thinaah went down 21-14, 22-24, 9-21...

Hailey Bieber Poses in Slip Dress While Rocking ‘B’ Necklace in Sizzling New Snapshot

The model also wowed in other eye-catching looks, in a series of photos, including some that featured her husband Justin Bieber. Hailey Bieber, 26, looks incredible in a new sexy Instagram photo. The model posed in a white slip dress and black boots as she gave a serious look to the camera, in a new post she shared...

Australia swelters in spring heat wave, temperatures set to break records

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A spring heat wave across large parts of Australia's southeast, including Sydney, will intensify on Monday, the weather bureau said, with temperatures expected to peak up to 16 degrees Celsius (60 Fahrenheit) above the September average. Australia is baking through a rising heat wave which has been building in the country's outback interior...

Workshop owner fatally shot in Machang has criminal record, say cops

KOTA BARU: The man who was shot dead on Jalan Hutan Kuin in Machang, near here, on Sunday (Sept 17), was found to have a criminal record, including for drug-related offences. Kelantan police chief comm Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said the 38-year-old businessman was in a four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle in front of an auto parts...

S. Korea opposition leader hospitalised after hunger strike, prosecutors seek arrest

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's main opposition leader was hospitalised on Monday, days into a hunger strike in protest against government policies, while prosecutors sought an arrest warrant for him over corruption allegations. Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, began the protest on Aug. 31, citing the government's economic mismanagement, threats to media...