Author - Stephanie Chan

Sweet Busker Sings For Preschool Kids At Paya Lebar MRT Station, Internet Wants To Know Who She Is

Netizens are also saying she deserves an award for creating such a wholesome moment. Is this a never-before-seen outtake from Mediacorp singing competition, Battle Of The Buskers? If you haven’t heard, the show features actual buskers aged 10 to 64 going up against each other. The winning person or band will walk away with a cash prize of...

987 DJ Maya Davidov Had A Chinese-Jewish-British Wedding, And The After-Party Was At An Alcohol Warehouse

987FM jock Maya Davidov got hitched earlier last week, and here’s what went down on the 27-year-old’s big day, which ended with an after-party held in an alcohol warehouse. Say cheers! In an interview with 8days.sg, Maya shared that she first met her now-husband, Louie, “just over seven years ago" at a bar. "I was visiting Singapore on...

Debit, credit cards accepted at Putrajaya toll plaza starting Aug 3

PUTRAJAYA: Highway users will now have the option of using credit or debit cards at the Putrajaya Toll Plaza, Maju Expressway (MEX), which will be testing the open toll payment system on six lanes, starting Thursday (Aug 3). Works Minister, Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi, speaking at a press conference after conducting a visit to monitor...

Guan Eng denies eyeing Penang exco post

GEORGE TOWN: Lim Guan Eng denies that he is eyeing a post in the Penang executive committee should the Pakatan Harapan-Barisan Nasional pact win the upcoming state polls. "I was the Penang chief minister. Do you think I still want to become an exco member? You must be joking! "Chances must be given to others. How can...

Sanusi says Chinese national was in Malaysia before he became Kedah MB

ALOR SETAR: Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail's claim that I brought in a Chinese national into the country is defamatory, says Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor. The caretaker Kedah mentri besar said the Chinese national concerned, So Loi Fat, was already in the country way before he became mentri besar. "He was already here. How can...

JPJ branches ordered to take down ‘no physical road tax’ notice

PUTRAJAYA: Several Road Transport Department (JPJ) branches have been directed to take down a notice which says that physical road tax for private vehicles are no longer being issued, says Anthony Loke. The Transport Minister said the directive was issued by JPJ director-general Rospiagos Taha to branches which said physical road tax would not be given...

State polls: Claims of rocky Umno-MIC relations show rivals’ desperation, says Zahid

PETALING JAYA: Rivals are painting an image of disharmony between Umno and MIC because they are desperate to gain political mileage, says Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The Barisan Nasional chairman said after a special meeting with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday (Aug 2), it is clear that MIC and Umno have enjoyed...

Umar storms into men’s 400m final

PETALING JAYA: Umar Osman rewrote his national 400m record for the second time at the World University Games in Chengdu when he clocked 46.09s in the semi-finals on Wednesday (Aug 2). Umar utilised the opportunity of running in the favoured Lane 4 to smash his previous record of 46.33s he set on Tuesday (Aug 1) by...

Keeping up with the Korean

PETALING JAYA: South Korean shuttler An Se-young is unstoppable right now. And that makes the women’s singles interesting and competitive but also adds immense pressure on all others in the fray to narrow the gap quickly, says Malaysia’s former All-England men’s singles champion Mohd Hafiz Hashim. Hafiz, who is now coaching India’s P.V. Sindhu, knows he has...

James says it’s fair to terminate Misbun if he had been forewarned

PETALING JAYA: Never take sides when you do not have a complete picture of the incident. This was the view expressed by former great Datuk James Selvaraj following the dismissal of Datuk Misbun Sidek from his position as the national junior singles coaching director. Even though Misbun has a contract that runs until the end of this...