Author - Stephanie Chan
21Sep

Chinese Stars Wu Jinyan & Xu Kai, Who Are Now Part Of Mediacorp, Want To Visit Clarke Quay And Try Our Street Food On Their Next Trip To Singapore

The Story of Yanxi Palace stars are now represented by Mediacorp in Singapore. They tell 8days.sg what they look forward to doing here and what they think of their local fans. No part of this story can be reproduced without permission from 8days.sg. Earlier this month, Mediacorp’s artiste management arm, The Celebrity Agency (TCA), announced their collaboration with China’s...

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21Sep

Is This Handsome Pan-Asian Guy Elva Hsiao’s New Beau?

Dating rumours sparked after the pair were spotted at a concert together. Is there a new man in Taiwanese singer Elva Hsiao's life? Netizens seem to think so after the 44-year-old was spotted with a “handsome” Pan-Asian guy at Wang Leehom’s Taipei concert on September 10. The pair were seated in the VIP box and between them was Elva’s pal Michelle. Though...

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21Sep

“I Really Want To Jump Into The River!” Fish Leong On Her Out-Of-Tune Performance That Made Her The Butt Of Tone-Deaf Jokes

“This shows she is really singing!” say supporters of the Malaysian singer Fish Leong, 45. Her recent concert in Harbin, China drew quite a reaction from concertgoers. During a rendition of the song 'Swallowtail Butterfly', Fish sounded out of breath for most of it, her voice even breaking during the chorus. Take a listen here: Videos of her shaky...

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21Sep

Cops rescue foreign woman kidnapped after business deal goes sour

KUALA LUMPUR: A foreign woman who was kidnapped over a halted business deal has been rescued by the police, says Bukit Aman. Bukit Aman CID director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain, at a press conference Thursday (Sept 21), said that the complete details of the case will be revealed by the Penang police on...

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21Sep

Aide says Bolsonaro floated Brazil coup with military officers after election -reports

(Reuters) - A close aide to Jair Bolsonaro told police the former Brazilian president and senior military officers met last year to discuss a military intervention to overturn the result of the election after he lost, newspaper O Globo and news website UOL reported on Thursday. Bolsonaro's former aide, Mauro Cid, agreed this month to cooperate...

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21Sep

Airbnb says it’s cracking down on fake listings and has removed 59,000 of them this year

Fake listings have emerged as a major problem for Airbnb, threatening to scare off consumers and prompting the short-term rental service to use AI in an effort to crack down on fraudsters. Airbnb says it has removed 59,000 fake listings and prevented another 157,000 from joining the platform this year. Fake listings and high cleaning fees are...

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21Sep

More than just doctors in medicine

PETALING JAYA: While many school leavers are unhappy about not receiving an offer to study medicine at a public university, experts are saying there are other areas in healthcare that offers various rewarding career opportunities. Not only are these alternative paths facing a significant shortage of professionals, they also offer good earning and learning potential. As the...

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21Sep

Congo president asks UN peacekeepers to start packing up this year

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has asked his government to fast track the withdrawal of a United Nations peacekeeping mission to ensure it begins at the end of the year, he said at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday. The mission, called MONUSCO, took over from an earlier U.N. operation in...

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21Sep

Letshanaa savouring esprit de corps at centralised training

PETALING JAYA: Shuttler K. Letshanaa (pic) is enjoying the environment in centralised training for the Asian Games. Letshanaa and the other women shuttlers might not be competing in the women’s team event but they are still training together in a big group at the Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM) in Bukit Kiara. Letshanaa is happy to spar with...

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21Sep

Extra motivation for Goh-Shevon to make Asiad swan song a huge hit

PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie are out to end their last Asian Games campaign on a high note. Soon Huat, 33 and Shevon, 30 know that age is catching up with them and are keen to make the most of every big opportunity that they have. The world No. 11 independent pair have been...

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