Sure, Maggie still looks good, but even more impressive was how Olay managed to coax the elusive star out of retirement. Is elusive screen goddess Maggie Cheung, who faded out of showbiz in 2004, finally making a comeback? Yesterday (Sep 19), American skincare brand Olay released a new commercial which started with these words: "Long time no see". Indeed. Netizens were...
KOTA KINABALU: A group of men could only look on helplessly as their friend was mauled by a crocodile in Sabah’s east coast Lahad Datu district early Wednesday (Sept 20). In the pre-dawn attack, four men were trapping crabs in waters off Kampung Tinagian, Tanjung Labian, when the reptile lunged at the victim, a 23-year-old oil...
We've all had awkward conversations with customs officers. You want to play it cool yet honest, basically avoid saying anything that might get you detained. Taiwanese celeb sisters Yuri Huang (formerly known as Yao Yao but not to be confused with Zong Zijie's rumoured girlfriend), 37, and Apple Huang, 39, were anything but cool when they visited the US. In...
Have you felt such iPhone-related rage before? Have you ever sent your tech or electronic devices for repair only to be informed of the exorbitant charges? That happened to Chinese actor Liu Jin when his iPhone recently broke down. The experience left such a bad taste in his mouth that he has vowed never to purchase Apple products again. In fact, he...
KEPALA BATAS: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS) expects the shortage of local white rice supply in the market to stabilise within a month following various intervention measures and continuous monitoring from the government. Its Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu (pic) said that the ministry's engagement session with the country’s rice industry players involving manufacturers,...
PETALING JAYA: Staying at the top is just as huge a challenge as chasing the frontrunners. Shuttlers Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei can certainly attest to this. Right after reaching a career high No. 9 in the world to become the country’s No. 1 mixed doubles pair, Tang Jie-Ee Wei, who were only paired together last December,...
PETALING JAYA: Old hats Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi know they need new tricks to make a difference in their second Asian Games outing. The independent doubles shuttlers are one of the few members of the Hangzhou Asiad badminton squad to have played in the last edition in Jakarta in 2018. They will not...
PETALING JAYA: Underdog status suits men’s doubles shuttler Aaron Chia just fine. Malaysia will not be seeded in the men’s team event in the Asian Games in Hangzhou but Aaron sees this as a plus point rather than a disadvantage. “Sometimes it’s better to be unseeded,” said Aaron, who is set to compete in the individual event...
KUALA LUMPUR: Two contractors pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here on Wednesday (Sept 20) to a charge of cheating a school’s board of governors concerning repair work of facilities at the school, worth RM875,000, three years ago. Mohd Syafeeq Mohd, 40, and Cheah Seng Nam, 48, were jointly charged with cheating the Board of...
Taiwan-based actor Frederick Lee, who has been absent from Malaysia's film industry for several years, has returned to the country to shoot his new drama, The Hidden Dragon. Shooting began Thursday (Sept 14). Speaking to local reporters, Lee said that he felt "touched" after receiving local director Teddy Chin's offer to star in the upcoming drama, slated...
