PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Khalid Mohamad Jiwa, the husband of songstress Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza, arrived at the Kuala Lumpur High Court at 8.46am Monday (Aug 21). He is expected to testify as a defence witness on behalf of Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is facing corruption, criminal breach of trust...
KLANG: Sungai Tua assemblyman Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari has been sworn in for a second term as the Selangor Mentri Besar. The swearing-in and oath-taking was carried out before Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah at the Istana Alam Shah at 11am Monday (Aug 21). Dressed in a black baju Melayu with a songket sampin and headgear,...
ALOR SETAR: Ten state assemblymen in Kedah were sworn in on Monday (Aug 21) as state executive councillors (Exco), with seven being new faces. They took their oaths of office before the Sultan of Kedah, Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah, in a ceremony which began at 10am at Balai Mengadap Besar, Istana Anak Bukit here. The...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Misbun Sidek is looking at several coaching offers from different countries in Asia and Europe. In a special press conference held Sunday (Aug 20), Misbun said several countries have offered him a job to coach their senior team after his service was ended by the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) recently. He will decide...
KAJANG: A call from a concerned relative was what spurred Mohamed Nuaidi Idris to check up on his son, Mohd Naim Fawwaz’s condition, and the subsequent discovery of his death when the Beechcraft Premier 1 he was onboard crashed near the Elmina Township, Shah Alam on Thursday (Aug 17). Mohamed Nuaidi, 71, had earlier heard rumours...
He even uploaded videos documenting his mum's death, but netizens are calling his bluff. A Chinese YouTuber, who has been sharing vlogs about his life under the username “Jake的公開日記”, or Jake’s Public Diary in English, is now facing heavy criticism, after another YouTuber uploaded multiple videos accusing Jake of conning netizens of their money. As it turns...
They definitely didn't get consent from the couple. Chinese singer Lu Han‘s love life has been under the spotlight ever since he went public with his girlfriend, actress Guan Xiaotong, in 2017. Despite numerous rumours of a split, the couple are still going strong. Earlier this week, a video of Lu Han, 32 and Xiaotong, 25, dining at a roadside stall went viral on...
The 38-year-old multi-hyphenate recently got his big K-pop break when he scored his first songwriting credit on ‘With You’, an acoustic K-ballad. No part of this story can be reproduced without permission from 8days.sg. It’s been a year since local singer-songwriter-actor-entrepreneur (it’s a mouthful, we know) Nat Ho first moved to Seoul, the shining capital of South Korea to pursue...
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Most Thais disagree with the leading plan for a coalition government which includes military-backed groups, an opinion poll showed on Sunday, two days before a parliamentary vote aiming to end a three-month political stalemate. About 64% of 1,310 respondents disagreed or totally disagreed with the idea of the Pheu Thai party forming a...
MELAKA: The decision to turn some of Melaka's busiest tourist-laden streets in Bandar Hilir into a vehicle-free zone during weekends has received mixed reactions from tourists and traders. Some of those interviewed said the idea to close the roads - Jalan Istana, Jalan Mahkamah, Jalan Gereja, Lorong Gereja, Jalan Laksamana as well as parts of Jalan...
