Author - Stephanie Chan

Don’t Comment On Funky Odours: Getai Stars Share Their Dos & Don’ts For The Hungry Ghost Month

Always better to be safe than sorry, right? We've always been told to be extra careful lest we unwittingly offend wandering spirits during the seventh month of the lunar calendar.That period is also called the Ghost Month and this year it falls on Aug 16 to Sep 17, with the Hungry Ghost Festival happening on Aug...

6 Months Pregnant Kelly Poon, 40, Doesn’t Plan To Give Birth In Singapore But Is Already Thinking Of Letting Her Son Study Here By Himself In The Future

The Taiwan-based Singaporean singer also tells 8days.sg why it took her so long to announce her pregnancy and how ridiculously costly it is to have a baby in Taiwan. On Tues (Aug 14), Taiwan-based Singaporean singer Kelly Poon, 40, announced on Instagram that she's expecting her first child. Kelly and her Taiwanese husband, music producer Roger Yo, also 40, organised...

Stefanie Sun Spotted On Train In China; Happily Chatted With Anyone Who Recognised Her

A netizen who was lucky enough to be on the same train shared that the singer was really friendly and looked really good with no make-up on. A star’s a star no matter where they are. And even when bare-faced, as local singer Stefanie Sun proves. The 45-year-old pop diva was recently spotted by eagle-eyed commuters on a train...

Man dies after suspected fall from Hong Kong’s Lion Rock

A man was suspected to have fallen to his death at Hong Kong’s Lion Rock, police on Thursday revealed. The force said it received a report at 9.30pm on Wednesday from a hiker who last saw the man, with short hair and a rotund build, standing near the iconic lion-shaped rock on Lung Cheung Road in...

Thai ex-PM Thaksin to return from exile on Tuesday (Aug 22), daughter says

BANGKOK (Reuters): Thailand's self-exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra plans to return to the country on Tuesday, his daughter said on Saturday, amid prolonged political uncertainty following a May national election. "On Tuesday, Aug. 22, at 0900, at Don Muang Airport, I will meet father Thaksin," Paetongtarn Shinawatra said in a social media post, referring to...

Elmina crash: Delivery rider Muhamad Hafiz was fully insured, says foodpanda

PETALING JAYA: Food delivery company foodpanda says the late Muhamad Hafiz Muhamad Salleh, who was tragically killed in the Elmina plane crash incident, was one of their best riders can had full insurance coverage. "Foodpanda extends its condolences to Muhamad Hafiz's family. "He was one of foodpanda's best riders," the company said in a Facebook post on...

Picking up the pieces: A policeman collecting some of the plane debris near the crash site at the Guthrie Highway in Shah Alam. — Bernama

Capt Shahrul was a ‘great guy’

KUALA LUMPUR: Captain Shahrul Kamal Roslan, who perished in the plane crash at the Elmina township, was always either laughing or smiling, says his cousin Shahriel Hanifah. The 29-year-old data scientist from Klang Gate, Hulu Kelang, said Shahrul – or “Adek” as he called him – was a happy-go-lucky person. “He never frowned because his personality exuded...

Fascinating political dynamic unfolding in Selangor, says state PAS

PETALING JAYA: Selangor will be the most interesting state to watch given the almost equal composition of government and Opposition assemblymen in the state assembly, says Selangor PAS information chief Ustaz Nushi Mahfodz. He said Perikatan Nasional won 22 seats, denying the Pakatan Harapan-Brisan Nasional pact a two-thirds majority. "Barisan only won two state seats compared to...

Sweden raises its terror threat level to high, Msian embassy issues travel warning

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian embassy in Sweden has issued a travel advisory for Malaysians residing in or travelling to the country in response to Sweden's recent elevation of its terror alert to the second-highest level. This decision follows a string of public desecrations of the Quran, which had sparked protests across various Muslim nations and threats...

No food poisoning outbreak in Semporna, says Shafie

KOTA KINABALU: There is no major food poisoning outbreak in Semporna despite reports of several cases at a resort in Kapalai recently, says Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal. The Semporna MP said only a few cases were reported at the resort and immediate action was taken to address the matter. "Compound notices were issued to the resort...