IPOH: The Penang government should provide reasons for the change in venue for a concert that was supposed to be held in Kepala Batas, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The MCA president said he found it strange that the venue was changed, despite both locations being part of the state. "I don’t know what the...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Buy & Save store has apologised over its controversial belly dance performance. The company said it would take full responsibility for the incident and would cooperate with the authorities in their investigations. Recently, video clips of a group of women performing a belly dance outside a store in Bukit Bintang here went viral on...
JOHOR BAHRU: Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is confident that the Pakatan Harapan candidate, who is representing the Pakatan-Barisan alliance, can easily win the Pulai parliamentary by-election on Sept 9. Ahmad Zahid, who is Deputy Prime Minister, said this was because the former Member of Parliament for Pulai, the late Datuk Seri...
ORIKHIV AREA, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces believe they have broken through the most difficult line of Russian defences in the south and will now be able to advance more quickly, a commander fighting in the south told Reuters. Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in June, but well-prepared Russian defence lines reinforced by minefields have slowed their...
BARCELONA, Spain (AP): Less than a week after winning the Women's World Cup, Spain's national team players announced Friday that they will not play any more games unless the president of the country's soccer federation steps down for kissing player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after their victory. Luis Rubiales, who was also chastised for grabbing...
PETALING JAYA: Road to Gold’s Lee Zii Jia is staying upbeat despite crashing out in the men’s singles third round of the World Championships. The independent shuttler went down 18-21, 17-21 to homester Anders Antonsen of Denmark at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen on Thursday after enjoying two good early-round matches. It was world No. 13 Zii...
PETALING JAYA: Don’t fear them. Coach Rexy Mainaky kept repeating those words but women’s doubles pairs Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah allowed their past losses to China’s world No. 6 Zhang Shuxian-Zheng Yu to tear them apart at the end. And as a result, Pearly-Thinaah let slip a golden chance to become the first women’s pair to win a...
PETALING JAYA: Defending champions Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik continued to keep the Malaysian flag flying high in the World Championships. The world No. 4 smashed into the men's doubles semi-finals after pulling off a hard-fought 21-10, 15-21, 21-14 victory over China's Liu Yuchen-Ou Xuanyi in style at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen on Friday (Aug 25). Armed...
Imagine telling Charmaine, "Auntie, char kway teow extra hum!" Remember when Hong Kong actress Charmaine Sheh said she hopes to try Malaysia’s Penang prawn mee and other local delicacies when she’s there for work? Well, she got her wish and more. Earlier this week, the 48-year-old, who has been in Malaysia for the past two months filming the second season of Hong Kong drama Modern Dynasty, took to Xiaohongshu to share...
Fujisaki Nagi recently revealed that she's a mum on a Japanese talk show to the surprise of everyone. In fact, many people say she looks more like “an older sister looking after her younger siblings”. Japanese idol Fujisaki Nagi, 23, who is one half of the J-pop duo Saishu Mirai Shoujou, is well-known for her beauty. In fact, her...
