LANGKAWI: The government is trying to slightly raise the salaries of civil servants through the second Madani Budget that will be tabled in Parliament this October, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said this is a temporary measure until a comprehensive study on the salary and retirement scheme for civil servants is completed, which...
KLANG: Candidates contesting for state seats under the Kuala Selangor parliamentary constituency need to only garner a small percentage of Malay votes to achieve a very simple majority. This is because Chinese and Indian votes in the area are fixed deposit votes for Pakatan Harapan and will transfer to Barisan Nasional candidates contesting in any of...
BALIK PULAU: Malaysia will become a great nation in Asia if the Unity Government continues to govern the country for another five years, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, said this confidence was based on the Unity Government’s track record of championing issues for various segments of Malaysian society...
KOTA KINABALU: Local tourism players should give their support to the upcoming Sabah Chinese Economic Conference focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) and drone technology, says Sabah Tourism Board chairman Datuk Joniston Bangkuai. Bangkuai, who is also the state Assistant Tourism, Culture, and Environment Minister, highlighted the conference as an opportunity for tourism players to actively embrace...
It won’t take more than a few minutes of listening to Hanifah Naimi Daini’s rib-rattling grooves to get why the 17-year-old was chosen to play drums with legendary Malaysian rock band Search. The Form Five schoolgirl – a self-confessed rock fan – is a powerhouse behind the drums; a ferocious, beat-perfect, percussionist whose love affair with...
Rita Ora and Taika Waititi have finally cleared the air about their mysterious wedding of a year ago. For the past year, rumours about the couple's wedding have swirled online. Now, to celebrate their first wedding anniversary, the pop singer-actor and the Oscar-winning filmmaker set the record straight with Vogue on a few details about their private...
YG Entertainment girl group Blackpink marked its seventh debut anniversary on Tuesday. After making its debut in 2016 with singles Whistle and Boombayah, Blackpink has flourished as a popular world-renowned K-pop girl group enchanting the public with its imposing charm and topping major music charts in the US and in the UK. But with their seven-year exclusive contract with YG...
Harvey Weinstein is said to be very unhappy while he stews behind bars in Rome, New York, that his former wife Georgina Chapman is dating actor Adrien Brody. Brody won the Oscar for best actor in The Pianist in 2002, and starred in two of the disgraced movie mogul’s films: Hollywoodland with Ben Affleck and Diane Lane in 2006 and Jailbreakers with...
Actor Farid Kamil and his wife, actress Diana Danielle, are legally divorced today (Aug 10) after nearly 11 years of marriage. Farid, or his full name is Farid Kamil Zahari, 42, pronounced the divorce against Diana, whose full name is Diana Danielle Danny Beeson, 32, before Petaling Syariah Lower Court Judge Shukran Yusof in an online...
Having helmed three short films in the crime genre, it would’ve been a natural progression to graduate to making a feature film in the same genre. However, director Cho We Jun veers off the path to make a personal film with his debut feature Hungry Ghost Diner, which is out at cinemas now. According to Cho – known...
