Author - Stephanie Chan

Ukraine hits Russia with US ATACMS missiles for first time on war’s 1,000th day

KYIV (Reuters): Ukraine used US ATACMS missiles to strike Russian territory on Tuesday (Nov 19), taking advantage of newly granted permission from the outgoing Biden administration on the war's 1,000th day. Russia said its forces shot down five of six of the missiles, which were fired at a military facility in the Bryansk region. Debris of...

Huang Xiaoming Bows In Apology After Addressing Controversies Surrounding Influencer Girlfriend

His girlfriend Ye Ke announced she would stop posting content online after catching plenty of flak for the things she said on live streams. In September, Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming, 46, confirmed that he's dating influencer Ye Ke, 32. However, in the short span of time that followed, Ye Ke gained infamy for saying questionable things on her live streams. She...

Chinese Aunties Seen Using Bare Hands To Scoop Cake Off Buffet Table Into Plastic Bags

While none of us are beneath tapow-ing from a buffet, we think there is still some decorum, right? In a video that has been seen more than 1.2 million times, some diners at what looked like a celebratory buffet were caught red handed – literally – grabbing from a long table of cake with their bare hands. Forget takeaway...

Miss Thailand wins praises after finishing fourth in Miss Universe

BANGKOK: Though Miss Thailand, Suchata 'Opal' Chuangsri (pic), won fourth place in Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico on Sunday, several fans in Thailand praised her for her achievement in the final round of five pageants. A 21-year-old Phuket native was born on Sept 20, 2003. Her family runs a hotel in the southern island province. She is...

China doctor kills insomniac girlfriend by injecting anesthetics 20 times in six hours

BEIJING (SCMP): A Chinese doctor has been condemned online after he tried to treat his girlfriend’s insomnia by administering anaesthesia more than 20 times in six hours, a move which tragically resulted in her death. The medic, identified only by the surname Qu, is an anesthesiologist at an unnamed hospital in Jiajiang county, Leshan, Sichuan province,...

Malaysia-Brazil partnership holds huge promise for E&E, semiconductor industry, says PM

RIO DE JANEIRO: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged the electrical and electronics (E&E) and semiconductor industries of Malaysia and Brazil to leverage each other’s strengths and enhance collaboration, particularly given the increasing prominence of the Global South. "Although we are from distant lands, the potential is immense. Brazil is a key pillar of...

Ban the use of vape completely, says Pahang Sultan

PETALING JAYA: The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, has suggested that electronic cigarettes or vapes be completely banned. His Majesty said that the recommendation came in response to his concerns over the increasing abuse of drugs in Pahang, especially among the youth, based on statistics from the National Anti-Drug Agency. According to Sinar...

Malaysia tops Asia in scam revictimisation rate

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has the highest rate of online fraud revictimisation in Asia, with victims being retargeted over 2.5 times on average, according to the Asia Scam Report 2024 issued by the Global Anti-Scam Alliance. CelcomDigi Head of Sustainability Philip Ling said the report also revealed that Hong Kong and Thailand ranked second and third, respectively. "There...

Construction of MRT3 project may only start in 2027, says MRT Corp

KUALA LUMPUR: The on-site construction of the Mass Rapid Transit 3 (MRT3) project may only commence in 2027 after Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) completes the land acquisition process, MRT Corp chief executive officer Datuk Mohd Zarif Hashim said. He added that the process was currently underway with public inspections taking place until...

‘Back to school, pray for me’, says Tunku Azizah

PETALING JAYA: The Tengku Ampuan of Pahang, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, shared the happy news that she is now a student again at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). In a Sinar Harian report, the announcement was made via her official TikTok account @cmspahang on Sunday (Nov 17). In the post, she shared a picture of...