Former Hong Kong actor Chun Wong recently celebrated his 80th birthday in a nursing home. In March 2024, Wong, who was previously reported to be 76, was hospitalised following a fall in a hotel room, which subsequently led to his transfer to a care home. He later suffered another two falls, resulting in two hospitalisations within a...
SEREMBAN: The Seremban City Council (MBS) has removed the doors at six hardcore poor housing programme (PPRT) flats in Lobak near here after its tenants failed to pay rent for years. The MBS took this step with tenants of the low-cost units owing back rent of between RM17,000 and RM34,000 each. The monthly rental for each unit...
PUTRAJAYA: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob is a suspect in an ongoing Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigation, says Tan Sri Azam Baki. MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said this at a press conference on the matter at the MACC HQ here on Monday (March 3) ALSO READ: MACC seizes RM170mil in foreign currency,...
WARSAW (Reuters) - Lech Walesa, the former Polish president and Solidarity trade union leader who played a leading role in the fall of Communism, signed a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump expressing "horror" at his argument with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The Nobel Peace Prize-winner posted the text of the letter, which was signed by 39...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong wants Pakatan Youth information chief Ammar Atan, whom he claims made defamatory remarks against him, to withdraw his statement within 24 hours. "This is what I said in front of hundreds of media friends at the recent MCA media night on Feb 26," he said on Facebook on...
HONG KONG: Khalil Fong Tai-tung, Hong Kong-based singer-songwriter, producer and composer, has died at the age of 41, after fighting illness for five years, according to his music label. The singer “gently and gracefully bid farewell” on Feb 21, Fong’s independent label, FU MUSIC said in a statement posted on social media. “With unwavering optimism in the...
SINGAPORE: Kwek Leng Beng’s long-time adviser Catherine Wu came under the spotlight when his son Sherman Kwek, group chief executive of City Developments Limited (CDL), said on Thursday (Feb 27) that she was the underlying reason behind the family’s public rift. The pair met in Taiwan in 1992 at a dinner party, according to Chinese daily...
BANGKOK: For the first time, Lisa opened up about the difficulties she has faced—work pressure, Sasaeng fans (a Korean term for Korean idol stalker), and negative comments. She also discusses her new solo album "Alter Ego", her first acting role in “The White Lotus” and her future plans. During an exclusive interview on WOODY FM, Lisa reflected...
NEW DELHI (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Four workers have died, and a search operation is ongoing to rescue five others after an avalanche struck the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand in northern India, Anadolu Ajansi reported officials said Saturday. Authorities launched a large-scale rescue effort in the Chamoli district after an avalanche buried over 50 workers from the Border...
KUALA KANGSAR: Products certified halal by three foreign halal certification bodies whose recognition was revoked by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) are prohibited from entering Malaysia from the date of the revocation. Jakim director-general Datuk Dr Sirajuddin Suhaimee said the ban would remain in effect until the three bodies rectified their shortcomings and implemented improvements as required...
