A professionally done portrait can cost more than RM10,000, and that does not even account for additional travel expenses or inconveniences. The hope to have a high-quality, professionally taken photo often remains out of reach for many people due to the excessive costs and logistical challenges. A professional portrait setup is rarely portable, and accessibility becomes an...
BANGKOK: Despite claiming a strong defence in its dissolution case, the Move Forward Party is eying three candidates – two MPs and an academic – to lead a new party if it is dissolved by the Constitutional Court. According to party sources, Move Forward’s core members are now pondering who should lead the party’s next incarnation...
TOKYO: As a child actor, Kirato Wakayama was one of Japan’s most recognisable faces, tarring in historical epics, the Kamen Rider superhero series, and the 2014 live-action remake of Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki’s Kiki’s Delivery Service. Now a young adult at 20, he is behind bars awaiting trial over his alleged role in the gruesome double...
NARATHIWAT: For less than RM2,500, Malaysian couples can get a marriage certificate in Thailand. That’s how easy it is to get hitched – even for those wanting a second wife. And the number of Malaysians getting married in southern Thailand is growing. ALSO READ: Get the paperwork done right for a proper marriage However, a local nikah kahwin (marriage...
BANGKOK: Two Japanese men have been arrested in Laos for allegedly murdering and dismembering the body of a compatriot in Nonthaburi province in April. A source at the Provincial Police Bureau said it had learned that the duo had been detained in Vientiane. The bureau is in touch with Laos police and expects the two men...
RECENTLY, a viral video showed a man running away with a handful of gold from a jewellery store. The video began with a man walking into the jewellery store and showing interest in buying some gold. When presented with the jewellery he requested, and while the shopkeeper was calculating the price of the gold, he grabbed...
KUALA LUMPUR: Genting Malaysia Bhd’s wholly owned subsidiary, GENM Capital Bhd has issued RM1.3bil in nominal value of medium-term notes (MTNs). In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, Genting Malaysia said it raised RM1.05bil through three tranches of MTNs.These notes offer annual coupons ranging from 4.92% to 5.15% and have maturities spanning five to ten years. The leisure and...
We know that the average octopus has more limbs than us. But what about its organs? Do these alien-looking aquatic wildlife hide even more startling facts beneath their mottled skin, such as having more hearts than us landlubbers? ALSO READ: Is it true that each tentacle of an octopus has a mind of their own? As it stands they...
WELLINGTON: A Jetstar Airways aircraft had steering issues while landing at Christchurch Airport on Friday (May 31) morning, the airline said in a statement, with local media reporting it left the runway. Jetstar, which is owned by Qantas Airways, said it had veered on the runway but had not yet been able to confirm it had...
SEREMBAN: Police are looking for a motorcyclist who snatched a gold bangle from a woman motorcyclist who was returning home with her two children in Taman Bandar Senawang near here. The suspect committed the act knowing well that it could have endangered the lives of the 33-year-old woman who was riding with her two young children. Seremban...
