Tag - Controversy

Datuk Vida responds to asset seizure controversy

PETALING JAYA: Following the uproar over the seizure of items from her residence on Monday (Nov 25), controversial entrepreneur Datuk Vida (pic) has spoken out about the issue. According mStar.com.my, Vida, whose real name is Datuk Seri Hasmiza Othman, 53, stated that she will fully cooperate regarding the matter that has become a hot topic 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...

Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau at centre of war of words over song choice in Taiwan

BEIJING has slammed some Taiwanese politicians for “manipulation” after they attacked Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau Tak-wah for performing his song “Chinese people” at a concert on the self-ruled island. At the centre of controversy was Lau’s performance of his 1996 single during his tour in Taiwan between October 31 and November 3. His singing of “Chinese...

S’gor govt has no problem disclosing details of Asia Mobiliti’s appointment for DRT project, says MB

PETALING JAYA: The Selangor state government is willing to disclose details of Asia Mobiliti Technologies Sdn Bhd's appointment for the state’s Demand-Responsive Transit (DRT) project, amid concerns of preferential treatment and conflict of interest, says Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. “We are willing and have no problem with that. The minutes of the meeting from the deciding...

Socks issue: Vigilantism will not be tolerated, says CID chief

KUALA LUMPUR: Stern action will be taken against those who take the law into their own hands over the controversial socks issue, says the Bukit Aman CID director. Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said vigilantism is prohibited and stern action awaits those who engage in such acts. ALSO READ: Cops nab man for alleged insult on...

Stern action must be taken on those culpable in sock issue, says King

PETALING JAYA: Stern action must be taken against those found culpable in the controversial sock issue, says His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia. Sultan Ibrahim said socks being sold with the word "Allah" on them was a grave issue as it offends Muslims and threatens national harmony. ALSO READ: Vendor behind sock controversy apologises again, regrets any...

Is DAP upholding nation’s interests or its own, asks Takiyuddin

PETALING JAYA: PAS secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan (pic) has urged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to curb the “poisonous narrative” peddled by DAP. This narrative has brought DAP's true intentions into question, Takiyuddin added in reference to recent statements by party veterans Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang and Tan Kok Wai. Lim had said last...

S’wak businessman pulls out of Kudat land deal after controversy

KOTA KINABALU: Sarawak businessman Datuk Seri Thomas Hah Tiing Siu, who was linked to a controversial land deal on an island in Sabah's northern Kudat district, has backed out of the deal. Hah said the decision took into account the controversy stirred by certain groups over his company's plan to invest in an agro-development project in...