PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Olympics team have started their hunt for their first gold from the games in Paris. Take a look at our Olympians and know where and when to catch them in action. The Malaysian Olympians by candy
For years, many have wowed at the S$1mil carrot Singapore dangles for its athletes to score gold at the Olympics. To date, Singapore’s only athlete to have received the cash bonus is swimmer Joseph Schooling, who won the 100m butterfly at the Rio 2016 Olympics. For Singaporean athletes who score silver and bronze, S$500K and S$250K is...
Celine Dion is reportedly set to take the stage at the Olympics Opening Ceremony on Friday (July 26), marking her first performance since she was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome in 2022. The French-Canadian diva paused touring due to the rare condition, a “progressive neurological disorder” which often results in stiffness and muscle spasms that can...
BANGKOK: Thai athletes will be bidding to burnish the kingdom’s reputation with more medals when the 2024 Games kicks off next week Thailand has won 35 Olympic medals – 10 gold, 8 silver and 17 bronze – since debuting at the 1952 Helsinki Games. The first medal came 24 years later when boxer Payao Poontarat stepped onto...
PETALING JAYA: Former national shuttler Datuk Lee Chong Wei and his family are stuck in Paris as recent floods in Dubai are causing delays in flights from Europe. Lee, his wife Wong Mew Choo and their two sons, Terence and Kingston, travelled to Paris last weekend to participate in the Paris 100 Sino-French Badminton Charity Gala,...
PETALING JAYA: Men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia has officially qualified for the Paris Olympics while Ng Tze Yong’s hopes of making the cut is as good as over. Zii Jia, who is currently in 10th spot in the Race to Paris rankings, is set to make his second appearance in the showpiece event in July. The...
Let’s just say the edited version looked very, very different from the original. Mandopop King Jay Chou, 45, is one of Christian Dior’s global ambassadors and he recently attended the fashion house's Fall Winter 24/25 show in Paris. While Jay's maiden appearance at Dior's event was one for the books, netizens couldn’t help but focus on the photos which were...
Who would have thought that the 60-year-old Hong Kong actor could turn up the world’s most exclusive ball like that. Earlier this month, it was reported that Jasmine Yen, the 19-year-old daughter of martial arts superstar Donnie Yen and former model Cissy Wang, would be one of 20 chosen young ladies to “debut” at this year’s Le Bal des Débutantes. For the Yens, it...
We wonder if the stylist went, “Let’s do Jigong, but make it fashion!” Chinese actress Yang Mi is a go-to cover girl for many magazines in China but her latest cover has netizens scratching their heads. The 37-year-old’s newest shoot has netizens wondering why she was made to wear a "garbage bag” on her head, along with an outfit...
The death of Queen Elizabeth II marks a shift in the relationship between fashion and the British monarchy, with younger members of the royal family, notably Catherine, Princess of Wales, likely taking on a greater public role. The late queen had a precise fashion formula – elegant coats, trim hats and square-heeled shoes shaped her familiar...
