KUCHING — The Sessions Court here on Wednesday (April 7) sentenced an Indonesian to a total of six months in jail for encroaching on Dered Krian National Park and removing objects of geological interest in the area. Lukas Baidie, 36, pleaded guilty to the two charges read to him by a court interpreter. According to […]
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s “Sugar King” Robert Kuok remains the wealthiest man in Malaysia and even saw his estimated wealth increase to US$12.6 billion (RM51.9 billion) this year amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Forbes’ annual World’s Billionaires List. The 97-year-old Hong Kong-based businessman however saw a rankings slip and is now the world’s 171st […]
KUALA LUMPUR — An Australian art director is using his Covid-19 quarantine time to create cowboy regalia from brown paper bags that contained meals sent to his hotel room. Apart from a ‘horse’, which David Marriott named Russell (as in ‘rustle’), he also created a cowboy attire and styled a poke bowl into a cowboy […]
PETALING JAYA — It was a dramatic end to the Mrs Sri Lanka 2021 pageant when the winner Pushpika De Silva was unceremoniously stripped of her crown. The deed was carried out by last year’s winner Caroline Jurie who duly placed the coveted crown on the first runner-up’s head. In online video footage, Jurie is […]
KUALA LUMPUR — K-Pop girl group Blackpink member Lisa is caught in the crossfire over a group of clothing brands that rejected cotton produced in China’s Xinjiang. K-pop entertainment news portal Koreaboo reported that the 24-year-old’s recent cover with Bazaar China had been scrapped from the fashion magazine’s socials. The development was unfortunate for Lisa, […]
PETALING JAYA — A waiter of Ipoh’s Sri Ananda Bahwan restaurant was hailed as ahero after returning a customer’s lost ring. The customer, Kunavathi Paul Raj and her son, had visited the restaurant on Tuesday for breakfast where Nagendran took their orders. She told Malay Mail that while they were heading to their car after […]
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian celebrity couple Kamal Adli and Uqasha Senrose revealed that they are planning to have three wedding receptions, including one planned especially for fans. The Hantu Kak Limah actress told local portal Mstar that their first wedding reception was for family and close friends with a limit of 350 people. “For our […]
PETALING JAYA — Fans of the popular ’90s Malaysian girl group Elite can rejoice following the announcement that they have reunited just in time for their 25th anniversary. The group’s original members Abby Abadi, Azza Zawari, Linda Rafar, Watie Sadali and Sasha Saidin are commemorating their reunion with a new single titled Alhamdulillah. Abby told […]
PETALING JAYA — Malaysian entrepreneur Neelofa left fans in awe after it was revealed that 5,000 Swarovski crystals and other premium materials were used to craft her wedding dress. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Neelofa (@neelofa) Fashion designer Alia Bastamam told mStar that Neelofa, 32, had a clear vision […]
