After the unexpected change in government following the 14th general election, a slew senior politicians and their family members were prosecuted on charges ranging from corruption to money laundering and abuse. While some have come to or are nearing their conclusion, others remain at various stages before the courts. With the 15th general election rumoured […]
The date of the 14th Parliament’s dissolution, which will pave the way for the 15th general election, may be decided tonight when ruling party Umno’s supreme council meets. Citing unnamed sources, news portal The Malaysian Insight reported November as a possible date for polls. “Parliament will be dissolved by the second week of October and […]
PETALING JAYA — In the latest news of unlikely celebrity pairings, sources claim that actor Brad Pitt is ‘secretly dating’ model Emily Ratajkowski. Based on reports, however, it is unclear what that actually means. While the pair “are spending a lot of time together”, those around them “aren’t sure if it’s serious”, People reported yesterday. […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 28 — Hugh Jackman is set to return as Wolverine in Deadpool 3. An announcement video posted on social by Ryan Reynolds shared his ‘search’ for the right story to bring foul-mouthed mercenary Deadpool into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). His deep search yielded nothing, instead, he choose an old idea to […]
PETALING JAYA — Several churches in America are reportedly using surveillance apps to make sure their congregants aren’t watching porn. Former members of Gracepoint, a Southern Baptist church, say they were coerced into installing an “anti-pornography” app called Covenant Eyes by church leaders. According to Wired, the app spies on users’ web traffic and takes […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 26 — Despite the government’s lifting of the face mask mandate, many Malaysians still prefer to keep their masks on indoors. A visit to Mid Valley Megamall and neighbouring Bangsar saw that the majority of shoppers – with the exception of some younger individuals and foreigners – still wearing face masks. “I […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 27 — In a growing wave of protest, more and more Malaysians have joined in the call to stop the Control of Tobacco Product and Smoking Bill 2022’s Generational End Game (GEG). Many businesses, entrepreneurs, consumers, lawyers and even politicians are worried about the implications of the GEG and petition platform Malaysia […]
Kuala Lampur, Sept. 26 — Last week I had the privilege of speaking to AA who has struggled for many years with depression and suicidal thoughts. In fact, on the night of September 17, he pinned a suicide note on Twitter (later deleted). I and many others tried to contact him, and about five to […]
KUALA LUMPUR– Actor Zamarul Hisyam sought the approval of Bella Astillah’s husband before they started working together in their latest telemovie Aku Tanpa Cintamu. Zamarul was responding to negative comments from social media users who felt he and Bella should not be paired as both had their respective families, Berita Harian reported. The 51-year-old actor […]
