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India, Sept. 15 — Pankaj Tripathi talked about Shehnaaz Gill and her alleged late boyfriend Sidharth Shukla in a new interview. Pankaj said that Shehnaaz reminds him of Sidharth and that he was very much connected with the late actor. Sidharth Shukla died at the age of 40 last year, due to a heart attack. […]

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 15 — It’s the hope that kills. After almost 75 years of fever-pitched conviction that divide and rule is the Malaysian way, young voices emerge to say, maybe not. A spark in the dour dark. Instead of burning up and blowtorching the archaic institutions and thinking which plague this young nation, they […]

BANGKOK, Sept. 15 — More than two decades after Hollywood film The Beach was shot at Thailand’s glittering Maya Bay, the kingdom’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered officials to press ahead with environmental rehabilitation work. The 2000 adventure drama, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, drew criticism for the impact of the shoot on the pristine sands of […]

PARIS, Sept. 15 — Paris will start switching off the ornamental lights that grace city monuments hours earlier than usual, plunging the Eiffel Tower and other landmarks in the dark to cope with surging electricity costs, officials said Tuesday. Most monuments operated by the city will now go unlit from 10pm, (2000 GMT), a potential […]

Manila, Sept. 14 — SINGAPORE, Singapore – Elizabeth is majestic, hardy and “very fashionable”, said a top Singapore flower curator – referring not to the late monarch, but to an orchid named after the queen when she visited the former British colony. After Queen Elizabeth II’s death last week, the city-state’s Botanic Gardens loaned a […]

Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li Tzar-Kai will fork out HK10 million (USD$1.27million) to help the dancer who was badly injured during a Mirror concert in July. The billionaire said this sum would be in addition to covering the cost of medical fees for 27 year old Mo Li Kai-yin. Li who is chairman of PCCW […]

PETALING JAYA — A man in Australia allegedly led police on a three-hour car chase before being reportedly caught – having sex with his passenger The 27-year-old man was allegedly spotted driving at 180km/h in a Melbourne suburb just before midnight on Sunday, 7 News reported. The speed limit in the area is 80km/h. Local […]

GEORGE TOWN, Sept. 13 — The Health Ministry (MoH) will accommodate if Datuk Seri Najib Razak needs to be admitted to the National Heart Institute (IJN), said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said he called MoH yesterday to discuss Najib’s health condition. “I told MoH to try and accommodate whatever he needs, […]

SEOUL, Sept. 14 — K-pop aficionados know RM mostly through the successful boy band, BTS. But the South Korean singer is increasingly making a name for himself in another, more surprising role – that of patron of the arts. The slightest post by RM – whose real name is Kim Namjoon – causes a stir […]

Manila, Sept. 14 — Actor Lee Jung-jae made history when he won outstanding lead actor in a drama series for “Squid Game” at the 74th Emmy Awards held on Sept. 12 in Los Angeles. His triumph made him the first Korean to win the award with “Squid Game” taking home six Emmys out of 14 […]

Manila — A survey conducted by the independent research group OCTA has shown that most Filipinos still prefer to wear face masks in public to protect them against Covid-19. The result of the survey, which was conducted from April 22 to 25, 2022, was presented in a forum on Tuesday, Sept. 13, a day after […]

The cast of the new series Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is making a strong statement after they received a lot of negative press from fans of the original books and film adaptations. The television series which premiered on Amazon Prime Video is a diversion from the original version in that it […]

The state of California has approved legislation that provides protection for children and teenagers under 18 years old. Titled the AB 2273 the California Age Appropriate Design Code Act was passed in the state assembly by a vote of 33 to 0. It is an attempt to rein in tech companies and hold them accountable […]

Lowering the minimum voting age is not enough to ensure informed youth political participation. Young voters need political education and practice opportunities to understand and internalise principles of democracy. This was a key finding in Asia Centre’s latest report “Youth and Disinformation in Malaysia: Strengthening Electoral Integrity”. Asia Centre, a research institute in Special Consultative […]

Manila, Sept. 13 — Fury Road; it’s not surprising to find that 77-year-old director George Miller has had his fans clamouring for still another Mad Max sequel; or at the very least, a film that thrives in a similar domain. So I loved it when Miller announced that he would be bringing his new film […]