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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 […]

Singapore—K-pop supergroup BTS has spoken out against anti-Asian discrimination, saying they themselves have been victims of such prejudice. BTS’ March 30 tweet in both Korean and English has been liked over 1.5 million times and shared over 800,000 times. #StopAsianHate#StopAAPIHate pic.twitter.com/mOmttkOpOt — 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) March 30, 2021 The hashtags #StopAsianHate and #StopAAPIHate (Asian Americans and […]

PETALING JAYA — Dashcam footage of a Proton Wira driver using a fire truck’s siren to escape a traffic jam has sparked fury in the online community. Firefighter Mohd Ridzwan Shah posted the video to his TikTok on March 28 to urge Malaysian road users to give way to emergency vehicles. “Please give your cooperation […]

PETALING JAYA — The young daughter of Erra Fazira and businessman Engku Emran has been earning praise from Malaysians for complying with Covid-19 guidelines at a recent celebrity wedding. Twelve-year-old Engku Aleesya was the only person seen wearing a face mask in a group photograph at the akad nikah (solemnisation) ceremony of popular hijab entrepreneur […]

KUALA LUMPUR — Cantopop singer Eason Chan may have to fork out HK$60 million (S$10.4 million) as compensation for cutting ties with sportswear brand Adidas. Hong Kong’s hk01.com reported that Chan had been working with the brand for 10 years before the 46-year-old’s recent decision to cut working ties after a group of clothing brands […]

Singapore—Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan called the crisis in Myanmar “an unfolding tragedy” in remarks to the press on Mar 26 after he met with Indonesian leaders in Jakarta.  “It’s not a happy topic. It’s a tragedy that is unfolding,” he said. He also expressed the belief that the crisis will not ease any time […]

KUALA LUMPUR — Hong Kong actor Louis Koo’s philanthropy is not only confined to the city-state. As a photo of a kindergarten building at Henan with Koo’s name made its rounds on social media, Sina.com reported that Koo had donated funds to build four schools last year, namely Sungang Primary School, Chengguan Town Centre Kindergarten, […]

PETALING JAYA– Korean-American musician Jae from the band Day6 has deleted his Twitch channel after a joke he made about sugar daddies caused controversy in South Korea. Earlier this week, Jae, whose full name is Park Jae-hyung, joked in English about having a sugar daddy while playing the video game Rust on his Twitch stream. […]

TOKYO — Sometimes it feels as though the world is at a standstill. But the seasons pass and with them, so does what we harvest and partake of. Nowhere is this clearer than in Japan where menus switch from autumnal apples and persimmons to the wintry flavours of sukiyaki and oden. Now it is springtime. […]

KUALA LUMPUR — A Japanese gaming company is giving its staff a day off to play the video game Monster Hunter Rise which is set to be released tomorrow. Japanese VR/AR developer Mark-on CEO Jack Masaki emailed staff on Tuesday, as well as tweeting his announcement. In the email, Masaki said he noticed many of […]

SINGAPORE – This Friday (Mar 26), e-commerce platform giant Lazada is throwing a birthday bash unlike any other. The itinerary includes a livestream gaming session, shopping deals and an exciting virtual concert featuring superstar Katy Perry, K-pop group NCT Dream and a few of our homegrown artistes such as Jasmine Sokko and Nathan Hartono. To […]

Singapore — A Singaporean woman living in Brisbane has been deported for overstaying her student visa. A statement from the Australian Border Force (ABF) on Friday (March 19) said that the woman had been found guilty on state charges of engaging in prostitution knowingly participating in the provision of prostitution by another”. Those convicted of […]

More than 100,00 people were killed in the Sri Lankan insurgency from 1972 until 2009.  The highest toll of mass killings was in Mullivaikkal where an estimated 40,000 Tamils were killed in early 2009. Towards the end of the insurgency in May 2009, aerial bombardments and indiscriminate shellings by the Sri Lankan army, navy and […]

Singapore — An Anchorvale resident shared with MP Jamus Lim how distraught he was about CECA. The MP was on a house visit on Thursday (Mar 18) when the resident said the India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) “has been unfair for Singaporean workers, and has led to both a flood of Indian nationals, alongside […]