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Hijabi fashion entrepreneur Neelofa was criticised online recently for uploading clips of Disney’s The Lion King on social media. The 30-year-old has apologised since then, saying that she had no intention of breaking copyright-related laws and that she respects intellectual property. Neelofa, whose real name is Noor Neelofa Mohd Noor wrote an apology on Twitter. […]

It’s been rumoured that Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton has had botox and Kensington Palace released a rare statement to deny that. Dr Munir Somji, a plastic surgeon of Dr Medi Spa Clinic in London claimed that Kate is a client who regularly visits for treatment. The company uploaded an image of the Duchess with […]

Hong Kong actor Nicholas Tse who has recently helmed cooking shows now hopes to whip another feast for the eyes on movie screens. Tse is reuniting with Donnie Yen after 14 years to shoot a thriller called Raging Fire. It is a comeback to action movies after starring in films such as New Police Story […]

In the new sci-fi action thriller Gemini Man, Will Smith battles with a younger clone of himself which filmmakers say represents Hollywood’s biggest leap forward yet into futuristic computer generated imagery. The fresh-faced younger Smith in Paramount’s film is entirely built with special effects, right down to his eerily realistic pores, sinews and blood vessels. […]

Director-actor Stephen Chow has been the subject of many rumours regarding his love life despite being a private person. He was rumoured to be the mysterious father of actress Cecilia Cheung’s third child in Jan 2019. The latest rumour is that he is married. In 2010, he broke up with longtime girlfriend construction heiress Yu […]

While in Malaysia a Malay woman reported her foreign sex partner to the Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor or JAIS for removing his condom during intercourse, in the UK, the BBC is making an effort to emancipate Asian women on sexuality. The British broadcaster launched a new podcast aimed at opening up conversations surrounding sex among […]

Popular soft drink giant Coca-Cola will be releasing an alcoholic beverage but it will not be in the US market just yet. Coca-Cola spokesperson Scott Leith said the company will officially launch the Lemon-do alcoholic soft drink in Japan in October. It debuted in May 2018 in Kyushu, Japan’s southernmost island in three varieties ranging […]

Singer/actress Jennifer Lopez just turned 50 and there is no sign of her slowing down. The sexy siren uploaded a video of herself on her official Instagram account showing some killer moves with her back up dancers. View this post on Instagram #MOOD… Bc tomorrow’s my birthday!!!!! #leoseason #itsmypartytour #july24 Feeling #happiness #gratitude #love ????????? […]

Just when you think it is end game for Avengers (pun intended), Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige announced that the Avengers will reassemble again. At the San Diego Comic-Con, he said that the superheroes will not be the same squad that we know. “It will be a very different team than we’ve seen before. That’s […]

Star of 1982’s Blade Runner, actor Rutger Hauer has passed away at the age of 75. He died in Netherlands on Friday after a short illness, his agent confirmed. The star acted as the murderous replicant Roy Batty in Blade Runner, a movie directed by Ridley Scott and also starred Harrison Ford. Hauer’s funeral was […]

by Andrew BEATTY Australian universities are being investigated over their contracts with Chinese-state run Confucius Institutes, officials said Thursday, amid fresh revelations over the scope of Beijing’s control of teaching in the centres. Attorney-General Christian Porter said the government was looking at whether deals between thirteen Australian universities and the Confucius Institutes breach new foreign […]

An American warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the US Navy and Taiwanese authorities said Thursday, triggering concern in Beijing. The transit came as China, which views Taiwan as a renegade province, unveiled a defence white paper Wednesday stressing its willingness to use force to thwart any move towards the self-ruled island’s independence, and accusing […]

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday reaffirmed his commitment to the social network’s quest to launch Libra cryptocurrency despite pushback from governments and critics. Facebook last month unveiled plans for Libra in an announcement that sparked fears of the unintended consequences of a loosely supervised global currency. Switzerland’s financial watchdog FINMA has already pledged […]

Individuals hoping for an American green card in exchange for making a major US financial investment must now fork over more money under the controversial arrangement, according to a new rule that will be published Wednesday. Going forward, an investment of $1.8 million as opposed to $1 million can earn an interested party the much-coveted […]

The United States on Tuesday announced it would begin an antitrust review of major online platforms to determine if they have “stifled” innovation or reduced competition. The announcement by the Justice Department did not name specific companies but appeared to signal the department was targeting Google, Facebook and Amazon, which dominate key sectors of the […]