#Automotive

KUALA LUMPUR — Janet Jackson’s 1989 hit Rhythm Nation has been blamed for causing older laptops to crash. The matter was first revealed by Microsoft’s principal software engineer Raymond Chen on his blog The Old New Thing but the technology company had since declared the song as a security vulnerability, Daily Mail reported. According to […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 19 — Malaysian fans of Billie Eilish fans experienced her first performance here at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium. Fans praised the performance itself, but the experience, from getting to the concert to various other issues, was anything but lovely. The Grammy award-winning singer serenaded and entertained a crowd of 25,000 with […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 19 — Lawyers have warned that the Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s (DBKL) ban on a popular comedy centre Crackhouse Comedy Club in Kuala Lumpur and its owners from opening any businesses sets a bad precedent. That is tantamount to power abuse and infringing the right of life that is guaranteed to all, […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug  — Merseyside police arrested three teenagers after they were found with a fake perfume filled with urine at a train station. The arrests were made following complaints that they were using “aggressive sales tactics” to peddle cheap perfume in Southport town centre, Liverpool Echo reported. Police said the suspects forced shoppers on […]

Korean stars Gong Hyo-jin and Kevin Oh announced their wedding recently. The actress and singer respectively confirmed their wedding on August 17. The duo announced their relationship in April this year. In response to reports, the agency representing Gong Hyo Jin made the following statement: “We would like to share news about actress Gong Hyo […]

Will Smith has spoken about why he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars in March. Speaking to Trevor Noah on The Daily Show in November while promoting his film Emancipation, he refers to the incident as “a horrific night”. “There were many nuances and complexities to it, you know but at the end of the day, […]

British actor Tom Holland is apparently the favourite to play James Bond according to The Today Show. Holland is the front-runner after Idris Elba decided not to take the role. Incidentally Holland himself is a big fan of James Bond films. The 26 year old said “Essentially I’m such a big fan of James Bond. […]

Fans of the super cool Panda get ready, Po the Dragon Warrior and the Furious Five are all coming back! The fourth instalment of Kung Fu Panda has been announced on Twitter. Kung Fu Panda 4 will release in cinemas on March 8, 2024 according to DreamWorks Animation’s official Twitter account. Kung Fu Panda first […]

Hollywood actress Margot Robbie is getting together with Disney for a magic carpet ride of sorts. The starlet will be working on a film based on Disney’s most famous theme park ride. The film will be based on Disneyland’s Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, a mine train-style coaster that takes riders through the base of a […]

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith were in the news for all the wrong reasons a couple of months ago. The couple made their first public appearance on Aug 13 post the infamous slapping of Chris Rock by Will Smith during the Oscars. The couple were seen leaving the posh Nobu restaurant in Malibu recently […]

Bestselling author Salman Rushdie is recovering from stab wounds in the neck and chest but is still in critical condition. The author who was brutally stabbed on August 12 was also taken off the ventilator. “Though his life changing injuries are severe, his usual feisty and defiant sense of humor remains intact,” said his son […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug — Former defence minister, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, changed the design of the littoral combat ships (LCS) from Sigma to Gowind in 2011, contrary to what the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) wanted. The Report of the Government Governance, Procurement and Finance Investigation Committee (JKSTUPKK) on the construction project of six LCS, […]

SINGAPORE — For many years, I harboured dreams of being a pilot. I took all the right steps to arm myself with a commercial pilot licence, because I thought this would be my career trajectory for the foreseeable future. But then, the unforeseeable happened – the Covid-19 pandemic. It struck at the worst possible juncture […]

Netflix has a plethora of shows for the discerning viewer but knowing what’s really good is the trick to binge-worthy television. Here’s a list of television shows that we really like: Stranger Things This show is set in the 80s (yup very much pre all your favourite gadgets) where life was very outdoorsy and bicycles […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug — The prime minister of Ontario swallowed a bee during a press conference that caused the premier to cough violently. Doug Ford was taking questions from the media about the province-wide health-care staff shortage and the possibility of privatisation when the insect flew into his mouth, CBC reported. The insect could be […]