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Friday, December 30, 2016
Jagat’s journey Into Malaysian Cinematic History - When Jagat premiered on the same day as Star Wars: The Force Awakens in December 2015, it looked like Shanjhey Kumar Perumal’s directorial feature debut was destined to be overshadowed at the cinemas. But Jagat, just like its poster boy Appoi (played by Harvind Raj) in the film, did not go down without a fight.
The film, about a poor...
Ronaldo Rejects 300 Million Euro Move To China - Agent - World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo has turned down the chance to leave Real Madrid for an unnamed Chinese club for a transfer fee of 300 million euros (257 million pounds), his agent said on Thursday.
Speaking to Sky Italia at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai, Jorge Mendes said the deal would have been worth 100 million euros a year to the Portugal striker.
"From...
Watch Sydney’s New Year’s Eve Fireworks Live-Streamed On Facebook - Sydney’s famous New Year’s Eve fireworks, which traditionally kick off the world’s major celebrations, are set to be streamed live on Facebook for the first time, officials said.
The visual extravaganza in Australia’s biggest city is already watched by more than a million people at Sydney Harbour and a further one billion via a television audience.
Organisers...
Mothers Who Eat A Western Diet May Have Obese Children - A mother’s diet around the time of pregnancy and conception could influence whether or not her children become obese, according to new research from the United States.
Carried out by a team from The Scripps Research Institute, the researchers looked at two groups of rats – one selectively bred to be obesity-resistant to a high-fat diet and one bred...
Cubans Surf The Web At Home In Havana Pilot Project - Downtown Havana resident Margarita Marquez says she received a special Christmas gift this year: web access at home, a rarity in a country with one of the lowest internet penetration rates in the world.
Marquez, a 67-year-old retired university professor, was among those selected by the government two weeks ago to participate...
Don’t Miss The New Year’s Eve Fireworks At KLCC - It’s going to be magical, says Joe Ghazzal of the fireworks show that he and his team have designed for New Year’s eve countdown at Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur.
“This year’s fireworks will have a very (Walt) Disney feel to it. I mean, it’s New Year’s eve and everyone is in a celebratory mood, hoping for a better year in 2017.
“And everyone really looks...
Living In Fear Over RM1mil Insurance - With 11 insurance policies worth RM1mil in his name – a former Royal Malaysian Air Force sergeant says he is living in fear for his life.
The 42-year-old said the policies were bought without his knowledge by his wife, and there has already been one attempt on his life.
The man, who has been a construction safety officer since retiring in 2011, said two men posing as civil engineering students...
Thursday, December 29, 2016
Let’s get things straight – The Great Wall, purportedly China’s most expensive film to date that was shot entirely in the country and featuring one of the world’s most iconic landmarks, is not a Chinese movie.
Well, not initially anyway.
The basic idea of The Great Wall was concocted by Thomas Tull, the CEO of Hollywood film production company Legendary, who then developed the story with Max Brooks, the writer of Brad Pitt’s...
Archer Fatin Can’t Wait To Compete Again - Fatin Nurfatehah Mat Salleh just can’t wait to get her competitive juices flowing again.
The 25-year-old compound archer has not competed in any meets since the Asia Cup Stage 2 in Taiwan in September. Then, she teamed up with Saritha Cham Nong and Nurul Syazhera Mohd Asmi to win the women’s team gold. The trio were also victorious in the Asia Cup Stage 1 in Bangkok in March.
Four...
Take A Look At Where A Monster Lived And Died - From Nov 1, 2016, the new “Führerbunker” (Hitler’s bunker) exhibition in Berlin will offer guided tours around a replica of the study in which Hitler committed suicide in 1945.
Today, the original site of the bunker in which Adolf Hitler spent his final days is covered by a car park and a simple, discreet plaque. The Führerbunker exhibition, curated by the private Berlin...
Play Badminton, Tennis Or Squash If You Want A Long Life - You probably know that exercise is good for you, but do you know whether you’re better off riding a bike or swimming laps in the pool?
Actually, if you want to get the biggest bang for your exercise buck, you should pick up a racket, new research reveals.
An analysis of more than 80,000 adults who were tracked for nearly a decade finds that those who played...
Limbless Nigerian Teen Who Lived In A Plastic Bowl Dies - A Nigerian girl with no limbs who lived her life in a plastic bowl has died.
Rahma Haruna, 19, became well known when photos of her appeared online earlier this year. She suffered from a mysterious condition that stopped her arms and legs developing properly and was in constant pain.
She died on Dec 25.
News of her...
‘Dad’s Dead And Mum Left Us’ - Abandoned by their mother, two sisters from Jasin found themselves moving from one house to another until they were finally left in an orphanage in Semabok near here.
There, they watched as many other younger children were adopted by people. The two sisters remained ignored.
Now, five years later, they have resigned themselves to a life at the orpanage. And...
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