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Monday, July 31, 2017
Peter Cetera To Perform In Malaysia This September - Peter Cetera clearly loves Malaysia. We can see why – we’re a hard habit to break. Still, it’s hard for us to say sorry, especially when Cetera decides to stay the night.
The former lead singer of Chicago will be returning for a show at the Mega Star Arena, Kuala Lumpur on Sept 6, 8pm.
It is part of Cetera’s South-East Asia tour, which also features Manila in the Philippines and Singapore.
Cetera...
Jun Hao Bags Asian Junior Singles Title - Leong Jun Hao played superbly to win the boys’ singles title at the Asian Junior Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The 18-year-old shuttler battled for one hour and 14 minutes to beat Bai Yupeng of China 21-6, 20-22, 21-17 in the boys’ singles final on Sunday.
Jun Hao’s win ends Malaysia’s four-year wait for a singles title at the Asian junior badminton level.
The last Malaysian to win...
The Top-Rated Vacation Rentals In The World - From a chic, art-filled apartment a stone’s throw from the Eiffel Tower, to a luxurious villa on the edge of Lake Como in Italy, TripAdvisor has released a list of the top vacation rental homes on its site for travellers of all budgets.
The inaugural Travelers’ Choice Awards for Rentals recognises 30 of the top vacation homes, based on traveller reviews and opinions.
Properties are divided...
Your Best D-fence? - Vitamin D isn’t just vital for strong bones, but many body systems, including the immune system.
Researchers of yesteryears had the notion that vitamin D receptors were only located in certain areas of the body such as the bones, intestines and kidney.
Little did they know back then that vitamin D receptors are actually found in all parts of the body. We can thus make the conclusion that vitamin D is useful throughout...
Japan PM Abe, Trump Agree On Need To Take Further North Korea Action - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump by phone and that they agreed on the need to take further action on North Korea in the wake of its most recent missile launch.
Abe told reporters that he praised Trump's commitment on North Korea and that he would make the utmost efforts to protect the Japanese public.
North...
Snatch Thief Dies After Victim Rams Car Into His Bike In Serdang - A snatch thief died after his victim gave chase with his car and knocked him off his motorcycle in Seri Kembangan early Sunday.
It is learnt that the 25-year-old suspect had snatched a bag belonging to a Yemeni student who was having drinks at a mamak stall at about 3.30am.
The student quickly got into his car and pursued the suspect for about the 3km before he rammed...
Saturday, July 29, 2017
Review: Atomic Blonde - Who doesn’t like a good old-fashioned, no-frills, spy-thriller that also doubles up as a no-holds-barred action movie? Throw in Charlize Theron (who seems to be going on an action movie spree of late) as the butt-kicking platinum blonde superspy lead character, and you’ve got a movie that’s bound to go, well, atomic.
Based on Antony Johnston and Sam Hart’s 2012 graphic novel The Coldest City, Atomic Blonde is set...
Nicol In Shock Defeat At World Games - Nicol David's bid for a fourth successive World Games squash gold medal ended in a shock loss to Hong Kong's Joey Chan in the semi-finals.
The world No. 6 lost 11-7, 10-12, 11-5, 4-11, 5-11 in the match in Wroclaw, Poland on Thursday.
It was the eight-time world champion's first ever defeat to world No. 19 Chan in nine meetings.
It also marked the first time that the 33-year-old Penangite has lost...
A Vacation Will Be More Expensive In 2018 - If you’re planning a big trip in 2018 you might want to start saving up now, as the findings of a new report predict that travel prices will rise sharply across air, hotel and ground transportation next year.
The reason – a stronger global economy, higher oil prices and rising demand from emerging markets, say analysts in the 2018 Global Travel Forecast, released jointly by global travel management...
How To Tell Someone That You’re Sick And May Die - You’ve recently been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.
Should you share the news with friends and family, or is it better to withhold that information to avoid causing pain?
If you know you are going to need their support, you have to share the news; if you prefer to go it alone, then keep it private.
Dr Lucy Hone, author of Resilient Grieving, finds it helpful to ask,...
Trump Replaces Chief Of Staff Priebus With Retired General Kelly - President Donald Trump replaced his beleaguered White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus, after only six months on the job on Friday, installing retired General John Kelly in his place in a major shake-up of his top team.
Trump announced the move in a tweet a day after his new communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, accused Priebus of leaking information to reporters...
Singer Detained For Allegedly Assaulting Wife - Singer Aliff Aziz was detained for allegedly assaulting his wife Bella Astillah at a karaoke centre in Cheras here.
It is learnt that Bella had gone to the karaoke centre in Taman Shamelin accompanied by her mother at about 4.30pm on Thursday to look for her husband.
However, when she discovered that he was with another woman in one of the karaoke rooms, an argument broke out between the...
Friday, July 28, 2017
I’m (still) Batman: Ben Affleck Denies Being Dropped - Ben Affleck dismissed speculation that he is being dropped as Batman during a Warner Bros presentation that introduced the Justice League and announced a sequel to summer smash hit Wonder Woman.
Rumours have been swirling in the US entertainment press that the studio was casting around for a replacement for 44-year-old Affleck to lead a standalone Batman franchise.
“Let me be very...
Thomas Muller Remembers His Mentor From Malaysia - Thomas Muller is an established international football star, but the Germany and Bayern Munich forward owes a debt of gratitude to a man from South-east Asia.
From 2001 to 2013, former Malaysian international defender Lim Teong Kim, who is also the uncle of ex-Singapore defender Lim Tong Hai, was a coach at Bayern's youth academy.
Famous players like Philipp Lahm, Bastian Schweinsteiger,...
‘Troll’s Male Organ’ In Norway Re-erected - Norwegians have come out en masse to raise nearly €20,000 (RM98,279) to repair an eye-catching male organ-shaped rock formation apparently knocked down by vandals.
The formation, which local guides had planned to make a tourist destination, is known as Trollpikken, or “The Troll’s Male Appendage” in a very conservative translation.
Hikers in south-western Norway in late June, found the massive...
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