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Cinema OnlineSuki Low bestowed honorary merit by Negeri Sembilan royalty
The singer was accompanied by husband to the ceremony in conjunction with Tuanku Muhriz's birthday
- The Independent
'Zip it!': Tui flight attendant praised for reaction to racist remarks as flight erupts into chaos
The flight attendant said she would call the pilots and the police if the chaos continued
- The Daily Beast
Trump Didn’t Bother Telling Mel Gibson About His New Job
Mel Gibson is just as surprised as you are. The controversial Hollywood star apparently found out about his new diplomatic posting at the same time as the rest of the world when President-elect Donald Trump announced he would be appointing actors Sylvester Stallone, Jon Voight, and Gibson as his “special ambassadors” to Hollywood. In true Trump fashion, he said the new roles were part of his effort to the American film industry “bigger, better, and stronger than ever before.”
- Malay Mail
Johor police investigate assault on Puspakom staff from viral video (VIDEO)
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — The South Johor Baru District Police confirmed an incident involving a viral video showing a Pusp...
- Malay Mail
Supermarket chain closes Bangsar bakery with roach spotted crawling on bread: outlet undergoes sanitisation, deep cleaning and pest control
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — A supermarket chain has apologised after a Facebook post from a customer highlighted a cockroach...
- Malay Mail
Man in Subang Jaya arrested for rape after teen girlfriend found pregnant
SUBANG JAYA, Jan 16 – A man in his 20s has been arrested for rape after a 14-year-old girl he had befriended was confirm...
- Reuters
Nvidia CEO says not attending Trump's inauguration
Nvidia's chief executive Jensen Huang said on Friday he will not be attending U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, but will instead be "on the road" celebrating the Lunar New Year with employees and their families. Asked by reporters outside Nvidia's new year party in Taipei whether he had talked with the incoming Trump administration about the new artificial intelligence export control rules the outgoing Biden administration unveiled this week, Huang said, "not yet". He also said he had met C.C. Wei, the chairman of Nvidia's main supplier TSMC for lunch where they talked about ramping up production of Nvidia's most advanced AI chips Blackwell.
- People
Mom Washes Dirt Out of Sons' Mouths and Vacuums It Off Her Floor. Days Later, She Learns It Wasn't Dirt (Exclusive)
The mom of three turned her back for just a minute
- Malay Mail
‘Thrown under the bus’: Najib disagrees he’s to blame in 1MDB, claims was uneasy with Jho Low
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 17 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak today disagreed with Low Taek Jho’s attempt to “throw him under the bus” and...
- Malay Mail
After sandwich maker claims chicken ham was ‘halal’, Jakim says ingredients don’t make the cert
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — A food maker’s insistence that it only used halal ingredients was no defence against its unauthor...
- The Independent
Kelly Osbourne calls out celebrities using LA fires as photo op after Meghan and Harry labeled ‘disaster tourists’
‘No one asked you to come out and give hugs,’ reality star argued
- AFP News
US trade envoy finds China's shipbuilding policies warrant 'urgent action'
The US Trade Representative said Thursday that its probe into China's practices in the shipbuilding, maritime and logistics sectors found that Beijing's undermining of fair competition warranted "urgent action.""Beijing's targeted dominance of these sectors undermines fair, market-oriented competition, increases economic security risks, and is the greatest barrier to revitalization of US industries," USTR Katherine Tai said in a statement.
- HuffPost UK
West Refuses To 'Recognise 1 Truth' About Russia Which Means Europe Has 'No Chance' Against Putin
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a dire warning to his allies today.
- Malay Mail
Rumah Tangsi: From tin tycoon’s home to PM’s yellow heritage haven where leaders break bread
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — Recently, a two-storey mansion along Jalan Kinabalu garnered attention after Prime Minister Datuk...
- People
Kylie Jenner Sizzles in Sexy Catsuit for Romantic Parisian Date Night with Boyfriend Timothée Chalamet
The ‘Kardashians’ star looked fabulous for her outing with Chalamet following his Paris premiere of 'A Complete Unknown'
- Twentytwo13
From corridors of power to prison cell, Najib Razak continues to hog the limelight in Malaysian politics
The fact that Datuk Seri Najib Razak remains a talking point today, despite his incarceration, is something many had not envisioned or even imagined. Not when he became the first Malaysian prime minister to be convicted in a court of law and to be sent to jail.
- The Telegraph
Disarmed, forced into ‘hibernation’ or the rise of a new insurgency: Hamas faces uncertain future
As crowds of Palestinians on Wednesday night cheered in Gaza’s shattered streets at the arrival of a long-awaited ceasefire deal, a car carrying veiled militants joined the celebrations.
- The Telegraph
Transgender girl stabbed by Snapchat gang, court hears
A transgender girl was repeatedly stabbed by a group of masked youths after lying about her gender and then performing a sex act on a boy, a court has heard.
- INSIDER
TikTok CEO set to join other tech moguls at Trump's inauguration
TikTok may be banned in the US on January 19, a day before the inauguration, if its Chinese owner, ByteDance, doesn't sell the app.
- AFP News
Sri Lanka signs landmark $3.7 bn deal with Chinese state oil giant
Sri Lanka has secured its biggest-ever foreign investment after signing a deal with Chinese state-run oil giant Sinopec, officials said on Thursday."During President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s four-day state visit to China, Sri Lanka marked a significant milestone by securing the largest foreign direct investment to date," it said.