Malaysia Will Reprint SEA Games Booklet After Backlash Over Indonesian Flag Error

There was a commotion over the weekend when Malaysia had mistakenly printed an error for the Indonesian flag on the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games booklet.

The Indonesian flag, which has 2 stripes, red on top and white below, was misprinted upside down. As a result, the error made Indonesian flag look like a Poland flag. Needless to say, this did not go unnoticed.

Indonesia’s Youth and Sports Minister Imam Nahrawi tweeted that although the grand opening was impressive, it was affected by a “deeply hurtful fatal negligence”. “We will definitely protest. We are also waiting for a direct apology from the government of Malaysia. How can such a big and special event be tarnished by this? This is really very careless and we are very, very disappointed. This has injured us as a great nation … It should not be allowed to happen again, especially as this is a very open event, watched by millions of eyes,” Imam said in a separate statement.

Malaysia’s Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, who is also the Malaysia SEA Games Organising Committee (MASOC) chairman, replied his tweet, saying, “Bapak Imam, please accept my sincere apologies for this. There was no malice. I very much regret that this mistake happened. My apologies.”

Bapak Imam, Please accept my sincere apologies for this. Sesungguhnya tiada niat jahat. Saya amat kesal dengan kesilapan ini. Mohon maaf.

— Khairy Jamaluddin 🇲🇾🌺 (@Khairykj) August 19, 2017

Yesterday (20th August), Khairy met up with his Indonesian counterpart to personally apologise over the mistake. During the meeting, the 41-year-old minister also stated that distribution of the aforementioned booklet has been stopped. A new version of the souvenir booklet with the accurate Indonesian flag will be issued.

“We’re both good friends and I know Khairy is always prioritising the good relationship between our 2 countries. But we hope this issue will not be repeated again,” Imam told the press. Besides praising Malaysia for the swift action, he also assured that “this does not change the relationship and friendship between Indonesia and Malaysia in any way”.

It’s good to know that both Khairy and Imam were able to settle this issue on a positive note ;)

Sources: Channel NewsAsia, The Star/ Featured image: Pinterest.

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#RaceStartMY: Lee Kwang Soo To Join #RunningMan Fan Meeting In Malaysia

Surprise! ONE TV Asia revealed to the”Running Man” fans that another Running Man cast will be joining their fan meeting in Malaysia next month!

South Korean actor-cum-model, Lee Kwang Soo will be making his way to Malaysia next month as he is the latest Running Man cast that was confirmed to join the fan meeting in Malaysia. This will be Kwang Soo’s third visit to Malaysia as he was previously here for the Caffe Bene launch and an exclusive showcase at KWC Fashion Mall.

Together with the Running Man cast, ONE HD‘s second season of Race Start will be happening on 1st of November in Malaysia, followed by Singapore on 29th of November.

Interested participants can buy their tickets at TicketCharge before 23rd of October as theu will stand a chance to go on stage and play games with the Running Man cast. VIP (RM729) ticket holders will also receive an exclusive autograph pass, where they will get an opportunity to meet the stars up close and personal and get an autograph from 1 of the cast members!

For the latest updates on “Race Start Season 2 in Singapore and Malaysia” of the Running Man Fan Meeting Asia Tour 2014, stay tuned to ONE on Astro Ch 393; log on to the ONE website; or follow the ONE Facebook page and Twitter.


“Thor: Love And Thunder” Postponed Indefinitely; Why Is Disney/ Marvel Malaysia Staying Silent?

Marvel fans looking forward to finally seeing “Thor: Love and Thunder” on the big screen on the 21st July will be once again sorely disappointed. GSC Cinemas has just announced that it has changed the release date of the film to “TBA” (to be confirmed).

The status of the film’s release seems rather uncertain. It could mean a few days or a few months from now! Needless to say, Malaysian netizens are unhappy about this further delay that was announced on the GSC Facebook page.

Many have taken online to demand for refunds over their advanced booking while others were less angry but curious on the matter. Some netizens were speculating on the reason for the delays, whether the fault lies with the Malaysian government or with Disney Studios.

As of now, GSC’s official online account has remained awfully mum on the entire matter…except for their brief reply on one very interesting comment left on the thread.

One Facebook user proposed the main reason why “Thor: Love and Thunder” is delayed is not because of LGBT elements in the film. Rather, it’s because Disney is afraid to compete with the greatness of “Mat Kilau” in the Malaysian and Bruneian film market. To that, GSC responded with a resounding no to that matter. With so much uncertainty, we know one thing at least: Disney is not scared of Mat Kilau and friends.

Interestingly, both Disney and Marvel Malaysia have been awfully silent on the blockbuster’s postponement. Neither outlets have released any form of statement and every enquiry on their socials have gone unanswered. What gives?

Someone even suggested that it’s perhaps LPF and Disney Malaysia couldn’t reach a consensus. The majority seem to think that it’s likely due to intimate scenes between a same sex couple, but it’s all speculation for now.


#MyBalloonFiesta: 7 Reasons Why You Really, Really Shouldn’t Miss It!

In case you didn’t hear, the 7th Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (PIHABF) is set to once again thrill Malaysian and international visitors alike with flight, fun, and food. Mark your calendars from Thursday to Sunday, 12th – 15th March 2015, and prepare to get sky high with all the action. The fiesta returns to its home in Precinct 2, Putrajaya for four consecutive days from 7am – 9pm.

From returning favourites to first-time features, be sure to keep a lookout for these 2015 activities and attractions:

As one of the favourite annual highlights, this year will see Night Glow held over not one, but two nights. Watch the hot air balloons come alive as pilots ignite their burners, transforming their balloons into glowing bulbs set to float across the evening sky. Top it off with music and a spectacular fireworks finale on 14th and 15th March.

Headlining the balloons is a first-time feature in Malaysia, the Van Gogh balloon. This special hot air balloon that will be celebrating its 150th anniversary, pays tribute to the famed post-impressionist European painter who played major influence on 20th century art.

By pre-ordering a savoury “Balloon & Breakfast” set, enjoy a relaxing picnic with a stunning view of Putrajaya lake as you watch the morning flight of hot air balloons float across the blue sky. With food and Doof bean bags provided, all you need to bring is a picnic mat!

Once in a lifetime opportunity to experience Putrajaya from a bird’s eye view, the Helicopter Joy Rides are the fastest selling online tickets! This year will feature a brand new chopper with business class interior including a carpeted floor, large windows, air-conditioner and leather seats brought to you by Amin Faried (M) Sdn Bhd. This stunning aircraft seats up to 6 passengers excluding pilot with rides lasting between 5 – 7 minutes.

Fancy a little sport while you visit the Fiesta? Outdoor and extreme sports-enthusiasts can make their way to the Green Zone to participate in the various kid- and adult-friendly activities including Sky Rider, Paintball, Spider Jump, Space Spin, Archery or have a tumble in the hamster roll. Also be sure to check out the opportunity to walk inside a gigantic hot air balloon!

Need a snack or cold drink to freshen up while you scour the Fiesta grounds? Visitors without a breakfast package need not worry about coming to the Fiesta on an empty stomach, as the food bazaar area is sure to hit the spot with the various delicious offerings from stalls by Rock & Tulips and food trucks by Fried Chillies. Featuring an all-new look this year, the Bazaar area will feature a market fare with special appearance by local celebrities organised by KL CallingXoosha.

First Time Exclusive: Premium Tethered Rides With MyBalloonClub

Balloon enthusiasts as well as those in search of a unique breakfast experience can look no further. MyBalloonClub is a premium treat whereby members can break away from the crowds to enjoy a picturesque viewing of the hot air balloons flying against the blue sky while listening to live jazz music and dining on a gourmet buffet breakfast.

Do not miss this incredible breathtaking experience, only at the 7th Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Precinct 2, Putrajaya, coming to you this 12th – 15th March 2015.

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Siti Nurhaliza Responds To Hanbyul’s Controversial “Big Stage 2019” Win

The finale of Malaysian singing show “Big Stage season 2” has finally closed its curtains over the weekend. For those who might not know, South Korean singer Hanbyul (한별) managed to win the whole competition.

Not all are happy with the news though. Despite all the congratulatory messages, local netizens took to social media to express their disappointment towards the overall results. They also bashed the 29-year-old for not being eligible enough to become the winner of a local TV show.

One of the programme’s resident judge, Dato’ Siti Nurhaliza has stepped in to address the issue. During the press conference after the finale ended, the “Aku Cinta Padamu” songstress clarified that Hanbyul’s victory should not be further questioned. In this case, all of the contestants were judged based on their talents and skills.

“As a jury and also based on my own experience, (I feel that) music is universal. We shared what we have and put our talents at stake on stage,” Siti shared during the session.

Siti then responded to the backlash received following the former LEDApple member’s win by saying, “It doesn’t make sense to open the competition for non-Malaysian artistes only to insist local singers to win at the end. That’s not a competition.”

In addition, Siti also shared her experience with guest jury, fellow songbird Misha Omar during the time they participated in an international singing competition. According to the mother of one, they didn’t receive this kind of controversial remarks despite winning the show.

“We participated in this one programme in Shanghai, China and competed against fellow local singers. Based on the judges’ diligent scores, both of us managed to bring home the glory. So in this case, it doesn’t matter who wins the competition – be it local or foreign artiste,” the talented songstress shared.

For those who are interested, check out the full press conference here courtesy of Budiey Channel:

Apart from Hanbyul, the full results of the finale are as follows:


The Most Heartwarming Festive Landmarks in Hong Kong

HKTB welcomes the joyous Christmas and winter holiday celebration with its annual year-end festival, the WinterFest! Known as one of the World’s Top 10 places to spend Christmas, this exciting WinterFest brings to you the amazing experience of winter holiday festivity.

The winters may be gentle in Hong Kong, but the festive spirit here shines bright in the region. Heartstring-tugging, romance-inviting Christmas is just part and parcel of the whole holiday experience – and here are five dazzlingly Instagrammable spots that you and your beloved friends and family should not miss in the coming weeks;

1. Hong Kong WinterFest – The Tallest Outdoor Christmas Tree in Town

Date: 25th November 2022 – 1st January 2023

Location: Harbourside Lawn West, West Kowloon Cultural District

This holiday season, an over-20-metre, gloriously lit Christmas tree sits centrestage at the romantic Christmas town in West Kowloon Cultural District harbourfront – the heartland of Hong Kong Winterfest – brought to you by the Hong Kong Tourism Board. Featuring music and special twinkling lighting effects, the city’s tallest outdoor Christmas tree, paired with gorgeous panoramic views of the world-famous Victoria Harbour, will be tempting your smartphone camera. Don’t forget to visit Christmas Wonderland during the Christmas period, where Christmas-themed lodges await you to embark on a fantastic Christmas journey.

2. Harbour City – A Shimmering Fantasy Fairyland

Date: 17th November 2022 – 2nd January 2023

Location: Harbour City, 3-27 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

One of the largest shopping malls in town has turned into a “Unicorn Merry-Go-Round Paradise” this year, leading visitors to the land of fairytales. Walking through the Ocean Terminal Forecourt, visitors will be surrounded by a myriad of sparkling Christmas trees, both earth-bound and sky-high. Also, not to be missed: the Unicorn Merry-Go-Round Palace, featuring hundreds of glamourous star-like lights hanging from the ceiling: the best photo spots for your Instagram post!

3. Lee Tung Avenue – Asia’s Largest Disco Ball Decoration

Date: 18th November 2022 – 2nd January 2023

Location: Lee Tung Avenue, 200 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai

It’s all about the glitz and glam this festive season at Lee Tung Avenue. Asia’s biggest disco ball – at 7 metres tall, and covered in over 2000 mirror pieces – hovers over the Avenue’s tree-lined walkway, while golden hits from the 70s and 80s blast through the air. On Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day, LTA will Let It Snow – by featuring snow “effects” when the skies turn dark. Put on your sparkliest disco outfit on Christmas Day to join the Christmas Night Fever, complete with dance performances and live DJ entertainment.

4. LANDMARK – Oversized Gingerbread Bakery Adventure

Date: 24th November 2022 – 2nd January 2023

Location: LANDMARK, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Central

With the activation of the charitably scrumptious Mrs Claus Bakery at LANDMARK’s lofty, high-ceilinged atrium, the spirit of giving is at an all-time high at the shopping complex this merry season. While a giant gingerbread house, floating aircraft and hot-air balloon, together with cutesy animal friends marking the Bakery premises, there is no shortage of picture-perfect moments on site. Save some film roll for Mrs Claus and her trusty sidekick, Gingerbread Man!

5. Tai Kwun – Modern Light Show x Historical Landmark

Location: Tai Kwun, 10 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong

The revitalised heritage compound in Central will be spiced up with festive celebrations this December. The romantic Christmas sights and sounds will fill the air in Tai Kwun, with a grand Christmas tree sitting in Parade Ground. To top it all off, a dazzling light show will also take place in the evenings. An array of joyous surprises awaits, including the fun-filled circus performances and melodious music performances, promising you a modern Christmas time in one of Hong Kong’s most historic landmarks.

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#CalvinHarrisForEA: Calvin Harris Shows Off Amazing Bod In New Armani Campaign

Oh boy, it’s about to get real hot in here.

In December, Calvin Harris became the new face of Armani‘ clothing and accessories collections, and in February 2015, underwear campaign images were released for the brand’s Spring/Summer 2015 season. On July 27th (Monday), Calvin teased the new fall/winter campaign on this Twitter account with a photo of him stripped down to nothing but his underwear again.

Showing off his extremely toned six-packed, Calvin’s tweet read: “The new Emporio Armani Fall/Winter campaign @armani #CalvinHarrisforEA”

The new Emporio Armani Fall/Winter campaign @armani #CalvinHarrisforEA pic.twitter.com/Fl32N0fQFC

— Calvin Harris (@CalvinHarris) July 27, 2015

Armani also released a playful video of Harris posing in the photo shoot:

#Atribute to the Body: Summer just got hotter with #CalvinHarrisforEA – @CalvinHarris in the new underwear campaign. pic.twitter.com/idzFvD9X8g — Armani (@armani) July 27, 2015

More pictures from the campaign can be seen in the gallery below.

On another note, a music video for Calvin’s new single “How Deep Is Your Love“, a collaboration with Disciples is in the works and will feature model Gigi Hadid − a good friend of Harris’ girlfriend Taylor Swift.

Hadid teased a picture of her starring in the music video for the new single via Instagram.

Till then, here’s “How Deep Is Your Love”. Enjoy.


#BAP: TS Entertainment Confirms B.A.P’s Return To Agency After Long Legal Drama

B.A.P is apparently back with Korean agency TS Entertainment. Wait, what? After all that B.A.P lawsuit drama in November last year?

In case you missed it (though we don’t see how you could’ve), all 6 members of the idol boy group filed a lawsuit to terminate their exclusive contract with TS entertainment in 2014. The members cited unfair income distribution and slave/invalid contracts.

It was reported that official contracts signed by B.A.P in 2011 were only advantageous to the company and unfavourable to the members. The contracts they’ve signed last for a minimum of 7 years from their first album instead of the date they signed their contract. In fact, the contracts broke the rules outlined by the Fair Trade Commission as the members claim that their income mostly goes to the company even though they’ve worked hard to earn their incomes.

B.A.P has released a total of 11 different albums and held concerts all around the world since their debut in January 2012. Even though they have done their best for their fans, the members were given unfair treatment by the company and have been dealing with their deteriorating health problems.

Both the idol group and TS Entertainment release their respective official statements regarding the issue back in December 2014. Since then, the B.A.P members have laid low by stopping all promotions. They also attended a court trial in March 2015 in hopes of coming to an agreement.

And now, a few months short of a year after the initial news of the lawsuit, TS Entertainment has released an official statement to confirm that B.A.P has returned to the agency:

Firstly, we would like to apologize again for causing concern to everyone due to the unexpected occurrences within the past few months.
Since the problem occurred on November 11th 2014, we have prioritised solving the issue and made our best effort to recover the trust with B.A.P. Through our series of numerous communication trials and heartfelt efforts, we finally recovered the trust of each other and B.A.P returned to TS Entertainment on August 1st 2015.

No matter what the reason is, we fully recognise that this long process has been a painful one for the B.A.P members, their parents, and the fans who have always been the main source of unwavering support to the group, and promise that we will make our earnest effort to create B.A.P’s bright future.

We highly thank the fans, who have patiently waited for B.A.P’s return, and those who have supported us with your unwavering trust. TS Entertainment will continue to create a better environment for all of our artists and focus on bringing better music to you all.

Hmm, what do you BABYZ think? Would you consider this a smart move by B.A.P? What would you have done differently if it was you? On the flipside, are you glad that you’ll be able to see B.A.P in action again soon?

Feel free to discuss this in the comments box below!

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Sony Pictures Ends Spider-Man Partnership With Marvel

News portal “Deadline” recently reported that Spider-Man will be swinging his way out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

According to a news, both Disney and Sony Pictures have failed to reach new terms, due to their month long dispute. As a result, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige will no longer produce Spidey’s movies in the future.

From what we understand, the main reason of the argument was – money. Disney had requested for a 50/50 co-financing agreement on all future Spider-Man movies, which was against Sony’s agreement. In turn, Sony offered to keep the same arrangement under the current terms with Marvel receiving about 5% of first-dollar gross, with Disney rejecting the offer. As a result, they’ve decided to drop Disney and Marvel Studios, and will continue with the franchise alone.

Rumour has it that there are 2 more sequels in works, with familiar face Tom Holland set to return to reprise his role as Peter Parker. While Jon Watts is in talks to return to the director’s chair for the movie, Feige will not be the lead producer of those movies as Marvel Studios will apparently no longer have any future involvement in the Spider-Man universe.

Both Sony and Marvel have been making money thanks to the franchise, with the latest Spidey movie “Far From Home” (2019) surpassing the James Bond movie “Skyfall” (2012) to become Sony’s highest-grossing film of all time, with $1.1 billion profit in the box office.

Marvel fans took it the hard way when the news came out. The Twitter-ville was flooded with fans expressing their disappointment over the shocking announcement, along with the hashtag #SaveSpiderman trending worldwide. Check out some of their reactions below:

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Bubble Tea Pearls Can Cause Kidney Damage

Sunright brand tapioca balls, also known as bubble tea pearls, have been recalled by the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration as they contain a substance that might cause kidney damage in the long term.

The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore issued a statement on its website:

The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an alert on the detection of maleic acid, an unapproved food additive, in some food products manufactured in Taiwan.

Occasional consumption at the levels detected by Taiwan FDA does not pose any significant health risk. However, long term consumption of high levels of maleic acid can cause kidney damage.

Of the affected products, only Sunright brand tapioca balls were imported. AVA has informed local importers of Sunright brand tapioca balls to withdraw them from sale and the withdrawal has been completed. Consumers who have purchased the affected product should either return it to the retailer or discard the product and not consume it.

As a precautionary measure, AVA is conducting surveillance of other similar food products from Taiwan to ensure that they do not contain maleic acid.

Whoops. Perhaps we should all go on a “bubble tea pearls”-free diet for awhile?


Dennis Lau’s “Gotcha Style” Creates Waves

Dennis Lau began his musical journey at the tender age of three and picked up the violin at eight. The child prodigy was one of the youngest pianist then to reach Grade 8 ABRSM piano at 11 years old. He also has a Diploma from the Associate Trinity College of London (ATCL) to his name.

Since then, he has been highly sought after to play at numerous highbrow private functions to a mix of audiences that includes royalty, foreign dignitaries, and VIPs from luxury and multinational corporations.

In 2007, Dennis turned entrepreneur and started his own entertainment company, Mosaic Music Entertainment and production compay, Mosaic Movie Productions. His debut album, “DiversiFy“, was released in November 2009 and DiversiFy Limited Edition together with his first short film, “Prelude in F minor” the following year in November 2010.

Dennis Lau has recently made a foray into local silver screens, having starred in Namewee’s “Nasi Lemak 2.0” (2011) and “Hantu Gangster” (2012). Come end August 2012, expect the unexpected as musician, songwriting and actor, Dennis Lau takes violin and vocals into the realm of pop-dance with the launch of the official video of his new single “Gotcha Style“:

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With the talented 27-year-old Malaysian musician debuting as lead vocalist and lead violinist, Moots rapping, and Yuri Wong co-writing and co-producing, the single promises to pack a punch befitting the song title.

The official music video stars Thanuja Ananthan, Anuja Ananthan and Moots and wardrobe by Bernard Chandran. The single, distributed by Sony Music Entertainment debuted on 12th August 2012 on Malaysia’s HITz FM Malaysia’s English Chart and is available for download on iTunes for $0.99 and all telcos for ringtone downloads.

For more information, visit his website or follow him via his Twitter account for updates.

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(UPDATED) A List Of Individuals Slapped With RM10K Compound Since Last Week

It seems like more and more individuals have been slapped with the RM10K compound for failing to adhere to the SOP) during the current conditional movement control order (CMCO) period. Last we heard, over 300 – 400 people have been charged with the hefty fine.

For those interested, check out this compilation of a few cases that made headlines over the past few days here:

An assistant cook was recently fined RM10,000 for allegedly flouting Covid-19 SOPs in Kampung Rapat, Ipoh. As stated by Facebook user Kuan Chee Heng (Uncle Kentang), the complainant was issued with the impressively large compound when he went to the back of his restaurant to smoke. The individual is also said to be in a dead end, as he’s unable to send monthly money to his mother. On top of that, it was also revealed that he owed the restaurant for paying the compound, therefore his pay would also be deducted!

As a response to that, Ipoh police district chief, ACP A. Asmadi Abdul Aziz stepped forth to clarify that the police officers have never issued any CMCO compound purportedly against the said individual. He explained, “Further checks with the owner of the Kuan Chee Heng Facebook page revealed that the complainant could not be contacted through the phone number provided to verify the authenticity of the claim which has gone viral.”

Additionally, A. Asmadi revealed that a police report was lodged by the Kampung Rapat police station chief regarding the circulating claim to enable investigations into the real cause of the incident.

A social media influencer, known as Zachary Yeoh, took to his page to share his terrible encounter with the police, when he and a friend, Samantha Loh, were compounded RM10K each while having their meals at a local eatery. According to him, the incident happened at around 11;14 back on Saturday (13th March). He also shared a detailed description on what happened at that time. “This is illegal, this is ridiculous, this is daylight robbery,” Zachary furiously remarked.

A 45-year-old man was fined for wearing his face mask under his chin at a grocery store last Friday (12th March). The police later confirmed the case that happened in Tanjung Piandang, Parit Buntar, after a photo of the compound issued spread all over social media.

Kerian District Police Chief, Superintendent Mazuki Mat, stated that the man had failed to wear his face mask properly and only wore it under his chin when entering and leaving the store. He added that the compliance team had made proper observations prior to issuing the fine. In this case, the compound was released in accordance to Section 21A (1) of the Emergency (Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases) (Amendment) Ordinance 2021.

Two hair salon owners in Sibu, Sarawak – a 67-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man – were fined RM10,000 each for violating the CMCO SOPs over the weekend on Saturday (13th March). As reported by NST, both of them didn’t wear disposable gloves and aprons during an inspection held at the premise located in Bandar Baru Sibu Jaya.

Sibu district police chief, ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit, said that others who were slapped with the compound included a 23-year-old woman who did not wear a face mask and a 53-year-old man, who was the owner of a restaurant. According to the police official, the latter failed to supervise and control the customers’ movements in and out of his shop.

Sabah Post previously reported that 9 female beggars from the Pala’uh community were fined up to RM10,000 for failing to comply with the RMCO (recovery movement control order) SOPs. The beggar-women, aged between 17 to 41 years old, were arrested while engaging in begging activities without wearing their face masks on and practising physical distancing.

Following that, the police later came forward to shut down the claims. stating that they’ve never issued the aforesaid compound. Lahad Datu police district chief, Rohan Shah Ahmad, clarified that the compounds are only issued to Malaysians, and the women were under investigation. “As the 9 beggars have stateless status, the investigation paper must also be referred to the DDP Office for us to receive further action instructions,” he told MalaysiaKini.

A husband-and-wife who own a shop selling school uniform in Johor Bahru were recently compounded RM1,000 by the Johor Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) enforcement for not wearing their face masks, though there were no customers around at that time! “Since there were no customers, I took off my mask. My wife, who was in the back room, was having an afternoon coffee,” said the husband, Hong Chee Sheng, 52.

“When I noticed a man outside my shop, I quickly put on my face mask properly before walking out, thinking that he was a customer. The man, dressed in plainclothes, introduced himself as a ministry enforcement officer and rudely told me that I had violated the law by not wearing a face mask. I explained to him that there were no customers so I pulled down my face mask for a breather but he insisted that I was in the wrong,” he further added.

In shedding some light about the matter, the ministry stated, “We are looking into the basis of the action. If it is found that the compound should not have been issued in the first place, the ministry will refer the matter to the Health Ministry and recommend a reconsideration of the compound.”

A 17-year-old was recently compounded for not using the MySejahtera for scanning and registering his details when visiting a grocery store in Batu Berendam, Melaka to buy medicine for his mom. “I only asked whether there was a particular paracetamol brand available there and when I was leaving the outlet, plain-clothed policemen sighted me and issued the fine,” the individual, who refused to be named, told The Star.

“I wasn’t given a chance to explain and the compound was issued on the spot but I understand, the cops were carrying out their duties,” he further added. In response to that, Melaka Tengah OCPD Asst Comm Afzanizar Ahmad clarified to news outlet that the student could appeal to the Melaka Tengah district health officer to reduce the fine.

Sources: Harian Metro (1)(2), NST, Sabah Post, MalaysiaKini, The Star (1)(2). / Featured Image: MMO.

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#GameOn: 9 Memorable Video Game-Turned-Movies That We Love

When production houses and film companies take video games and turn them into live-action films, it can either borderline satisfy or disappoint, depending on what kind of audience you are. Hardcore gamers who have been religiously playing the games to the point of knowing the characters’ names/profiles, storylines, and levels like the back of their hand, are usually the harshest critics of video game-turned-movies.

And we don’t blame them really, because bookworms too have more or less reacted the same way to novel-turned-movies (“Harry Potter“, “The Hunger Games“, “Lord of the Rings”).

But having seen enough of movie adaptations of both video games as well as novels, we know now to just remind ourselves to go into it without any expectations whatsoever.

Here’s a list of what we think are some of the most memorable video game-turned-movies of all time:

Super Mario Bros. is a 1993 American science fiction fantasy adventure action comedy film directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel.

A loose live-action adaptation of the 1985 Nintendo video game of the same name, the film stars Bob Hoskins as Mario, John Leguizamo as Luigi, Dennis Hopper as King Koopa, and Samantha Mathis as Princess Daisy. It tells the story of the eponymous Mario brothers, as they find a parallel universe, ruled by the ruthless dictator King Koopa, who seeks to merge the two dimensions together so that he can rule both worlds, leaving it up to Mario and Luigi to join forces with Princess Daisy, the daughter of the world’s usurped King, to stop Koopa.

The film grossed USD20.9 million on a USD48 million budget and was nominated for 2 Saturn Awards (“Best Costume” and “Best Make-up”).

Street Fighter is a 1994 American action film written and directed by Steven E. de Souza. It is based loosely on the video game Street Fighter II, produced by Capcom.

The movie stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Raúl Juliá, along with supporting performances by Byron Mann, Damian Chapa, Kylie Minogue, Ming-Na Wen, and Wes Studi.

The film altered the plot of the original game and motives of the Street Fighter characters and it also significantly lightened the tone of the adaptation, inserting several comical interludes (for instance, one particular fight scene between E. Honda and Zangief pays homage to the old Godzilla films). Raúl Juliá’s performance as General M. Bison was widely praised and garnered him a nomination for “Best Supporting Actor” at the Saturn Awards. Julia, who at the time was suffering from stomach cancer (as evidenced by his pale and gaunt facial complexion throughout the movie), took the role at the request of his 2 children.

This was Julia’s final posthumous theatrical performance, and he died 2 months before the film’s release. The film is dedicated to his memory.

Mortal Kombat is a 1995 American fantasy martial arts film written by Kevin Droney, directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, and starring Robin Shou, Linden Ashby, Bridgette Wilson, and Christopher Lambert. It is a loose adaptation of the early entries in the fighting game series Mortal Kombat.

The plot of the film follows the warrior Liu Kang, the actor Johnny Cage, and the soldier Sonya Blade, all three guided by the god Raiden, on their journey to combat the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung and his forces in a tournament to save Earth. The film’s primary source material was 1992’s original game of the same title, but it was also inspired by and incorporates elements of 1993’s follow-up game Mortal Kombat II.

Despite receiving mostly mixed to negative reviews by critics, Mortal Kombat spent 3 weeks as the #1 film at the US box office, earning over USD122 million worldwide. Critics praised the fight sequences, production design, cinematography, exotic locations and direction but commented on the weak performances, simplistic plot, and the lack of gore in contrast to the violent nature of the game the film was based.

A Mortal Kombat film reboot was announced by New Line Cinema in 2011, but as of early 2015 it remains in development hell.

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (sometimes known as Tomb Raider) is a 2001 action-adventure thriller film based on the popular Tomb Raider video game series featuring the character Lara Croft portrayed by Angelina Jolie.

The film was directed by Simon West and was released during the summer of 2001. The plot revolves around Lara Croft trying to obtain ancient artifacts from the enemy itself, the Illuminati.

It was turned down by critics for its stylised action and bland plot, though Jolie’s performance was praised by critics and fans, as well as its financial success, ranking at number one in its opening weekend at the box office. Previously, the film itself held the titular record of it being the highest-grossing video game adaptation until it was surpassed by “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time”, which grossed USD336 million, with it currently being the highest-grossing action heroine film next to Sigourney Weaver’s role in “Aliens”.

A sequel, “Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life”, was released in 2003. The film itself, critically, was “a vast improvement” over its predecessor, but however was not as financially successful, only grossing USD156 million compared to its predecessor’s USD274 million gross.

Resident Evil is a 2002 science fiction horror film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson.

The film stars Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez. It is the first installment in the Resident Evil film series, which is based on the Capcom survival horror video game series Resident Evil.

Borrowing elements from the video games Resident Evil and Resident Evil 2, the film follows amnesiac heroine Alice and a band of Umbrella Corporation commandos as they attempt to contain the outbreak of the T-virus at a secret underground facility.

The film received mixed reviews from critics but grossed more than USD102 million worldwide. After commercial success at the box office, a sequel, “Apocalypse”, was released in 2004. This was followed in 2007 by “Extinction”, in 2010 by “Afterlife”, and in 2012 by “Retribution“.

Doom is a 2005 science fiction action film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak. It is loosely based on the video game series of the same name created by id Software.

The film stars Karl Urban as Staff Sergeant John “Reaper” Grimm, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Gunnery Sergeant Asher “Sarge” Mahonin, and Rosamund Pike as Dr. Samantha Grimm.

Doom follows a group of Marines in a Research Facility on Mars – initially arriving on a rescue and retrieval mission after communications ceased, the Marines soon battle genetically engineered monsters plaguing the facility.

After movie rights deals with Universal Pictures and Columbia Pictures expired, id Software signed a deal with Warner Bros. with the stipulation that the movie would be greenlit within 12 months. Warner Bros. lost the rights, which were subsequently given back to Universal Pictures who started production in 2004.

Silent Hill is a 2006 psychological horror film directed by Christophe Gans and written by Roger Avary, Christophe Gans and Nicolas Boukhrief.

The film is an adaptation of Konami’s survival horror video game series Silent Hill. The film, particularly its emotional, religious, and aesthetic content, includes elements from the first, second, third, and fourth games in the series. It stars Radha Mitchell, Laurie Holden, Jodelle Ferland, Alice Krige, Sean Bean, and Deborah Kara Unger.

The film follows Rose, who takes her adopted daughter Sharon to the town of Silent Hill, for which Sharon cries while sleepwalking. Arriving at Silent Hill, Rose is involved in a car accident and awakens to find Sharon missing; while searching for her daughter, she fights a local cult while uncovering Sharon’s connection to the town’s past.

Development of Silent Hill began in the early 2000s. Gans and Avary began working on the script in 2004. Avary used Centralia, Pennsylvania as an inspiration for the town. Filming began in February 2005 with an estimated USD50 million budget and was shot on sound sets and on location in Canada (Brantford, Ontario).

Silent Hill was released on 21st April 2006, grossing nearly USD100 million. Film critics praised the film’s visuals, set designs, and atmosphere, but criticised the film for its dialogue, plot, and runtime.

Max Payne is a 2008 American neo-noir action film loosely based on the video game series of the same name developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Rockstar Games. It was written by Beau Thorne and directed by John Moore.

The film stars Mark Wahlberg in the title role as Max Payne, Mila Kunis as Mona Sax, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges as Jim Bravura, and Beau Bridges as BB Hensley. It revolves around revenge, centering on a policeman’s journey through New York City’s criminal underworld, as he investigates the deaths of his wife and child.

Filming took place between March and May 2008. Extensive visual effects were used in many scenes throughout the film.

Reviews in the US were mostly negative for the lack of character development and originality among numerous differences from the video game on which it is based. Despite the negative reviews, the film was able to take the top spot in the box office in its opening weekend and gross more than USD85 million worldwide.

Need for Speed is a 2014 American action thriller film directed by Scott Waugh, written by George Gatins and John Gatins and produced by DreamWorks Pictures.

Based on the series of video games by Electronic Arts, the film stars Aaron Paul as street racer Tobey Marshall, who sets off to race cross-country, as a way of avenging his friend’s death at the hands of a rival racer (played by Dominic Cooper).

Principal photography began in Macon, Georgia, in mid-April 2013. Other filming locations include Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, the 13th Street Bridge in Columbus, Georgia and Phenix City, Alabama, and Campus Martius in Detroit, Michigan. Other production locations include sections of California’s Highway 1 north of Point Arena, California, the Point Arena Lighthouse, and Highway 253 between Boonville, California and Ukiah, California; and also Highway 128, between the town of Navarro and the Navarro Bridge linking Highway 128 North to Highway 1 South to Point Arena, California.

For the film’s chase sequences, the filmmakers decided against the use of CGI, instead employing practical effects, which required the cast to receive extensive driving lessons. For the final race sequences and the car crashes the production unit used propped supercars.

Despite receiving generally negative reviews from critics, the film went on to earn USD203.3 million at the worldwide box office.

Of course, we couldn’t go without talking about what’s to come! The upcoming movies based on video games that’s on our “must watch” list include:

What do you guys think? Were there any video game-turned-movies that we’ve left out? Do you have a personal favourite that you’d like us to add to the above list?

Drop us a comment in the box below and we’ll see to it :)

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#Work: Rihanna Drops First Single Off Long-Awaited “Anti” Album & It Features Drake

R&B superstar Rihanna on Wednesday released a single featuring leading rapper Hotline Bling Drake – the first song off her long-awaited and apparently delayed new album.

WOW! @Rihanna's new single #WORK is #1 on iTunes in SEVENTY countries! Download it now: https://t.co/GPU0DyHHSC pic.twitter.com/h9duGaNp2D

— RihannaDaily.com (@RihannaDaily) January 27, 2016

Entitled “Work,” the song is set to tropical house, the light-feeling electronic genre that has become increasingly popular in the past year.

The song returns to Rihanna’s familiar theme of feeling taken advantage of in a relationship, while Drake in his verse raps of his struggle finding intimacy.

Rihanna wrote on Twitter that the song was the first single off her upcoming album “Anti”, even though a year ago she released a collaboration with Paul McCartney and Kanye West that was widely seen as the initial track.

FIRST SINGLE #WORK ft. @Drake from #ANTI is here!! Listen up –> https://t.co/CYqrvPRahc pic.twitter.com/0WvHi4x3Ut

The Barbados-born singer quickly became one of the 21st century’s top-selling artistes after releasing her debut album in 2005. But her prolific output stopped after a 7-year stretch, with Rihanna not putting out an album since 2012.

Rihanna has been hinting for months that “Anti” is on the verge of hitting the market but has not confirmed a date. Music industry magazine Billboard said late Tuesday (26th January) that “Anti” was expected to come out this week.

The full “Anti” tracklist is as follows:

She inked a deal reported to be worth USD25 million with South Korean electronics giant Samsung which in November launched an interactive “Anti” website available only on its smartphones.

But to the surprise of fans, “Anti” did not come out quickly after the website launch, leading to speculation of disagreements behind the scenes or that Rihanna did not want to compete with Adele, whose album “25” broke first-week sales records in November.

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Rihanna has already announced a world tour to promote “Anti”, which will begin on 26th February in San Diego.

“Work” is streaming on Tidal and iTunes.


“The Host”: Teen Alien Love At Its Best

What happens when body snatchers start invading our planet? What happens when there are only a handful like yourselves, real 100% humans, left to fight for your existence? More importantly, what happens when you unwillingly become one of them – a host?

Originally written by Stephenie Meyer, “The Host” arrives in threaters hoping to strike the same chord that they did with the “Twilight” film installments. The question is, was it anywhere near the epicness that was the vampire-human love story?

For starters, we like how for the first time ever, aliens aren’t green and dripping with phlegmy goo while trying to eat people’s faces. We like how yes, they can in fact have a normal relationship with humans. But don’t for one second expect the relationship to be anywhere as sexy/steamy as the one in “Twilight”.

The aliens in “The Host” are called “Souls”, and good “Souls” they are. Their race believes in not lying, killing, or stealing. If anything, they thrive on wanting to help and seeking to live in harmony with others. You could call their planet Earth “invasion” a friendly one, save for the fact that each of these individual “Souls” will need to “reside” in a human being’s body during their stay.

How to tell a “Soul” from a human being? After a human being has been possessed by a “Soul”, their eyes would turn a striking light blue.

Melanie Stryder (played by Saoirse Ronan) is one of the many who falls into the hands of the “Souls”. She is then “taken over” by an alien named, “Wanderer”. However, Melanie is a strong one and she fights the possession, refusing to vacate her body and becomes the voice in Wanderer’s head. Wanderer, with Melanie’s help, then escapes the Souls’ surveillance to a sanctuary deep inside a cave in a desert, where the last remaining human beings are seeking refuge.

These human beings are none other than Melanie’s friends and family, a dearly loved one, and a brother.

Here’s also where it all begins – the rejection at first, the convincing them that she will cause them no harm, the love triangle. Ah, the love triangle. It reminds us only all too much of “Twilight” – one guy, Jared (played by Max Irons) is in love with Melanie (pre alien conversion) whereas the other, Ian (played by Jake Abel) is in love with Wanderer (alien).

And while Melanie/Wanderer tries to juggle with everything that’s seemingly happening all at once, the “Souls”, especially one “Seeker” (played by Diane Kruger) are hot on their heels on the hunt for Wanderer.

What’s a girl/alien to do? Will Melanie ever be able to reclaim her body? How will Wanderer manage to save these human beings, the ones that she has grown to love, from the grasps of the “Souls”?

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Find out when you catch “The Host” in a cinema near you on 4th April 2013 (Thursday).

For more information, visit the movie’s Facebook page.

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Netizens React To Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Becoming The World’s First Trillionaire

While the world economy is suffering from the Covid-19 crisis, Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos can still smile proudly with his increasing assets and stocks. As reported by Comparisun, Bezos will be recognised as the world’s richest man in a few years time.

The company has reportedly managed to generate $75.5 bilion (~RM327.25 bilion) in profit during the first three months of 2020. And by the year 2026, he will become the first person to reach $1 trillion worth of profit!

However, the news was met with generally negative response from everyone. Most of them have taken to Twitter to vent their frustration on the matter. They even came up with their own hashtag “RIPCapitalism” seemingly to showcase their protest. Bezos ended up becoming a trending topic on Twitter.

In addition, some have even compared the amount of funds Bezos has spent in helping those affected by the Covid-19 outbreak which are said to be incompatible with his status as the world’s richest man.

Jeff Bezos is expected to become the 1st trillionaire as he consolidates the retail market during coronavirus.

Now Amazon is telling its workers (who have faced significant risk) that it'll be ending their hazard pay at the end of MAY!

— Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (@RepBonnie) May 13, 2020

I don’t know how anyone can defend an economic system where a plutocrat like Jeff Bezos makes $24 billion during a pandemic while 33 million Americans lose their jobs. The disease plaguing our nation is capitalism and the vaccine is democratic socialism. #RIPCapitalism

— Ryan Knight ☭🕊 (@ProudSocialist) May 13, 2020

Scrolling through the tweets, most of them were enraged knowing that Bezos has been neglecting his staff’s welfare. They even claimed that he has been pushing his staff to continue working despite the growing concerns over the pandemic.

Source: Comparisun. / Featured Image: Medium.


Anne Hathaway ‘Begs’ Jared Leto To Include Her In “Morbius” Sequel

A lot of our favourite actors are in a Marvel movie whether it’s the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) or Sony and we couldn’t be happier to see them play our beloved superheroes and villains. Some of these actors are actually fans of the Marvel characters that they play while others simply want to join in on the fun of being part of something big.

With each Marvel movie that’s released, we would hear from actors and singers wanting to be part of a Marvel project even if it’s just a cameo. Anne Hathaway may actually have an easy ticket to get involved in a Marvel project after working with fellow actor Jared Leto on a miniseries.

Academy award winner Anne Hathaway recently spoke in an interview on extratv that she would love to work with Jared Leto on the Morbius sequel and begs to be in it. Okay, maybe ‘beg’ isn’t the right word. When asked if there will be more projects involving her and Jared in the future, she answered, “It’s all theoretical. It’s not like I called him up and said, ‘Can I please be in “Morbius 2”? But… Jared, can I please be in “Morbius 2”?”.

Academy award winner Jared Leto plays Dr. Michael Morbius, a scientist suffering from a rare blood disease whose attempts to cure himself afflict him with a form of transgenic vampirism in the 2022 Sony/Marvel movie, Morbius.

If Anne Hathaway does manage to get herself involved on a Marvel project and more specifically the Morbius sequel, fans would be over the top to see this chameleon actress in the movie. The “Les Misérables” actress is known for easily playing any role given to her and our personal character pick for Anne to play would be Lilith, daughter of Dracula and a known enemy of Morbius.

While we wait for that dream to come true, Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto recently worked together on “WeCrashed”, an upcoming drama streaming television miniseries based on the podcast “WeCrashed: The Rise and Fall of WeWork” by Wondery. The series is scheduled to premiere on Apple TV+ on 18th March.

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Gwyneth Paltrow Reveals That Tony & Pepper Have A Child In #Avengers4?

Brace yourselves Marvel geeks, there could be a Stark kid in “Avengers 4”.

In an interview published by Titan, Gwyneth Paltrow reportedly revealed a huge spoiler for the upcoming movie. During the earlier scenes in “Avengers: Infinity War”, Tony Stark and Pepper Potts were having a discussion about having a baby. Pepper insisted she was not pregnant. It looks like there could be more to it.

“Pepper and Tony have had a really long journey together. She obviously starts as his dutiful assistant, and then the relationship evolves, and now this decade later they’re married, and they have a child. Their relationship has evolved in all of the ways that great romances evolve,” Paltrow told the publication.

The 45-year-old actress’ comments seems to suggest that there will be some sort of time-jump between “Infinity War” and “Avengers 4“. Maybe 1 year? Maybe more. So is Pepper actually carrying Tony’s child in “Infinity War”? Parenthood is a natural progression for the couple after all.

Robert Downey Jr. is expected to retire from the Marvel Cinematic Universe after “Avengers 4”. If Iron Man doesn’t make it out alive, their baby would add another to his death. It would also allow Tony to leave behind a personal legacy and a heroic one.

Do you like the idea of having a young Stark in the MCU? Guess we’ll have to wait and see it this news s indeed a spoiler.


Contest: Watch & Win Exclusive Limited Edition #MTVEMA Goodie Bags

The European music awards of the year is looming and we’ve got just the right reward for all you hardcore fans out there who won’t even think twice about catching it! Yes, you know the one – the 2014 MTV EMA.

But in case you missed it, the 2014 MTV EMA nominees were revealed earlier in September and the voting has already kicked off. The queens of hip hop Nicki Minaj and Iggy Azalea will show down in 2 categories: Best Hip Hop and Best Look. Katy Perry leads the race with nominations in 7 categories, while Ariana Grande follows closely with nods in 6 categories. Pharrell Williams and 5 Seconds of Summer are each up for 5 awards. One Direction, Nicki Minaj, Iggy Azalea, Eminem, Sam Smith, and Kiesza all received 4 MTV EMA nominations each.

Excited? Now here’s the best part! Thanks to our friends from MTV Asia, we’ve got 3 limited edition official MTV EMA goodie bags (each filled with limited edition official MTV EMA merchandise worth USD70).

How to win the MTV EMA goodie bag, you ask? All you have to do is catch the 2014 MTV EMA on 10th Nov at 9pm on MTV Asia and win! Which means, you’ll have to catch the awards and then answer these following questions to stand a chance at winning the goodies:

E-mail your answers to submit@hype.my and we’ll notify you via e-mail if you’re the winner!

The 2014 MTV EMA will broadcast live to MTV channels worldwide from the SSE Hydro in Glasgow on 10th Nov (Monday) at 2am (TH/WIB) and 3am (SG/MY/PH)*.

For more information on the 2014 MTV EMA, visit its official website.


#RIPCharmianCarr: “The Sound Of Music” Actress Passes Away At The Age Of 73

Charmian Carr, known for her role as Liesl Von Trapp in the 1965-film version of “The Sound Of Music”, has died of complications from a rare form of dementia. She was 73.

The actress’ representative, Harlan Boll, revealed that she passed away on Saturday (17th September) in Los Angeles.

Her death was also mourned by many notable figures in the film industry, including actor and “Ted” director Seth MacFarlane, who wrote: “So very saddened to hear of the death of Charmian Carr. She leaves behind one of the most memorable performances in movie history.”

Her co-actress, Kym Karath, who played her on-screen sister Gretl Von Trapp, tweeted: “It is with infinite sadness that I share the tragic news that the precious and exquisite Charmian Carr, beautiful Liesl, has passed away.”

In memory of Carr, 20th Century Fox took to Twitter to express their sadness: “The Sound of Music lost a beloved member of the family w/ the passing of Charmian Carr. She will be forever missed.”

Carr exploded into the film industry with her debut act as the eldest of the Von Trapp siblings, and was known for performing the number “Sixteen Going On Seventeen”. She was 23 at that time.

Throughout her lifetime, she was also known to embrace the admiration surrounding the film, as she frequently appeared at fan events, including a sing-a-long performance at the Hollywood Bowl. She also released 2 books, “Forever Liesl” and “Letters To Liesl”, about her experiences as Liesl Von Trapp.

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#BTOB: Full Track List & Teaser Photos For Comeback Album #Complete Unveiled

BTOB is one step closer to making their comeback.

After announcing that they will be releasing their first full studio album since debut, Cube Entertainment has since published more teaser photos and the full track list for “Complete“, the name of BTOB‘s upcoming effort.

BTOB debuted on 22th March 2012 with the song, “Insane”. After releasing their debut album “Born to Beat”, they went on to release 6 more extended plays. It has been 6 months since their last comeback in December 2014, and fans have been waiting with anticipation for their upcoming comeback.

It seems to be a trend for members of K-pop groups to be involved in the production of their album, and BTOB is no exception. The members showed off their talent in music-making as they are involved in the creative process of each and every track of the album. Vocalist and rapper Minhyuk, particularly, made an impact in their upcoming album as he was involved in producing 12 out of the 13 songs.

The album will also include an acoustic rendition of their debut song, “Insane (비밀)”. Rapper Ilhoon will also release “Everything’s Good”, a solo track he composed and wrote, with fellow member Minhyuk aiding him in arranging the song. Meanwhile, the title track, “It’s Okay (괜찮아요)” is said to be a R&B ballad track with a sweet melody.

The tracklist and production credit is as follow:

Aside from the track list, Cube Entertainment has also released both group and solo teaser photos for “Complete”, their 7th album. We have all of them here, but prepare for heart palpitations because the boys are looking fine!

“Complete” will be released on 29th June 2015 and the music video for “It’s Okay (괜찮아요)” is expected to drop on the same day.


Covid-19: MBO, TGV & GSC Cinemas Announce Temporary Closure

Last night (Monday, 16th March), Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced that Malaysia will undergo a partial lockdown from 18th till 31st March 2020.

As such, all non-essential businesses will have to close their respective premises. This include entertainment outlets like cinemas. MBO, TGV and GSC Cinemas have all release statements about their temporary closure.

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Those who have previously purchased movie tickets via counters or e-kiosks will be entitled for a refund after the end of the restrict movement this month.


Contest: Win Disney’s Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It-Ralph 2 Goodies

What would the internet be without going viral? Just ask Ralph and Vanellope. As Disney’s “Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It-Ralph 2” suggests, our favourite duo are about to take things up a notch as they explore the vast world of the internet.

Again, our awesome friends from Disney Malaysia are collaborating with Hype Malaysia in giving out some of the cutest goodies to our loyal readers.

The synopsis for Disney’s “Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It-Ralph 2” is as follows:

“‘Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2’ leaves Litwak’s video arcade behind, venturing into the uncharted, expansive and thrilling world of the internet-which may or may not survive Ralph’s wrecking. Video game bad guy Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman) must risk it all by traveling to the world wide web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope’s video game, Sugar Rush.

“In way over their heads, Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet-the netizens-to help navigate their way, including a webite entrepreneur named Yesss (voice of Taraji P. Henson), who is the head algorithm and the heart and soul of trend-making site ‘BuzzzTube’.”

*Do note that the merchandise will be given out randomly and are subject to availability.

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#LonelyPlanet: Perak Ranked 9th In 2017’s Top Regions To Visit

Here’s another reason for all you local folks to be proud of Malaysia: Lonely Planet has released their “Top 10 Must Visit Region in 2017” and Perak has been included in the list.

Best known for its selection of food and cave temples, Lonely Planet describe Perak’s capital, Ipoh, as the “bloom of vintage-style cafes and boutiques”.

The popular travel site also wrote, “The nucleus of this old-meets-new makeover is Kong Heng Block, surrounding the imaginative Sekeping Kong Heng hotel. Here, cheerful joints like Roquette Cafe, Burps & Giggles and Bits & Bobs pull a vibrant crowd to shop, dawdle and slurp ais kepal (ice balls) in this historic neighbourhood“.

Pulau Pangkor also got a shout out with Lonely Planet shinning the spotlight on nature walks and village tours, which are now gaining more and more attraction thanks to the efforts by NGO ECOMY. “In this sunbather’s paradise, an emerging focus on wildlife is a breath of fresh, sea air,” the site added.

Lonely Planet’s “Top 10 Must Visit Region in 2017” are as follows:

Coincidently, 2017 is also Visit Perak Year and this recent announcement will certainly help promote Malaysia’s Silver State to attract more domestic and foreign tourists.

Earlier in July, Ipoh was ranked 6th in Lonely Planet’s hottest destinations to visit in 2016.


Shopee: Step-By-Step Guide On Getting Refund When Seller Isn’t Responsive

Online shopping around the world has seen a spike in sales ever since we’ve had to stay at home. However, many customers have been encountering the same problem when making purchases at leading e-commerce platforms such as Shopee, Lazada, Lelong, and more.

What can you do when it’s been a month and your items haven’t arrived? You’ve tried contacting the seller but was met with silence? Facebook page Tips Gajet recently shared a step-by-step guide on to get your refund from Shopee (since the platform only pays the seller only when the items are delivered).

Having said that, buyers will have to take note of the duration of delivery stated on the e-commerce platform. If impatience is your only excuse, then your appeal will likely be rejected.


85th Annual Academy Awards aka 2013 Oscars Winners!

Hollywood’s glitziest gala night filled with “golden man” trophies, A-list stars, beautiful gowns, and dapper suits just happen moments ago at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Yes, you know the one. The 85th annual Academy Awards aka the 2013 Oscars. Since last month, the Oscars buzz has been, well, buzzin’ – with predictions and anticipation leading to the actual event.

Especially after the official announcement of this year’s nominees.

The night opened with great performances by Seth MacFarlane, Channing Tatum, Charlize Theron, Harry Potter Daniel Radcliffe, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. So old Hollywood, it was hard not to love! What were the other epic moments? Well, for starters, this year’s Oscars was very much a huge musical event, with live performances from Catherine Zeta Jones, the entire Les Miserables cast, Adele, and a special appearance from Christopher Plummer aka Captain Von Trapp from “The Sound of Music”.

We simply can’t shake the fact that even Ted (as in the bear) turned up to present an award. Oh, what?

As for the award, let’s see, there was that tie for “Best Sound Editing“, which went to both “Skyfall” and “Zero Dark Thirty”. And then there was Adele‘s first ever Oscars performance when she took the stage to sing “Skyfall” – she later won the “Best Original Song” award for it. Yes, Adele is also an Oscar winner now!

Also, the Oscars took a turn when Michelle Obama was called to present the nominees for “Best Picture”, leaving viewers like us in surprise. How cool was that?

Full list of this year’s 85th annual Academy Awards winners are as follows:

Best Actor in a Leading Role – Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln

Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained

Best Actress in a Leading Role – Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook

Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables

Best Foreign Language Film – Austria: Amour

Best Original Score – Mychael Danna, Life of Pi

Best Original Screenplay – Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained

Best Adapted Screenplay – Chris Terrio, Argo

Best Documentary Feature – Searching For Sugar Man

Cinematography – Claudio Miranda, Life of Pi

Costume Design – Jacqueline Durran, Anna Karenina

Production Design – Rick Carter (Production Design); Jim Erickson (Set Decoration), Lincoln

Makeup And Hairstyling – Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell, Les Misérables

Sound Editing – Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers, Skyfall + Paul N.J. Ottosson, Zero Dark Thirty

Sound Mixing – Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes, Les Misérables

Visual Effects – Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer & Donald R. Elliott, Life of Pi

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Future Music Festival: Organiser Mushroom Group Cancels Festival Indefinitely

Just a month after wrapping up its 2015 event, organisers of Future Music Festival have announced the festival’s cancellation for the foreseeable future.

“It’s been a difficult decision to make but in the end travelling the festival in its current form across Australia simply doesn’t make financial sense anymore,” reads the statement from the festival.

In a following statement, promoters Mushroom Group have shared their concern about the future of the large travelling festival as we know it today.

“The company will continue its focus on touring through its highly successful companies Frontier Touring, A Day On The Green and boutique music festival Sugar Mountain and the world’s largest under 18 music event Good Life,” reads the statement.

“The Group are developing a new festival concept, which is planned for the same time period previously held by Future Music Festival,” continues the statement, intriguingly.

They did not further elaborate on whether this mystery venture will be another dance music-focussed event.

Mushroom Group bought into Future Music Festival just two years ago and Future Music has made headlines over the past few years over the number of drug arrests made at the festival. This year the Asian leg of Future Music Festival – Future Music Festival Asia was axed just a week from when it was supposed to take place.

The good news for young punters is Mushroom’s confirmation that Future Music’s sister festival Good Life − which normally shares a lineup with Future Music − will continue on as a festival of its own.

Chairman Michael Gudinski adds, “The decision to discontinue Future Music Festival was not made lightly. A point came though where it simply no longer made sense to continue. We believe in the festival industry in Australia and plan to announce an exciting new festival concept in the coming months.”

The official statement of the cancellation of Future Music Festival is as follows:

The official aftermovie for Future Music Festival 2015 can be seen below:


It’s Over For Simon & Carmen!

“The X Factor” boss, Simon Cowell has confirmed that he and his love are no longer an item. His love, or rather, now ex-love, is none other than sizzling hot Carmen Electra. The 53-year-old British television host and the 40-year-old actress starting dating last year with Simon confirming the romance in December.

Evidently, it was meant to be short-lived.

Upon the news that they’ve split, Simon said, “I’m now a single man. We spent time together and she is so much fun. But I’d like to find a girlfriend. I do particularly like British women but I haven’t got my eye on anyone. I do work a lot and it doesn’t leave me very long for women but I have lots of great friends, and great women in my life. I’m lucky that I have a lot of good people around me. That’s very important, especially when you do what I do. I’m happy but I would like a girlfriend.”

Contradictory statement much, Simon? Then again, in the very beginning, he made it a point to say that Carmen Electra “was not his girlfriend” and that they were just “people who date”. Right.

Simon was previously engaged to “American Idol” make-up artist  Mezghan Hussainy, until a year ago. Previous relationships were with 44-year-old pop star Sinitta and 38-year-old model Terri Seymour.

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Jessica Jung To Drop New Mini-Album On 9th August; Teaser Images Revealed

Golden Stars (as Jessica’s fans are affectionately known), are you ready for Jessica Jung’s comeback?

On Monday (31st August), the former SNSD member took to Instagram to announce the name of her title track. And that’s not all, she has also blessed fans with 2 gorgeous teaser images.

A post shared by Jessica Jung (@jessica.syj)

Titled “Summer Storm”, the star’s 10th anniversary album “My Decade” will be released on 9th August, just 2 days after the release of Girls’ Generation’s 6th album “Holiday Night”.

Jessica (제시카) debuted in August 2007 with SM Entertainment’s. Unfortunately, she had to depart from the group in September 2014 due to conflicting schedules. She officially parted ways with SM Entertainment in August 2015. In March 2016, she signed with Coridel Entertainment and released her first solo album, titled “With Love, J”, in May 2016.

The first teaser image shows the “Love Me The Same” singer holding a curtain while the 2nd one features a collage of Jessica’s photos.

In other news, the songstress is set to perform alongside former “Running Man” star Kang Gary (개리) at the“KPOP Sensation 2017” Concert at Setia SPICE Arena, Penang this September.

For more info, hit up Coridel Entertainment’s Facebook page.

Source: Jessica Jung’s Instagram / Featured image: Jessica Jung’s Instagram.


#BTS: Rap Monster On Temporary Break Due To Injury

All you Armies (as fans of BTS are known as) out there, we’ve got news for you.

Big Hit Entertainment has informed fans that Rap Monster will be halting his activities with BTS due to health reasons. His short break will start from today (Friday, 30th September) until he feels better.

On 29th September (Thursday), the rapper injured himself when he was practicing for the choreography for their upcoming album, prompting a visit to the orthopedics. He was then advised to refrain from any excessive activity as it might lead to stress fracture.

“There were no other concerns found in the X-ray and his knees and other parts were generally in good condition. In order to improve the symptoms, he’ll be regularly receiving physical therapy. As the symptoms were discovered at an early stage, the doctor claimed that he’ll be able to recover after a break. In consideration of the doctor’s statement, Rap Monster will be taking a break to focus on his condition, so he can make a comeback healthy.”

The company also apologised to fans for the mishap, and promised that all members of the hip-hop idol group will be “greeting fans bright and healthy” for their comeback promotions.

The activities that Rap Monster will be missing are today’s “K-Pop World Festival” in Changwon and tomorrow’s (Saturday, 1st October) “Busan One Asia Festival”.

This is not the first time Rap Monster has skipped promotions, as he was forced to do so when he sustained a hand injury at the end of 2015. Jin also recently suffered a facial injury during the recently held “Idol Star Athletics Championship” and Jungkook skipped promotions for their special album in May.

BTS is slated to make their comeback on 10th October with their 2nd full album “Wings“.

For more info, visit BTS’ official website and Facebook page.

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Netflix’s Ali Wong: Don Wong Comedy Special Review- Mostly Funny But Absolutely NSFW

Over the years, we’ve seen so many famous couples break up. From Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. One relationship that has been going strong, though, is that of comedian Ali Wong with the streaming service giant, Netflix.

Ever since her 2016 comedy special “Ali Wong: Baby Cobra”, she’s been involved with a number of Netflix specials, TV shows and films. Most of you probably know the comedian from the romantic comedy starring Randall Park called “Always Be My Maybe”. Others may recognize her as the voice of Bertie in Netflix’s animated series “Tuca & Bertie”. For us though, she will always be known as the comedian who proudly declared that she was willing to eat ass for a 25-year old not ugly male nanny. That stuck with us for a while.

It’s been nearly 4 years since we’ve seen a comedy special from her. So we’re dying to know if the Asian-American comic still has what it takes to leave a crowd in stitches? Will this Valentine’s Day special have couples laughing together or leave a lot of awkward silence in between? Let’s find out!

Now, some people would compare Ali Wong’s comedic style to that of Amy Schumer’s but we disagree. Sure Schumer is known for her raunchy jokes and gross-out humor but it’s always delivered with this bubbly, ditzy tone. Ali, on the hand, goes all out like a woman possessed! Right out of the gate, she launches into this Lewis-Black like tirade about how female comics don’t get nearly as much quality as male comics do with women. In a very detailed manner, mind you. She, then, goes on another tangent talking about the difference between fan pussy and fan dick.

It’s clear she’s lost none of her edge since “Hard Knock Wife”. The tone of Ali’s delivery often oscillates between these two modes: very salty and very horny. Throughout her entire performance, she maintains  an incredibly intense register which results in some very animated sequences in which she describes her fantasies and situations. For us, it comes as a bit of a mixed bag. Her gross-out humor is on point. Especially when it describes her vivid sexual fantasies and some very interesting experiences involving bodily function. We found an annecdote about the time she was severely constipated quite amusing.

That being said, our girl seriously needs to work on her accents. There are instances in which she tries to act out a comedic bit and it comes off as a tad insincere and even cringe-inducing at times. Which is surprising seeing that Ali’s had a lot of time to do voice work on animated shows like “Big Mouth” and “Tuca and Bertie”. It would have been nice to have seen her flex some of her vocal talents in this special. If comedians like Bill Burr have taught us anything is that accents and imitation can play a huge role in immersing the audience in a joke. So even if the punchline is a million miles away, you can still hold their attention.

The material in “Ali Wong: Don Wong” is mostly fresh. Meaning Ali doesn’t retread or reuse some of the older anecdotes and jokes from her previous specials. Something that we can definitely respect. Also, if any of you came in worried that she’d rely on Uncle-Roger style Asian stereotypes as a crutch, you can breathe easy. At this point, we’re quite done with the whole we’re Asian and quirky shtick. Ronny Cheng thoroughly ran that bit right into the ground and there is no shortage of YouTube comedians like Steven He. Hats off to her for avoiding the cliche!

Depending on your mileage for raunchy jokes, you may find it stale and one-dimensional after a while. Personally, we found that while a lot of the punchlines were cum on my face now laugh, the comedian found enough innovative ways to keep the bit going. Another major aspect of her material is pointing out the disparity in which how men are allowed to behave and how women are treated. This will definitely rub some people the wrong way and we can see it now that a ton of people are going to start labelling “Ali Wong: Don Wong” as another woke-feminist propaganda attack.

Does she go hard on men? Yes, no doubt but she also dishes out some hard truths about women’s unrealistic expectations of men. There’s a really raw and risque joke about how she needs a man to know when to be soft and tender…and when he needs to get a little rapey. Something that a lot of men can relate to in their bedroom experiences. She also makes a ton of self-deprecating jokes about her insecurities and her various strange kinks. So while there is a biting sharpness to some of the punclines, there’s a good amount of self-awareness that keeps it from being too self-congratulatory.

The weakest part of her special has got to be the motherhood jokes. Perhaps it’s just us, but after watching both “Baby Cobra” and “Hard Knock Wife”, we think that well is thoroughly dry. There’s only so many times you can tell the audience you hate your kids before it starts to get uncomfortable.

Netflix’s “Ali Wong: Don Wong” has enough raunchy madness and high energy to keep audiences entertained throughout its relatively brief hour-long runtime. It’s much of the same ole angry, horny mom jokes you’ve come to expect from the Asian comedian but with a little more nuance this time around. While not exactly on par with the wit and setup of her other contemporaries, Ali Wong still manages to deliver a fun rated-R time. Just maybe turn the volume down to avoid any awkward questions after.

You can now catch “Ali Wong: Don Wong” on Netflix today!

Netflix's "Ali Wong: Don Wong" has enough raunchy madness and high energy to keep audiences entertained throughout its relatively brief hour-long runtime. It's much of the same ole angry, horny mom jokes you've come to expect from the Asian comedian but with a little more nuance this time around. While not exactly on par with the wit and setup of her other contemporaries, Ali Wong still manages to deliver a fun rated-R time.


#TigerTranslate: The One-Of-A-Kind Art & Music Festival Returns Bolder, Edgier

Art and music enthusiasts, rejoice! Tiger Translate, the platform that champions creativity in art and music, has returned bolder and edgier the 2nd time around.

Tiger Translate has already established itself globally as an arena that features unconventional collaborations of art and music. The event, which started a few years ago, have travelled through cities such as Bangkok, Dubai, Sydney, Mongolia, Cambodia, Beijing, New York, Berlin, Dublin and Auckland. After making its debut in Malaysia last year, Tiger Translate 2015 will once again bring forth a pulsating composition of tunes and stylistic display of art.

The adaptation here is no different as Tiger Translate continues to showcase creative “east meets west” efforts by local and international artists.

Tiger Beer marketing manager Tai See Wai said in a statement:

From the global accomplishment and our well-received debut last year, we can attest that Tiger Translate is emerging to be a good avenue for urban art and live music. We are very excited with the return of this platform that uncages new experiences in art and music. It pushes the envelope of creativity and we’re glad to present more amazing talents from both the eastern and western arena. We trust the fans will once again appreciate what we have lined up for them.

Before the main event takes centre stage on 13th June, Tiger Translate kicked off with 3 satellite shows.

The first satellite show was held on  27th May, with local favourites Amoura, dayDream and Reach for the Skies performing with much enthusiasm at Laundry, The Curve.

Car Crash Hearts, Mad August and M.O.I.S.T will perform on 10th June at Bricks & Barrels, Desa Sri Hartamas while Grand Theft Xperiment, MoBeat, and Damn Dirty Apes will serenade fans at SOHO Gastropub in Precinct 10 on 5th June in Penang.

The finale, which will bring forth a strong collection of alternative art, is set to take place at APW in Bangsar. The new iconic Tiger will be reinterpreted abstractly by local artist Nicholas Choong, who has been commissioned by the brand to design all Tiger Translate key art featured on all posters, and merchandising. Look out for a 3D Tiger art sculpture by Thailand’s Rukkit Kuanhawate, a funky bar designed by Hong Kong’s Parent’s Parents, a glass art installation by Louise Low as well as contemporary art pieces by Malaysia-based Andrew T-Crum.

Artistic fans can also demonstrate their creative flairs by throwing paint-filled water balloons on a blank canvas to create a large piece of art while early birds get to take home a limited edition Tiger Translate/Huggaz beer bottle sleeves designed by Rukkit, Low and Parent’s Parents.

On the music front, Tiger Translate has assembled an amazing line-up of indie musicians from near and far including homegrown artistes Twilight Action Girl and rock band They Will Kill Us All, My Little Airport from Hong Kong, Wonfu from Taiwan, as well as British acts Tim Exile and Blood Red Shoes.!

For more on Tiger Translate and its past events, please visit their official website.

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Linkin Park To Release New Music For The First Time Since Chester Bennington’s Passing?

It’s been almost 2 years since Chester Bennington’s tragic death and fans have been wondering if Linkin Park will ever return to the music scene.

In speaking with South Korean newspaper Yonhap, DJ Joe Hahn recently shed some light on the rock group’s future and what fans can expect.

Linkin Park’s last performance as a band was back in October 2017 when they came together to do a tribute show for the late singer. Since then, co-vocalist Mike Shinoda has gone on to release his solo album “Post Traumatic”. Meanwhile, bassist David ‘Phoenix’ Farrell has delved into the world of podcast and recreated his channel called Member Guest.

For Joseph Hahn, the DJ and samplist shot BTS and DJ Steve Aoki’s music video for “Waste It On Me”. He also signed on to the JTBC audition program ‘Super Band’ as a judge. So as you can see, the band members have been coping well on their own and “taking care of themselves”.

When the topic of Linkin Park came up, Hahn shared that they have “started talking about making new music together”. However, he did warned fans not to get their hopes up as it might take a while before the band officially releases anything substantial.

“I don’t want to set a deadline. We just want to focus on the present and talk about music. We aren’t discussing detailed plans. I just want to go back to those days when I made music in the warehouse,” the 42-year-old artist told the publication.

As for now, the Linkin Park DJ is currently occupied with a photograph exhibition that showcases pictures taken while he was on tour with Linkin Park. “On our last tour, I took the camera and took pictures of the members. When I was performing, I took a pictures of all the guys. Sort of like a time capsule,” Hahn recalled.

The exhibition will take in Beijing, China and Shanghai, three cities from the 27th April to the 3rd of May.


#CNBLUE: FNC Ent Drops More Teasers For Band’s Comeback

While BOICEs around the world are holding their breaths in anticipation of CNBLUE‘s impending comeback, the band’s talent agency FNC Entertainment gave us a glimpse of their comeback concept by dropping a bunch of teasers for their upcoming album.

Titled “2gether”, the new album would mark their first comeback as a 4-member rock band in Korea since the release of mini album “Can’t Stop” in February 2014.

Leader Jung Yong Hwa is reuniting with his group members after making his debut as a solo artiste with his album “One Fine Day” earlier in January this year. He is said to have written the album’s title track, which is described to be “a rock song that has a disco feel”.

To promote “2gether”, the members are said to have participated in a recording for an upcoming episode of MBC’s hilarious idol variety show, “Weekly Idol”. The show is highly anticipated by fans as CNBLUE and MC Jung Hyung Don are meeting on broadcast for the first time since Hyung Don’s signing with FNC Entertainment.

MBC is expected to air this particular episode around mid September.

Meanwhile, FNC Entertainment has released a number of teaser videos, allowing fans to listen to the sneak preview of “Cinderella”, a song from CNBLUE’s upcoming studio album.

The song might or might not be the title track for their new album as it carries an upbeat tone. A total of 11 songs will be included in “2gether”, with Whee In of MAMAMOO featuring in one of the songs called “Domino”.

The complete track list for “2gether” is as follows:

Stay tuned to CNBLUE’s official Facebook page for more updates.

Sources: AKP (1) (2), CNBLUE’s official Facebook page.

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Faouzia’s KL Concert Tickets & Seating Plan Revealed

Faouzia is one of those artists that we’ve been eager to experience live. The 23-year-old pop star is not only known for her powerful vocals but also her captivating music videos. Thanks to Live Nation, the Moroccan-Canadian singer-songwriter will be performing in Malaysia for the first time ever.

Having released her critically-acclaimed album “Citizens” last year, her songs such as “RIP, Love”, “Puppet,” “Anybody Else,” “Thick and Thin,” as well as her duet with John Legend – “Minefields,” – have amass over 4 billion views on streaming platforms.

“My favorite thing is hearing that one of my songs helped someone feel motivated or empowered, or even helped them to have a good cry – which sometimes is all you need,” Faouzia says. “I really believe that immersing yourself in music can help you through the tough times in life, and I always hope that my songs can do that for everyone.”

The details to Faouzia Live in Malaysia are as follows:

Tickets to the public in Malaysia will go on-sale Friday, 5th May 2023 10 am onwards via GoLive Asia or GoLive Ticketing App.


A Sunday With Jaeger-LeCoultre Malaysia & The Malaysian Ladies International Polo Championship 2012

On a blistering hot Sunday, Jaeger-LeCoultre Malaysia once again played host to The Malaysian Ladies International Polo Championship 2012. Yes, the much anticipated polo season has finally arrived!

This year’s polo championship was a golden opportunity for fans to catch world class polo players Lia Salvo. Jennifer Too, Anis Jamaluddin, and Lynley Fongrepresent team Jaeger-LeCoultre.

Great polo and sportswomanship aside, The Malaysian Ladies International Polo Championship 2012 also doubled as a historic watch exhibition (featuring exquisite Jaeger-LeCoultre pieces and the new Grange Reverso 1931 Rouge) and the glamorous Red Party, all presented by Jaeger-LeCoultre.

“La Boheme”, one third of the teams that were entered The Malaysian Ladies International Polo Championship 2012 were crowned champions this year. The team was patroned by Puan Seri Leah Hamdan, Lorna Dodd, America’s Sunny Hale, and Germany’s Claudia Zeisberger.  They beat the Jaeger-LeCoultre team 5 – 4 in an intense and tense final.

Hairpieces, hats, bottles of wine aplenty, and a special marching band performance by The Royal Malaysian Air Force (TUDM) coupled with a thrilling tournament to boot, it was a lazy Sunday well spent at the Royal Selangor Polo Club right smack in the heart of Ampang.

Now, who said a good game of polo can’t be interesting?


Namewee To Countdown To 2020 With “4896-Final Call World Tour” In KL

Namewee (黃明志) is set to end 2019 with a bang and he’s inviting all his fans to join him for his “4896-Final Call World Tour” (举办世界巡演).

After some hiccups, the 36-year-old rapper made the happy announcement on Facebook declaring that “the government (has finally) approved my concert”. Concert details such as seating plan, venue, and ticket prices were also unveiled by the concert organiser.

According to the official press release, “4896” is named after a Hokkien slang which means “Super Powerful”. If that’s any indication on what’s to come, we’re super excited. Fans can expect “a wide range of quirky, humorous yet entertaining elements” as well as “bold coupling of melodic treats and visual feasts delivered by renowned musicians”.

In staying true to his Malaysian roots, Namewee will also be performing a medley of songs in different languages with diverse performing styles. Plus, a few guest performers (their identity haven’t been revealed yet) will be making a cameo. On top of that, everyone will be able to participate in the anticipated New Year countdown together.

Brought to you by StarPlanet, the details to Namewee’s “4896-Final Call World Tour” in Kuala Lumpur are as follows:

Tickets will go on sale from 31st October, 12pm onwards, via www.myticket.asia.

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#CaptainAmerica3: Hawkeye To Make A Special Appearance?

From the scale of arrow to bow, how much do you love Hawkeye? Because things are getting interesting in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe as rumour has it that the arrow and bow expert Hawkeye might appear in the next “Captain America” movie!

During an interview with Collider, “Avengers” star Jeremy Renner teased that his character Hawkeye may have a bigger role in “Captain America 3”. “There are rumblings of Captain America 3,” Renner said, “I don’t know what’s going to happen there. I’ve got to find the time, man (laughs). I’m trying to stay home and I can’t.”

It looks like the actor is ready to keep himself busy throughout the year until 2015 as he will also be filming for “Mission: Impossible 5” next week and an untitled sequel of “Bourne” next year.

Regarding Renner’s comments, Den of Geek asked “Captain America” directors Joe and Anthony Russo about Hawkeye’s appearance in the film but the Russo brothers refused to confirm and said:

We love Renner and we would love more than anything to play with that character, but we can’t comment on that. What we can say is that there are certain characters that would make sense to be in a Cap movie because he has a close relationship with those characters and they fit into the tone of his universe — meaning the tone that we’re playing with in these individual Cap films. So take from my obtuse response what you would.

With that being said, it seems like the directors still remained open to the possibilities of including Hawkeye in their next film. In fact, it might be a great opportunity for Marvel to create a stand-alone film for Hawkeye too!

How would Hawkeye fit into Captain America movie, you ask? Well, let’s just say comic book is always the answer to your question!

In the comic book, Hawkeye had a beef with Captain America due to his brash attitude. No doubt, it took some time for Hawkeye to respect Captain America and the 2 would eventually become good friends under the leadership of Captain America. But the plot might be different in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe as Hawkeye was controlled by Loki in “The Avengers”.

The film was Hawkeye’s first encounter with Captain America as well and we will see both of them in Marvel’s upcoming film, “Avengers: Age of Ultron”.

Anthony Mackie’s Falcon and Sebastian Stan’s Winter Soldier are slated to return to “Captain America 3” and it was rumoured that both actors might become the next Captain America in the future. Set to be released on 6th May 2016, “Captain America 3” is the second film to be released in Phase Three of Marvel Cinematic Universe after Ant-Man.


#MusicBank: KBS Receives Bomb Threat Directed At APINK During Recording

On Friday (30th June) morning, Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) received a bomb threat directed at Plan A Entertainment’s idol girl group APINK.

According to a report by moonROK, a broadcasting official said that the Police arrived at the KBS Yeouido building after receiving the threat. “The singers are continuing to rehearse, but the atmosphere is very tense. As we have not yet confirmed whether it is safe to continue, it is possible that the live broadcast may not be able to go on today,” the rep added.

Fortunately, the situation has been cleared. Koreaboo noted that an employee from Music Bank told the press that there was no real threat found. The threat was presumed to be made by the same man who threatened APINK recently.

A Plan A employee said, “We think it might be the same person who threatened the members (of APINK). The police are suspecting this. The safety of the members is our top most priority. We’re very frustrated at why these things keep happening.”

It was also reported that APINK has finished their pre-recording for “Music Bank”’s mid-year special. However, it is uncertain if the group will attend the program’s live summer broadcast later tonight.

Last week, the 6-member group received 2 death threats from a man who has been a fan of APINK for 6 years. In a statement to South Korea news site OSEN, he explained that he sent the threats because the girls went on blind dates with rookie actors on a reality show.

“As a fan of APINK for 6 years, I spent a lot of time and money on APINK. To see APINK on blind dates with not even actors, but actor trainees, I felt betrayed. I called their agency to complain, but they gave a vague answer saying they didn’t know, which made me angry. So I called the police with the death threat,” he elaborated.

Besides APINK, other idol groups were also present for the music show’s mid-year special. This includes Highlight, Red Velvet, BtoB, SEVENTEEN, DJ Koo, DAY6, ASTRO, GFRIEND, MAMAMOO, and MONSTA X.

Meanwhile, APINK released their new album, titled “Pink UP”, on 26th June.

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#11streetmy: Online Marketplace Announces Lee Min Ho & Emily Chan As Ambassadors

A few days ago, South Korean heartthrob Lee Min Ho made his way back to Malaysia for the grand launch of 11street Malaysia.

It was the actor’s 4th visit to Malaysia as he was previously here as a singer for his global tour in 2013 and as the ambassadors of OSIM uDiva ambassador and innisfree in 2014.

11street, a joint venture between Celcom Axiata Berhad and Korean e-commerce online marketplace provider, SK Planet Ltd., is branding itself as Malaysia’s latest e-mall. It offers a wide selection of product categories to their customers, including “Fashion”, “Electronics”, “Groceries”, “Health & Beauty”, “Kids & Baby”, “Leisure & Sports”, “Home & Living”, and “Books & Services”.

On 24th April, Chief Executive Officer of 11street Malaysia, Mr Hoseok Kim, officiated the grand launch of 11 street at Nu Sentral Mall. He kicked off the event at 5pm by giving his welcome speech. He then introduced the online marketplace to the Malaysian public and gave a brief history on how the online marketplace has evolved since its inception.

@shawnleebeatbox is performing now! #leeminho #emilychan #11street #11streetmy

A video posted by Hype Malaysia (@hypemy) on Apr 24, 2015 at 2:26am PDT

During the grand launch, he finally announced that Lee Min Ho and Emily Chan are the official ambassadors of 11street Malaysia.

The announcement was then followed by an epic dance performance by Rejuvenate Dance Crew. Local beatboxer Shawn Lee also graced the event with the dance crew as he beatboxed to Jason Derulo’s “Wiggle” and Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk”.

.@emilyzying is having a mini selfie session with fans! #leeminho #emilychan #11street #11streetmy   A photo posted by Hype Malaysia (@hypemy) on Apr 24, 2015 at 2:43am PDT

After the performance, Emily Chan finally made her appearance onstage. The actress introduced herself and talked about her future plans. She also walked to the audience zone and took several selfies with her fans.

Lee Min Ho showed up a little later, but that did not dampen the spirits of his fans who have been waiting for his arrival since 8am in the morning. The Korean superstar was only able to spend around 15 minutes onstage, but he utilised the precious time by constantly waving and smiling at his fans. He even flashed his killer smile to fans who were on the 3rd and 4th floor to show his appreciation for their support and attendance.

The actor revealed that he is an avid user of 11street, as he is frequently on-the-go and spends most of his time on his mobile phone. He also said that 11street’s easy interface and 110% cash-back feature are 2 selling points that persuaded him to use the online marketplace.

As a friendly gesture, the 2 ambassadors bought presents for each other and exchanged them onstage during the launch. Emily presented a football to Min Ho and he gave her a scarf in return.

The launch ended with a photo session, where lucky fans got the chance to get up close and personal with their idol. Their excitement were apparent on their faces during the photo opportunity session.

Check out the photos from the grand launch in the gallery below:

In conjunction with the grand launch, 11street is offering several deals and promotions for their newly registered shoppers. Shoppers who register before 30th April will be entitled to 2 complimentary face masks from The Face Shop and a 50% or 99% coupon. RM11 will also be credited into their accounts.

Citibank, CIMB Bank, and Maybank credit and/or debit card users will also be entitled to additional promotions and discounts.

For more details, head on to their official website or Facebook page.

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2019 KLSCM: 28 Roads In KL To Close On 28th & 29th September

Planning to hang out in Kuala Lumpur this weekend? You might want to think twice cause the 2019 Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon (KLSCM) is happening on Saturday and Sunday.

Since the haze has subsided, the show must go on – in this case, the annual run. As such, a couple of major roads in the city won’t be accessible to motorists. The road closures will take effect from 7am to 10am on Saturday (28th September) and 3am till 11am on Sunday (29th September).

“The health and safety of our runners remain our top priority and we are closely monitoring weather conditions. Rest assured, an announcement will be made by 7:30pm Friday, 27th September upon consultation with all relevant stakeholders,” KLSCM organiser Dirigo said.

You may also refer to the marathon routes here.