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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ features Huntrix, a K-pop trio who are also...you guess it, demon hunters. — Picture from Facebook/Sony Pictures Animation

Showbiz / 25 Aug 2025

Netflix shatters its cinema barrier: ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ takes the box office by storm with US$18m debut

Oasis performing in Dublin. — Picture via X/Oasis

Showbiz / 25 Aug 2025

Nostalgia, nostalgia, nostalgia: Oasis fans flood Toronto for an epic reunion concert that’s 16 years in the making

International film actress, Fan Bingbing has hinted that she will return to Melaka in September for some ‘new work’. — Bernama pic

Showbiz / 24 Aug 2025

Fan Bingbing teases return to Melaka for ‘new work’ after Datuk title

Irish rap group Kneecap singer, Liam O’Hanna (R), who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, stands with band mates Naoise O Caireallain, aka Moglai Bap (C) and JJ O’Dochartaigh aka DJ Provai (L), outside Westminster Magistrates’ Courts in London on August 20, 2025. — AFP pic

Showbiz / 24 Aug 2025

Controversial Kneecap to perform in Paris, despite government and Jewish group protests

Last year, Melaka named actress Fan Bingbing as a tourism ambassador, leading to an influx of visitors. — Picture from Instagram/bingbing_fan

Showbiz / 24 Aug 2025

Fan Bingbing to receive honorary datukship in Melaka

In this handout photo released by the California Department of Corrections, Lyle Menendez appears before the parole board via teleconference on August 22, 2025, at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, California. — AFP pic/California Department of Corrections handout

Showbiz / 23 Aug 2025

Parole panel says no to Lyle Menendez — one day after Erik — keeping brothers jailed 36 years after murdering their parents in Beverly Hills

Showbiz / 23 Aug 2025

Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ set for box office dominance after streaming smash

YouTube screenshot of Japanese anime movie preview ‘Demon Slayer’, which is topping the local box office, coinciding with AniManGaki this week.

Showbiz / 22 Aug 2025

Malay Mail’s Top 10 Picks: Asian cinema in the spotlight, with ‘Demon Slayer’ claiming the No. 1 spot, followed by ‘Coolie’ and ‘Shadows Edge’ close behind

Erik Menendez attends his Board of Parole hearing online from the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, California August 21, 2025, that could lead to freedom after decades in prison for the 1989 shotgun murders of his parents. The final decision will rest with the governor, who can either accept or reject the board's recommendation. — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation handout pic via Reuters

Showbiz / 22 Aug 2025

Erik Menendez, whose family murder case inspired TV and documentaries, denied parole after 35 years in prison

Brandon Howard, known professionally as B. Howard, is mostly famous for his resemblance to Michael Jackson — sparking media speculation in the past that he was a son of the late pop icon. — Picture via Instagram/bhoward

Showbiz / 22 Aug 2025

US singer and Michael Jackson lookalike B. Howard to sing at Russia’s answer to Eurovision (VIDEO)

Ghanaian dancehall star Shatta Wale has been taken into custody in Accra as part of a US investigation into his purchase of a Lamborghini, prompting hundreds of fans to protest for his release. — Picture via Instagram/shattawalenima

Showbiz / 22 Aug 2025

Fans rally as Ghanaian singer Shatta Wale held in Accra over US$150,000 Lamborghini tied to US$4m FBI-linked fraud probe

The Alice Experiment’s song titled ‘Rock with Me being played at the launch party held yesterday at Pitt Club KL. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Showbiz / 22 Aug 2025

Behind The Alice Experiment: The process behind Asia’s first AI band, and how it’s not a threat to human musicians

‘Rock With Me’ by The Alice Experiment performed at the launch party at Pitt Club KL yesterday. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Showbiz / 22 Aug 2025

A new era of digital sound: Meet ‘The Alice Experiment’, Asia’s first AI band blending pop rock and Korean tunes (VIDEO)

Filmmaker Elizabeth Lo and her team met with dozens of mistress dispellers, but Teacher Wang was the only one able to persuade her clients to go on camera. — Screengrab from YouTube

Showbiz / 21 Aug 2025

Love, lies and loyalty on film: ‘Mistress Dispeller’ tracks China’s unusual industry of ending affairs (VIDEO)

Meet the Guangdong rapper Skai Isyourgod who is currently making waves globally with his catchy colloquial Canto and Mandarin rap. — Picture from Instagram/skaiisyourgod

Showbiz / 21 Aug 2025

Remember the rapping cat TikTok? Its Chinese creator who beat Jay Chou is set to perform in KL and Sabah from Aug 29 (VIDEO)

The famously warring brothers had last played together in Paris in 2009 when tensions boiled over into a backstage brawl in which Liam broke one of Noel’s guitars. — Picture via Facebook/Oasis Official

Showbiz / 20 Aug 2025

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1MDB verdict: High Court finds Najib guilty on all 25 charges

Judge: Najib no ‘country bumpkin’, attempts to paint him as ignorant doomed to fail

‘Pure fantasy’ to suggest 1MDB’s officers colluded with Jho Low against Najib, High Court says

Ex-PM Najib gets concurrent 15-year jail terms, RM11.38b fine over 1MDB scandal

Three hours in, Najib’s 1MDB judgment adjourned — courtroom drama paused for Friday prayers

Prosecutors seek maximum 20-year term, RM11.3b fine for Najib in 1MDB case conviction

High Court throws out Najib’s ‘Saudi donation’ claim in 1MDB trial, finds defence untenable

Singapore man jailed after refusing to return RM28,500 wrongly transferred to his account

1MDB: Inside Malaysia’s extraordinary tale of missing billions and political downfall

Police take down Malaysia’s largest international drug syndicate, seize RM1.04b in narcotics

Azam Baki: Najib guilty verdict in RM2.2b 1MDB case shows strength of MACC probe, global cooperation

Body-in-bag case: Suspect charged with murder of Suri Narudin in Tampin

Fatal fire at Sentul PPR claims lives of mother and son, bodies found in toilet

Police hunt ‘highly wanted, dangerous’ suspect linked to Nilai apartment blast

Goh Sze Fei–Nur Izzuddin join national team training, add intensity to men’s doubles practice, says coach

Netflix shatters its cinema barrier: ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ takes the box office by storm with US$18m debut

Nostalgia, nostalgia, nostalgia: Oasis fans flood Toronto for an epic reunion concert that’s 16 years in the making

Fan Bingbing teases return to Melaka for ‘new work’ after Datuk title

Controversial Kneecap to perform in Paris, despite government and Jewish group protests

Fan Bingbing to receive honorary datukship in Melaka

Parole panel says no to Lyle Menendez — one day after Erik — keeping brothers jailed 36 years after murdering their parents in Beverly Hills

Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ set for box office dominance after streaming smash

Malay Mail’s Top 10 Picks: Asian cinema in the spotlight, with ‘Demon Slayer’ claiming the No. 1 spot, followed by ‘Coolie’ and ‘Shadows Edge’ close behind

Erik Menendez, whose family murder case inspired TV and documentaries, denied parole after 35 years in prison

US singer and Michael Jackson lookalike B. Howard to sing at Russia’s answer to Eurovision (VIDEO)

Fans rally as Ghanaian singer Shatta Wale held in Accra over US$150,000 Lamborghini tied to US$4m FBI-linked fraud probe

Behind The Alice Experiment: The process behind Asia’s first AI band, and how it’s not a threat to human musicians

A new era of digital sound: Meet ‘The Alice Experiment’, Asia’s first AI band blending pop rock and Korean tunes (VIDEO)

Love, lies and loyalty on film: ‘Mistress Dispeller’ tracks China’s unusual industry of ending affairs (VIDEO)

Remember the rapping cat TikTok? Its Chinese creator who beat Jay Chou is set to perform in KL and Sabah from Aug 29 (VIDEO)

Noel Gallagher hails Liam as ‘amazing’ amid Oasis reunion tour