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In recent years, a growing number of international celebrities, particularly from Hong Kong, have been investing in businesses and purchasing properties across Malaysia. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Showbiz / 09 Aug 2025

From hotels to kopitiams, these Hong Kong celebrities aren’t just visiting Malaysia — they’re investing in it

October in particular will be an eventful month in Malaysia especially when it comes to concerts and live events. — Picture from Instagram

Showbiz / 09 Aug 2025

Six concerts, one crazy Saturday: Jackson Wang, Spider, Candy Lo and more to hit Malaysia on Oct 25

'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' remains at the top of the local box office. — Picture courtesy of Marvel Studios

Showbiz / 08 Aug 2025

Malay Mail’s Top 10 Picks: Marvel’s ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ stays at No. 1, while the dinos and ‘Superman’ continue to dominate the second and third spots

KWAM 1 is hugely popular in southwest Nigeria, where his traditional fuji music — a staple among the Yoruba ethnic group — originated. — Picture from Instagram/King Wiasu

Showbiz / 08 Aug 2025

Nigeria bans singer KWAM 1 from flying after blocking plane on Abuja tarmac

Girlset is a rebrand of JYP's girl group VCHA. — Picture from Instagram/Girlset

Showbiz / 08 Aug 2025

JYP’s girl group VCHA rebrands to Girlset after member exits, aiming for global stage under new name (VIDEO)

Hybe and Geffen are planning to debut its second girl group in 2026. — Screengrab from World Scout

Showbiz / 08 Aug 2025

After Katseye, Hybe and Geffen launch global search for next girl group with Japan audition tour

MC Hammer is being sued by JPMorgan Chase over a car loan. — Picture from Facebook/MC Hammer

Showbiz / 08 Aug 2025

Can’t pay this: MC Hammer sued over unpaid US$76,000 luxury Land Rover car loan

Gina Carano portrays Cara Dune in 'The Mandalorian'. — Picture from Facebook/Gina Carano

Showbiz / 08 Aug 2025

Gina Carano, axed from ‘The Mandalorian’ for Holocaust post, makes Disney settlement after lawsuit backed by Elon Musk

Dean Cain attends the premiere of ‘The Promise’ in Los Angeles in 2017. The former ‘Lois & Clark’ star is set to swap his red cape for an ICE badge. — AFP file pic

Showbiz / 08 Aug 2025

Cape off, badge on: Former Superman actor Dean Cain to be sworn in as ICE officer

Hybe chairman Bang Si-hyuk has announced he will return to South Korea to fully cooperate with an investigation into alleged unfair trading practices tied to the company’s initial public offering. — Reuters pic

Showbiz / 07 Aug 2025

Bang Si-hyuk to return to South Korea amid investigation into alleged unfair trading tied to Hybe’s 2020 IPO

Malaysian girl group DOLLA and K-pop group KIIRAS performed covers of (from left) ‘Ziller’, ‘MWA!’ and ‘Kill Ma Bo$$’. — Pictures via X/DOLLA and KIIRAS_official

Showbiz / 07 Aug 2025

Malaysian girl group DOLLA joins K-pop’s KIIRAS for crossover dance challenges (VIDEO)

Jamie Lee Curtis attends the premiere for the film ‘Freakier Friday’, in Los Angeles, California July 22, 2025. — Reuters pic

Showbiz / 07 Aug 2025

‘Freakier Friday’ goes bolder as Lohan and Curtis reunite in a tale of blended families and chaotic body swaps

Lee Min (left) debuted with fellow singer Crystal (right) as K-pop duo As One in 1999. Their single ‘Happy Birthday to You’ was released in June 2025. — Screenshots from YouTube Shorts/Brandnew Music 2011

Showbiz / 06 Aug 2025

K-pop singer Lee Min of duo As One, aged 46, found dead at home; police investigating

Zerobaseone’s manager faced backlash after he was accused of pushing the K-pop boyband fans at the airport while raising his fist and shouting ‘Move out of the way’ recently. — Picture from Instagram/zb1official

Showbiz / 06 Aug 2025

Push or protect? K-pop bodyguards face scrutiny after viral Zerobaseone airport video

South Korean producer R.Tee is now the boss of his own label RTST and plans to nurture talents who are outside the music industry. — Picture from Instagram/rteeofficial

Showbiz / 06 Aug 2025

Blackpink producer R.Tee steps out on his own with RTST Label, new collab with Soyeon out this Sunday

The 86-year-old filmmaker was admitted to the Policlinico Tor Vergata, a public hospital in Rome, Italy for a scheduled procedure with his doctor of over 30 years, Dr Andrea Natale. — AFP pic

Showbiz / 06 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

‘My lucky day’: Singapore minister thanks strangers who returned his lost wallet in France

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

Nur Aisyah was told she was too small, now she’s SEA Games cycling gold

After 1MDB conviction, Najib urges Malaysians to stay calm, vows to continue legal fight

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

From hotels to kopitiams, these Hong Kong celebrities aren’t just visiting Malaysia — they’re investing in it

Six concerts, one crazy Saturday: Jackson Wang, Spider, Candy Lo and more to hit Malaysia on Oct 25

Malay Mail’s Top 10 Picks: Marvel’s ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ stays at No. 1, while the dinos and ‘Superman’ continue to dominate the second and third spots

Nigeria bans singer KWAM 1 from flying after blocking plane on Abuja tarmac

JYP’s girl group VCHA rebrands to Girlset after member exits, aiming for global stage under new name (VIDEO)

After Katseye, Hybe and Geffen launch global search for next girl group with Japan audition tour

Can’t pay this: MC Hammer sued over unpaid US$76,000 luxury Land Rover car loan

Gina Carano, axed from ‘The Mandalorian’ for Holocaust post, makes Disney settlement after lawsuit backed by Elon Musk

Cape off, badge on: Former Superman actor Dean Cain to be sworn in as ICE officer

Bang Si-hyuk to return to South Korea amid investigation into alleged unfair trading tied to Hybe’s 2020 IPO

Malaysian girl group DOLLA joins K-pop’s KIIRAS for crossover dance challenges (VIDEO)

‘Freakier Friday’ goes bolder as Lohan and Curtis reunite in a tale of blended families and chaotic body swaps

K-pop singer Lee Min of duo As One, aged 46, found dead at home; police investigating

Push or protect? K-pop bodyguards face scrutiny after viral Zerobaseone airport video

Blackpink producer R.Tee steps out on his own with RTST Label, new collab with Soyeon out this Sunday

Oscar-winning director Francis Ford Coppola in Rome hospital for planned surgery, not emergency, says rep