KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — A stellar lineup of local and regional musicians and artistes will grace the stage for the upcoming Back to the Blues urban arts and music festival scheduled for February 24.The festival that fuses large-scale live...
Yeoh won a Malaysian pageant in 1983, and arrived in Hong Kong a year later, kick-starting an acting career.Dee Poon (R), Yeoh’s goddaughter, pictured with the actress after her Oscar win for Everything Everywhere All At Once. Photo: @deedeepoon/InstagramFollowing her...
“It is a pivotal time for the media industry,” says Singapore-based Phil Hardman, senior vice-president and general manager, BBC Studios Asia. “We are at a really exciting moment, particularly across Asia, where streaming strategies are becoming more agile and innovative...
LUMUT, Feb 12 — Each year, the mesmerising annual parting sea phenomenon unveils a 400-metre raised sandbank at Pulau Giam, attracting tens of thousands of both local and international tourists to the site in mid-February.Manjung Municipal Council (MPM), (Duty-Free Island...
Sum Lok-kei sometimes thinks back to a one-day music festival he organised almost eight years ago, when he and long-time friend Jason Cheung played alongside a dozen alternative bands from Hong Kong and China in a marathon performance of hybrid...
Sam Smith, who came out as non-binary in 2019, embraces a bold style in their looks. Photo: @samsmith/InstagramExploring everything from casual romances to serious partnerships, here’s an insight into Smith’s love life through the years.1. Jonathan ZeizelSam Smith alluded to...
That makes it easy to believe that we’re surrounded by egotistical, manipulative and possibly even malevolent people waiting to prey on the unsuspecting.An Instagram search for #narcissism garners over 868,000 posts. Photo: InstagramThat narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is actually a...
There is a scene in S. Leo Chiang’s Oscar-nominated documentary short Island in Between where two men discuss a fierce battle. One mentions a memorial for fallen soldiers on the opposite side of the strait that separates them from China....
BANGKOK, Feb 11 — A riot of scarlet lanterns hung over the red-clothed crowds offering candles as they murmured prayers at a traditional temple in Bangkok to celebrate Lunar New Year.Millions of Thai-Chinese marked the occasion with parties, family meals...
Plenty of eating and drinking takes place throughout the two-week-long Lunar New Year holiday. Tea – copious amounts of it – is what is typically drunk during the many festive gatherings, but those looking to mix things up a bit...
