Why sport stars are wealthier than ever — but they still may not be getting their fair share
Sometimes, it’s tough for the average person to comprehend how much money some professional athletes make. Witness the recent MLB trade deadline. We saw the Washington Nationals trade away Juan Soto after the left fielder turned down a $440 million (!) deal.Continue Reading
Thai director says Myanmar abduction rumours untrue
A film director was repatriated from Myanmar on Tuesday morning after his family claimed that he had been kidnapped for ransom by the United Wa State Army (UWSA) since Jan 4. However, Myanmar authorities insisted that he had entered the UWSA’s territory of his own free will.Continue Reading
Thai director Danny says Myanmar abduction rumours untrue
A film director was repatriated from Myanmar on Tuesday morning after his family claimed that he had been kidnapped for ransom by the United Wa State Army (UWSA) since Jan 4. However, Myanmar authorities insisted that he had entered the UWSA’s territory of his own free will.Continue Reading
Issey Miyake, Japan’s prince of pleats, dies of liver cancer aged 84
The Japanese fashion designer is famous for creating a new way of pleating in the 1980s, which became his signature Pleats, Please line. He went on to develop more than a dozen fashion lines, from his main Issey Miyake for men and women, to bags, watches and fragrances.Continue Reading
Red Lions parachute team member in stable condition after hard landing at National Day Parade 2022
3WO Jeffrey Heng was stretchered off after he suffered a hard landing at NDP 2022.Continue Reading
Thai PM Prayuth to stay in power another 2 years, his deputy says
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha will be in power two more years, his deputy and fellow coup leader said on Tuesday, as the main opposition party seeks a court ruling to remove the premier this month, a year before an election is due. Read full storyContinue Reading
No tax defaulters among expats in Malaysia, says Immigration DG
CYBERJAYA: Records show that no expatriate workers in the country failed to pay taxes imposed on them, says Immigration Department director-general Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud. Read full storyContinue Reading
Anti-party hopping Bill gets unanimous Dewan Negara approval
KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Negara has unanimously given the green light for the anti-hopping Bill. Read full storyContinue Reading
Cops seize drugs worth over RM1mil, six arrested in KL
KUALA LUMPUR: Police seized drugs worth more than RM1mil and arrested six drug pushers here on Monday (Aug 8). Read full storyContinue Reading
China races to contain COVID-19 outbreaks in tourism hubs Tibet, Hainan
SHANGHAI: China raced on Tuesday (Aug 9) to stamp out COVID-19 outbreaks in the tourist hubs of Tibet and Hainan, with the authorities launching more rounds of mass testing and closing venues to contain the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Mainland China reported 828 new domestically transmitted cases across more thanContinue Reading