‘Zombies 3’ makes it hard to get fired up for a sequel that feels dead on arrival
Of all Disney’s teen-musical franchises (see “High School Musical” and “Descendants”), “Zombies” overcame its strained cuddly-zombie premise to get the most unexpectedly attractive, augmenting its designs of bigotry and acceptance with best-in-class songs. Given that, there is certainly little pleasure in reporting that “Zombies 3” is creatively dead on introduction, reviving the concept at least one time too often.Continue Reading
LeAnn Rimes and Mickey Guyton’s new song is a ‘battle cry’ for women
LeAnn Rimes and Mickey Guyton have launched a powerful new anthem, right on time.Continue Reading
Canada’s national football teams call for investigation into Canada Soccer governance
Canada’s women’s and men’s national soccer teams have called on Sport Canada, a branch of the country’s federal government, to investigate the sport’s national governing body following serious allegations about the way decisions are made within the organization.Continue Reading
‘The Gray Man’ puts Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans in spy mode as Netflix flexes its action muscle
“The Grey Man’s” biggest muscle mass flex doesn’t originate from Ryan Gosling or even Chris Evans (ofcourse not that they’re slackers), but rather the overall casting, tossing in Ana de Armas after her butt-kicking Bond part as well as Regé-Jean Page post-“Bridgerton, ” Jessica Henwick (“The Matrix”) and Indian superstar Dhanush. The script, alas, is a bit of a 98-pound weakling, but given the escapist demands probably adequate to get the job done.Continue Reading
Nearly 100 visa issues for athletes and officials remain unresolved ahead of World Athletics Championships in US
Nearly 100 visa issues for athletes and officials scheduled to be participating in the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, US, remain unresolved, a World Athletics spokesperson told CNN Thursday.Continue Reading
China’s Xi urges unity on rare visit to once-restive Xinjiang
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Xinjiang this week, making his first trip in eight years to the once-restive northwestern frontier region. From Tuesday (Jul 12) to Friday, Xi visited sites in Xinjiang including a cotton plantation, a trade zone and a museum, state broadcaster CCTV reported in a 34-minuteContinue Reading
Arnuparb quits Move Forward over harassment allegations
Arnuparb Tarntong resigned from the Move Forward Party on Friday after being accused of sexually harassing young women in his home.Continue Reading
No cases of monkeypox among Malaysian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia – Khairy
KUALA LUMPUR: Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin confirms that so far no Malaysian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia have been infected with monkeypox. Read full storyContinue Reading
First for fun, now for recruitment: live streams help jobseekers in China find new employers
Live-streaming recruitment, in which agents introduce job openings to viewers and send links for them to apply, has gained popularity. Big Tech firms including Kuaishou Technology and rival ByteDance have introduced services dedicated to the new form of recruitment. Read full storyContinue Reading
Malaysia’s Hong Leong Bank, PayNet partner to transform Sekinchan into cashless kampong
Urban-rural divide in cashless adoption, 2/3 non-urbanites prefer cash
800 businesses to get a HLB DuitNow starter kit which includes DuitNow QR As part of ongoing efforts to provide access to financial services in non-urban areas, Hong Leong Bank Berhad (HLB) has formed a partnership with Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet)…Continue Reading