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HONG Kong actor Louis Koo caused quite a stir online for his remarks about aliens visiting earth, Sin Chew Daily reported.
“I would say I’m a believer, ” he said, referring to alleged sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in Polynesia.
Koo, 50, said people would question why there were no photographs of the UFOs.
“It is not uncommon for a person not to hold their phone up (to take a picture) when they are frightened. If one day an alien were to appear in front of me, I believe I would be terrified. Otherwise, I would definitely take a photo, ” he wrote on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter.
DESPITE the less than favourable headlines about her of late, TV host Neelofa (
pic) reigns on Instagram, Kosmo! reported. She has 8.6 million Instagram followers as of Sunday.
Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza has 8.2 million followers on the same platform.
In August last year, Siti Nurhaliza was top on the list with 7.8 million Instagram followers.
Neelofa, 32, and her husband Muhammad Haris Mohd Ismail, better known as PU Riz, had been in the news for breaching Covid-19 restrictions during their recent wedding and honeymoon travels.
Other celebrities such as comedian Zizan Razak recorded 7.8 million Instagram followers, Nora Danish (7.3 million) and Mira Filzah (7.2 million).
ACTRESS Aishah Azman (
pic) is upset with a TV drama producer who allegedly refused to take responsibility after a few cast members got infected with Covid-19, reported Kosmo!The actress, whose real name is Nor Aishah Afika Azman, 25, claimed that the producer had forced an actor to continue filming despite having had close contact with a Covid-19 patient.
“I am so upset with the mentality of the producer who forced an actor who had close contact with a Covid-19 patient to continue filming the drama without considering the safety of other production crew members.. The producer asked the actor to work up to 24 hours based on the same excuse, ” she posted on her Instagram story, adding that the producer’s refusal stemmed from saving production cost.
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A WOMAN in her 30s from Kelantan bought a tudung bawal (wide shawl) for RM75,000 for Hari Raya, Mingguan Malaysia reported.
Bawal Exclusive boutique founder and owner Haliza Maysuri (pic) said the woman had ordered the shawl for the celebration last year, but was put on hold due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Our client’s wish will be fulfilled this Raya in May as she has made an appointment to collect her order this week, ” she told the Malay daily.
Haliza said her client had requested the shawl be designed with marine motifs against a light blue background to suit her career as the owner of a seafood restaurant.
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IN a bid to address the shortage of teachers at Chinese vernacular schools, the Education Ministry will be asking nearly 500 temporary teachers to sign up for training as full-fledged educators, Sin Chew Daily reported.A spokesman for Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon’s office said 471 candidates – all of whom were temporary teachers in 2020 – would be receiving letters to attend a one-year teacher training programme.
The letters will specify which course the candidates will be taking as well as the teachers’ training college that they will be attending.
The spokesman said the course was designed to be taken during school holidays to minimise the disruption to the teachers’ duties.