They had collaborated to great success in comedies such as
Fight Back To School (1991) and
Justice, My Foot! (1992) but had not worked together since
Shaolin Soccer in 2001.
Since the death of actor Ng Man Tat about two weeks ago, many Hong Kong media outlets have wondered if his frequent collaborator, actor-director Stephen Chow, would appear at his wake.
On Sunday (March 7), Chow, 58, turned up to pay his respects to Ng, 70, who died on Feb 27 of liver cancer.
He showed up with his elder sister Kelly Chow at about 4pm, wearing a cap and dressed in black. He was at the wake for about nine minutes and left without speaking to the media.
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Indonesia came in 73rd position on an international ranking for ease of doing businesses by the World Bank in 2019. - Reuters
JAKARTA (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore businesses hope Indonesia s new Omnibus Law will bring essential reforms in a wide range of areas from business permits to labour, enabling businesses to operate more efficiently in South-east Asia s largest economy.
The law aims to simplify processes to get business licences and also introduces flexibility in the country s labour market by easing recruitment and outsourcing. The Positive Investment List, a regulation issued as part of the Omnibus Law, opens up sectors such as energy, telecommunication, transportation and construction services to 100 per cent FDI, a spokesman for Enterprise Singapore (ESG) told The Straits Times by email.
MANILA (The Straits Times/ANN): At least nine activists were killed early on Sunday (March 7) during a coordinated crackdown by security forces on civil liberties groups tagged as "communist fronts" in four provinces just south of capital Manila.
The new legislation aims to synchronise overlapping labour, tax and other key laws deemed unfavourable to businesses and investors. - Reuters
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The Indonesian government has laid down the ground rules for its new law on job creation, widely seen as an ambitious regulatory reform to lure foreign investments and stimulate the pandemic-hit economy.
President Joko Widodo signed 49 implementing rules last month to provide officials with specific details on how the law would be applied in practice and guide businesses on how they should operate.
He had signed two others late last year, soon after the law was passed on Oct 5 amid violent nationwide protests over workers rights and environmental concerns.