Popular SouthEast Asia-based video streaming platform, iflix, is reportedly looking for a buyer as the company’s losses continue, according to a report by Nikkei. iflix, which has often been touted as the “Netflix of SouthEast Asia”, had a net loss of $158.1 million in 2018, and as of September 2019, the company only had $12.7 million in cash reserves left. The ...
Instagram has removed the “verified badge” of former Miss Malaysia 2017, Samantha Katie James. The badge no longer appears on her Instagram account as of today (June 2nd). This comes after the former beauty pageant champion posted offensive remarks on her Instagram account pertaining to the #blacklivesmatter protests in the US. Netizens across the country were quick to slam James’ ...
An old post by Boredpanda showing how to swear in sign-language has shot up in popularity once again, being shared several thousand times in just a matter of days. This time around, the post has spread to Asia, circulating across many entertainment groups on Facebook. Here are some of them (video below): The post even consisted of a video demostrating ...
Several economic sectors in Malaysia will be reopened from Monday (May 4), but they must adhere to strict conditions, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on (May 1) in his Labour Day message to the nation. On the live broadcast on Friday, Mr Muhyiddin Yassin stated: “With advice from the Ministry of Health, based on data collected, and protocol outlined by ...
Irrfan Khan of the finest actors to have graced both Hollywood and Bollywood has passed away. His endeavors in the showbiz industry has racked up a resume of nearly 80 films. To think that he initially gave up acting in his 30’s after a decade in lacklustre TV shows. Despite his successes, he had his fair share of setbacks as ...
With lock-downs happening all over the world, more and more people have been turning to online gaming as a means to entertain themselves. Mobile Legends, a 5 versus 5 multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game, has quickly risen to becoming one of the most popular action-strategy games played on smartphones in the recent months. As of today, the app has ...
The latest comeback Korean drama starring famous actor Lee Min Ho has premiered on Netflix after the completion of his military service. Titled “The King: Eternal Monarch”, it has gained a strong following amongst Netflix audience members.When he was 19 years old, he faced a dreadful accident in the year 2006. It is now revealed to us that when Min ...
Canto-pop singer, Sam Hui hosted a livestream yesterday from Harbour City without a live audience had gained 2.5 million online viewers watching throughout the one-hour performance via TV channels and social channels. Hui will donate HK$250,000 to workers of sound production firm Tom Lee Engineering who had lost their jobs due to the current health situation. The livestream was available ...
Malaysian actor and comedian joins Marvel’s “Shang-Chi” and The Legend of The Ten Rings. Ronny Chieng is a Malaysian originated from Johor Bahru. He has been a correspondent on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. He also had a supporting role in Crazy Rich Asians. More recently, Chieng released his first stand-up special for Netflix, Asian Comedian Destroys America! However, the report does ...
Formula One’s shutdown period will be extended for another two weeks following the delay to the season caused by the current health situation. The decision to prolong the break will be extended from 21 to 35 days. The traditional summer shutdown was brought forward from August last month and increased from two to three weeks. F1 teams will observe the ...
Tencent’s music streaming platform, JOOX, sees spike in traffics to its karaoke services up by as much as 50% during the current health situation expanding in Southeast Asia. “It’s exactly during this period of time the usage of karaoke jumped like 30% to 50%, depending on the countries,” Poshu Yeung, vice president of Tencent’s International Business Group. JOOX’s karaoke feature ...
As a DJ live-streams thumping electronic music from a Singapore nightclub to revellers confined to their homes due to the global health situation recently. A popular Singaporean nightclub Zouk threw a “cloud-clubbing” party, streaming live performances by six DJs via an app. The nightclub partnered with gaming equipment company Razer and the live-streaming app, attracting ground breaking numbers of 200,000 ...
Over 5000 people showed up on the nights of 15th March for a large rock band concert in the UK, according to Shanghaiist. The Welsh rock band, named Stereophonics, carried on with their concert despite calls for cancellations due to the worsening health situation in the UK. The band even shared on Twitter photos and videos from the concert, which ...
Season 2 of Dirty Money, the critically acclaimed documentary series from Jigsaw Productions, is now available for viewing on Netflix. Among the episodes in the second season, one of the episodes, titled “Man at The Top”, covers the intricacies behind the 1MDB scandal – also featuring Malaysia’s ex-prime minister, Najib Razak. “An inside look at how billions swindled from a ...
YouTube channel MrBossFTW recently uploaded a video about a potential Grand Theft Auto 6 reveal date leak, which could take place on 25th March 2020. While most people have dismissed this claim, the source has a history of legitimate theories proven true, especially with Rockstar Games. It’s been a while since Rockstar Games announced any new updates with the Grand Theft Auto ...
An upcoming gaming championship event is coming to town, and it will feature prizes of up to RM12,000. Following the success of the previous event, this year’s eCurve Gaming Championship will be held from March 13th to 22nd, and will feature a strong lineup of competitions for popular games to cater to everyone’s interest. Below are the games being contested, ...
In an effort to bolster the sagging tourism sector due to the coronavirus outbreak, the government of Thailand is considering adding two more public holidays, extending the Songkran festival to 9 days. This was announced by Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, although the decision has yet to be finalized. The coronavirus epidemic, which started in China last December, is taking ...
One OK Rock, one of the most popular Japanese rock bands will be performing in Singapore on May 9th, 2020. The concert will be held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Tickets for the concert will be priced at SGD $108 to $228, and will be on sale from March 7th 2020. Tickets can be purchased via Apactix.com, the Singapore Sports ...
Taiwanese superstar Jay Chou has postponed his Kuala Lumpur concert to August due to concerns over the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The Jay Chou Carnival Malaysia Concert was initially scheduled for 29th February (today) but has now been pushed to 22nd of August 2020. The concert will still be held at the same venue, which is Bukit Jalil National Stadium. ...