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By SAMUEL LEE alltherage@thestar.com.my REMEMBER Naruto? That anime which featured the trials and tribulations of a bunch of young ninjas? Well, that may have been based on fantasy, but that sort of action can be had for real here now, too, courtesy of Sasuke Malaysia. Founder and executive director of Sasuke Malaysia, Zainariah Johari, explains […]
By LIM MAY LEE alltherage@thestar.com.my LION dancers are seriously passionate about their craft, and none more so than the legendary duo of Chong Kok Fu and Si Tiam Yong from the renowned Kun Seng Keng lion and dragon dance association. As a team, Chong and Si – the tail and head of the lion respectively […]
By JC LAM alltherage@thestar.com.my FOR those who’ve always dreamt of traversing the globe but always seem to have an excuse crop up, well, now’s your chance! Bosch is currently looking for six young innovators from across the globe to be a part of its Bosch World Experience. Selected candidates will be sent on a 16-day […]
By VIVIENNE WONG alltherage@thestar.com.my THIRTY seconds into his first mixed martial arts fight, Gianni Subba, a scrawny 18-year-old at the time, knocked out experienced fighter Bruce Loh from Singapore. It’s the stuff of legends, and that’s how he became one of the brightest stars on the MMA scene. His professional career, on the other hand, […]
Rarely has there ever been this much drama over the opening of an airport terminal. The spanking new KLIA2, dubbed the world’s largest purpose-built terminal dedicated to low cost carriers (yup, that’s quite the distinction), is set to open this Friday, replacing its more homely predecessor, the LCCT. Here’s what you need to know. What’s […]
Story and photos by ARNOLD LOH alltherage@thestar.com.my THERE’S a sign near the main entrance at the ESCAPE Adventureplay theme park with a rather ominous message as far as young are concerned people – “No WiFi connection”. That’s right. The park, in Teluk Bahang, Penang, is a WiFi deadzone. Not far from that sign is another […]
By JC LAM alltherage@thestar.com.my AS an actress and producer, Tan Kheng Hua has seen and done it all. She has won awards, produced box-office hits, received critical acclaim, and even managed to avoid being typecast as “that annoying lady from Phua Chu Kang” – not easy. And now she’s on a mission to help unearth […]
By JAYDEE LOK alltherage@thestar.com.my TICKETS to Taylor Swift’s first ever concert in Malaysia were sold out in just over an hour when it went on sale, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still catch her when her RED Tour hits KL. Cornetto, which recently introduced its limited Cornetto Taylor Swift Blackforest RED, is offering some […]
By SHARMILA NAIR alltherage@thestar.com.my MAKING a change in a community or a nation will not happen overnight. It takes a lot of time and hard work, and even the President of the United States Barack Obama learned that lesson the hard way. He was 24, and a newbie from Columbia University in New York City […]
By VIVIENNE WONG alltherage@thestar.com.my FUTURISTIC and simple, but with more detailed fabrication. These are just some of the words used by Yona Yuliani Hutari to describe her designs which won her the Emerging Designer of the Year award (and cash prize of RM15,000) at the 2014 Mercedes-Benz Stylo Fashion Grand Prix last month. The 21-year-old […]