BINTANGOR, April 14 — Two landslides yesterday have affected roads leading to two longhouses in Pakan, said the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba). Bintangor Bomba chief Nicholas Belulin said it was informed of the incidents by the Pakan district office. “Upon being informed, firefighters were deployed to the two locations, some 63km from the fire … Read more
WAKEFIELD, March 18 — Memories of the UK’s once-mighty mining industry are fading but 40 years after an epoch-defining strike, Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band still embodies the close ties that once bound the community. “It’s like the band, when times are hard, we stick together,” said Ray Sykes, chairman of the year-long 1984-85 strike, … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 29 — The High Court has fixed June 13 to hear the government’s application to strike out an originating summons by the Hindu Rights Action Front (Hindraf) over its deregistration. Senior federal counsel Liew Horng Bin said the date was set by Deputy Registrar Lee Ka Full during the case management conducted … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — Road House film screenwriter Lance Hill has sued Amazon Studios for the remake of the 1989 film on copyright infringement grounds. According to the lawsuit, Hill wrote the Road House screenplay in 1986 and transferred his rights to the film’s producer United Artists the same year. Hill, however, claimed that … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 26 — With the Gaza ceasefire failing to hold, a coalition of nearly 50 civil society organisations and political parties will host a five-day picket in front of the United States Embassy here from tonight until New Year’s Eve. Called “Kepung Demi Palestin” — Malay for “siege for the sake of Palestine” … Read more
LOS ANGELES, Dec 6 ― Members of the SAG-AFTRA actors union approved a three-year contract with major studios yesterday, formally ending six months of Hollywood labour disputes that halted film and television production. SAG-AFTRA said 78 per cent of those who voted supported the deal with Netflix Inc, Walt Disney Co and other members of … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 — Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and two others have applied to strike out a suit filed against them by businessman Tan Sri Halim Saad over losses he suffered following the acquisition of Renong Bhd and United Engineers Malaysia Berhad (UEM) shares by the government almost 23 years ago. … Read more
LONDON, Nov 10 — The stars of The Hunger Games prequel welcomed the end of a four-month long Hollywood actors strike yesterday as they walked the red carpet at the film’s world premiere in London. The SAG-AFTRA union reached a tentative agreement with major studios on Wednesday to resolve the second of two strikes that … Read more
LOS ANGELES, Nov 9 — The SAG-AFTRA actors’ union reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios to resolve the second of two strikes that rocked the entertainment industry as workers demanded higher pay in the streaming TV era, the union said yesterday. The 118-day strike will end officially just after midnight, SAG-AFTRA said in a … Read more
LOS ANGELES, Nov 1 — Generic ghosts and vague vampires haunted the Hollywood picket lines this Halloween, as striking actors tried to scare studio bosses by refusing to dress up as any of their famous characters. With talks still ongoing between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-Aftra) and the likes of Netflix and Disney, costumes that … Read more
