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Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Yahoo
Concern growing for missing Birmingham teen who vanished on Saturday
West Midlands Police are urgently searching for a missing Birmingham teenager who has not been seen since Saturday. Aishah was reported missing from Stockland Green in Birmingham on the afternoon of Saturday May 24. She was wearing a black puffer jacket, turquoise leggings and black UGGs, said the force. READ MORE: Handsworth shooting live as man injured in gunfire near primary school Get breaking news on BirminghamLive WhatsApp , click the link to join Members of the public have been told to call 999 if they see Aishah. A West Midlands Police spokesperson initially said on May 24: "Have you seen Aishah, aged 16, who's missing from Stockland Green, Birmingham?"Aishah was last seen 13.20 on 24/05/2025 wearing black puffer jacket, turquoise leggings, black ugg boots."Call 999 if you see Aishah, quoting log 3784-240525." A West Midlands Police spokesperson confirmed on Monday May 26 that Aishah was still missing.
Rakyat Post
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Rakyat Post
Back In The 80s, This Malaysian Singer Went International With Her NZ Band
Subscribe to our FREE Many Malaysians know Malaysia's indie queen-turned-international music star Yunalis Mat Zara'ai, better known by her stage name Yuna. She set a new bar for female artists here when she signed with a US-based record label which catapulted her career to new heights, even clinching collaborations with other big names in music such as Usher and Jhene Aiko. Today, Yuna has earned a multitude of accolades for her talents and success. But, she wasn't the first female artist from here to be recognised by the west. There was another female artist before Yuna who made it big in New Zealand, America, and the world There's always an otai to another otai (an older, more experienced person), and to most Malaysians who were teens in the early 2000s, they might see Yuna as the OG female musician from Malaysia breaking out into the western market. However, those who were going through their puberty in the late 80s and early 90s will remember a singer who dropped toe-tapping pop tunes such as Sensation and Paradise . Datuk Wan Aishah Wan Ariffin, otherwise known as Aishah, was the lead vocalist of The Fan Club, a band that came out of New Zealand in the late 1980s. Aishah was studying in New Zealand at the time when she was spotted by some of the band members, who asked her to join them. In 1988, the band released Sensation, their first album. Three songs from the album became top 20 singles in the New Zealand and Malaysian charts at the time. The hit songs were Sensation, Paradise, and Call Me. By 1990, The Fan Club's songs had received significant airplay on major US Top 40 stations. In recognition of their success, the band was awarded International Artist of the Year at the 1991 New Zealand Music Awards. The Fan Club's guitarist settled down in Malaysia, and is still here today The band broke up in 1993 and Aishah continued a solo music career, while the rest of the band returned to New Zealand except for the band's guitarist, who some of you might be familiar with. Paul Raymond Moss, or Paul Moss, returned to Malaysia in 1995 and formed a music company called Positive Tone under the EMI record label together with Malaysian film and music producer Datuk Izham Omar (the current CEO of television channel 8TV). At Positive Tone, he has produced a number of gold and platinum releases as well as Anugerah Industri Muzik (AIM) winners with local groups such as OAG and Innuendo. For those of you who followed the popular talent programme Malaysian Idol closely, you'll remember Moss as one of the judges alongside music producer Roslan Abdul Aziz and veteran singer Fauziah Latiff. Moss went on to become media network giant Media Prima's media portals general manager. Moss usually expressed his opinions on Malaysian Idol harshly, and has been compared to American Idol judge Simon Cowell on occasions. Share your thoughts with us via TRP's . Get more stories like this to your inbox by signing up for our newsletter.
Malaysiakini
09-05-2025
- Health
- Malaysiakini
Ex-cult survivor Siti Aishah Wahab dies in UK at 81
Siti Aishah Wahab, the Malaysian woman who escaped a Maoist cult in South London after more than 40 years in captivity, has died in Leeds at the age of 81. According to the New Straits Times, she passed away yesterday at the Gledhow Care Home in Leeds, after a battle with lymphoma. The cancer spread to her brain by March, prompting her hospitalisation before she was transferred to palliative care. Aishah went to the United Kingdom...
New Straits Times
09-05-2025
- General
- New Straits Times
Siti Aishah Wahab, survivor of Maoist cult, dies at 81
LONDON: Siti Aishah Wahab, the Malaysian woman whose story made global headlines after escaping the grip of a Maoist cult in South London 12 years ago, has died in Leeds at the age of 81, following a battle with lymphoma. Aishah first arrived in the UK in her early 20s to study quantity surveying. However, she fell under the influence of self-proclaimed Maoist leader Aravindan Balakrishnan and spent four decades under his control in a tightly regulated commune in South London – a life now referred to as modern-day slavery. Originally from Jelebu, Negri Sembilan, Aishah was eventually reunited with her estranged siblings in Malaysia and began rebuilding her life in Leeds. Supported by local authorities, she gradually reintegrated into society, forming new connections and reclaiming her independence. In September last year, Aishah was diagnosed with lymphoma. By March, the cancer had spread to her brain, and she was hospitalised. In early April, she was moved to the Gledhow Care Home in Leeds, where she died on May 8th. Despite decades spent in isolation under Balakrishnan, who kept his followers cut off from family, friends, and the outside world, Aishah found ways to reclaim her life. She rediscovered her faith at the Leeds Grand Mosque, where she forged new friendships, reconnected with her roots, and even visited her siblings in Malaysia. She also fulfilled her dream of performing Umrah. At the age of 79, she enrolled in Arabic and Islamic studies at the University of Leeds, learning to read the Quran and deepening her understanding of her faith. In September last year, despite her diagnosis, she proudly received a Diploma of Higher Education with Merit in Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies. Aishah will be laid to rest at the Whinmoor Muslim Cemetery after the jenazah prayers at the Leeds Grand Mosque on Friday. "It has always been her wish that when she passed, her jenazah would be brought to the mosque where she reconnected with her religion and found a new community of friends," said a close friend, Rafidah. The woman who once sought a new life in the West Yorkshire city of Leeds among strangers ultimately found friends and support within the student community of Leeds University, at the mosque, and among the Malaysian diaspora in Leeds.
Newsweek
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Owner Shows Dog 'The Lion King', Her Reaction to Tragic Scene Breaks Hearts
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A dog who couldn't take her eyes off a devastating movie scene in a Disney classic has broken her owner's heart, and gained a large viewership on social media at the same time. Aisha, 32 and from the United Kingdom, is the proud owner of long-haired Rottweiler Roxy, who has become somewhat of a social media star in recent days owing to her reaction to The Lion King. "She's always shown curiosity to the [television], when there are bright colours and quick movements, and listens for sounds," Aisha, who only shared her first name, told Newsweek. "Cartoons like The Lion King have a lot of colours which she picked up straight away, and the movement and the music just all got her attention," she added. Aishah recorded her dog, Roxy, being glued to a sad scene in The Lion King. Aishah recorded her dog, Roxy, being glued to a sad scene in The Lion King. TikTok @Aiishahn But while the 1994 Disney movie quickly got Roxy's attention, it was how she responded to the famously devastating scene with Mufasa's death that led her to go viral. In a video posted to Aishah's TikTok account @aiishahn on April 24, with over 550,000 views, Roxy lies on the couch with her eyes glued to the TV, as Simba the lion cub can be heard telling his father to wake up. Roxy doesn't take her eyes from the screen, and when Aishah turns the camera to show what's happening in the movie, Roxy can be heard making a noise somewhere between a growl and a whine. She then goes back to staring silently at the screen, only taking her eyes off it when she lays her head on her paws as though sad, as Aishah assures her: "It's okay." Aishah wrote on the video: "That one and only time I let my dog watch The Lion King. Now tell me animals don't understand or have feelings," and she added in the caption: "Never letting my dog watch The Lion King again." Roxy's reaction melted heats on TikTok, with one person writing: "This movie is every species' first heartbreak," and another advising: "Don't let him watch Marley and Me. I never recovered from that." The Rottweiler growled and laid her head on her paws as the devastating scene played out. The Rottweiler growled and laid her head on her paws as the devastating scene played out. TikTok @Aiishahn "The bigger dogs are the biggest babies ever," another said, while another insisted dogs "have and understand emotions even from a young age." Shedding light on canines' TV habits, website PetMD said: "It is hard to know what dogs are "thinking" when they watch TV, and some seem to take it much more seriously than others. That being said, it does appear that dogs recognize other animals on TV, will respond to the barking of dogs, and readily distinguish photos of dogs from cartoon dogs." And while dogs don't comprehend TV the same way as humans, they can see the images, and their different color perception means shows with blues, greens and yellows will be particularly interesting to them, according to PetMD. Aishah told Newsweek Roxy also loves watching kids' cartoon Bluey, which has many of these colors. Dogs do appear to recognize other animals on TV—and in Roxy's case, watching TV squirrels is one of her favorite pastimes. Aishah told Newsweek her dog "loves watching long clips of actual squirrels on YouTube when put on the TV." She "won't take her eyes off it, she likes to chase them—but obviously never gets to them quick enough." Do you have funny and adorable videos or pictures of your pet you want to share? Send them to life@ with some details about your best friend and they could appear in our Pet of the Week lineup.
