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CNA
17 hours ago
- CNA
Cement truck overturns at Chinatown; 1 taken to hospital
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Malay Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Malay Mail
Snap it before it's gone: Time-limited art installations pop up in KL's Chinatown till Aug 3
KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 — For the next two weeks until August 3, visitors to Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown can experience a creative twist on the area's heritage through four new public art installations. The temporary urban structures are part of the inaugural Kuala Lumpur Architecture Week 2025 (KLAW 2025), which celebrates architecture, arts and heritage in the city centre. Themed Reviving the City's Heartbeat, the installations are a collaboration between young architects and local businesses. They are located at: lepaX at REXKL Twist Potato at Pik Wah Bar and Cafe ngo-kha-ki at Four Points by Sheraton KL Prism of Merdeka at a pavement corner along Jalan Panggong Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) president Adrianta Aziz said the locations were chosen for their strong architectural identity and connection to Chinatown's urban history. C.I.S Network president Datuk Vincent Lim (left) and Malaysian Institute of Architect presiden Adriana Aziz speak to Malay Mail at the inaugural Kuala Lumpur Architecture Week on July 20, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa 'There is a reflection and meaning behind it. 'We want people to portray their interest and background of these places because architecture is not just about design but (an expression of) people's heart, and we want to bring back all these reflections,' he told Malay Mail during the launch of KLAW 2025 yesterday. KLAW 2025 is an initiative under ARCHIDEX 2025, held as part of the Kuala Lumpur Architecture Festival and jointly organised by PAM and C.I.S Network Sdn Bhd. C.I.S Network president Datuk Vincent Lim said the four sites were selected based on feasibility, taking into account traffic flow, pedestrian access and safety. 'Apart from promoting architecture, heritage and art, we want to add value to the community here especially the main tourist spots with the hope that local authorities will continue to maintain cleanliness at these areas,' he told Malay Mail. One of the four architecture installations launched during the inaugural Kuala Lumpur Architecture Week on July 20, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa On whether the installations will remain after the event, Adrianta said they were meant to be temporary, but hinted at long-term possibilities. 'This is only a starting point. Perhaps in the future we will be able to sit down with Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and other stakeholders to make them permanent. 'The feedback from DBKL has been very positive with good support from our mayor, I believe next year there will be more collaboration with the federal government and local authorities,' he said.
Yahoo
a day ago
- General
- Yahoo
Fire erupts next to Pink Pearl restaurant in east Vancouver
Firefighters are on the scene of a fire in an abandoned building next to the Pink Pearl restaurant in east Vancouver Sunday. The blaze in the 1100-block of East Hastings at Vernon Avenue — on the outskirts of Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside — is across a parking lot from the popular dining institution. Gord Sidhu, an assistant chief with Vancouver Fire Rescue Services, said crews were called Sunday morning and are working it as a 'defensive fire, with no crews making entry.' 'At this time the fire is not contained,' said Sidhu. 'Traffic is heavily impacted … and there is heavy smoke in the area.' There are no reports of injuries. The fire began in the Vernon Drive Apartments, a derelict rooming house on East Hastings Street. The building has an unknown civic address, said Sidhu. The Pink Pearl first opened in 1981, but was closed for nearly three years after a fire broke out in its electrical room in 2009. More to come … jruttle@ Related Driven by demand for local food, 'on-farm shopping' grows in B.C. Canucks: Who is the real Evander Kane? His former WHL head coach knows the whole story
South China Morning Post
2 days ago
- South China Morning Post
2 killed in New York City's Chinatown after out-of-control stolen car slams into pavement
Two people were killed when a stolen out-of-control rental car vaulted onto a bustling Chinatown pedestrian island in New York City on Saturday morning, police said. One of the victims' legs was severed during the blistering 7.30am crash at the corner of Bowery and Canal Street at the mouth of the Manhattan Bridge, police said. One victim, a 63-year-old woman, was sitting on a metal bench before the car careered into her, witnesses said. The metal bench was ripped from the ground as the Chevrolet Malibu slammed into it. The driver and passenger of the blue Malibu – two women in their early 20s – were taken into custody after they tried to leave the area on foot after the crash, police said. A witness pointed them out to arriving police officers as they made their escape. Officers caught them about a block away from the scene, officials said. The two women were taken to an area hospital for treatment of minor injuries as they were being questioned. Witnesses told police that the Malibu had exited the Manhattan Bridge at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control and careered onto a triangle-shaped pedestrian island at the corner, where it struck a 63-year-old woman sitting on the bench and a man in his 30s riding a bicycle.
Economic Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Economic Times
His sister turned out to be his mother: Oscar-winner actor found family secret while doing movie about family deception
Synopsis Jack Nicholson spent nearly four decades believing his grandmother was his mother and that his real mother, June, was his sister. The truth was revealed in 1974 when Time magazine researchers uncovered his true parentage while preparing a profile on the actor. Nicholson later confirmed the details through family members, but both women had already passed away by then. While he described the discovery as dramatic, he said it was not traumatic and expressed admiration for how well the secret had been kept. Jack Nicholson Lived Through a Family Lie for 37 Years Hollywood icon and three time Oscar-winner actor Jack Nicholson spent nearly 40 years of his life unaware of a deeply personal family truth that mirrored the kind of dramatic plot twists found in his films. Born in 1937 in Neptune, New Jersey, Nicholson believed the woman who raised him, Ethel May, was his mother and that June, the woman he called his sister, was just that—an older sibling. But in reality, June was his biological mother, and Ethel May, his to Unliad, the complex arrangement was the result of the social stigma around unwed pregnancies during that era. June was just 18 years old when she became pregnant with Nicholson. The father, identified only as Don, was a married man. In an effort to avoid public disgrace, Ethel May decided to raise the baby herself, while June was introduced to the world—and to Nicholson—as his older sister. At age four, Nicholson's 'sister' June left for Miami to pursue a career as a showgirl. Nicholson remained in New Jersey with Ethel May. When he turned 17, he moved to Los Angeles to reunite with June, who by then had moved west to explore opportunities in entertainment. 'Since my only relative in the world was June, who was out here, I came out to look around,' Nicholson recalled in a 1986 interview with Rolling began his career at MGM Studios as an office assistant in the animation department, where his talent and charm quickly led to acting opportunities. But as his fame grew, so did interest in his personal 1974, just as Chinatown was set to release, Time magazine prepared a profile on the actor. During the research process, the magazine's team uncovered startling details about Nicholson's parentage. They contacted him directly to verify findings that contradicted the actor's understanding of his family: that June was in fact his mother and Ethel May his grandmother. They also believed his father might still be alive and residing in Ocean Grove, New by the revelation, Nicholson reached out to a family member for clarification. According to biographer Patrick McGilligan in Jack's Life, the actor phoned his aunt Lorraine's husband, Shorty, saying it was the most disturbing information he had ever received. Initially, the family member denied the claim, but later admitted it was true. Sadly, by then, both June and Ethel May had died, robbing Nicholson of the chance to speak to them about the long-kept the unexpected nature of the discovery, Nicholson later described the experience as 'dramatic' rather than 'traumatizing.' In his interview with Rolling Stone, he expressed a certain respect for the family's ability to maintain the secret for so long. 'I was very impressed by their ability to keep the secret, if nothing else,' he said, acknowledging that the situation, while unconventional, had not harmed him emotionally. 'It's done great things for me.'Interestingly, the revelation coincided with Chinatown, a film in which Nicholson's character unearths a disturbing family truth—adding a haunting parallel between his real and reel life. While Nicholson has rarely spoken about the matter publicly, he has jokingly referred to June as his 'sister-mother' in past interviews.
