Latest news with #MalaysianFilmFestival
The Star
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Star
Elderly woman prioritises solitude with cats
Compiled by JUSTIN ZACKN, and R. ARAVINTHAN AT the age of 85, Sepiah Ibrahim lives alone in Kemaman, Terengganu, with only cats for company despite her frail state. She is barely mobile and relies on others for help with her medication, Kosmo! reported. Her nephew Mohamad Sulaiman, who refers to her as 'Mek Su', said his aunt had been dealing with mental health issues since the loss of her baby decades ago. 'Her husband left her not long after,' said Mohamad, 68. He said Mek Su had a motorcycle accident during her younger days which caused her nerve injuries. However, she refuses to move in with other relatives. 'What I can do now is to send her food, clean her house and send her to collect her medication from Kemaman Hospital,' he said. > Malaysian singer and actress Elizabeth Tan (pic) was moved when she found out that a stranger had prayed for her well-being at a mosque, Harian Metro reported. 'I feel appreciated. I'm lucky. I feel loved,' she said. Apparently, she found out about it from a social media posting that the man had prayed that she would become a mother soon. Tan, 31, married a businessman in 2021. Known also as Lizzy, Tan won the Best Supporting Actress award at the Malaysian Film Festival last year for her role in the movie Sheriff: Narko Integriti. (The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.)
New Straits Times
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New Straits Times
#SHOWBIZ: Syafie Naswip once threatened to report production to police for unpaid wages
KUALA LUMPUR: Popular actor Syafie Naswip once threatened to file a police report against a production company for failing to pay him several years ago. However, the company quickly paid him for his work on a television drama before he actually reported them to the police. "Actually, it's an old incident. Maybe I was still young at that time, but thank God I no longer face the problem of late payments," he said in a Harian Metro report yesterday. Syafie will soon appear in the supernatural film Mantera produced by Pro Merge Vision Sdn Bhd. He said that despite having won Best Actor at the Malaysian Film Festival a few times, he believed in working with different production companies, big and small. "This new film is set in Sabah and I want to help companies from East Malaysia become successful in Peninsular Malaysia, for the sake of Bangsa Malaysia," he said. "I love working with new companies, it doesn't matter if the film is big or small, I don't choose as long as I can learn something. "I also want to learn more about the diverse cultures of the peoples of East Malaysia. "East-West collaborations are great for nation-building and it would be great if more production companies from Sarawak, Sabah and Labuan thrive in Peninsular Malaysia." Mantera, which is directed by Chester Pang, will open in cinemas nationwide on Thursday. It focuses on the traditional practices of the Bobolian who serve as cultural guardians of the Kadazan-Dusun peoples of Sabah. Besides Syafie, Mantera also stars Namron, Jovenia Jim, Wedylin Batala and Larry Noh.
