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Harith Iskander
Harith Iskander bin Musa (born 7 August 1966) is a Malaysian actor and comedian. He is considered to be "the Godfather of Stand-Up Comedy" in Malaysia (self claimed), having also won the Asia's Best Stand-Up Comedian Award 2014 by Top 10 of Asia Magazine. He won the Laugh Factory Funniest Person in the World competition in December 2016. Early life Harith was raised in Johor Bahru in the state of Johore. His father, Musa Ibrahim, hailed from the state and was of Malays (ethnic group), Malay descent. His mother, Jane Musa, was of Scottish people, Scottish ancestry from Clan Grant, the Grant clan, working in the Headquarters of the United Nations, United Nations Headquarters in New York City as a secretary. They met in the Democratic Republic of Congo during the Congo Crisis, Musa being a member of the United Nations Operation in the Congo, peacekeeping corps sent there by the Malaysian government while Jane worked as part of the UN staff. He attended Curtin University in Pert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MeleTOP
''MeleTOP'' (or ''MeleTop''; also stylized as ''Mele10P'' for its 10th anniversary) is a Malaysian television infotainment talk show and variety show aired weekly on Astro Ria. From its debut in 2012, it was hosted by the same two presenters, female host Neelofa, and male host Nabil Ahmad, until Neelofa left in 2019. It has held the annual ''Anugerah MeleTOP ERA'' (MeleTOP ERA Awards) jointly with Malaysian radio station, Era (radio station), ERA since 2013. Program history ''MeleTOP'' (sometimes stylised ''MeleTop'') is a Malaysian television infotainment talk show and variety show, aired every Tuesday on Astro Ria. Also available as The name of the show is a play on the Malay language, Malay word "meletup", meaning "explosive". ''MeleTOP'' first aired in 2012, with television presenter, host Neelofa and Nabil Ahmad as hosts. The program usually includes banter between the co-hosts, a comedic parody ("Parodi") segment, and celebrity guests from the Malay-speaking entertainme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuci (film)
''Cuci'' (English: ''Wash'') is a 2008 Malaysian Malay-language comedy film starring and directed by Hans Isaac in his directorial debut. This also star Awie, Afdlin Shauki, AC Mizal, Erra Fazira and Umie Aida. The film was released on 28 January 2008. Plot The story is about four brothers who are window washers from Kuala Selangor who strive for something more in their lives. They find out the existence of a Window Washing Olympics with the grand prize of a contract to wash the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur. As they fight through the Olympics along with other more organised and professional teams, they realise that nothing is more important than their brotherhood and friendship. Cast * Afdlin Shauki as Fairil * AC Mizal as C' Tan * Awie as Jojo * Hans Isaac as Khai * Umie Aida as Kalsum Farah * Erra Fazira as CJ * Rahim Razali as Tan Sri * Khir Rahman as Wira * Muhamad Hakiim Abdul Raouf as Jojo (Kecil) * Naim Daniel as Khai (Kecil) * Muhamad Kamil Abdul Raouf as C'Tan (Kec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Births
Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is deposed by a military coup in the Republic of Upper Volta (modern-day Burkina Faso). * January 10 ** Pakistani–Indian peace negotiations end successfully with the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, a day before the sudden death of Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. ** Georgia House of Representatives, The House of Representatives of the US state of Georgia refuses to allow African-American representative Julian Bond to take his seat, because of his anti-war stance. * January 15 – 1966 Nigerian coup d'état: A bloody military coup is staged in Nigeria, deposing the civilian government and resulting in the death of Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. * January 17 ** The Nigerian coup is overturned by another faction of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namewee
Wee Meng Chee (; born 6May 1983), better known by his stage name Namewee (), is a Malaysian hip hop recording artist, composer, filmmaker and actor. His stage name is a bilingual pun on his first name, the English term for 'name' (). Wee gained popularity after releasing a controversial song titled "Negarakuku", a remake of the national anthem of Malaysia, " Negaraku". The word ''kuku'' resembles the word for 'penis' in Hokkien. In the weeks following the song's release, it drew criticism from Malaysian society. Despite the controversy surrounding "Negarakuku", Wee released his first, self-titled EP, ''Namewee'' ( zh, 明志, links=no), in Malaysia on 3 September 2007. The album was completed in May and does not contain "Negarakuku". In early 2010, he released his first film titled ''Nasi Lemak 2.0''. Subsequently, he released ''Hantu Gangster'' and ''Kara King'', which were released in 2012 and 2013, respectively. He also started a talk show series on YouTube, ''Namewee Toko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix
Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple languages. Launched in 2007, nearly a decade after Netflix, Inc. began its pioneering DVD-by-mail movie rental service, Netflix is the most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service, with 301.6 million paid memberships in more than 190 countries as of 2025. By 2022, "Netflix Original" productions accounted for half of its library in the United States and the namesake company had ventured into other categories, such as video game publishing of mobile games through its flagship service. As of 2025, Netflix is the 18th most-visited website in the world, with 21.18% of its traffic coming from the United States, followed by the United Kingdom at 6.01%, Canada at 4.94%, and Brazil at 4.24%. History Launch as a mail-based renta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History (Southeast Asian TV Channel)
History, formerly known as The History Channel, is a Southeast Asian pay television channel broadcasting programming related to historical events and people. The channel is owned by A+E Networks Asia. In India History TV18 owned by a joint-venture between A+E Networks and under permission registered Discovery Communications, owner of the American History and Network 18, Indian media group & available in eight languages (Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu & Urdu) in India. Company A+E Networks Asia was formed on 15 June 2007 through a joint venture between A+E Networks and Malaysia's pay TV provider Astro. Headquartered in Singapore, A+E Networks Asia also have operations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In 2009, A+E Networks Asia struck a US$800,000 co-production deal with the National Film Development Corporation of Malaysia to co-produce programmes to be featured across its channels. In 2011, it hired SPE Networks as a regional ad sales representative acros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astro Awani
Astro Awani is a Malaysian news channel, founded by and currently broadcast through streaming service and pay TV provider owned by Astro Awani Network Sdn. Bhd. and operated by Astro. It broadcasts an array of programmes including bulletins, business & current affairs shows, special interviews, investigative reports, variety programmes, as well as selected magazine shows. Its flagship programmes include Awani 7:45, its primetime news programme; Agenda Awani, which discusses current affairs; and Buletin Awani, which provides rolling news bulletins on an hourly basis. History In 2002, Astro Ria had its own news programme titled Bloomberg RIA News made in collaboration with Bloomberg News. This was later spun off into a precursor news channel named Astro News carrying programming from Al Jazeera (broadcast in Arabic with live Malaysian dubbing), BBC World, CCTV-9, Eurosport News, the Australia Network and Deutsche Welle; almost all networks except DW carried on that chann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astro Warna
Astro Warna was a 24-hour Malaysian television network in Malaysia. Launched on 1 June 2009, this channel aired local and international comedy programs. It was broadcast on the Astro satellite television Satellite television is a service that delivers television programming to viewers by relaying it from a communications satellite orbiting the Earth directly to the viewer's location.ITU Radio Regulations, Section IV. Radio Stations and Systems ... platform as part of the Mustika Pack via Channel 132 (Now on Primary Pack via channel 107). Before launching Astro Warna, all local comedy programs were shown on either Astro Ria or Astro Prima. After launching Astro Warna, almost all local comedy programs shown on their existing Malay channels moved to Astro Warna, although some programs such as Raja Lawak Astro continued to be shown on Astro Prima for its fourth and fifth season, before moving to Astro Warna in its sixth season. Astro Warna HD was the simulcast HD version ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel 5 (Singaporean TV Channel)
Channel 5 is an English-language free-to-air terrestrial television channel in Singapore, owned by the state-owned media conglomerate Mediacorp. It airs a generalist format including domestic and imported entertainment programming, news, and sports coverage. The channel began broadcasting on 15 February 1963 as the pilot service TV Singapura, the region's first television service. It officially launched on 2 April 1963. It initially broadcast programming in the official languages of English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil; Chinese and Tamil programming were later spun off to Channel 8 in 1973, and Malay programming moved to Channel 12 in 1994, leaving Channel 5 as an English-language service. History Television Singapura/RTS On January 3, 1963, the Singaporean government announced the start of pilot programming effective February 15. The station was set to broadcast on VHF channel 5 in the 625-line television standard and would provide a license fee of $24 per year ($2 per m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phua Chu Kang Sdn Bhd
''Phua Chu Kang Sdn Bhd'' was a Malaysian sitcom and sequel to the Singaporean sitcom ''Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd''. Gurmit Singh and Irene Ang reprise the roles of Phua Chu Kang and Rosie Phua Chin Huay respectively. This sitcom was produced in collaboration with Mediacorp. This was the first time Singh and Ang appeared in a show entirely filmed and produced in Malaysia, with the rest of the cast featuring Malaysian actors. Plot Season 1 This sitcom continues from the events of ''Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd''. White-collar worker and general contractor Phua Chu Kang (Gurmit Singh) and his secretary wife Rosie Phua Chin Huay (Irene Ang) leaves Singapore to expand their construction company and business being PCK Pte Ltd in Malaysia. He forges a partnership with millionaire Izzy (Harith Iskander) to turn PCK Pte Ltd into a more successful business, thus renaming it as PCK Sdn Bhd. Izzy's mother Fatimah (Adibah Noor) becomes a maid and domestic worker at Izzy's and Chu Kang's semi-detach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NTV7
Natseven TV Sdn Bhd, operating as NTV7 is a Malaysian free-to-air television channel owned by Media Prima, Media Prima Berhad. The third private commercial TV station in Malaysia, the network focused on the urban area with various types of programmes, dramas and news. As of October 2021, NTV7 is now become the second most-watched television station in Malaysia with about 15% of its viewing share, together with TV9 (Malaysian TV network), TV9, despite the declining viewership of 2 free-to-air television channels. History Establishment and early history (1998–2005) The Sarawak company Nasional Televisyen (NTV), from Kuching, was given the green light from the Malaysian government on 5 June 1996. Under the conditions, the station would broadcast nationwide, 18 hours a day in various languages, with a minimum quota of 60% for national content. The station was owned by Mohd Effendi Norwawi's company Kenyalang Jasa Sdn Bhd. Encorp Group, another company that also owned by Effen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
