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My Dog Dou Dou
''My Dog Dou Dou'' (), is a 2012 Singaporean drama comedy film directed by Ng Say Yong. Plot A boy, Xing, takes a stray dog home one day. His pet hating father Meng initially disapproves of this, until he realises that the dog can predict lottery numbers. Cast * Ivan Lo Kai Jun as Xing * Wang Shih-hsien as Meng * Henry Thia * Liu Ling Ling * Cathryn Lee * Alvin Wong * Tommy Kuan Release The film released in theatres on 20 September 2012. Reception Lin Mingwen of ''My Paper'' rated the film three stars out of five. Li Yiyun of ''Lianhe Zaobao'' rated the film three stars out of five for entertainment and two-and-a-half stars for art. Yip Wai Yee of ''The Straits Times ''The Straits Times'' is an English-language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore and currently owned by SPH Media Trust (previously Singapore Press Holdings). ''The Sunday Times'' is its Sunday edition. The newspaper was establish ...'' rated the film two stars out of five, criticising the inco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Lo Kai Jun
Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgarian tsar Ivan Vladislav. It is very popular in Russia, Ukraine, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Belarus, North Macedonia, and Montenegro and has also become more popular in Romance-speaking countries since the 20th century. Etymology Ivan is the common Slavic Latin spelling, while Cyrillic spelling is two-fold: in Bulgarian, Russian, Macedonian, Serbian and Montenegrin it is Иван, while in Belarusian and Ukrainian it is Іван. The Old Church Slavonic (or Old Cyrillic) spelling is . It is the Slavic relative of the Latin name , corresponding to English '' John''. This Slavic version of the name originates from New Testament Greek (''Iōánnēs'') rather than from the Latin . The Greek n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Shih-hsien
Wang Shih-hsien (; born 11 February 1968) is a Taiwanese singer and actor. Career As a singer, Wang won Best Taiwanese language performer at the 16th Golden Melody Awards. Wang has been nominated multiple times, including in 2008 and 2011, when he lost to Sodagreen and Huang Wen-hsing Huang Wen-hsing (; born 2 June 1979) is a Taiwanese Hokkien pop singer and actor. He was named the Best Taiwanese Male Singer at the 2011 Golden Melody Awards. He has appeared in several television series, including ''Love or Bread ''Love or B ..., respectively. Wang starred in Niu Chen-zer's '' Monga'' and has also appeared in the television series '' The Unforgettable Memory'', '' The Spirits of Love'' and '' Night Market Life''. Personal life Wang is married and has two children. Discography Filmography Film Television series References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Shih-hsien 1968 births Living people Taiwanese Buddhists Taiwanese Hokkien pop singe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mm2 Entertainment
mm2 Entertainment (a wholly owned subsidiary omm2 Asia Ltd is a Singaporean film production and distribution company. It has produced notable films include ''Ah Boys to Men'', ''The Lion Men'' and '' Long Long Time Ago'' series. Also, it has a presence in Hong Kong ( mm2 Hong Kong), Taiwan and China. The company also owned cinemas in Malaysia and Singapore. History mm2 was founded in Malaysia in 2008. In 2014, mm2 Asia became the first Singaporean film production company to be listed in the Singapore Exchange. In November 2017, mm2 Asia bought Cathay Organisation's eight cinemas for S$230 million. In August 2021, investment firm Kingsmead Properties entered into an agreement with mm2 Asia to purchase its Cathay cinema business for S$84.8 million which was to be completed by 31 December 2021. In January 2022, the deal was cancelled, Kingsmead Properties' deposit for the purchase was converted into newly issued mm2 shares. Productions Film *2010 '' Old Cow vs Tender Grass'' *2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Straits Times
''The Straits Times'' is an English-language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore and currently owned by SPH Media Trust (previously Singapore Press Holdings). ''The Sunday Times'' is its Sunday edition. The newspaper was established on 15 July 1845 as ''The Straits Times and Singapore Journal of Commerce''. ''The Straits Times'' is considered a newspaper of record for Singapore. The print and digital editions of ''The Straits Times'' and ''The Sunday Times'' have a daily average circulation of 364,134 and 364,849 respectively in 2017, as audited by Audit Bureau of Circulations Singapore. Myanmar and Brunei editions are published, with newsprint circulations of 5,000 and 2,500 respectively. History The original conception for ''The Straits Times'' has been debated by historians of Singapore. Prior to 1845, the only English-language newspaper in Singapore was ''The'' ''Singapore Free Press'', founded by William Napier in 1835. Marterus Thaddeus Apcar, an Armenian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lianhe Wanbao
Lianhe Wanbao (; literally Joint Evening News) was a Singapore Chinese afternoon newspaper published daily by SPH Media Trust from 16 March 1983 after the merger between ''Nanyang Siang Pau'' and '' Sin Chew Jit Poh''. ''Lianhe Wanbao'' focused mainly on local and entertainment news with minimal international coverage. As such it was in competition with another SPH paper ''Shin Min Daily News''. Amongst Singapore readers ''Lianhe Wanbao'' was often regarded more of a tabloid published in broadsheet form, and the veracity of some reports (mostly reproduced from tabloids or gossip magazines from Hong Kong or Taiwan) was sometimes questioned. In 2021, ''Lianhe Wanbao'' merged into ''Shin Min Daily News'', and published its last edition on 24 December. History The newspaper was started along with ''Lianhe Zaobao'' (Joint Morning News) in March 1983 as part of the ''Nanyang Siang Pau'' and '' Sin Chew Jit Poh'' merger. It had 40,000 subscribers at launch, which grew to 100,00 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lianhe Zaobao
''Nanyang Sin-Chew Lianhe Zaobao'' (; literally " Nanyang Sin-Chew Joint Morning Paper"), commonly abbreviated as ''Lianhe Zaobao'' (; literally "Joint Morning Paper"), is the largest Singaporean Chinese-language newspaper with a daily circulation of about 136,900 (print and digital) as of 2021. Published by SPH Media Trust (formerly Singapore Press Holdings), it was formed on 16 March 1983 as a result of a merger between '' Nanyang Siang Pau'' and '' Sin Chew Jit Poh'', two of Singapore's oldest Chinese newspapers. The paper establishes itself as a broadsheet with local news coverage, while international news tend to be largely centred on the East Asia region, with a section dedicated to China. ''Zaobao'' has an East Asian correspondent network spanning Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Taipei, Seoul and Tokyo. It is SPH's flagship Chinese daily and the only Chinese-language morning daily in Singapore. ''Lianhe Zaobao'' is the only Chinese-language ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Thia
Henry Thia (; born 25 February 1952), also known as , is a Singaporean actor and comedian. Career Thia was a member of the main cast of ''Comedy Nite'' throughout its run. Although he had many roles in various sketches, his most memorable role is probably Lion King in the sketch series ''Liang Ximei''. He made a transition to English television in 2004, where he played the recurring role of Georgie Gan in ''Police & Thief''. Thia is also known to the public for his strikingly similar looks to Singaporean politician Khaw Boon Wan, a fact he often acknowledges by jokingly referring to Khaw as his twin. Filmography Film 1998 *'' Money No Enough'' 1999 *'' Liang Po Po: The Movie'' *'' That One No Enough'' 2002 *'' I Not Stupid'' 2005 *'' I Do, I Do'' *'' One More Chance'' 2006 *''I Not Stupid Too'' *''The Vietnamese Bride'' 2007 *''Just Follow Law'' 2008 *'' Money No Enough 2'' *''Folks Jump Over the Wall'' 2009 *'' Love Matters'' *'' Where Got Ghost?'' 2010 *'' Old Cow vs Tender ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Ling Ling
Liu Lingling (born 1963) is a Singaporean host and singer who has been active in the getai scene for more than five decades. As an actress, she has appeared in multiple Mediacorp drama series and local films. Early life and career Liu's parents are from Malaysia. They registered their marriage in Singapore and Liu was born in Singapore. Spending her childhood years in Malaysia, Liu came back to Singapore when she was six for her primary school education. Liu has a younger sister, Angie, who is a getai singer. Liu began singing on the getai stage when she was six, earning around fifty cents to one dollar per show at that point in time. Soon after, due to the authorities banning young children under 12 from performing, Liu halted her getai performances for a few years until she was 12. Liu's father, who used to be an instructor coaching Chinese opera performers, trained Liu vigoriously where Liu would wake up at 5am daily for vocal training, followed by cardio exercises before h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Min Daily News
''Shin Min Daily News'' () is a Singapore Chinese-language afternoon newspaper currently published by SPH Media Trust. First started on 18 March 1967, by Singapore businessman Liang Runzhi (梁潤之) and the renowned Hong Kong writer Louis Cha as an offshoot of Hong Kong's ''Ming Pao'', it featured exclusive serializations of some of Cha's ''wuxia'' novels in its early days. In the early 1980s, Cha sold his shares in the paper after the Singapore government ruled that foreigners could only hold up to 3% of shares in locally based papers. ''Shin Min'' is a tabloid-style paper focusing on entertainment and local news with sensationalised headlines, although it is printed on broadsheets. Its main competitor was '' Lianhe Wanbao'', which was also published by the SPH. ''Wanbao'' ceased publication on 24 December 2021 and merged into ''Shin Min''. ''Shin Min'' was also published in Malaysia until 1994, and it was the first Chinese language newspaper to be published in tabloid. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathryn Lee
Cathryn Lee Yuan-Ling (; born 17 July 1989) is a Malaysian pianist, model and actress best known for her role as Jing Jing in the 2014 Hong Kong-Malaysian horror film ''Hungry Ghost Ritual''. Biography Lee was born on July 17, 1989, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, into a wealthy family. Her mother was a former Miss World Malaysia champion. At the age of 8, she began learning the piano and ballet. After completing high school at 17, Lee enrolled at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire to study classical piano and later obtained a Bachelor of Music. In 2007, she achieved a Licentiate in Piano Solo from Trinity College London, and was mentored by Chinese pianist Li Yundi in Munich, Germany, during several summers. In 2010, while performing at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, she caught the attention of Fan Bingbing's agent, who offered her a contract with as an artist. Lee made her acting debut in 2012, starring in the lead role of the drama film ''My Dog Dou Dou''. In 2014, she was cast as J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvin Wong
Alvin may refer to: Places Canada *Alvin, British Columbia United States *Alvin, Colorado *Alvin, Georgia *Alvin, Illinois * Alvin, Michigan *Alvin, Texas * Alvin, Wisconsin, a town *Alvin (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community Other uses * Alvin (given name) * Alvin (crater), a crater on Mars * Alvin (digital cultural heritage platform), a Swedish platform for digitised cultural heritage * Alvin (horse), a Canadian Standardbred racehorse * 13677 Alvin, an asteroid * DSV ''Alvin'', a deep-submergence vehicle * Alvin, a fictional planet on ''ALF'' (TV series) * Alvin Seville, of the fictional animated characters Alvin and the Chipmunks * "Alvin", by James from the album ''Girl at the End of the World'' * Tropical Storm Alvin See also * Alvin Community College * Alvin High School * Aylwin (other) Patricio Aylwin (1918–2016) was a Chilean politician. Aylwin may also refer to: *Andrés Aylwin (1925–2018), Chilean politician * Guy Maxwell Aylwin (1889 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Paper
''My Paper'' () was a free, bilingual ( English and Chinese) newspaper in Singapore published by the Singapore Press Holdings. It is published from Mondays to Fridays, excluding public holidays; and an electronic copy of the print edition is published on the paper's website. The newspaper has a daily circulation of 300,000 copies, and is distributed in the morning at MRT stations, bus interchanges, office buildings and selected residential areas in Singapore. ''my Paper'' is a compact-sized, full-colour newspaper and features two "front" pages. It is divided equally into both English-language and Chinese-language sections with the pages of the English-language side of the paper reading from left to right (as would an English-language book); while the pages of the Chinese-language on the opposite side of the paper reads from right to left (as would a Chinese-language book). Instead of a mirror translation of articles, each piece of news or commentary in ''my Paper'' is presente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
