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Malaysian rock singer Awie to wed airline lady
ROCK singer Awie confirmed that he is engaged to Sharifah Ladyana, Kosmo! reported.
News of Awie’s engagement with the woman, who is also known as Lady, started after a picture of his two daughters with Lady circulated on the Internet.
“Yes, I am engaged and all the facts stated before this are true,” said Awie at his residence in Bukit Antarabangsa.
Awie, whose real name is Ahmad Azhar Othman, did not announce his engagement because he considered it a private family matter.
The 48-year-old’s wedding reception may be held within the next two years.
According to the Wing’s vocalist, his choice of Lady, who is an AirAsia employee, as his future wife is to help with his family, especially after his children gave their blessings.
The singer, who is best known for the song Tragedi Oktober, was married to actress and singer Arni Nazira in 1998 before they separated in 2006.
Awie married Rozana Misbun in 2005 but they were divorced later that year.
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Singaporean singer-songwriter JJ Lin bags Best Male Singer, Best Composer at the 27th Golden Melody Awards
TAIPEI – Singaporean singer-songwriter JJ Lin bagged his first double win at the 27th Golden Melody Awards last night, including the coveted Best Male Mandarin Singer award, in what is seen as the Chinese equivalent of the Grammy Awards.
The 35-year-old also snagged the Best Composer Award for his hit song “Twilight” at the ceremony in the Taipei Arena.
This is Lin’s second Best Male Mandarin Singer award. He won the same award in 2014.
This time round, Lin saw off less well-known contenders Matzka, Ko Chi-Tang, Namewee and Li Jian.
Looking relieved, Lin said on stage that he will “work harder”.
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Nominated in four categories for his 12th album “From M.E. To Myself”, Lin missed out on the Best Album Producer and Best Song of The Year awards.
Taiwan indigenous singer-songwriter Suming Rupi was the night’s surprise winner when his song “Don’t Give Up” was crowned Best Song of the Year, beating four better-known hits – including Lin’s “Twilight”, “A Little Luck” from romantic comedy “Our Times”, A-mei’s “Matriarchy” and indie band Sodagreen’s “That Evening It Rained” .
Another surprise winner was Taiwanese singer Julia Peng, who was crowned Best Mandarin Female Singer for her album “Darling”.
When the 44-year-old veteran went onstage, she was in tears, saying: “I’ve waited for 20 years… I thought if it isn’t A-mei, it will be Tanya Chua. I will continue to make music for the next 20 years.”
She beat the hot favourite, Taiwanese pop diva A-mei, Singaporean singer-songwriter Tanya Chua – who failed to clinch her fourth Best Singer award – Peggy Hsu, Su Yun Ying and Xiao Hsia.
Sodagreen was the night’s biggest winner, picking up four of the eight awards it was nominated in for its 10th album “Endless Winter”. It bagged the awards for Best Mandarin Album, Best Band, Best Album producer and Best Arranger.
Singers, songwriters and composers from Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia competed in more than 40 categories at the ceremony, which featured a performances by China-born pianist Lang Lang, A-mei and Hong Kong singer Karen Mok.
This article was first published on June 25, 2016.
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Rare sighting of endangered Malayan tapir at Changi
SINGAPORE – A Malayan tapir was spotted in Changi on Friday (June 24) morning in a rare sighting of the endangered animal.
The herbivore is known for having a distinctive white patch round its middle, and a black head, shoulders and hind quarters .
In a blurry photo taken by a Lianhe Zaobao reader at about 4.30am on Friday, the tapir is seen trotting alongside a metal fence.
Ms Anbarasi Boopal, deputy chief executive of Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres), said that it received a call about the sighting but the animal was “not in view” by then.
“We are keeping this case in view and hope that the tapir managed to swim to safety,” she told The Straits Times.
As tapirs are not found in Singapore, it is possible that it swam over from southern Johor, said Mr Marcus Chua, Museum Officer for Mammal Biodiversity at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum.
The last sighting of a tapir in Singapore was on Pulau Ubin in 1986.
“It could be looking for new territory or pushed out of habitat because of development,” said Mr Chua.
The tapir sighting is “extremely rare for Singapore”, he added.
The nocturnal animal is dependent on the rainforest habitat. It feeds mostly on leaves, which it can grab using its prehensile snout.
It can be found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Southern Thailand, and is globally endangered, mainly due to habitat loss.
There are only about 1,500 to 2,000 in Malaysia according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
While the tapir looks like a wild boar with a longer snout, it is more closely related to horses and rhinos.
This article was first published on June 25, 2016.
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Sub Quaresma gets Portugal to last 8 in extra time
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