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If you’re planning to go on a holiday, and especially if its somewhere in Asia, well we have some hotels to recommend to you – that is if you’re looking for some excitement during your trip because the hotels we’re recommending are Asia’s most haunted hotels of all time!

As most know, Asia is famous for having some of the creepiest ghost stories ever, though it’s not very surprising since we also have some of the scariest horror movies too!

So if you’re into supernatural stuff and you want to find out whether these scary hotels are really as what they are described to be, then you are welcome to stay there during your visit.

But if you’re a huge scaredy-cat, then we suggest you steer clear of these hotels for your own sake!

1.First World Hotel, Genting Highlands, Malaysia

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Not just the First World Hotel, Genting Highlands itself is one of the most haunted places in Malaysia as there are plenty of famous ghost stories related to that place thanks to previous devastating landslides and road accidents. Numerous paranormal incidents have been reported at the hotel, and since it’s a casino resort, there are also a lot of gambling-related suicides that have taken place over the years. Reports have also said that the hotel’s entire 21st floor is completely haunted as the lift never stops at that floor.

2.Hotel Pelabuhan Ratu, Indonesia

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The hotel has a belief that Nyai Loro Kidul, who is the Goddess of the South Seas, have been keeping the hotel’s room 308 for herself. According to the legend, Nyai Loro Kidul lures fishermen to her love nest at the bottom of the ocean and whisks away anyone who dares to venture into the sea wearing green. That is why swimmers are warned not to wear green and not to swim in the ocean, because if drowning occurs, you know why.

3.First Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

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Located near the MBK shopping mall, numerous reports have claimed that there have been plenty of ghostly sightings at the hotel. It is also said that a huge fire had engulfed parts of the hotel in the 80's, causing the deaths of many including a Singaporean singer by the name of Shi Ni.

4.Yu Shan Fan Dian, Chengde, China

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The hotel has 220 rooms and is believed to be haunted by the Empress Dowager Cixi. This is because, part of this hotel used to be the Qing Dynasty’s gardens, so there have been plenty of sightings of the Empress wandering along the corridor of the 8th floor and tending her beloved gardens.

5.Diplomat Hotel, Baguio City, Philippines

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This hotel is notorious for being haunted by headless figures. Some visitors have reported that the headless ghosts will wander around the corridors holding platters of their severed heads on it. This hotel is definitely the perfect place for paranormal hunters. Don't you think? Also, you can no longer book a room in this hotel as it is abandon, but seriously, who would want to?

6.Asia Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

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Asia Hotel is probably one of the creepiest one of all thanks to its dimly lit lighting as well as its old and musty rooms. Several occupants have reported of being touched while sleeping, seeing suspicious apparitions while going to the bathrooms or hearing wailing and crying from some of the rooms.

7.Tambun Inn, Ipoh, Malaysia

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Some of the spooky events that occur at Tambun Inn includes the lights turning on and off, disturbing whispers or screams from certain rooms, and also sightings of an elderly woman figure wandering around in the hotel during the middle of the night.

8.Grand Hyatt, Taipei, Taiwan

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The hotel has a dark history as it is said to be built on a World War II execution ground and cemetery, so there are a lot of restless souls here. Talismans are placed in strategic places within the hotel to ward off the restless spirits. So if you want to know whether your room is haunted or not, just check for the talismans in your room, if you can’t find any then the room is clear, but if there is a talisman, then you might want to consider changing rooms.

9.Akasaka Weekly Mansion, Tokyo, Japan

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One of the most haunted places in Japan is definitely the Akasaka Weekly Mansion. According to some residents, there have been sightings of strange apparitions standing at the end of their bed, white mist flowing out of the air vents, lights and appliances being turned on by themselves and being stroked whilst sleeping.

10.Buma Inn, Beijing, China

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The place is famous for a certain paranormal creature called the Berserker. According to folk tales, the inn is haunted by a revenge-seeking spirit which used to be a guest in the inn but died after being poisoned by the chef of the inn. Although the chef committed suicide afterwards, the terror is far from over. The vengeful spirit is still wandering the halls of the hotel in search for the chef who murdered him.

When we talk about celebrity twins, the famous ones that never fail to pop up in conversations are Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Tia and Tamera Mowry, James and Oliver Phelps, and Dylan and Cole Sprouse.

But did you know that Scarlett Johansson, Gisele Bundchen and Linda Hamilton too have twin siblings?

Some of you may not know this, but there are several other famous celebrities who are actually part of a pair!

Talk about doubling up the hotness! Check them out below.

1.Gisele and Patricia Bundchen

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Gisele is the older twin who was born five minutes earlier than her fraternal twin sister Patricia. Though Patricia might not be a supermodel like her twin sister, she is just as equally as beautiful as Gisele. Despite being fraternal twins, Gisele and Patricia still look very alike, except that Gisele is much taller. The two of them have four other sisters namely Raquel, Graziela, Gabriela and Rafaela.

2.Jason and Jeremy London

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Not only are they identical in looks, but also their police records! Both of them are actors but Jason is more of a movie actor while Jeremy has starred in a lot of television series. Jason is most known for his role as Randall "Pink" Floyd in “Dazed and Confused”, Jeremy on the other hand, is best known for his regular TV roles in “Party of Five” and “7th Heaven”. Also, rumour has it that the brothers don’t get along with each other.

3.Jon and Dan Heder

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Who knew that this hilarious “Napolean Dynamite” actor has an identical twin brother named Dan? The two of them have a production company together called Greasy Entertainment where Dan is in charge of the visual effects behind the scenes. In an interview on the “Late Show with David Letterman” in 2009, Jon admitted that he and his brother were always pranking others by pretending to be each other.

4.Shawn and Aaron Ashmore

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It is really hard telling these two brothers apart as they look completely identical! Aaron and Shawn are both actors who have worked both together and separately. They both starred in “Smallville” where Aaron played the leading role while Shawn made a cameo. Initially Aaron was the more popular twin out of the pair, but Shawn gained prominence after starring in the “X-Men” series as Iceman.

5.Siva and Kumar Kaneswaran

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If you are a huge fan of Siva from the former British boyband The Wanted, you would be happy to know that he has an equally handsome twin brother who looks just like him! Not only that, turns out that the brother is very cheeky as he always fools Siva's fans by pretending to be him.

6.Scarlett and Hunter Johansson

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“Avengers” star Scarlett is three minutes older than her fraternal twin, Hunter. They may not look exactly identical – given the fact that Scarlett is always wearing make-up and is a woman – but when you see them both together, you know that they are siblings due to some features' similarity. While Hunter may not be a huge movie star, he had appeared alongside his sister in the movie "Manny & Lo”.

7.Linda and Leslie Hamilton

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Leslie is the identical twin sister of “Terminator” actress Linda Hamilton. Though Leslie works as a nurse, she stood-in for her sister multiple times and served as her body double during the filming of the “Terminator” movies.

8.Tasha and Sidra Smith

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Tasha Smith is most notably known for her role in “Why Did I Get Married?” (2007) and “Why Did I Get Married Too?” (2010). Not many people know this, but the actress actually has an identical twin sister named Sidra, who also works in the film and entertainment industry as director and producer for several movies and television programmes.

9.Nicholas Brendon and Kelly Donovan

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Most of us know Nicholas Brendon for his role as Xander Harris on the television series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”, but not many people know that his less-famous identical twin brother Kelly Donovan acted as a stand-in for him during two episodes of the show!

10.Rami and Sami Malek

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Known for playing the lead role as Elliot Alderson in the TV series, “Mr Robot” and also as King Ahkmenrah in the “Night at the Museum” trilogy, Rami Malek has a four-minute younger low-profile twin brother named Sami. Sami is a school teacher who has been teaching for 13 years and he is often mistaken for his brother Rami.

As we know, golf is one of the classiest and highest earning sports in the entire world, just look at Tiger Woods, that man has been one of the highest-paid athletes in the world for many years.

Golf is not only a popular sport that is watched all over the world, it is also famous for having a number of very beautiful and sexy female golfers.

Here are 10 female golfers that stand out in terms of their beauty, sexiness, professionalism and fitness in the golfing world.

1.Blair O’Neal

(Photo sources: blaironeal.com, golfdigest.com)

This 33-year-old blonde bombshell is voted one of the most beautiful women in golf for 2016 and has been on the list for the third consecutive year now. Playing golf since she was eleven, Blair won the Women’s 5A Arizona State Golf Championship in high school and became a two-time NCAA women’s long-drive champion. Not only is she a professional golfer, she is also a model who has won in the reality TV series, “Big Break: Dominican Republic”.

2.Natalie Gulbis

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33-year-old Natalie started getting involved with golf at the age of four and won her first tournament at the age of seven. She played in her first LPGA Tour event as an amateur at 14 and won a national championship at the University of Arizona. Natalie is considered a sex symbol in the LPGA, having even released a calendar back in 2005, which featured her playing golf and striking poses in swimwear.

3.Paula Creamer

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Paula is another beautiful blonde golfer who has won 12 tournaments thus far, including ten LPGA Tour events. She was previously ranked number two in the Women's World Golf Rankings. The 29-year-old beauty won 11 American Junior Golf Association tournaments before turning pro and joining the LPGA in 2005. She was also the 2010 U.S. Women's Open champion.

4.Michelle Wie

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Michelle, 26, is an American-Korean professional golfer who became the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship at the age of ten. She was also the youngest winner of the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links and the youngest to qualify for a LPGA Tour event. Michelle became a professional player at sixteen years old and won her first major title at the 2014 U.S. Women's Open.

5.Lexi Thompson

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Lexi is 21-years-old, and was also listed as one of the most beautiful women in golf for 2016. At age twelve, she became the youngest golfer ever to qualify to play at the U.S. Women's Open. She turned professional at the age of fifteen and set a new record in 2011 as the youngest-ever winner of an LPGA tournament at only sixteen years old. Lexi captured her first major title at the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship, and reached a world ranking of number 9.

6.Kathleen Ekey

(Photo sources: syracuse.com, golfandgirls.com)

This adorable 28-year-old golf player turned professional in 2009. After playing golf for two years at Furman University, she transferred to the University of Alabama and graduated with her bachelor's degree in Communications Studies. She then joined the Futures Tour and finished at the very top of the Futures Tour official money list and was named the Tour's Player of the Year.

7.Beatriz Recari

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Beatriz is a 29-year-old Spanish golfer who took up golf at eleven years old and won the Spanish Amateur Championship in 2004 and the French Amateur Championship in 2005. The Spanish hottie was qualified for the Ladies European Tour in November 2005 and turned professional at age 18 for the 2006 LET season. In 2012, she was ranked 59th in the world ranking.

8.Anna Rawson

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Before starting on her golf career, Anna was a professional model. Anna became an amateur golfer in 1999 and won tons of amateur competitions including the Jack Newton International Junior Classic. The 34-year-old Australian beauty turned professional at the end of 2004.

9.Sharmila Nicollet

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Hailing from Bangalore, India, Sharmila started golfing when she was eleven years old and has also represented her home country in international competition. She is one of the tallest golfers on the Ladies European Tour, standing at 6’1”. 25-year-old Sharmila became a professional player at the age of eighteen, and is the youngest Indian golfer to qualify for the Ladies European Tour.

10.Maria Balikoeva

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Formerly known as Maria Verchenova, the 30-year-old Russian golfer is said to be the golf’s version of Maria Sharapova, and is striving to achieve the same amount of success as Sharapova. Maria had become the first Russian player to be a full-time member of the Ladies European Tour, and has won Russian, Austrian, Latvian, and Slovenian Amateur Championships.

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Do you know that today is World Chocolate Day?

Surprisingly, this is a real thing which occurs globally every year on 7 July to celebrate the introduction of chocolate to Europe and the rest of the world!

When it comes to chocolate, some famous ones that come to our minds include Cadbury, Kit Kat, Mars, Toblerone, Ferrero Rocher and more.

But today, we are not going to talk about the overrated and renowned chocolate brands; instead we're going to celebrate the most famous Asia-made chocolate snacks and brands that most of us grew up with!

1.Hello Panda

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Manufactured by Meiji Seika, Hello Panda is a famous brand of Japanese biscuits consisting of a small hollow shortbread layer with chocolate filling (there's vanilla and strawberry too). Printed on the biscuits are cute, giant pandas doing various sports activities. Another similar snack to this would be Lotte’s Koala’s March.

2.Pocky

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Pocky is another famous Japanese snack produced by Ezaki Glico, which consists of chocolate-coated biscuit sticks. The snack was named after the Japanese onomatopoetic word, pokkin, which is a snapping sound made when eating the snack. The first original flavour of Pocky is chocolate, but today there are various flavours available like milk, mousse, green tea, honey, banana, cookies and cream, and coconut.

3.Choco Pie

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Though the snack first originated in America, Choco Pie is actually invented by a South Korean company, Orion. The name of the snack is now widely used in other parts of East Asia as either a brand name or a generic term. The Korean snack is a combination of biscuit, chocolate and marshmallow filling. Six years after Choco Pie was released, Japan’s Lotte also began to sell a similar confection.

4.Apollo

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Apollo is one of the leading local confectionary brands in Malaysia. Some of their most famous products include the Apollo Layer Cakes, Apollo Wafers, Apollo Wafer Sticks and Apollo Swiss Rolls, and all of these snacks come in various flavours. The products are also distributed to various countries in Asia including Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, China and more.

5.Choki Choki

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Created by Indonesian brand Mayora, Choki Choki is a chocolate paste in a slim tube where the chocolate is combined with cashew nuts to create a rich and delicious taste. The newest flavour has a combination of chocolate and milk. The company behind Choki Choki is also responsible for creating the famous coffee candy, Kopiko.

6.Nini, Tora, Ding Dang

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All of the three snacks above are manufactured by the same company, Kinos Food Industries from Malaysia. Kinos produced a wide assorted range of snack confectionery under an assortment of iconic household names such as Tora, Ding Dang, Hiro and Mizu. Kinos is also another leading confectionery brand in Malaysia, but their most famous products have to the three snacks mentioned above!

If a car is categorised as a supercar or a hypercar, how do you imagine it to be like? Surely the car will be super luxurious, furiously fast, and undeniably pricey!

But sometimes the price is not a problem for certain millionaires or billionaires because what is important for them is to have the most exotic automobiles in their personal collection.

So in case you happen to find extra millions in your bank account someday, check out the 10 types of the most expensive hypercars in the world!

Maybach Exelero (USD7.93 million)

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Maybach is a German car manufacturer which produces various luxurious cars. The company most expensive car to date is the Maybach Exelero which is a concept car. This car can reach a maximum speed of 351km/h and can accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in 4.4 seconds. Also, there is only one Maybach Exelero in the whole wide world, so it is not surprising that the car is extremely expensive.

Lamborghini Veneno (USD4.46 million)

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The whole world knows about Lamborghini where all of its cars cost millions. Recently, the company introduced a new model which is the Lamborghini Veneno. The car can reach a maximum speed of 355km/h and can accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in 2.8 seconds. The car is listed as an exotic car because only three Lamborghini Venenos are released every year.

Lykan Hypersport (USD3.37 million)

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Arabians are known to own plenty of luxury cars, so for their love of expensive cars, a company in Dubai called W Motors has produced a hypercar called the Lykan Hypersport. Generated with 6 twin-turbo engine which produces a 750 horsepower, the Lykan Hypersport is able to accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in 2.8 seconds and can reach a maximum speed of 394km/h. But not everyone can own this car as there only seven of it in the world.

Bugatti Veyron by Mansory Vivere (USD3.37 million)

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The Bugatti cars are indeed among the most high-powered cars in the world, nevertheless this doesn’t stop Mansory from creating the Mansory Vivere edition of the Bugatti Veyron which is one of the most expensive cars in the world. It has 1,200 bhp, same as the Grand Sport Vitesse Roadster model but it is streamlined with a new body-kit package and spoiler, LED lights, interior cabin and front grill which are all designed differently. Despite the beauty of this car, it is only capable of accelerating up to 408km/h. Yes, we were being sarcastic with the only.

Aston Martin One-77 (USD2.38 million)

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A brand known for being featured in many “James Bond” films, this particular model has only 77 units in the world. The car can reach a maximum speed of 354km/h and can accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in 3.4 seconds.

Pagani Huayra BC (USD2.58 million)

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At first glance, anyone would be fascinated by the beauty of this exotic car with its captivating design. Named after Huayra-tata, a Quechua wind God, Pagani Huayra BC is the latest version of the car in 2016 which reportedly retains the use of AMG V12, similar with its previous versions, but is said to project more than 730bhp due to the reduced weight of the car. This car is very exclusive because the buyer will be able to service their car wherever they are. This means, car experts will be sent throughout the world, no matter where the owner of the car is, to ensure that their car stays in good condition at all times.

Ferrari F60 America (USD2.48 million)

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To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Ferrari in North America, the Italian brand has created more than 10 luxurious cars based on the F12 Berlinetta model. However, the F60 sports a patriotic design featuring the United States flag design with the stars and stripes as the colour scheme. F60 is almost similar to F12 which is generated by the engine capacity of 6.2L V12 with 740bhp, accelerating from 0 to 100km/h in 3.1 seconds.

Lamborghini Reventon (USD1.58 million)

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Another Lamborghini car listed in our most expensive car list is the Lamborghini Reventon. The reason this car is expensive is because it is a limited edition with only 20 units produced. Reventon is capable of reaching a maximum speed of 339km/h and can accelerate from 0 to 100 in 3.3 seconds.

Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita (USD4.76 million)

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Yes, the name of this car sure can make your tongue twist. Unique and exotic, the two words perfectly describes the limited edition CCXR Trevita which can reach a maximum speed of 410km/h and can accelerate from 0 to 100 in 2.9 seconds. Though using the 4.8L V8 engine capacity, the vehicle is capable of producing 1,018 bpd and 1,080Nm torque.

Koenigsegg One:1 (USD1.98 million)

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This other Koenigsegg is also a limited edition car from Agera R, where the name comes from the horsepower of the car to its weight ratio – 1,340kg to 1,340bhp. It is one of the most fastest cars ever created, as it can reach the speed of 439km/h.

The government of Cambodia, particularly its Ministry of Information has banned two local songs after deeming them too sexual with their 'hidden meanings'.

Well, the reason is because both the songs had used the Cambodian word for "eat" suggestively and let us just tell you that it may or may not have nothing to do with eating food.

Keo Veasna'"If You Can Eat, Please Take as Much as You Can” and Chan Malis ''It Will Take a Very Long Time to Eat Me” apparently have rubbed the ministry the wrong way who stated that the lyrics are overly suggestive, according to The Cambodia Daily who also published some excerpts from the government's statement.

“The Information Ministry has noticed the two songs have a huge impact on the national culture’s value, and the meanings deviate seriously from Khmer morality."

“The two songs do not have hidden meanings encouraging social morality and education, but rather the meanings affect the honor and value of Khmer women.”

With a disapproval as firm as that, radios and television stations have been told to not play the songs.

This even prompted singer Chan Malis to upload a video of herself on her Facebook page to apologise on the matter and said that she will do good for her upcoming songs.

However the writer of Keo's song, Nguon Soben, had a different approach towards ban. He said that those who heard a sexual meaning in his song was the one with the dirty mind.

Asia is a major travelling hub thanks to its unique food, customs, traditions and people. But that’s not the only reason why many people love Asia so much.

Asia has plenty of attractions, and believe it or not, one of them are the theme parks. Sure, in Europe they have plenty of those too, but if a Disneyland or a Universal Studio were to open in Asia, everyone around the world will be flocking to the place.

Why? For those residing in Asia, it is a lot nearer and closer to home, while for the Europeans, it is a lot cheaper!

And guess what? In the next five years, you will get to see the unveiling of 8 new awesome theme parks in Asia, so better start saving your money now and mark your calendars, ‘cos here is a list of some of the best theme parks in the region coming to you in the near future!

Movie Animation Park Studios (MAPS) – Malaysia

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Poised as Asia’s first theme park which focuses on animation, Movie Animation Park Studios is a joint-venture between PCB Development Sdn Bhd and RSG MAPS Sdn Bhd. The theme park features over 40 attractions in 6 thematic zones, and some of the animation movie-themed rides include “Mr Peabody & Sherman”, “Mega-mind”, “The Croods”, “Casper The Friendly Ghost”, "BoBoiBoy" and “The Smurfs”.

When: December 2016
Where: Ipoh, Perak

20th Century Fox World – Malaysia

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This highly-anticipated theme park will be the first 20th Century Fox theme park in the world! The theme park would be replacing the Genting Outdoor Theme Park and will be competing against nearby movie inspired theme parks like Universal Studios Singapore, Hong Kong Disneyland and the newly opened Shanghai Disneyland. Expected rides of the theme park include “Ice Age”, “Rio”, “Alien vs. Predator”, “Planet of the Apes” and “Night at the Museum”.

When: Late 2016 or Early 2017
Where: Genting Highlands, Pahang

Atlantis – Sanya, China

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Following the success of Atlantis Bahamas and Dubai, the Greek-themed water theme resort and park is being developed by Fosun International and Kerzner International Holdings. The main attraction is the Aquaventure, a large water park filled with maze-like waterslides, ancient temples, and also exotic marine exhibits.

When: Tentatively 2017
Where: Hainan Island

20th Century Fox World – South Korea

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As we await the opening of 20th Century Fox’s first theme park in Malaysia, a second and third Fox World parks are reportedly already in the works. The Korean park will be operated by Australian theme park company Village Roadshow Ltd, while the other one in Dubai will be built by Al Ahli Holding Group.

When: Tentatively 2018 for both
Where: Yeongjong Island (Korea), Dubai Outlet Mall (Dubai)

Universal Studios – Bejing, China & South Korea

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Beijing will be Universal Studios' third theme park in Asia after Singapore and Osaka, and also the fifth in the world. It was also reported that Universal Studios in South Korea is currently in development. The project in Korea was previously ran by Lotte and was then cancelled, but now the GyeongGi province government has announced that the project has been revived once again.

When: 2019 (Beijing), 2020 (Korea)
Where: Tongzhou District (Beijing), Hwaseong (Korea)

Ubisoft Theme Park – Malaysia

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The first of its kind park will be an indoor complex featuring rides, shows and other attractions related to Ubisoft’s games and characters like “Assassin's Creed”, “Far Cry”, “Ghost Recon”, “Just Dance”, “Rainbow Six”, “Prince of Persia” and more. The park will be run by Malaysian theme park developer RSG.

When: 2020
Where: Kuala Lumpur

Early last year, America’s “breastaurant”, Hooters, had announced its expansion throughout Asia, including in Cambodia.

Cambodia’s first Hooters is set to open for business in October at the intersection of Sisowath Quay in Phnom Penh.

(Photo source: cambodiadaily.com)

Win Lwin, the manager of Hooters in Phnom Penh, confessed that he is having trouble with certain waitress candidates who refused to wear the Hooters’ trademark outfit as they deem it to be too exposing, according to Cambodia Daily.

The Hooter Girls are primarily attractive young women who wear bright orange hot pants and tight white tank tops with the Hooters’ logo printed across the tops, and they are basically the main selling feature of the restaurant.

(Photo source: Hooters Bangkok Soi 15 Facebook)

Hooters already has four branches in Thailand with another upcoming three branches set to open soon!

According to Hooters Asia website, more than 10 Hooters chains are currently on the way in countries like Myanmar, Laos, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Hong Kong.

The first Asian chain was opened in Singapore, followed by China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

We can look forward to more than 30 Hooters restaurants in Southeast Asia over the next six years.

(Photo source: Hooters Bangkok Soi 15 Facebook)

South Korea’s giant entertainment company, SM Entertainment, who is responsible for the rise of the Korean Wave around the world – is set to gather more than 60 artistes from across the globe in its brand new Spectrum Dance Music Festival!

Spectrum Pre-Party.
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The entertainment company is known for producing internationally famous K-pop stars like BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, SHINee, f(x), EXO and more.

SM Family.
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SM Entertainment also has a reputation of organising amazing concerts and tours around the world, such as its annually renowned SM Town Live world tours, featuring all the recording artistes under the entertainment company.

SM Town Live in Seoul!
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The first phase line-up for the upcoming Spectrum Dance Music Festival has already been announced, presenting famous artistes such as Belgian-Greek DJ duo Dmitri Vegas & Like Mike who currently hold the number one spot on DJ Mag, eclectic dutch DJ Don Diablo, elector house professional Dyro, Swedish electronic duo Galantis, mysterious masked DJ Marshmello, Moroccan DJ R3hab, quintet Kpop boy group SHINee and more!

The pre-party was helmed by Valentino Khan!
(Photo source: Spectrum Dance Music Festival Facebook)

The second phase of line-up will be announced this Wednesday on 13 July 2016. So fans can expect to see more big names at the inaugural EDM festival in Seoul.

After kicking off in Seoul, the huge festival will be expanding across Asia but the locations are yet to be announced.

Details for Spectrum Dance Music Festival are as follows:-

Date: 1 & 2 October 2016 (Saturday and Sunday)
Time: 10am onwards
Venue: Nanji Hangang Park
Ticket price: TBA
On sale at:ticket.yes24.com

(Photo source: Spectrum Dance Music Festival Facebook)

What year is it again? It seems that everyone is going gaga over a Pokémon game like we’re back in the late 90s again – you know, back when Pokémon was all the rage on the Gameboy!

Last week, Nintendo released an augmented reality mobile game called Pokémon Go which allows players to capture, battle, train, and trade virtual Pokémon (short for Pocket Monster) in the real world.

In less than a week since it got launched in the U.S., everyone – especially those who grew up in the early Pokémon era – have been going nuts over this newly launched app / game!

The app is now competing with other social media apps like Twitter, Instagram and Facebook as the most actively used app in terms of its daily active users, and according to Similar Web, the app was installed on more U.S. Android phones than even the Tinder app!

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Furthermore, the game has also become the top grossing app on the iPhone app store just days after its release in the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The game aims to encourage children or generally, people to go out more, instead of staying cooped up in their homes and also meet some new people who share the same interests, because in today’s world, people are more concerned about going online than actually going out.

Though the intention of the app is purely innocent, it may have led some players to experience some unwanted or misfortunate events, and let’s just says that it is not all fun and games with the app.

Here are some of the real unpleasant events encountered by users playing Pokémon Go that makes us think, do we really need to Catch ‘em all?

1.Minor accidents

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Many players wander around the real world looking for Pokémons while their eyes are glued to the screen of their phones, and this action has led some of them into minor accidents.
•21-year-old Mike Schultz, a communications graduate from Long Island, New York, fell from his skateboard and cut his hand while hunting for Pokémons after hitting a big crack.
•22-year-old freelance web designer Kyrie Tompkins fell on the side walk and twisted her ankle while wandering downtown Waterville, Maine at night while playing the game.
•Lindsay Plunkett, a 23-year-old waitress in Asheville, North Carolina bruised her shin after she tripped over a cinder block that had been used as a doorstop while playing the game.

2.Send players to strangers’ homes

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In Pokémon Go, players get to visit a number of Pokéstops and Pokémon gyms which are typically located at popular meeting places, such as memorials, places of worship, parks and tourist attractions. But Boon Sheridan, a designer in Massachusetts who lives in a converted church discovered that his house has become a Pokémon Gym, and this causes players to gather around his house at all times. Meanwhile, a Darwin police station in Australia was featured as a Pokéstop, and players around the area were coming in to gather Pokéballs and go hunting inside the station.

3.Leading to a corpse discovery

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Pokémon Go certainly will lead players to all sort of bizarre places, and some of them include toilet stalls, graveyards, church, and also strip clubs and sex shops. But what’s more shocking is that 19-year-old Shayla Wiggins from Riverton, Wyoming was hunting for “a Pokemon from a natural water resource”, AKA a water-type Pokémon but ended up discovering something way more disturbing – a dead body! “I was walking towards the bridge along the shore when I saw something in the water. I had to take a second look and I realized it was a body…It was pretty shocking,” said Shayla as reported by County 10.

4.Used to target armed-robbery victims

Fans of Pokémon would surely remember the villainous Team Rocket from the game and anime who robs and steals other players’ Pokémons. But for this app, instead of robbing Pokémon, we seem to have our very own Team Rocket who robs people for real! In Missouri, four teens whose ages range from 16 to 18, are suspected to be behind 10 to 11 armed robberies in St. Louis and St. Charles counties in the last few days. According to O'Fallon Missouri Police Department, the suspects used a beacon to lure players to a certain location and then snatched all their valuables.

Hong Kong’s leading mooncake brand, Mei-Xin Mooncakes has unveiled a new Star Wars-themed mooncake collection for this year’s Mid-Autumn festival.

Known to be the largest bakery chain in Hong Kong with over 170 outlets around the world, Mei-Xin Mooncakes has a reputation of having the best-selling mooncakes for 17 consecutive years in Hong Kong!

The new mooncake packaging comes in two different versions – the black packaging features the face of Darth Vader while the white packaging features the Stormtrooper.

In each of the packaging box, there are four 45 gram mooncakes that come in Lava Chocolate and Egg Custard flavours for the Darth Vader and Stormtrooper ones respectively.

Each box cost RM106 which comes together with a special Star Wars paper bag. Buy any of the two boxes and you will get a 20 percent discount.

You can start pre-order them now, but delivery will start from 1 August onwards. Get them while stocks last!

The Chinese Mid-Autumn festival takes place on Thursday, 15 September 2016.

For more info, visit Mei-Xin Mooncakes Malaysia’s Facebook page.

Honeyed-voiced Yuna has lent her voice for the popular navigation app, Waze!

We've had Elvis Presley, Morgan Freeman, Colonel Sanders, Terminator, Darth Vader, C-3P0 and even that creepy boyband guy navigating us on the roads, but we think Malaysian singer Yuna was a right call to choose for Waze's new voice prompt!

In a special behind the scenes video released recently of Yuna in a recording studio for Waze, she says, "Hi guys, I'm Yuna. I'll sing your way to your next destination!"

"I'm very excited, I actually use Waze especially when I'm driving in L.A., going to the studio. So I won't get lost!"

Apparently Yuna's Waze collaboration is also a collaboration with Japan's Calpis cultured milk drink for which Yuna is an ambassador for.

As Malaysia's first singing voice pack, we must say that Yuna's voice has made driving that much more pleasurable, especially when her sweet singing voice is guiding you through traffic hell!

Hey, we might even say goodbye to road rage thanks to Yuna!

Watch the video to listen to how Yuna's voice pack would sound like for Waze, which is now available to download on all android and iOS devices.

It’s scary how a single game can get you so worked up!

Well, we’re not talking about just any game – it’s Pokémon Go after all, and it matters!

Last Sunday, an Australian working in Singapore by the name of Sonny Truyen started a Facebook war after posting a rude remark about the country he is staying in.

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In case you don’t know what Pokémon Go is, read this article we just wrote explaining about the new app / game, and how people’s obsession on it has gone a little bit too far.

Anyway, Pokémon Go was recently launched last week and isn’t available in several countries yet, including Singapore.

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This resulted in Truyen’s outburst, where he referred to Singapore as a “piece of f**king sh*t country”.

A proud Singaporean who goes by the name of Adelene Kong came across his post and then got into an intense Facebook war with Truyen.

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After the intense exchanges, other users immediately launched a witch hunt and found out that Truyen was the vice president of digital marketing for a local real estate site, 99.co.

Netizens then began leaving complaints on 99.co Facebook page, urging them to fire the expat.

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On the same day, 99.co's CEO Darius Cheung posted an apology on the company’s blog and informed that Truyen had been terminated from his contract.

1) Sonny, an SEO specialist, has only started consulting for us for a week before the incident happened.

2) We are a proud Singaporean company and do not condone such language or behaviour, hence we have since terminated his engagement once the incident came to light.

I apologise on behalf of 99.co, we pride ourselves to be a principled company that celebrates values like diversity and equality. We take responsibility for the public behaviour of any employee or consultant affiliated with us as a reflection of the company.

Read the full statement here.

According to Branding Asia, Truyen also previously worked at Malaysian startup, iPrice Group earlier this year and just recently joined 99.co.

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Mashable reached out to him about the incident which he reply in a statement, “It was a dick move on my behalf and a very big error in judgement to negatively label an entire country over Pokémon. It was very wrong of me to rage like that.”

“However in my defense, I was racially vilified for not being a 'white' Australian. It was disappointing the lengths Singaporeans went at to attack me and deny any chance of making amends for my actions,” he added.

Truyen appears to have deactivated or deleted all of his social media accounts.

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After becoming the new face of Malaysia’s e-mall 11street, Elizabeth Tan or as her fans fondly call her, Lizzy, has announced that she and Zizan Razak, also an ambassador of 11street, now have their very own Line Stickers on the Japanese instant messaging app, LINE.

“I never thought that I would be featured as LINE Stickers,” exclaimed the sensational Malay-singing Chinese singer on her Facebook.

Users can download the stickers for free by adding 11streetMY on LINE, and they can immediately access all the Elizabeth Tan and Zizan Razak’s hilarious and adorable stickers!

Elizabeth Tan and Zizan Razak are the second batch of Malaysian artistes to have their own LINE Stickers, the first two were Shaheizy Sam and Intan Ladyana for “Adnan Sempit”.

Elizabeth Tan and Zizan Razak became the new ambassador of 11street last March in conjunction with the e-mall’s first anniversary.

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Remember that viral video Lite FM posted awhile back of the KL Bomba men firing up the dance floor for the Running Man Challenge?

If you thought that was cool, wait until you see the video the Perak state police department have produced for Raya!

The five-minute video was released on 5 July 2016 but started going viral only a few days ago. It has gotten more than 6,000 views on Facebook and over 150 shares!

The video is about how the police force has to work during the Raya holidays in order to protect the safety of the society, even though they too wish that they can go home and meet their loved ones.

Also, the song is actually a parody version of Khalifah’s famous “Hang Pi Mana” song (P.S. They also have another version called “Hang Pi Raya”) – but the lyrics were changed to suit the context.

Some of the funny lyrics include “eating kuih raya and drinking plain water inside the patrol car” or “meeting ‘old friends’ who needed to wear handcuffs”.

According to Fadzil Ahmat, the Perak Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), the video clip is not part of the Perak’s police department official videos, but was just made to follow the latest trend, My Metro reports.

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Pokémon Go fever is still going strong today, but many fans – especially those in Asia – are questioning why it hasn’t it been released in Asia yet.

Like seriously, Pokémon is from Japan, if anything, it should be launched in Asia first!

Anyway, looks like Asian fans won’t have to worry or be angry no more as the game / mobile app is reportedly set to be launched in the region “within a few days” according to The Wall Street Journal as cited by The Verge.

Though we can’t confirm on this as there has been no official comment on this by the game developers as of yet.

Many game experts predicted that the game will be released around 24 hours from now, and according to Pokémon Go Asia Wordpress, it is because:-

The iOS App Store refreshes every Thursdays globally, indicating an opportune time to release in both iOS and Android stores.
Servers have been strengthening the past few days, increasing load capacity.
Stronger and lesser reports of glitches happening, signalling an imminent release of the game in Asia.
“People Familiar with the Plans of The Game” stating that its release is imminent. – 11th July 2016
Windows of servers opening within Asia, from 30 minutes to 2 Hours. 10th – 11th July 2016

So get ready catch some Pokémons y’all, but be careful not to be too obsessed with it, because you don’t want to get hurt!

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Popular Taiwanese rock band from the 90s, Mayday (五月天) is confirmed to perform in Malaysia this coming October.

Due tons of demands from Malaysian fans, local event organiser Star Planet has officially announced that Mayday will be returning to the country for their “Just Rock It” Tour Live in Malaysia.

The five-member band last visited Malaysia three years ago during their “Nowhere” World Tour in 2013.

After they announced their latest tour around several countries in Asia like Hong Kong, Taipei, Singapore, Beijing and various other cities in China, many Malaysian fans wondered why Malaysia wasn’t included!

But luckily their prayers have been answered because the band is now ready to set stage in Malaysia on 22 October 2016 at Stadium Merdeka.

Mayday is made up of lead vocalist Ashin, guitarists Monster and Stone, bass guitarist Masa and drummer Guan You.

The band has a long list of impressive records of awards and achievements, and has performed for more than 10 million fans around the world at some of the most acclaimed concert venues in the world like Taipei Arena, Beijing National Stadium, Nippon Budokan, London’s Wembley Arena and New York Madison Square Garden.

Though the tickets for Mayday’s Malaysian tour leg is yet to be announced, it will go on sale at starplanet.com.my.

(Photo source: 五月天 Mayday Facebook)

“Game of Thrones” conquers the Emmy Awards once again this year with a total of 23 nominations across various categories while “The People v. O.J. Simpson” and “Fargo” comes in at a close second and third with 22 and 18 nominations respectively.

Kit Harington and Maisie Williams who respectively play Jon Snow and Arya Stark in “Game of Thrones” earned their first nominations in the Supporting Actor and Actress categories, but they’re not alone. Fellow cast members Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, and Emilia Clarke were also nominated.

“Game of Thrones” got the most nominations as well as the most wins at last year’s Emmy Awards, a record-breaking 12 Emmys including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Writing for Benioff and Weiss, Outstanding Directing for David Nutter, and Outstanding Supporting Actor for Dinklage.

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Other first-time nominees which deserved to be mentioned include Taylor Swift’s newfound lover Tom Hiddleston who got nominated for his role in “The Night Manager” in the Lead Actor in a Limited Series category, “Mr. Robot” star Rami Malek also joins the club as he was nominated in The Lead Actor in a Drama for the series, and let’s not forget that the talented Aziz Ansari is also getting a nod for his amazing writing in “Master of None” – congratulations to all the first-timers!

Meanwhile, other huge surprises and important details that we know about the Emmy Awards 2016 are:-

1.HBO dominates this year’s Emmy with 94 nominations, the most of any network for the 16th consecutive year.

2.Beyoncé received four nominations for her visual album, “Lemonade” including variety special, production design, picture editing and directing by Queen Bey herself.

3.The British stars rule the Emmys for this year, some of them include Idris Elba, Adele, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dame Maggie, James Corden and more.

4.Unlike last year’s Oscars, 21 non-white actors are nominated this year, representing 25 percent of the acting nominees.

5.“Mr Robot” scored seven nominations in its first year of eligibility for the awards.

So, who’s going to take home the most awards this year? Our guess is that “Game of Thrones” is going to slay again, but you never know!

Rock star Mick Jagger is about to be a father – at the age of 72!

His latest girlfriend, 29-year-old American ballerina Melanie Hamrick is three-months pregnant with the Rolling Stone singer’s eighth child.

However, it will be Hamrick’s first child.

The baby is due in January, and the couple “are taking the news in their stride,” as reported by The Sun.

Jagger himself already has five grandchildren and became a great-grandfather in 2014.

The two have been in a relationship since 2014 too and have been seeing each other regularly over the past two years.

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Mick Jagger is not the only celebrity who has fathered children at an old age. Tons of other male celebs continue to become fathers even after hitting the half-a-century mark!

1.Steve Martin

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Actor and comedian Steve Martin, 70 who is known for his role in “The Pink Panther” had his first child at the age of 67 with his then 41-year-old writer wife Anne Stringfield. His daughter is now 4-years-old.

2.George Lucas

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“Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” filmmaker George Lucas, 72 had his fourth daughter, Everest Hobson Lucas in 2013 when he was 69 with now 47-year-old American businesswoman Mellody Hobson. His three other children from a previous marriage were all adopted.

3.Rod Stewart

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Rocker Rod Stewart, 71 is also an eighth-time dad who welcomed his youngest child, Aiden Stewart, now age 5, in 2011 with his now 45-year-old model wife Penny Lancaster. He was 66 when he had Aiden, and during the same year, Rod’s daughter Kimberly Stewart also had a baby. This means that Rod has a grandchild and a child who are of the same age!

4.Bruce Willis

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61-year-old Bruce Willis had his sixth and youngest child Evelyn Penn Willis in 2012 when he was 58. His 2-year-old daughter is the second child of him and his 38-year-old English model and actress Emma Heming. The couple’s first daughter Mabel Ray Willis was born in 2012 and is now 4-years-old. The “Die Hard” actor has three older daughters with his ex-wife, Demi Moore.

5.Alec Baldwin

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Alec Baldwin, 58 is probably the youngest of the bunch, but still old enough to make it on the list. He welcomed their now 1-year-old son last year when he was 57. It was his second child with Hilaria Thomas. Their first daughter Carmen Baldwin, 3 was born in 2013 when Baldwin was 55-years-old. The actor also has a 20-year-old daughter, Ireland Baldwin, from his first marriage to actress Kim Basinger.

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The third annual Sunny Side Up Tropical Festival is returning to Bali and has now expanded to become a two-day festival taking place on 13 to 14 August 2016 at Potato Head Beach Club in Seminyak, Bali.

The festival is a music and culture event that brings together international headliners, cutting-edge artists and DJs from a variety of genres to one stage.

Organised by Potato Head and Ismaya Live, this year’s Sunny Side Up will feature top-notch EDM stars from all over the world. Some of them include Mark Ronson, Disclosure, Breakbot, Hermitude, Ta-Ku, Sam Feldt, Blonde, George Maple, Kimokal, Stars and Rabbit, and more!

Potato Head Beach Club is an award-winning club which was once named one of the best vacation spots in the world by Conde Nast Traveller.

Sunny Side Up previously welcomed world-class performers like Ellie Goulding, Azealia Banks, Flight Facilities, Jessie Ware, Holy Ghost, Madeon and Motez.

Ticket price starts from IDR 1,200,000. For more information on the prices and VIP packages, visit sunnysideupfest.com.

(Photo sources: Sunny Side Up Tropical Festival Facebook)

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