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Beritajaya 2014 Issue 2
Berjaya Corporation Berhad’s Quarterly Newsletter - Issue 2, 2014 KDN No : PP 7432/02/2013(031932) From left to right : Lena Tan Wai Foon - Non-Independent Non-Executive Director,7-Eleven Holdings; Gary Brown- Deputy Chief Executive Officer, 7-Eleven Malaysia Sdn. Bhd; Shalet Marian- Independent Non-Executive Chairman, 7-Eleven Holdings; Tan U-Ming, Chan Kien Sing and Ho Meng - Non-Independent Executive Directors, 7-Eleven Holdings; and Muhammad Lukman Bin Musa @ Hussain - Independent Non-Executive Director, 7-Eleven Holdings. 7 –ELEVEN MALAYSIA HOLDINGS BERHAD MAKES DEBUT ON BURSA MALAYSIA SECURITIES BERHAD Malaysia’s largest convenience store chain lists on the Main Market On 30 MAY 2014, 7-ELEVEN MALAYSIA HOLDINGS BERHAD (“7-Eleven Holdings”) Independent Non-Executive Chairman of 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Berhad, Shalet listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia”), and Marian said that 7-Eleven Malaysia’s IPO was the largest IPO to be completed in officially commenced trading under the stock short name SEM and stock code 5250. Malaysia and the third largest international IPO in South East Asia at the time of listing. The convenience store chain is currently the largest in Malaysia in terms of number of stores with 1,583 outlets nationwide as at 10 April 2014. 7-Eleven will continue to open new stores and is targeting 600 new stores between 2014 and 2016. TAN SRI VINCENT TAN RECEIVES ‘ICON OF MALAYSIA’ AWARD On 30 April 2014, Tan Sri Vincent Tan (“TSVT”) received the ‘Icon of Malaysia’ Award for his achievements at the Malaysia Book of Records’ Night of Achievers at One World Hotel, Bandar Utama. -
Bullet in the Head
JOHN WOO’S Bullet in the Head Tony Williams Hong Kong University Press The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road Hong Kong www.hkupress.org © Tony Williams 2009 ISBN 978-962-209-968-5 All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed and bound by Condor Production Ltd., Hong Kong, China Contents Series Preface ix Acknowledgements xiii 1 The Apocalyptic Moment of Bullet in the Head 1 2 Bullet in the Head 23 3 Aftermath 99 Appendix 109 Notes 113 Credits 127 Filmography 129 1 The Apocalyptic Moment of Bullet in the Head Like many Hong Kong films of the 1980s and 90s, John Woo’s Bullet in the Head contains grim forebodings then held by the former colony concerning its return to Mainland China in 1997. Despite the break from Maoism following the fall of the Gang of Four and Deng Xiaoping’s movement towards capitalist modernization, the brutal events of Tiananmen Square caused great concern for a territory facing many changes in the near future. Even before these disturbing events Hong Kong’s imminent return to a motherland with a different dialect and social customs evoked insecurity on the part of a population still remembering the violent events of the Cultural Revolution as well as the Maoist- inspired riots that affected the colony in 1967. -
Absolutely Fabulous, 世均) Offer an Example of a Dreamy Celebrity Mar- Sodagreen (蘇打綠) Is That Rare Indie Band Riage Gone Sour
14 發光的城市 A R O U N D T O W N FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 2010 • TAIPEI TIMES BY AndreW C.C. HuanG MUSIC STOP COMPILED BY HO YI Chen (陳泰銘) held last Saturday? Never hap- Absolutely pened? And anyway, Chen was still married last time local paparazzi checked. As for Hong Kong’s former diva Cherie Chung (鍾楚紅), the 49-year-old widow personally denied the speculation about fabulous her upcoming wedding with a certain wealthy Jolin Tsai, below, businessman from Singapore. is moving on While Hou has found her Mr Right, Jolin from pretty-faced Tsai (蔡依林) is getting cozy with fast-rising idol Eddie Peng model Godfrey Kao (高以翔), whose previous to model Godfrey claim to fame was his pair of delectable pinkish Kao, right. nipples, which he flagrantly exposed in his photo PHOTOS: TAIPEI TIMES book. It’s only a matter of time before intimate comparisons will be made between Kao and Tsai’s old flame Jay Chou (周杰倫). So what is the Mando-pop king, self-made film director and occasional actor doing with his love life? Not much. Unless you count the banter and teasing exchanges between him and supermodel-turned-actress Lin Chi-ling (林志玲) during the promotions for the fantasy adventure The Treasure Hunter (刺陵). The way Pop Stop sees it, the real-life flirting between the two is more convincing that the on-screen romance that they share in the movie, which was killed by the embarrassingly coy lines and dumb jokes that filled the clunky script. Finally, model-turned-housewife Hung Hsiao-lei (洪曉蕾) and her CEO-husband Wang Shih-chun (王 ndisputedly talented and absolutely fabulous, 世均) offer an example of a dreamy celebrity mar- Sodagreen (蘇打綠) is that rare indie band riage gone sour. -
Social Construction of Singapore's Humor Industry
Intercultural Communication Studies XIX: 1 2010 Lin & Tan How Cultural and Linguistic Pluralism Shape Humor: Social Construction of Singapore’s Humor Industry Trisha T. C. Lin & Phoebe Shu Wei Tan, Nanyang Technological University This study views Singapore’s humor industry through the theoretic lenses of social construction. It aims to examine the unique characteristics of Singapore humor and investigate how Singapore’s rojak culture (Chua, 1998) and social actors (content creator, market/audience, and government/policy) have shaped the trajectory of the humor industry. Data were collected through interviews with TV comedy producers, stand-up comedians, and theatre practitioners, as well as through three-month-long observation of local comedy scenes. Thematic data analysis (Miles & Huberman, 1994) was used to analyze transcribed interviews, observational field notes, and second-hand documents. The findings show Singapore humor is characterized by over-the-top visuals, frequent use of “Singlish” and Chinese dialects, satires of current affairs, and influences from western culture. The fear of failure, mianzi (Hwang, Francesco & Kessler, 2003), is Singapore’s cultural trait that hinders the development of Singapore’s humor industry. Its humor content creation relies on a formulaic approach, in order to cater for the perceived needs of mainstream audiences. Moreover, the content censorship, which serves as a crucial means to maintain order and harmony in this multicultural and multiracial society, still restricts creativity in humor creation and partially accounts for the lackadaisical Singapore humor industry. Humor is an innately complicated social phenomenon which can be found universally in all cultures, and plays a central, necessary part in social life (Billig, 2005). -
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Humanity 2012 Papers. ~~~~~~ “‘We are all the same, we are all unique’: The paradox of using individual celebrity as metaphor for national (transnational) identity.” Joyleen Christensen University of Newcastle Introduction: This paper will examine the apparently contradictory public persona of a major star in the Hong Kong entertainment industry - an individual who essentially redefined the parameters of an industry, which is, itself, a paradox. In the last decades of the 20th Century, the Hong Kong entertainment industry's attempts to translate American popular culture for a local audience led to an exciting fusion of cultures as the system that was once mocked by English- language media commentators for being equally derivative and ‘alien’, through translation and transmutation, acquired a unique and distinctively local flavour. My use of the now somewhat out-dated notion of East versus West sensibilities will be deliberate as it reflects the tone of contemporary academic and popular scholarly analysis, which perfectly seemed to capture the essence of public sentiment about the territory in the pre-Handover period. It was an explicit dichotomy, with commentators frequently exploiting the notion of a culture at war with its own conception of a national identity. However, the dwindling Western interest in Hong Kong’s fate after 1997 and the social, economic and political opportunities afforded by the reunification with Mainland China meant that the new millennia saw Hong Kong's so- called ‘Culture of Disappearance’ suddenly reconnecting with its true, original self. Humanity 2012 11 Alongside this shift I will track the career trajectory of Andy Lau – one of the industry's leading stars1 who successfully mimicked the territory's movement in focus from Western to local and then regional. -
08/09 Annual Report
08/09 ANNUAL REPORT 510 Thomson Road #12-05/06 SLF Building Singapore 298136 Tel: (65) 6354 8154 Fax: (65) 6258 3161 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ncpg.org.sg About the National Council on Problem Gambling The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) is an independent council comprising 20 members with expertise and experience in public CONTENT communications and media, psychiatry and psychology, and counselling and legal services. Its terms of references are to: • Provide advice and feedback to the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) on public education programmes to promote public awareness on Section problem gambling. Chairman’s Message 01 • Decide on funding applications 01 for preventive and rehabilitative programmes. Section • Assess and advise the The NCPG at a Glance 03 Government on the 02 effectiveness of treatment, counselling and rehabilitative Section programmes. Key Milestones 07 • Decide on the applications for exclusion of persons 03 from casinos. Section 04 Year in Review 12 Section 05 Looking Ahead 19 Section 06 Annexes 21 SECTION 1 Several public consultation exercises were conducted to seek public and stakeholders’ views on the casino exclusion measures. The Casino Control (Problem Gambling – Chairman’s Message Exclusion Orders) Rules 2008 was gazetted in December 2008 and the Family Casino Exclusion was implemented in April 2009. Casino Self Exclusion and the Third-Party Casino Exclusion on undischarged bankrupts and recipients of Public Assistance and Special Grant will be implemented by end 2009. This year, we welcomed practitioners from the social, community and education sectors once more at the second Singapore Problem Gambling Conference held in August. -
MEDIA FACTSHEET (15 Mar 2013) Singapore Unveils 320 Hours of Comedies, Entertainment Programmes and Documentaries at Hong Kong I
MEDIA FACTSHEET (15 Mar 2013) Singapore unveils 320 hours of comedies, entertainment programmes and documentaries at Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART) The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) will lead 37 Singapore media companies to the 17th edition of the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART) where they will meet with producers, distributors and investors to promote their content, negotiate deals and network with key industry players from 18 to 21 March 2013. More than 320 hours of locally-produced content including films and TV programmes will be showcased at the 90-square-metre Singapore Pavilion at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (booth 1A-D01, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre Level 1, Hall 1A). The content line-up includes recent locally-released film comedies Ah Boys to Men and Ah Boys to Men 2, about recruits in the Singapore military directed by prolific Singapore director Jack Neo; Taxi! Taxi!, inspired by a true story of a retrenched microbiology scientist who turns to taxi driving; Red Numbers by first-time director Dominic Ow about a guy who has three lucky minutes in his miserable life according to a Chinese geomancer; and The Wedding Diary II, the sequel to The Wedding Diary, which depicts life after marriage. Also on show are new entertaining lifestyle TV programmes, from New York Festivals nominee Signature, a TV series featuring world-renowned architect Moshe Safdie and singer Stacey Kent; reality-style lifestyle series Threesome covering topics with Asian TV celebrities Utt, Sonia Couling and Nadya Hutagalung; to light-hearted infotainment décor home makeover show Project Dream Home and Style: Check-in, an interactive 360 content fashion lifestyle programme which uses social media to interact with viewers. -
CHINA LITERATURE LIMITED 閱文集團 (Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with Limited Liability) (Stock Code: 772)
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China's Year in Review
2017 China's Year in Review Follow China Intercontinental Press Us on Advertising Hotline WeChat Now 城市漫步珠 国内统一刊号: 三角英文版 that's guangzhou that's shenzhen CN 11-5234/GO JANUARY 2018 01月份 that’s PRD 《城市漫步》珠江三角洲 英文月刊 主管单位 : 中华人民共和国国务院新闻办公室 Supervised by the State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China 主办单位 : 五洲传播出版社 地址 : 北京西城月坛北街 26 号恒华国际商务中心南楼 11 层文化交流中心 11th Floor South Building, Henghua lnternational Business Center, 26 Yuetan North Street, Xicheng District, Beijing http://www.cicc.org.cn 社长 President: 陈陆军 Chen Lujun 期刊部负责人 Supervisor of Magazine Department: 邓锦辉 Deng Jinhui 编辑 Editor: 朱莉莉 Zhu Lili 发行 Circulation: 李若琳 Li Ruolin Senior Digital Editor Matthew Bossons Shenzhen Editor Adam Robbins Guangzhou Editor Daniel Plafker Shenzhen Digital Editor Bailey Hu Senior Staff Writer Tristin Zhang Digital Editor Katrina Shi National Arts Editor Erica Martin Contributors Ned Kelly, Betty Richardson, Lena Gidwani, Dr. Adam Koh, Mia Li, Katrina Shi, Dominic Ngai, Erica Martin, Dominique Wong, Bryan Grogan, Kheng Swe Lim, Paul Barresi, Sky Gidge HK FOCUS MEDIA Shanghai (Head Office) 上海和舟广告有限公司 上海市蒙自路 169 号智造局 2 号楼 305-306 室 邮政编码 : 200023 Room 305-306, Building 2, No.169 Mengzi Lu, Shanghai 200023 电话 : 传真 : Guangzhou 上海和舟广告有限公司广州分公司 广州市麓苑路 42 号大院 2 号楼 610 室 邮政编码 : 510095 Rm 610, No. 2 Building, Area 42, Luyuan Lu, Guangzhou 510095 电话 : 020-8358 6125 传真 : 020-8357 3859 - 816 Shenzhen 深圳联络处 深圳市福田区彩田路星河世纪大厦 C1-1303 C1-1303, Galaxy Century Building, Caitian Lu, Futian District, Shenzhen 电话 : 0755-8623 3220 传真 : 0755-6406 8538 Beijing 北京联络处 北京市东城区东直门外大街 48 号东方银座 C 座 G9 室 邮政编码 : 100027 9G, Block C, Ginza Mall, No. -
2010 Overall Award Categories
Appendix 1 Singapore Entertainment Awards 2011 AWARD WINNERS Total number of awards: 45 *denotes new award/changes # Embargoed till 2 April 2011, 7pm Awards 音乐 MUSIC 得奖人/Winner 黄鸿升(小鬼) 1 e 乐人气男歌手 Most Popular Male Singer Alien Huang 田馥甄 2 e 乐人气女歌手 Most Popular Female Singer Hebe Tien 何维健 3 e 乐人气本地歌手 Most Popular Local Singer Derrick Hoh 五月天 4 e 乐人气乐团 Most Popular Band Mayday 5 e 乐人气组合 Most Popular Group S.H.E 6 * e 乐人气韩星 Most Popular Korean Artiste Big Bang Most Popular Regional 倪安东 7 e 乐人气海外新人 Newcomer Anthony Neely Most Popular Music Video Lollipop F 8 e 乐人气 MV (MV) 《To Hebe》/田馥甄 9 e 乐最佳年度专辑 Best Album “To Hebe”/Hebe Tien 《雨下一整晚》/方文山 专辑:《跨时代》 10 e 乐最佳作词(海外) Best Lyrics (Regional) “Rain Falls All Night”/Vincent Fang Album: “The Era” 《惧高症》/徐佳莹 Best Music Composition 专辑:《极限》 11 e 乐最佳作曲(海外) (Regional) “Ju Gao Zheng”/Lala Hsu lbum: “Limits” 《她说》孙燕姿 12 e 乐最佳本地作词 Best Local Lyrics 专辑:《她说》 1 “She Says”/Stefanie Sun Album: “She Says” 《超级玛莉》/Terrytyelee 专辑:《To Hebe》 13 e 乐最佳本地作曲 Best Local Music Composition “Super Mary”/ Terrytyelee Album: “To Hebe” 林俊杰/《她说》 14 e 乐最佳本地歌手 Best Local Singer JJ Lin/ “She Says” 周杰伦/《跨时代》 15 e 乐最佳男歌手 Best Male Singer “The Era”/Jay Chou 梁静茹/《情歌没有告诉你》 16 e 乐最佳女歌手 Best Female Singer “What Love Songs Didn’t Tell You”/Fish Leong 《她说》/林俊杰 17 e 乐最佳本地专辑 Best Local Album “She Says”/JJ Lin 电影 MOVIE 得奖人/ Winner Most Popular Local Movie 范文芳 18 e 乐人气本地电影演员 Actor Fann Wong 《告白》 19 e 乐最佳亚洲电影 Best Asian Movie “Confessions” 《沙城》 20 e 乐最佳本地电影 Best Local Movie “Sandcastle” 巫俊锋/《沙城》 21 e 乐最佳本地导演 Best Local Director Boo Jun Feng/“Sandcastle” -
INFERNAL AFFAIRS (2002, 101 Min.) Online Versions of the Goldenrod Handouts Have Color Images & Hot Links
November 13 2018 (XXXVII:12) Wai-Keung Lau and Alan Mak: INFERNAL AFFAIRS (2002, 101 min.) Online versions of The Goldenrod Handouts have color images & hot links: http://csac.buffalo.edu/goldenrodhandouts.html DIRECTED BY Wai-Keung Lau (as Andrew Lau) and Alan Mak WRITING Alan Mak and Felix Chong PRODUCED BY Wai-Keung Lau producer (as Andrew Lau), line producers: Ellen Chang and Lorraine Ho, and Elos Gallo (consulting producer) MUSIC Kwong Wing Chan (as Chan Kwong Wing) and Ronald Ng (composer) CINEMATOGRAPHY Yiu-Fai Lai (director of photography, as Lai Yiu Fai), Wai-Keung Lau (director of photography, as Andrew Lau) FILM EDITING Curran Pang (as Pang Ching Hei) and Danny Pang Art Direction Sung Pong Choo and Ching-Ching Wong WAI-KEUNG LAU (b. April 4, 1960 in Hong Kong), in a Costume Design Pik Kwan Lee 2018 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, said “I see every film as a challenge. But the main thing is I don't want CAST to repeat myself. Some people like to make films in the Andy Lau...Inspector Lau Kin Ming same mood. But because Hong Kong filmmakers are so Tony Chiu-Wai Leung...Chen Wing Yan (as Tony Leung) lucky in that we can be quite prolific, we can make a Anthony Chau-Sang Wong...SP Wong Chi Shing (as diverse range of films.” Lau began his career in the 1980s Anthony Wong) and 1990s, serving as a cinematographer to filmmakers Eric Tsang...Hon Sam such as Ringo Lam, Wong Jing and Wong Kar-wai. His Kelly Chen...Dr. -
Something Old
Need Past Issues? LOVE US, “LIKE US” WEEKENDER WK11B / MICA (P) 144/08/2012 www.facebook.com/ www.facebook.com/ weekendersgp weekendersgp DECEMBER 14 - 20, 2012 YOUR INSPIRATION TO A WEEKEND FILLED WITH FUN AND HAPPINESS DELIVERED FREE TO YOUR HOME INSIDE... >> 06 TASTES LIKE SOMETHING OLD, CHRISTMAS Gourmet roasts, coffee baby pork ribs, and fusion desserts - check out some of this festive season’s SOMETHING yummiest offerings. 08 HERE’s HOSSAN! Comedian Hossan Leong reveals his proudest NEW achievements this year, and DIRECTORS ROYSTON TAN, VICTRIC the perennial importance of THNG AND EVA TANG PRESENT THE char kway teow. DOCUMENTARY OLD ROMANCES, a love letter to singapore’s 10 GOING FOR DISAPPEARING HISTORIES GOLD BY CHERYL CHIA National sprinter Gary Yeo tells us more about the hurdles and triumphs of his sporting career, and the medals he’s got his eye on. 12 HOLIDAY AT HOME Sentosa’s Palawan Beach is the perfect island getaway if you’re looking for an easy, breezy staycation with fun activities for the kiddies. Like our page on: • Continues on page 3... facebook.com/weekendersgp For a pdf copy visit: www.facebook.com/weekendersgp 02 • WEEKENDER • DECEMBER 14 - 20, 2012 YOUR INSPIRATION TO A WEEKEND FILLED WITH FUN AND HAPPINESS For a pdf copy of Weekender = FREE VENTS visit: www.facebook.com/weekendersgp All events are correct at time of print. ATTRACTIONS Encounter: When E MUST the virtuosos of East SEE meet West GLITZ 18 Dec, 7.30pm, $25 AND GLAMOUR NEX Lions RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA CELEBRATES ITS GRAND OPENING Cup ending THEIR 2012 season on a special note, Ding Yi Music Company will be collaborating 14 & 16 Dec, various times, $5 - $40 with leading Singapore chamber group, I-Sis Singapore’S first integrated resort celebrated Trio.