Pelakon veteran Azhar Noor Lesta selamat bernikah pada usia 55 tahun

elakon dan pengarah veteran Azhar Noor Lesta selamat diijabkabulkan dengan pilihan hatinya Cik Hartini Md Yusoff dengan dua kali lafaz hari ini.Pemilik spa Cik Hartini yang juga lebih dikenali sebagai Tina Yusoff kini bergelar isteri kepada Azhar, 55 tahun, dengan mas kahwin seutas gelang.

Dalam perkongsian oleh pembikin video Tawfik Daud, Azhar dilihat mengenakan pakaian putih dengan samping jingga bagi majlis pernikahannya.

Tawfik yang turut bernaung di bawah SevenOne Films melahirkan rasa gembiranya melihat legenda drama Melayu Singapura ini mengakhiri zaman bujangnya."Apabila saya bernikah tahun lalu, beliau memberi nasihat kepada saya mengenai alam perkahwinan. Kali ini, saya memberinya nasihat yang sama kembali," kata Tawfik, yang bekerjasama dengan Azhar dalam drama Jalan Ampas, Menantu International 1 dan 2 dan Kelab J.

Sahabat karib kepada kedua-dua mempelai itu, ejen hartanah Roz Rufai juga berkongsi kegembiraannya."Apa yang saya boleh katakan ialah mereka sudah menjadi sahabat sejak sekian lama. Mereka pasangan yang sangat serasi," jelas beliau.

RAKAN ARTIS TURUT RAIKAN HARI BAHAGIA Majlis pernikahan dan persandingan yang berlangsung di d' Pelangi Hotel Novotel Clarke Quay itu dihadiri ramai rakan artis dan sahabat handai.Antara rakan artis yang hadir termasuk M Saffri A Manaf, Jorah Ahmad, Mahadi Shor dan Mastura Ahmad.

"Akhirnya! Bukan saya sahaja yang tertunggu-tunggu hari yang berbahagia buat Azhar, tapi ramai rakan yang seangkatan dengannya pun sama turut berasa riang.

"Semoga (mereka) terus cinta-mencintai hingga ke akhir hayat," ucap Mastura, yang pertama kali berlakon dalam drama Persimpangan bersama Azhar.

(Gambar: Murni Siregar/Facebook)

Penyanyi Rahimah Rahim yang juga hadir di majlis tersebut pula berkongsi: "Apabila Azhar menghubungi saya minggu lalu, saya beritahu dia 'awak hanya akan menghubungi saya untuk dua perkara, satu, sama ada untuk panggil saya berlakon, atau dua, kerana awak mahu berkahwin.' Sekali betul-betul dia mahu berkahwin!"

"Dia ikut George Clooney. Tidak pernah terlewat untuk berkahwin!" seloroh Rahimah.

Azhar Noor Lesta yang dikenali dalam drama tempatan sejak 1980-an, antara lain berlakon dalam Watan, Dian dan Cut Amirah

Singapore PM Lee Hints at Early Election Next Year

Singapore. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong suggested on Sunday a general election may be called next year, more than a year before his government's mandate ends, as the city-state braces for growing economic uncertainty amid global trade tensions.Lee's People's Action Party (PAP) has dominated Singapore's politics over the five decades since the republic's independence, winning all the elections with significant majorities, and faces no real challenge to its power.

But it has tried to address signs of voter discontent by vowing to ease wealth disparity and improve social mobility, while moving ahead with a leadership transition to pick a successor who will take over from Lee in coming years."This may be the last party conference before the next general election," Lee told the PAP convention."The new CEC [Central Executive Committee] will be leading the party into the final stretch, gearing up to put our record before the voters," Lee said.
The annual convention elected a new Central Executive Committee on Sunday bringing into its top ranks young cabinet ministers, dubbed 4G leaders, from whose number Lee's successor will be selected.

Seven senior party members who have led the party and government, including the two current deputy prime ministers, retired from the committee.Singapore's central bank has warned that an intensifying trade row between China and the United States is likely to hurt its economy, hitting harder as the trade dispute drags on.Lee, the eldest son of Singapore founding leader Lee Kuan Yew, has made clear he was ready to step down in the next couple of years, but no clear successor has been chosen from a group of younger ministers tasked with selecting a leader from their ranks.

"The PAP must win the next general election convincingly," Lee told the convention. "We take a pragmatic and centrist approach in our politics and in our policies. And we're setting a clear direction supported by the broad mass of Singaporeans who want to see stability and progress continue for many years."PAP's worst showing at the poll was in 2011 when 40 percent of voters turned against it, partly in protest over growing strains on public services.

Welcoming the Grand Prix Season in Singapore

With the 2018 Asian Games coming to an end, sports enthusiasts and thrill seekers can divert their energy from Jakarta and Palembang to the 2018 Formula One Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix, which returns for its 10th edition on Sept. 14-16.The inaugural F1 Singapore GP night race, which took place in 2008, offered a wonderful experience for car enthusiasts from around the world as they watch cars blasting down the Singaporean streets into the illuminated skyline.

The Grand Prix is also known for its massive display of fireworks, thrown right after the winner takes a checkered flag at the end of the race.The Singapore GP also offers unique experiences for fans at the circuit. In the past, motor racing fans were able to meet and greet with top racers such as Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas from Mercedes, as well as sitting on special seats looking over their favorite team's garage in the Pit Grandstand.

The F1 race, one of 21 across five continents every year, will begin with practice sessions in the city state on Friday, Sept. 14, at 4.30 and 8.30 p.m. Singapore time.
The qualifying session for F1 takes place in the evening on the following day.
And finally, the race will kick off at 8.10 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 16.
Other than the F1, the Singapore GP also hosts Porsche Carrera Cup Asia and Ferrari Challenge as their tie-in events.
Singapore will witness longtime rivals Hamilton from Mercedes and Sebastian Vettel from Ferrari pit skills and machines on the street circuit yet again.Vettel is in the spotlight after winning the Belgian Grand Prix on Aug. 26. Hamilton finished second – 11 seconds behind – at the Sirkuit Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium. Max Verstappen from Red Bull Racing finished third.
Both Hamilton and Vettel have won at the Singapore GP's Marina Bay Street Circuit. Hamilton even set the fastest lap record of 1:45:008 in 2017.

Drivers competing in this year's F1 Singapore Grand Prix are: Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas from Mercedes, Daniel Ricciardo and Verstappen from Red Bull Racing, Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen from Ferrari, Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon from Force India, Lance Stroll and Sergey Sirotkin from Williams, Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne from McLaren, Pierre Gasly and Brendon Hartley from Toro Rosso, Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen from Haas, Nico Hulkenberg and Carlos Sainz from Renault and Marcus Ericsson and Charles Leclerc from Sauber.The Formula One standing is currently led by Hamilton (231 points), followed by Vettel (214 points) and Raikkonen (146 points).

This may change after the next F1 race in Monza, Italy on Sept.2.After the Belgium GP, where Ricciardo was given engine penalties, Reuters reported that Red Bull is hoping to finish stronger in Singapore.To celebrate a decade of the most exciting motor racing in the heart of Southeast Asia, and the country's biggest sporting event of the year, Singapore will also bring world-class entertainers to entertain motor racing fans visiting the city state.

In 2008, their inaugural year, the GP featured British DJ Carl Cox and Bob Marley's remaining band, The Wailers, as headliners.In the following years, they were able to bring even bigger names, including Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry, Robbie Williams, Missy Elliott, Ariana Grande, Duran Duran, Kylie Minogue, Bon Jovi, Maroon 5 and Pharrell Williams.

This year, the Singapore GP will feature performances by former headliners The Killers and Jay Chou. They will be joined by Liam Gallagher, Martin Garrix, Dua Lipa, Simply Red and The Sugarhill Gang.Singapore is the only pitstop for the F1 race in Southeast Asia. After Singapore, the next grand prix is in Sochi, Russia.

Tickets to the Singapore Grand Prix are selling like hot cakes. The Mercedes Motorsport bundles, which cost $2,128 each and includes the Pit Grandstand experience, are already sold out.
Other tickets, ranging from $78 to $1,488 for single to three-day passes, are still available for grab, but won't be for long.

Man lies on pavement in broad daylight despite passers-by trying to wake him

A man was spotted lying on the ground along Tanjong Pagar Road yesterday (Nov 11) at about 8am.
Stomper K was passing through the area headed towards Marina Bay when he saw the man.
According to the Stomper, there was a small crowd of people trying to wake the man up.

"People were shouting at him, trying to wake him up, but he was out cold," said the Stomper.
In the picture the Stomper sent, the man is seen lying on a slightly elevated pavement, while his legs were stretched out on the road.

He seems to be holding on to a black bucket hat.The Stomper had to leave and did not know what happened to the man.

Women perform Superman stunt while riding bikes through tunnel

Two female motorcyclists were caught on video performing a stunt on their sports bikes in a tunnel.
Stomper El alerted Stomp to the video that was posted on Instagram Stories.
As stories expire after 24 hours, the video is no longer available.
It is also unclear where or when this happened.
In the video, the two women are seen riding "Superman-style" on their bikes where they lift their legs off the foot-rests to lie belly down on their motorcycles and extend their legs straight out behind to give off the illusion that they are "flying".
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In one of the captions on the video, the Instagram user says in Malay that she is just trying the stunt out and asked her followers not to condemn her.
In the caption below that, she wrote, "masih pishang gareng nih" which is slang for a young person who is learning the ropes.
"I happened to come across a short Instagram video of two female motorcyclists 'flying' in Singapore.
"They're risking harm to themselves and to other motorcyclists."