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Ah Girls Go Army
''Ah Girls Go Army'' () is a 2022 Singaporean military comedy film. Directed by Jack Neo, the film follows the first batch of female recruits as they undergo and serve National Service in the fictional near future of Singapore. It is a spin-off of Jack Neo’s popular ''Ah Boys to Men'' film series. It was released on 1 February 2022 in Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei during the Chinese New Year period. The film stars Apple Chan, Xixi Lim, Samantha Tan, Shirli Ling, Farah Farook, Eswari Gunasagar, Kelly Kimberly Cheong, Belle Chua Bei Er, Karyn Wong Shimin, Charlene Huang Xiang Lin, Veracia Yong, Juliet Hor, Glenn Yong, Yang Guang Ke Le, Yong Yu, Chloe Goh, Vanessa Tiara Tay, Debra Loi and Summer Loh, along with some cameos from the existing ''Ah Boys to Men'' film series. It was one of the five 2022 Malaysian and Singaporean Chinese New Year films, including '' Reunion Dinner'' (Singapore), '' Nasi Lemak 1.0'', '' Kongsi Raya'' and '' Small Town Heroes'' (Malaysia). On release, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Neo
Jack Neo (born 24 January 1960) is a Singaporean actor, television host, comedian and film director. He was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1983 to 2003. In the 1990s and early 2000s, he was best known for his cross-dressing roles, as Liang Po Po (literally: Granny Liang) and Liang Xi Mei (a woman homemaker in her 40s) in the long-running television comedy show ''Comedy Nite''. Since his debut as a feature director, Neo has proven to be the most commercially successful local director who has also met with some success in Malaysia and Taiwan. He has shown a penchant for the franchise series films. His most critically acclaimed film is ''I Not Stupid'', which satirizes Singapore's streaming educational system in 2002. Despite his box office success, many of his recent films have been panned by local critics as being simplistic, sexist, and having too many blatant product placement. Career Neo wrote and acted in a comedy skit for Tanjong Katong Secondary School at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Generation Z
Generation Z (or more commonly Gen Z for short), colloquially known as zoomers, is the Western world, Western demography, demographic Cohort (statistics), cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha. Researchers and popular media use the mid-to-late 1990s as starting birth years and the early 2010s as ending birth years. Most members of Generation Z are children of Generation X. As the first Generation#Social generation, social generation to have grown up with access to the Internet and portable digital technology from a young age, members of Generation Z, even if not necessarily Digital literacy, digitally literate, have been dubbed "digital natives". Moreover, the negative effects of screen time are most pronounced in adolescents compared to younger children. Compared to previous generations, members of Generation Z tend to live more slowly than their predecessors when they were their age; have lower rates of teenage pregnancies; and Alcohol consumption by yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transgender
A transgender (often abbreviated as trans) person is someone whose gender identity or gender expression does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Many transgender people experience dysphoria, which they seek to alleviate through transitioning, often adopting a different name and set of pronouns in the process. Additionally, they may undergo sex reassignment therapies such as hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgery to more closely align their primary and secondary sex characteristics with their gender identity. Not all transgender people desire these treatments, however, and others may be unable to access them for financial or medical reasons. Those who do desire to medically transition to another sex may identify as transsexual. ''Transgender'' is an umbrella term. In addition to trans men and trans women, it may also include people who are non-binary or genderqueer. Other definitions of ''transgender'' also include people who belong to a third gender, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mediacorp
Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media properties in the country. Mediacorp forms one half of the Mass media in Singapore, mass media duopoly in the country, alongside SPH Media Trust. Its logo is the geometric M with rainbow palette. History 1925–1965: Pre-independence era Radio broadcasting The history of radio broadcasting in Singapore began with the formation of the Amateur Wireless Society of Malaya (AWSM) in April 1925, which launched shortwave transmission from a studio in the Union Building at Collyer Quay using a 100-watt transmitter lent by the Marconi Company under callsign 1SE (One Singapore Experimental). The transmissions could be received from as far as Penang, albeit with atmospheric interferences at times. In 1930, Sir Earl from the Singapore Port Authority com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasantham (TV Channel)
Vasantham is a Singaporean free-to-air television channel owned by Mediacorp. The network is focused towards the Singaporean Indian community in the country. It was originally launched on 1 September 1995 as Premiere 12. Tamil programming was included on 30 January 2000 when the channel was rebranded as Central as Vasantham Central, and was later rebranded again as an independent Tamil-language channel on 19 October 2008. Its logo is the blue word "Vasantham" underlined, with the letter V arranged in floral pattern in shades of blue, green and yellow. History Tamil programming was originally shown on Channel 8 from its launch on 23 November 1963 until 1 September 1995, when it became a standalone Mandarin-language channel. After this, Tamil programming transferred to the new channel Prime 12. On 30 January 2000, as Prime 12 was rebranded to Suria and became a standalone Malay-language channel, Tamil programming transferred to the new channel Central, with Vasantham Central a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Owl Cinematics
Night Owl Cinematics (NOC) was a Singaporean YouTube channel and production company. Founded by Ryan Tan and Sylvia Chan, the company was known for their comedy videos, travelogues, lifestyle videos, as well as their now defunct food review series, ''Food King''. The owners of NOC also own the channels NOC Plays and TEAM NOC. As of 4 September 2022, all videos on the main channel have been set to private. History Ryan Tan met Sylvia Chan when both were doing part-time modelling at age 16. The duo started to date 5 years later and eventually got married at 22. The couple started Night Owl Cinematics (NOC) production company in February 2013, after a failed Chinese restaurant venture. They initially started in wedding videography and started honing their videography and editing skills on YouTube. After their YouTube video ''Shit Singaporean Girlfriends Say'' became popular, they transitioned into full-time YouTube personalities. Tan served as the cinematographer, art director an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogawa
Ogawa (written: lit. "small river" or in hiragana) is the 30th most common Japanese surname. Less common variants are (also "small river") or ("tail river"). Notable people with the surname include: *, American poet *, Japanese footballer * Frank H. Ogawa (1917–1994), the first Japanese American to serve on the Oakland, CA City Council * Hiroshi Ogawa (other), several people *, Japanese racing driver *, Japanese cabinet minister *, a Japanese novelist, lyricist and translator, born in 1973 *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese noted kamikaze pilot * Koki Ogawa (other), multiple people *, retired Japanese army aviator *, Japanese pop singer and actress best known as a former member of Morning Musume *, Japanese television personality and gravure idol *, Japanese chemist *, a.k.a. Shido Nakamura *, Japanese judoka/wrestler/mixed martial artist *, Japanese sailor *, Japanese classical pianis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon Paint
is a Japanese paint and paint products manufacturing company. It is the fourth largest paint manufacturer globally based on revenue in 2020. History The company, was founded in 1881 by Jujiro Motegi under the name Komyosha(Yamato Jujiro Shoten). In 1898 the company was incorporated and renamed Nippon Paint Manufacturing, while in 1927 the company's name changed to Nippon Paint. In 1954, Nippon Paint established a 50/50 joint venture with Bee Chemical. In 2006, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Paint. In October 2014 Nippon Paint was reorganized into a holding company and the company adopted its current name. In August 2020, the Singaporean paints and coatings manufacturer Wuthelam Group raised its stake in Nippon Paint from 39% to 58,7 % in exchange for its stake in the joint venture in Singapore. Nippon Paint (Singapore) In 1955, Goh Cheng Liang set up his first paint shop in Singapore and became the main local distributor of Nippon Paint. In 1962 the company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foodpanda
Foodpanda (stylized as foodpanda) is an online food and grocery delivery platform owned by Berlin-based Delivery Hero. Foodpanda operates as the lead brand for Delivery Hero in Asia, with its headquarters in Singapore. It is currently the largest food and grocery delivery platform in Asia, outside of China, operating in 12 markets across Asia. History In 2012, Swiss Lukas Nagel and Rico Wyder established Foodpanda in Singapore, before expanding to Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand. A year later in 2013, Foodpanda was launched in Bangladesh and Romania. With more than 20,000 employees operating in their company, Foodpanda became the largest food delivery service in Bangladesh. In 2014, the service expanded into the Balkans, Brunei, as well as the Philippines. In February 2014, Foodpanda acquired Eat Oye, a rival company in Pakistan. Global expansion of the Foodpanda business was led by Ralf Wenzel, Felix Plog and Ben Bauer. In 2015, co-founder Rohit Chadd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gender Equality
Gender equality, also known as sexual equality or equality of the sexes, is the state of equal ease of access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, including economic participation and decision-making; and the state of valuing different behaviors, aspirations and needs equally, regardless of gender. Gender equality is the goal, while gender neutrality and gender equity are practices and ways of thinking that help in achieving the goal. Gender parity, which is used to measure gender balance in a given situation, can aid in achieving gender equality but is not the goal in and of itself. Gender equality is more than just equal representation, it is strongly tied to women's rights, and often requires policy changes. , the global movement for gender equality has not incorporated the proposition of genders besides women and men, or gender identities outside of the gender binary. UNICEF says gender equality "means that women and men, and girls and boys, enjoy the sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Service
National service is the system of voluntary government service, usually military service. Conscription is mandatory national service. The term ''national service'' comes from the United Kingdom's National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939. The length and nature of national service depends on the country in question. In some instances, national service is compulsory, and citizens living abroad can be called back to their country of origin to complete it. In other cases, national service is voluntary. Many young people spend one or more years in such programmes. Compulsory military service typically requires all citizens to enroll for one or two years, usually at age 18 (later for university-level students). Most conscripting countries conscript only men, but Norway, Sweden, Israel, Eritrea, Morocco and North Korea conscript both men and women. Voluntary national service may require only three months of basic military training. The US equivalent is Selective Service. In the Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxi Lim
Maxi Lim Jun Liang (born 12 March 1987) is a Singaporean actor. Personal life Lim graduated from Temasek Polytechnic (School of Design). Lim married actress Liz Teo on 29 March 2020. They announced that they are expecting a child in September. On 29 August, Teo given birth to a baby boy named Reign. Career Lim is best known for playing the comical and eager-to-please "Wayang King" in hit local movie ''Ah Boys to Men ''Ah Boys to Men'' () is a 2012 Singaporean military comedy film produced and directed by Jack Neo, written by Neo and Link Sng. It stars Joshua Tan, Maxi Lim, Noah Yap, Wang Weiliang, Tosh Zhang, Justin Dominic Misson, Aizuddiin Nasser and Rid ...'' series. Filmography Film Television series Radio show Theater Awards and nominations References External links Profileat Fly Entertainment * * Living people 1987 births Singaporean people of Chinese descent Singaporean male film actors Singaporean male television actors 21st-cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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