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Hans Isaac
Gerald Hans Isaac (born 20 August 1971) is a Malaysian actor, producer, and director. On 10 April 2019, he was appointed as the Chairman of the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS). He resigned as the chairman of the body after a year. In December 2021, Hans announced on his Instagram post that he had been retired from his acting career after more than two decades. Background Hans Isaac was born on 20 August 1971 in the Sultanah Aminah General Hospital in Johor Bahru to Carmina Anciano Isaac, and Edward Anthony Gerald Isaac, a naval officer. The Isaac family were in Johore for eight years before transferring to the KD ''Sri Rejang'' base in Sibu, Sarawak. They eventually settled in Kuala Lumpur when Hans was around eight to nine years old as his father was appointed as an aide for the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong at the National Palace in Jalan Istana there until his retirement. It was also in the city that he received his early education at the St. John's Instit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malay Titles
The Malay language has a complex system of styles, titles and honorifics which are used extensively in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the southern Philippines. Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and several provinces in Indonesia regularly award honorary and life titles. What follows in this article is specific to the Malaysian system. References to Brunei and Indonesia are given when pertinent. In Malaysia, all non-hereditary titles can be granted to both men and women. Every title has a form which can be used by the wife of the title holder. This form is not used by the husband of a titled woman; such a woman will bear a title which is the same as a titled man. Former use Singapore, whose Malay royalty was abolished by the British colonial government in 1891, has adopted civic titles for its leaders. The Philippines historically used Malay titles during its pre-Hispanic period (especially under Bruneian influence), as evidenced by the titles of historical figur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Justice Party
The People's Justice Party ( ms, Parti Keadilan Rakyat , often known simply as KEADILAN or PKR) is a reformist political party in Malaysia, formed in 2003 by a merger of the National Justice Party and the older Malaysian People's Party. The party was led by Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and increased its parliamentary representation from one seat to 31 seats in the 2008 general election, until the five-year political ban imposed on former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was lifted on 14 April 2008. The party is the second largest party after Democratic Action Party (DAP) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition that formed the government after defeating Barisan Nasional, which had ruled the country for 60 years since independence in the 2018 election. However, defections from partnering parties caused the PH coalition to lose power after 22 months before finishing its first term, culminating in the 2020 Malaysian political crisis. The PH coalition, which the PKR was part of, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh My English!
''Oh My English!'' is a Malaysian educational comedy series which debuted on 20 May 2012, on Astro TVIQ. The series ended on 17 December 2017. Development The TV series is a collaboration between Astro and the Malaysian Ministry of Education as part of an initiative to improve the pronunciation of English among Malaysians, in line with the ministry's "''Upholding Bahasa Malaysia, Strengthening English''" or (MBMMBI) policy. Astro worked with the ministry since 2009 to publish world-class learning programs to schools throughout Malaysia through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Kampus Astro. This project has also equipped 10,000 schools in Malaysia with flat-screen television equipment, Astro decoders and 17 education and information channels including History channel, Discovery, National Geographic, Astro Tutor TV, Astro TVIQ and others. Since 2018, there has been no plans or announcements to continue the series. Reruns of the old and current six seasons and it's telem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mustika HD
Astro Mustika HD was a television channel by the Malaysian satellite provider Astro. It was the first in-house channel by Astro for telenovelas, movies, specials, telemovie & reality in High Definition in Malaysia. Astro Mustika HD was included in the network's Mustika Pack. When it launched on 21 May 2012 , it broadcast original programs and contents from almost all of Astro's Malay channels, but programs from channels such as Astro Ria, Astro Prima and most other channels were moved to Astro Maya HD when it launched on 24 June 2013. Despite this, some programs such as The Band were broadcast on this channel, although they were also shown on Astro Ria for the SD version. Astro Ria would start broadcasting their own HD channel on 29 May 2015. Since then, most of their content broadcast were simulcast with other channels within the Mustika package. The content of Astro Warna were moved to its own HD channel when it began broadcasting on 11 May 2017, including their older progr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astro Prima
Astro Prima is a Malaysian pay television channel owned by Astro, launched on 29 September 2003. It broadcasts Malay dramas, documentaries and classic movies. Primawara Slot * ''Jihad Iskandar'' * ''Perempuan Dalam Pusungan'' * ''Mira Sofea'' * ''Duri'' * ''Keluarga Iskandar S1'' * ''Keluarga Iskandar S2'' (moved to Astro Warna and Astro Mustika HD) * ''Dia Suamiku'' * ''Sahara'' * ''Halimah Jongang S1'' * ''Halimah Jongang S2'' * ''Aiman Tempe Mania The Series'' * ''Tok Ompek Simpang Ompek'' * ''Nur Melinda'' * ''Tiara'' * ''Sufiyah'' * ''Tanggang Ayu'' * ''Sarafina'' * ''Dari Cinta Jauh'' * ''Adam Dan Hawa'' (also aired on Astro Maya HD, after end of the episode on Astro Mustika HD, Astro Ria and later begin on Astro Bella) * ''Cinta Ibadah'' (also aired on Astro Maya HD) * ''Sehangat Asmara'' * ''Seludup'' * ''Pendekar Durian Lempuk'' * ''Impian Laili'' * ''Jodoh Itu Milik Kita'' * ''Bercakap Dengan Jin S1'' * ''Bercakap Dengan Jin S2'' * ''Kusinero Cinta'' Tiara Slot * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astro Ria
Astro Ria is a 24-hour Southeast Asia Bahasa Malaysia television channel exclusive to the Astro satellite television provider. It was one of the first 22 channels to be launched on Astro in 1996. Astro Ria offers a variety of shows including news, local and Indonesian dramas, movies, reality shows, sports, talk shows, cartoons, concerts, sitcoms, documentaries, cooking shows, quizzes and more. Channel changes were made from October 1, 2007, after Astro introduced a 3-digit channel. The channel is under the Astro Family package with other Malay channels like Astro Prima, Astro Oasis and channel Indonesian and Bahasa Malaysia, Astro Aruna. In 2003, Astro Ria launched a show based from Mexican TV series ''La Academia'', called ''Akademi Fantasia''. The contest pits 12 singers in a bid to become the winner. The show became so popular in Malaysia and Brunei that spin-off versions were made in Indonesia and Thailand. A second season was made, which enabled Brunei viewers to vote as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV2 (Malaysian TV Network)
RTM TV2 (stylised as tv2) is a Malaysian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by the Radio Televisyen Malaysia, a broadcasting department of the Malaysian Government. Launched on 17 November 1969, TV2 is the second and second oldest TV station in Malaysia. The channel features mostly Malaysian English, English, Malaysian Mandarin, Mandarin and Malaysian Tamil, Tamil news and talk shows, the latter two languages were mainly produced for Chinese and Indian communities. It also offers some in-house, local and international entertainment programs, including reality shows, films and dramas as well as sports programming. History TV2, then Rangkaian Kedua (Second Network) began operations on 17 November 1969, when ''Televisyen Malaysia'' (currently known as TV1 (Malaysian TV network), TV1) bifurcated into two channels and merge with ''Radio Malaysia'' to become the present-day broadcasting department. Then, TV1 was known as Rangkaian Pertama (First Network). Like T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mediacorp Suria
Suria (Malay for "Sun") is a Singaporean free-to-air Television channel owned by Mediacorp. The channel broadcasts popular Malay television series, either originally produced by Mediacorp or imported from Malaysia and Indonesia. Its logo is a tilted big letter S, with the word SURIA in capital letters and a thin curve below it; all in yellow. History Plans for a third television channel in Singapore were mooted as far back as January 13, 1972 when the Centre for Production and Training of Adult Education Television (CEPTA TV) suggested that the new channel was to be used to boost adult education. The government said the following day that it had no plans to start the channel. In August 1983, the SBC set that Channel 12 would broadcast for a period of two to three hours a day, opening at 7pm nightly. Such an arrangement would cause greater flexibility for the SBC to carry live Singapore Symphony Orchestra performances or other features making more use of the evening airtime. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV3 (Malaysian TV Network)
TV3 (pronounced as ''Tivi Tiga'') is a Malaysian free-to-air television channel owned by Media Prima conglomerate. TV3 is the third and third oldest TV station in Malaysia. It was launched on 1 June 1984 as the country's first and oldest private television channel. As of October 2021, TV3 remains to be the most-watched television station in Malaysia with about 17% of its viewing share among other Malaysian television stations, followed by NTV7 and TV9 (Malaysian TV network), TV9 with 15% of its viewing share, making two of them become the second most-watched television station in the country, despite the declining viewership of 3 free-to-air television channels. History TV3 (Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad) officially began broadcasting in the Greater Kuala Lumpur (the area surrounding Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia) in conjunction the Hijri date of the first day of the holy month of Ramadan year 1404 AH (1 June 1984) at 6:00pm Time in Malaysia, local time. The nation's f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J Revolusi
''J Revolusi'' is a 2017 Malaysian action movie directed by Zulkarnain Azhar. This film revolves around Jay Zulkarnain, an assault leader for Malaysia's Unit Tindakhas (Special Forces Unit). This film was inspired by a famous "James Bond Malaya" trilogy Gerak Kilat, Bayangan Ajal and Jurang Bahaya with the name of "Jefri Zain" acted by the legendary Tan Sri Datuk Dr Jins Shamsudin This film was a co-production between Grand Brilliance and Infinitus Productions, the latter owned by Hong Kong actor Andy Lau. It was released in Malaysia on 2 March 2017, and in China on iQiyi and Youku. A sequel, ''J2: J Retribusi'' was released in June 2021, while a third film is planned. Plot Jay Zulkarnain (Zul Ariffin) is an assault leader for the UTK (Unit Tindakan Khas), and he and his squad of operatives are every terrorist's worst nightmare. However, a mysterious terrorist has framed Jay for the murder of one of his squad members, and has also captured his sister Dian (Nur Fazura), who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Note (film)
''Note'' also known as ''NOTA'' ( ms, NOTA/Nota) is a 2015 Malaysian crime drama mystery psycho thriller film written and directed by Japanese origin Yasu Tanaka. This was also his debut Malay language directorial venture and was produced by his wife Bea Tanaka under the production company 42nd Pictures. The film stars Hans Isaac in the male lead role, Maya Karin in the female lead role while late actor Ramli Hassan and Rin Izumi play supportive roles. The music for the film is scored by Christopher Higgs and editing is handled by Yashiko Tanaka. The film was released on 13 August 2013 and received mixed reviews from the audience but was declared as a failure in the box office. Despite the box office failure, the film is still rated as one of the greatest films to have made in Malaysian cinema and was also nominated as one of the best films at the 28th Malaysian Film Festival and eventually won the Best Screenplay Award during the film festival. Plot The film depicts the stor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss You Like Crazy (film)
''Miss You Like Crazy'' is a 2010 Filipino romance film starring John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo. It was Star Cinema's post-valentine presentation for 2010. The film was released in the United States in select theatres in Los Angeles, CA and in Honolulu, HI. Plot On a Pasig River ferry boat, Allan, a passenger, is sad and confused about whether he really loves his then live-in partner, Daphne, while another passenger, Mia, is downtrodden by family problems. To express her heartaches, Mia writes messages on stones and leave them anywhere. Allan happens to pick up several of those, prompting for them to get acquainted when one day, he thinks she is about to commit suicide due to something she wrote in one of the stones. Later, in one of their trysts, they met an old man in Paco Park who predicted that they were meant for each other and would end up together, although it would take a difficult five-year ride. Allan is torn between two loves. Although he knows that he loves Mia m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
