SINGAPORE-A son asks his father for$ 200 forevery dinner he spends with the older man, not bothering to find out how he is doing, and that the parent is struggling to make ends meet. This story of a materialistic man, who prioritises money over spending time with his father, beat close to 400 other entries to snag the top prize in this year's" Script it Right" Chinese Radio Drama Script Writing Competition. The authors, School of the Arts students Ong Ee Ying, Claire Chua and Chua Jia Xuan, said

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KUALA LUMPUR( Bernama): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has described the passing of renowned film director Mamat Khalid as a" loss of a star" to the world of creative arts of the country.In a post on his Facebook account on Sunday( Oct 24), Ismaill Sabri said that the late Mamat was one of the nation's famous producers and directors and respected in the country's film world." Condolences to the entire family of Mamat and art activists of the country on this loss.... May his soul

KUALA TERENGGANU: The plight of famous screenwriter Mazelan Manan, who has been suffering from nose and lung cancer since two years ago, has caught the attention of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Ismail Sabri, represented by his press secretary Asyraf Afnan Ahmad Murtadza and special media officer Muhammad Akmal Fitri Suhaimi visited Mazelan, 58, at his house in Taman Perdana Jaya, Serada here. National Welfare Foundation( YKN) chief executive officer Nordina Haron, YKN East Zone

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“ We didn’t hide behind a woman, we hid behind a name.” Others disagreed.“ Quite apart from using a female pseudonym, these guys have spent years doing interviews, ” Beatriz Gimeno, a former head of the Women’s Institute, wrote on Twitter after the award’s announcement.... “ It’s not just the name — it’s the fake profile that they’ve used to take in readers and journalists.... The prize is awarded to an unpublished manuscript, which, as part of the terms, must be produced by Planeta Group’s pu

To change that word so it would be more palatable to an audience today would be both wrong and unnecessary.... Sorkin was also asked about the controversy surrounding the “ inauthentic ” casting of Javier Bardem in his recent film, Being the Ricardos.... The Spanish actor played the Cuban husband of Lucille Ball, the comedian portrayed by Nicole Kidman.“ In terms of accuracy in casting, it’s absolute nonsense, ” he said.“ We know the difference between being demeaning and not being demeaning..

Riots erupted amid a vacuum of facts after the Southport atrocity( Image: Getty) Police chiefs must avoid “ near silence ” in the wake of atrocities to prevent conspiracy theories spreading, the terror watchdog has revealed. Jonathan Hall KC warned others will fill the vacuum if officers “ do not take the lead in providing clear, accurate and sober details ”.... Keir Starmer suggested the terrorism definition should be widened( Image: Getty) Trending SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up

This photo shows the founders of the Japanese Film Project( clockwise from left): Erina Ito, Tatsuhito Utagawa, and Takashi Nishihara.... TOKYO--Over the past 20 years, only 25 women have directed a hit Japanese film.... The survey was conducted by the Japanese Film Project( JFP), a nonprofit organization founded by filmmaker Tatsuhito Utagawa, director Takashi Nishihara, and journalist Erina Ito to study gender inequality and working conditions in Japanese film production and to make policy r