NON-GOVERNMENTAL organisations’ (NGOs) work in helping the vulnerable has continued unabated throughout this Covid-19 pandemic.
The NGOs face a greater challenge now as fundraising events are hampered, leading to dwindling funds.
Stepping forward to support causes in education, environment and social welfare for Malaysians is Star Foundation, the charity arm of Star Media Group.
This time round, the foundation is donating RM175,000 in aid of 14 charities nationwide, bringing its total contributions to NGOs to almost RM1mil this year.
Star Foundation trustee Datuk Dr Mohd Aminuddin Mohd Rouse said the prolonged pandemic had brought unprecedented challenges, particularly to vulnerable groups in society.
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A September shoot in Morocco was imminent, and a 2022 release was planned.
After more than two decades of stops and starts, it was looking like The Alchemist , a feature adaptation of the best-selling novel by Paulo Coelho, would finally get made. But the movie has hit a new roadblock.
Earlier this month, it was announced at the Cannes Film Festival that Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith`s Westbrook Studios was joining Netter Films to produce The Alchemist with a cast led by Sebastian de Souza, Tom Hollander and Shohreh Aghdashloo.
PalmStar Media, which had acquired the screen rights to the book around five years ago, would finance, with the company`s founder, Kevin Frakes, set to helm. A September shoot in Morocco was imminent, and a 2022 release was planned. However, now, with the project in preproduction and crew and some cast already on the ground, the movie`s journey to the screen has turned to lead. Sources told The Hollywood Reporter that financing has hit undisclosed