Malaysian actor Jack Lim has alleged that there is a social media smear campaign being waged against his Chinese New Year comedy film Ah Beng Vs Liang Po Po. Why was Ah Beng Vs Liang Po Po being singled out?” he asks in Cantonese. Lim says the cinema seat maps showed weekday morning and afternoon screenings on Feb 24, typically a slow period for ticket sales. Who sent you?”Ah Beng Vs Liang Po Po is the top-grossing Chinese New Year theatrical release in Malaysia, having earned over RM8.13mil as at Feb 22, the sixth day of the festive season. After his adopted daughter is kidnapped by an organ-trafficking ring, he teams up with Liang Po Po, a feisty elderly woman Neo has portrayed in local films and television over the decades.

Source: The Star February 28, 2026 11:15 UTC