#Art

by Alice RITCHIE There is a long charge sheet against Britain’s Boris Johnson but among Conservative party activists who will choose the country’s next prime minister, Brexit appears to trump everything. The former foreign minister and ex-London mayor is accused of lying, incompetence and using divisive rhetoric, and also faces questions over his colourful private […]

Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday said a widely loathed proposal to allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland “is dead” — but again stopped short of protester demands to withdraw the bill. The finance hub has been plunged into its worst crisis in recent history following a month of huge marches as well […]

Hong Kong – Three months after the scandal involving TVB actress Jacqueline Wong and singer-actor Andy Hui blew up; it would seem that their affected partners have chosen to walk the higher road. Andy Hui’s wife, Cantopop superstar Sammi Cheng, has publicly expressed her forgiveness for her husband’s actions. Read related: Sammi Cheng’s forgiveness of […]

by Andrew BEATTY / with Max Blenkin in Canberra Facing a wobbly ally in the United States and an increasingly bellicose China, Australia’s military strategists are cautiously debating whether the country needs to consider developing its own nuclear deterrent. For a long time, the country’s defence forces had relatively little to worry about. A century-old […]

At least 29 people were killed Monday after a bus careered off one of India’s busiest roads which has become known as the “highway to hell” because of its poor safety record. The driver was suspected to have fallen asleep before the bus crashed into a railing and fell into a drain between two flyovers […]

by Poornima WEERASEKARA Caught in the crossfire of the US-China trade war, Chinese students are looking for alternative study destinations — threatening to turn off an important source of revenue for American universities. China accounts for nearly a third of foreign students on US campuses who pour billions of dollars into the economy, but in […]

Professionalism and composure is expected of hospitality and service crew at all times, which includes flight attendants. That is why staff and officials at a Singapore hotel were disturbed by the behaviour of their guests who are crew members of British Airways. A woman and two men who are crew members of the airline have […]

Perak teen Noor Ayu Fatini Mohd Bakhari, better known as Bunga is becoming famous as a hijabi rapper recently. The 19-year-old girl who wears a hijab and baju kurung shot to fame earlier this year after performing Joe Flizzow’s rap cypher, “16 Baris”. Bunga’s ’16 Baris’ video has garnered over 1.4 million views on YouTube. […]

Thousands of protesters marched in Yangon Saturday as outrage over the rape of a two-year-old spilled onto the streets following a viral online campaign in a case that has left Myanmar society reeling. The assault took place in May in Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw but a public campaign escalated last week after the girl’s father spoke […]

by Fiachra GIBBONS Off with their heels! Dior had fashionistas rocking back on their stilettos Monday by taking footwear down to earth with a bump in its Paris haute couture show. Citing a famous quote that high heels “were nothing but a modern version of Chinese foot binding”, proudly feminist designer Maria Grazia Chiuri went […]

The latest viral trend on the Internet is the #BottleCapChallenge where celebrities and ordinary people unscrew a bottle cap from the bottle without using their hands. The bottle is placed on a flat surface with the cap loosely shut then they do a roundhouse kick aimed at the bottle cap to unscrew it. View this […]

Breaking Bad fame Aaron Paul was spotted at Tanjong Pagar this week, filming the third season of HBO’s science-fiction series, Westworld. A video, posted online by Reddit user u/bukejiyao who seems to have taken the video from within a vehicle, shows Paul walking along a pavement, surrounded by passersby who appear to be fellow actors: […]

Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid will feature a black actress and R&B singer Halle Bailey. 19-year-old Bailey who became famous thanks to Beyonce said it was a “dream come true” to play the role. She tweeted a cartoon image of the princess in which the traditionally red-headed Ariel has dark skin, brown eyes […]

New versions of “Toy Story 2” had a blooper that referenced “casting couch”, a term for predatory men in the entertainment industry offering career opportunities in exchange for sexual favours. Disney quietly removed the blooper from the popular sequel. Last month’s views pointed out the deletion on the site ReRelease News and online forums. It was […]

The reason behind Maggie Lindemann’s abrupt disappearance from social media is now known, the US pop singer, who was supposed to be on tour in Asia and had been scheduled to perform in Singapore on June 24, was arrested while she was halfway through her concert in Kuala Lumpur on June 21. She broke her […]