Expats wait anxiously as Singapore weighs Covid-19 reopening, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – For months, Briton Jamie Pierre has been trying to get approval to travel to Singapore for his new job there. But after repeated checks online plus multiple emails and messages, he is frustrated, confused, and s
Russian doctors wary of rapidly approved Covid-19 vaccine, survey shows, World News,MOSCOW – A majority of Russian doctors would not feel comfortable being injected with Russia's new Covid-19 vaccine due to the lack of sufficient data about it and its super-fast approval, a survey of more than
Selena Gomez took 2 years off social media because it was tearing her apart, Entertainment News,Selena Gomez took a two-year break from Instagram and Twitter in 2018 because she was tearing herself apart reading other people's opinions of her appearance, decisions in life, and vocal talent. Spe
Afghanistan is peaceful, Taliban say, chaos engulfs airport, Asia News,KABUL – Peace prevailed across Afghanistan on Monday (Aug 16), Taliban officials said, as the militants declared the war over a day after seizing the capital, while Western nations scrambled to evacuate their citizens from an inc
E-Junkies: Rapid-fire Q&A with local comedians, guess whose first role was a bargirl?, Entertainment News,In our previous episode, local comedians Munah Bagharib, Hirzi Zulkiflie, Jaspers Lai, and Ee Chiou Huey reacted hilariously to some viral memes and videos about Covid-19. In this episode, we ge
'The biggest fear of my career come true': Meta layoffs hit Singapore as tech giant cuts 11k jobs worldwide , Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Global job cuts by social media giant Meta have hit Singapore, according to sources and posts on professional networking platform LinkedIn. There are at
Willow Smith says her mental health is in a very fragile state, Entertainment News,Willow Smith has revealed her \”mental health is in a very fragile state\”. The 20-year-old star has opened up on her early struggles with anxiety which came at a time when people didn't realise what she was going
Apple has a robot called Daisy that can help to recycle minerals in its iPhones, Digital News,Apple is trying to change the way electronics are recycled with a robot that disassembles its iPhone so that minerals can be recovered and reused, while acknowledging rising global demand for electronics me
Angelina Jolie explains 2013 double mastectomy, Entertainment News,Angelina Jolie underwent her preventative double mastectomy in 2013 to \”improve [her] odds\” of seeing her children \”grow into adults\”. The Maleficent: Mistress of Evil star – who has Maddox, 18, Pax, 15, Zahara, 14, Shiloh, 13, and 1
'Trade wars are good,' Trump says, defying global concern over tariffs, World News,WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump struck a defiant tone on Friday, saying trade wars were good and easy to win, after his plan to put tariffs on steel and aluminium imports triggered threats of retaliat
Grab to add $0.30 platform fee after competition watchdog drops restrictions, Singapore News,Grab will add a platform fee of about $0.30 to its ride hailing in the next few months, after a statement by the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) said it would lift previous restrictio
Death squad disrupters: Filipina patrols help keep drug killings at bay, Asia News,MANILA – Late each night, a dozen women chat and share a meal before hitting the narrow streets of a Manila suburb where a death squad once roamed. They are the \”women's patrol\”, a group of 18 mothers and grandmo
KPOP musical set to debut on Broadway later this year, Entertainment News,South Korea's distinctive music genre K-pop has been turned into a musical, KPOP, that will open on Broadway in New York later this year. Luna, a former member of K-pop group f(x), will make her Broadway debut in the show
Mother warns all parents of the danger of dumb cane to children, Lifestyle News,A mother issues a warning about keeping toxic houseplants as decoration after she published a story of her girl poisoned by eating dumb cane. The Facebook user, Husnolkhotimah Fahmi, shared on June 14 that a young girl n
Philippines' Supreme Court rules parts of terrorism law unconstitutional, Asia News,MANILA – The Philippines' Supreme Court declared two parts of a controversial anti-terrorism law unconstitutional on Thursday (Dec 9), dismaying activists and rights groups who sought the scrapping of the l
