How will swimming's new transgender rules work?, World News,Swimming's world governing body Fina has voted to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women's competitions and create a working group to establish an \”open\” category for them in some events as part of
Australia evacuates more than 50 Afghan women athletes and dependants, World News,CANBERRA – Australia evacuated more than 50 Afghan women athletes and their dependants after lobbying by prominent figures from the sporting world, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported on Tuesday (Aug
9 injured as school bus crashes into road divider in Hong Kong, just a day after similar accident, China News,HONG KONG – Nine people, including seven schoolchildren, were injured when a school bus crashed into a concrete divider in Hong Kong's Kowloon East area early Tuesday (Dec 11) morning,
Be celibate or leave the priesthood, pope tells gay priests, World News,While he has previously spoken of the need for better screening of candidates for the religious life, his comments suggesting that priests who cannot keep their vows of celibacy should leave are some of his clearest to date. Fra
2PM reveal fans entered their Singapore hotel room while they slept naked, Entertainment News,SEOUL – K-pop boy band 2PM members Taecyeon and Chansung have spilled the beans on a time when hardcore fans surprised them while they were sleeping in the buff in a hotel room in Singapore. On the latest e
'We still live in a really puritanical society': Olivia Wilde on cutting sex scenes from Don't Worry Darling trailer, Entertainment News,Olivia Wilde had to cut sex scenes from the trailer for her new film Don't Worry Darling as she believes we live in a \”puritanical society\”. Th
Tony Leung, Carina Lau spotted in Sydney for rumoured Marvel's Shang-Chi movie filming, Entertainment News,Though filming for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is rumoured to have begun, information surrounding the Marvel production has been kept largely under wraps, until eagle-eyed fa
Hot dogs – and cats – get wearable fans to beat Japan's scorching summer, Lifestyle News,TOKYO – A Tokyo clothing maker has teamed up with veterinarians to create a wearable fan for pets, hoping to attract the anxious owners of dogs – or cats – that can't shed their fur coats in Japan'
Action will be taken against Twitter user who made offensive posts to stoke racial tensions: Shanmugam, Digital News,Action will be taken against a man who made insulting posts about Indians and Covid-19 on Twitter under the handle @sharonliew86 some weeks ago, said Law and Home Affairs Minister K.
What do we tell the kids? Children's TV struggles with LGBTQ characters, Entertainment News,Once upon a time in children's television land frogs were kissed but princesses only ever married princes. Now Prince Charming might just as easily ride off into the sunset with another man, as happ
Winter Olympics: Kamila Valieva saga revives age-old concerns in figure skating, Lifestyle News,From figure skating trailblazer to lightning rod for doping criticism at the Olympics, Russian Kamila Valieva has endured a mental and physical test that few 15-year-old girls will ever endure. As the glo
'What can a female candidate do that I cannot?': SDP's Robin Low goes against PAP's Grace Fu at women-only stronghold Yuhua SMC, Singapore News,Yuhua SMC will see a fight between incumbent People's Action Party (PAP) MP and a contender from the Singapore Democratic Party (SD
Third Peeping Tom incident at NTU in three weeks, Singapore News,A third Peeping Tom incident has been reported at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in as many weeks. A WhatsApp message circulating among students and seen by The New Paper said the latest incident happened at about 10.15pm o
Skimpy school uniforms now illegal in Thailand, Asia News,Modifying our school uniform is a rite of passage for almost every Singaporean student. While it may have been against the school rules, no amount of nagging from our teachers or random spot-checks could stop us from hemming our skirts, taper
Malaysian professor triggers backlash for saying women should 'act dumb' in order to attract a man, Malaysia News,A Malaysian professor has been lambasted for a video in which she states that women should \”dumb themselves down\” in order to attract a partner. Dr Muhaya Mohamad, who's a
Gan Siow Huang was almost given away as a baby, Singapore News,Since her Nomination Day speech, Gan Siow Huang has become famous on the internet for her tough-as-nails personality and has been nicknamed Singapore's Mulan. However, beneath the tough exterior lies a story of a woman who was almos
