5 epic once-in-a-lifetime travel challenges you can try to conquer in 2020, Lifestyle News,Rejoice! A new decade is upon us, travel lovers. It's time to let go of your inhibitions and embark on elaborate trips fit for the roaring twenties. There is no better time to dive headfirst into the extr
HBO Max's Wonder Twins movie deactivated by new Warner Bros Discovery head, Entertainment News,It was on the way. The cast was confirmed. And now, like magic, it’s gone. HBO Max’s Wonder Twins movie has been cancelled after the Warner Bros and Discovery merger was completed last month, reported
Man turns home into 'living hell', sexually abusing 4 of 5 daughters over 14 years, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A man who sexually abused four of his five daughters over a 14-year period, raping three of them, was sentenced to a jail term of 33 years and two months, and given 24 strokes of
Philippine journalist murdered, media groups demand protection, calling it a 'blow to press freedom', Asia News,A Philippine journalist has been shot dead while driving in the country's capital, police said on Tuesday (Oct 4), prompting condemnation from media groups and activists, wh
China censors article by former premier Wen Jiabao amid tightening internet controls, China News,BEIJING – China's Internet companies have blocked users from sharing a lengthy article written by former premier Wen Jiabao in tribute to his late mother, in an unexplained act of censorship against
Toronto van attacker sentenced to life in prison, World News,TORONTO – A man who plowed a rented van into dozens of people on a busy Toronto street in 2018, killing 11, was sentenced to life in prison on Monday (June 13). Alek Minassian, 29, was found guilty last year of murdering 10 people and atte
Progress Singapore Party expels member who made video claiming it had been infiltrated and funded by foreign proxies, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – The Progress Singapore Party (PSP) on Friday (May 1) expelled a member who made a video in the style of hacktivist group Anonymous in which he claims the p
Salah Abdeslam, sole surviving suspect in Paris attacks, goes on trial in Belgium, World News,BRUSSELS – More than two years after Islamist militants killed 130 people in their city, Parisians will be hoping for some new insight into the carnage when the sole surviving suspect appears in public for
US should 'think twice' before returning 1MDB funds to Malaysia, says Mahathir, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – The United States should \”think twice\” before giving Malaysia back the money recovered from an anti-kleptocracy probe into state fund 1MDB, former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Moh
'I took your mummy away for hurting daddy': Retiree who killed ex-wife at an ITE campus had written chilling notes, Singapore News,Weeks before he fatally stabbed his former wife in a carpark at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) College Central campus, retiree Seet Cher Hng wrote
Lifetime driving ban for Maserati driver who dragged cop along road, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A Maserati driver whose car dragged a police officer for more than 100m along Bedok Reservoir Road in 2017 was sentenced on Tuesday (July 28) to four years and seven months' jail with a lifetime driv
Henry Cavill always happy to take his shirt off on screen, Entertainment News,Henry Cavill insisted his frequent topless scenes don't make him feel objectified because he works hard to stay in shape, and if audiences also like to catch a glimpse of his body, it's flattering. Asked if his s
Singaporean arrested in Malaysia after video of wife beating adopted child goes viral, Malaysia News,When her own mother could not afford to raise her, this Indonesian toddler was sent to live in Malaysia with a Singaporean man and his Malaysian wife. But over the past six months of living in a new
Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic faces deportation after losing Australian appeal, World News,MELBOURNE – Australia was set to deport tennis superstar Novak Djokovic after the Federal Court on Sunday (Jan 16) upheld a government decision to cancel his visa on the grounds that his decision not to be v
Trump declares 'complete exoneration' after Mueller report finds no collusion, World News,US President Donald Trump declared Sunday that he had been completely exonerated after his campaign was cleared of colluding with Russia in the 2016 election, in a major boost for his re-election hope
Understanding Goldman Sachs' role in the 1MDB mega scandal, Money News,KUALA LUMPUR – Goldman Sachs on Thursday (Oct 22) reached a deal to settle a probe into the bank's role in Malaysia's 1MDB corruption scandal, which included total penalties of nearly US$3 billion (S$4 billion). Th
Duterte orders review of government contracts to ensure they're fair to Filipinos, Asia News,MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered a review of all government contracts with companies and other countries to ensure they are fair to Filipinos, his spokesman said on Tuesday. The rev
Attention! South Korean boyband BTS have to do military service, Entertainment News,SEOUL – Hit South Korean boy band BTS will not be given exemption from mandatory military service, the defence ministry has said, reaffirming its policy of no exceptions for pop stars. The decision is likely to fuel
US looking to sell two 1MDB condos, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR: US prosecutors are seeking to sell two luxury condominiums in New York City linked to fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, court documents showed, the latest effort to recover money allegedly stolen from Malaysia's state fund 1 Malaysi
Malaysia's top two judges resign amid purge of top officials, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia's two most senior judges have resigned from their posts, as Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's government purges top officials seen close to the previous administration. The list of top
