Hong Kong democracy leaders jailed over Umbrella Movement protests, China News,Four prominent leaders of Hong Kong's democracy movement were jailed on Wednesday for their role in organising mass pro-democracy protests in 2014 that paralysed the city for months and infuriated Beijing. The prison
S. Korea musicians return after rare Pyongyang joint concert, Asia News,Musicians from North and South Korea held hands, sang and cried together at a rare concert held in Pyongyang that ended with an emotional standing ovation by thousands of spectators. The South Korean pop stars returned home Wedn
Circles.Life begins accepting pre-orders for Data Only Plan, starts at $20 for 50GB, Digital News,It seems like the demand for consistent and fast mobile data has only gone up ever since the start of the pandemic. According to Circles.Life, 63 per cent of respondents to a June 2020 UBS survey on Sin
K-pop titan BTS's online concert draws over 100 million fans worldwide, Entertainment News,Fans of BTS tuned in to an online concert by the K-pop boyband on Saturday, holding their signature light sticks and sharing messages in a chatroom. Titled “Map of The Soul ON:E,” the virtual event came a
Indonesian unions file judicial review to challenge job creation law, Asia News,JAKARTA – Indonesia’s two largest trade unions said on Tuesday they had filed a judicial review at the country’s Constitutional Court to challenge the government’s new “Job Creation” law that has sparked widespread prote
Taiwan air force stages drill to intercept Chinese planes amid tensions, Asia News,CHIAYI – Taiwan air force jets screamed into the sky on Wednesday (Jan 5) in a drill simulating a war scenario, showing its combat readiness amid heightened military tensions with China, which claims the island as its
US military says coronavirus likely occurred naturally but not certain, China News,WASHINGTON – US intelligence indicates that the coronavirus likely occurred naturally, as opposed to being created in a laboratory in China, but there is no certainty either way, the top US general said on Tuesday. Th
Fit mums in Singapore: How these amazing mothers redefine #fitspo, Lifestyle News,What does being a fit mum mean to you? Young Parents asks these amazing supermums to redefine #fitspo and what they’re doing to achieve that. Cheryl Wee “Being a fit mum has to start with mental and emotional. To me, t
Don’t mess with this gun-toting granny, Singapore News,The first time she entered the indoor gun range at the Aetos Complex in Corporation Drive, the sound of gunfire and smell of gunpowder scared her. But Madam Janna Rahiman, 48, a grandmother of four, was determined to be an armed auxiliary police
4 lions at Spanish zoo test positive for Covid-19, World News,BARCELONA – Four lions at Barcelona Zoo have tested positive for Covid-19, veterinary authorities said on Tuesday, in only the second known case in which large felines have contracted coronavirus. Three females named Zala, Nima and Run Ru
