Vietnam culls 2.5m pigs to halt African swine fever outbreak: Officials, Asia News,HANOI – Vietnam has culled more than 2.5 million pigs to contain the spread of an African swine fever outbreak that is in danger of infecting every province of the country, an agriculture ministry official said on Tue
Man refuses to wear mask properly on MRT, asks fellow passenger 'are you a police dog?', Singapore News,[UPDATE: June 24] Some train passengers travelling on the East-West Line last week (June 15) became uncomfortable when a man who wasn't wearing his mask properly confronted those tr
Jamie Lee Curtis thanks godson Jake Gyllenhaal for rebooting her Hollywood career, Entertainment News,Jamie Lee Curtis has thanked her godson Jake Gyllenhaal for rebooting her Hollywood career. The Halloween actress, 63, said the actor, 41, is responsible for getting her to star in the reboot of the
James Corden had therapy to stop being a brat, Entertainment News,The 41-year-old star has admitted the fame he found thanks to Gavin & Stacey was \”intoxicating\” and he didn't handle the attention very well, because he became arrogant and unpleasant. He said: \”I started to behave like a bra
Man makes a scene at Daiso after staff speaks to him in Mandarin, Singapore News,With four official languages in Singapore, it's inevitable that some things can get lost in translation. One man, though, has got Singaporeans all riled up after he was caught berating a Daiso employee for speaking
Man who used neck warmer as face mask challenges bus driver for stopping him, likens himself to Rosa Parks, Singapore News,He may fancy himself as Singapore's Rosa Parks, but one man's civil disobedience on board an SBS Transit bus has been drawing brickbats instead of praise. Going live o
Kris Wu accused of drugging and raping Los Angeles-based woman, could face charges in the US, Entertainment News,LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles-based woman has come forward to allege she was drugged and raped by Chinese-Canadian star Kris Wu, who was arrested last week in Beijing on rape charges. More
Maddy Barber on running a business: 'It's not enough to be good and honest', Lifestyle News,For the better part of the decade, Maddy Barber co-hosted the KISS92 FM morning show. I was one of those who went into the industry because of my love for music, not so much the sound of my own
As New York reopens, a $1,400-per-cut hair salon has waitlist of 1,200, World News,NEW YORK – Masks, gloves and temperature checks became standard protocol before a US$1,000 (S$1,400) haircut at the posh Julien Farel salon on Monday, as New York advanced to a new stage in its Covid-19 reopening. Top
Blast from the past: PSP reaches out to older voters via Wang Sha Ye Feng skit, Singapore News,With the battle for votes shifting online this general election, how are political parties reaching out to Singapore's older folks? The Pioneer Generation, who may not be as tech-savvy as their younge
Blast tears through Kabul mosque, killing at least 5, Asia News,KABUL – A blast tore through a mosque in Afghanistan’s capital on Wednesday evening (May 25), killing at least five people, authorities and hospitals said, the same day deadly explosions hit passenger vehicles in the northern city of Ma
Ev Ting’s Plan: Defeat Shinya Aoki, Then Battle For A ‘Shiny Thing’, Asia News,Kiwi-Malaysian lightweight star Ev “ET” Ting stands just one win away from earning a second shot at the ONE Lightweight World Championship. To get to the mountaintop, he has to defeat one of the legends of Asian mixed mar
Thunberg to guest-edit BBC radio news programme, World News,Teenage Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg will guest-edit BBC radio's main daily current affairs programme in December, the broadcaster announced Saturday. The 16-year-old climate change campaigner will be one of five promi
