Fire engulfs 7 shophouses in Geylang Road early Sunday, 60 firefighters deployed, Singapore News,Seven shophouses in Geylang Road were engulfed in flames in the early hours of Sunday (March 17), with a three-hour operation involving some 60 firefighters ending close to 5am. In a Facebook post at 1.4
Crocodiles hunt in flooded Indian city, Asia News,Crocodiles hunted dogs in the flooded streets of the Indian city of Vadodara after it was battered by nearly 50 centimetres (20 inches) of rain in 24 hours leaving five people dead, police said Friday. Waist-high water remained Friday in the Gujarat
Nicholas Tse renounces Canadian citizenship amid rumours Chinese stars with foreign citizenship might be blacklisted, Entertainment News,BEIJING – Actor Nicholas Tse, who was born in Hong Kong, has applied to renounce his Canadian citizenship, he revealed in an interview with Chinese state broadcast
Many of Japan's pachinko parlours stay open despite state of emergency, Asia News,TOKYO – As stores have closed across Japan during a state of emergency, some pachinko parlours remain defiantly open, sparking concern the noisy gambling halls could undermine the government's fight against t
Suicide Squad star Margot Robbie is incredibly homesick, Entertainment News,Margot Robbie is incredibly homesick. The 31-year-old actress – who divides her time between London and Los Angeles – has not been back to her native Australia in over two years due to filming commitments and the Covid-19 pa
6 ways to manage your mental health during isolation, Lifestyle News,Human beings are social creatures and it’s tough to live in isolation for prolonged periods of time. While there is a large focus on the economic and societal toll of Covid-19, it is important not to overlook how it's affectin
Sri Lanka lifts ban on social media, security remains tight, Asia News,The Sri Lankan government has lifted a ban on social media platforms intended to stop the spread of rumours after the Easter Sunday bombings, a source from the president's office said on Tuesday. The ban on platforms such as
Coronavirus: Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific asks 27,000 staff to take unpaid leave, Asia News,HONG KONG – Hong Kong's flagship carrier Cathay Pacific is asking its 27,000 employees to take up to three weeks of unpaid leave, CEO Augustus Tang said on Wednesday (Feb 5), as the airline faces a c
Rah! Japanese cheerleaders lift spirits amid pandemic, Asia News,TOKYO – Japanese cheerleaders danced and cheered on commuters outside a Tokyo rail station on Thursday (Jan 7) in a bid to lift spirits with the capital heading into another state of emergency over the Covid-19 pandemic. “Let’s go, fig
Twitter launches labels, warnings on misleading Covid-19 information, Digital News,SAN FRANCISCO – Twitter will add labels and warning messages on some tweets with disputed or misleading information about Covid-19, the company said on Monday (May 11), as part of a new approach to misinformation that
