Los Angeles — English actor Robert Pattinson became the talk online after being spotted flaunting a white tee with a logo highlighting something from Singapore. “Robert Pattinson buys the same stuff from a gas station as a broke college kid: Gatorade and a power bar. He’s for the people,” wrote Twitter account @FilmFroth. […]
Singapore — “Today is my 28th day in Singapore waiting to apologize to a very kind and very handsome friend that I really cherish,” a mysterious netizen wrote to homegrown singer JJ Lin. The cryptic posts are circulating online, garnering a rare response from Lin. The anonymous user asked Lin if he received […]
Singapore — “Tree planting is a lot of hard work!” said local actress and host Joanne Peh after her first encounter planting trees to help protect the coastline from erosion. Ms Peh took her daughter for an educational visit to the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve and learnt “why it’s important to conserve wetland […]
Bangalore — At least ten Indian states are showing signs of an emerging third wave of Covid-19 infection, indicating increased transmission within the community in the past three months. India’s average R-value is now at 1.01, reports noted on Tuesday (Aug 10). The R-value or reproduction factor is a tool utilised by epidemiologists and policymakers […]
Manila — A video circulating online showed a woman getting vaccinated against Covid-19 only to discover that the nurse injected her with a used syringe. “We understand that our nurses are tired, but this is a big NO-NO,” wrote one Elyas on Twitter on Sunday (Aug 9). He shared a TikTok video with over 151,000 […]
Beijing — After watching a fight break out among visitors, zoo animals allegedly followed suit and imitated what they just witnessed. “A big fight that occurred at the Beijing Wildlife Park yesterday apparently set a very bad example for the animals witnessing it,” wrote one Manya Koetse on Twitter on Sunday (Aug 8). She shared […]
Petaling Jaya — Singer Siti Sarah Raisuddin, pregnant with her fourth child and battling Covid-19, passed away due to virus complications on Monday (Aug 9). The singer, 37, passed away at 5:13 am on Monday at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre while doctors operated to rescue the baby. It was reported that the singer […]
Tokyo — At least 10 passengers onboard a commuter train in Tokyo were stabbed on Friday (Aug 6) by a man wielding a knife. The man told police that he became incensed after seeing women “looking happy,” sparking a desire to kill them. The 36-year-old was arrested by police after the attack, which occurred at […]
A Frontier passenger allegedly groped and assaulted flight attendants on a Miami-bound flight, resulting in the man arriving at the destination duct-taped to his seat. Police reported that Maxwell Berry, 22, had two drinks while onboard a flight from Miami to Philadelphia on Jul 31. He was ordering another drink when he reportedly brushed his […]
Australia — A 39-year-old man serving quarantine was arrested after he fled his fourth-floor hotel room using tied-up bedsheets. According to the police, the man had arrived on a flight from Brisbane to Western Australia on Monday (Jul 19). He had failed to complete a G2G pass (an initiative by Western Australia Police Force to […]
