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Malaysian actress Maya Karin has been rumoured to be linked to Setiawangsa MP Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. The politician and his wife of 14 years, Dr Imaan Abdul Rahim divorced recently. According to a report by Utusan, the actress denied being involved in the divorce and although she knows him has said that he is […]

Joshua Su, 30s also known as The G3sha is releasing his new hip hop single “I’m OK” on Jul 5, 2019. The song is about growing up gay in Singapore, facing uncertainty with lyrics like, ‘So I prayed to God and asked, what’s wrong with me? (lord) I’m tainted, no long pure? (pure) Stereotypes made […]

It was 1993 and Hong Kong’s Canto-pop band Beyond was gaining popularity, making it big even in Japan. Alas, its lead singer Wong Ka Kui fell from a stage platform during an appearance at the Tokyo Fuji Television game show Ucchan-nanchan no Yarunara Yaraneba. He was in a coma for a week before succumbing to […]

by Charlotte MASON French designer Julien Fournie hailed witches as proto-feminist trailblazers who sent shivers through the patriarchy as he staged his Paris haute couture show in a church on Tuesday. The flamboyant couturier who believes that women should learn to love their curves, and knows how to make the best of them, sent out […]

Nike said Tuesday it had withdrawn a shoe displaying an early version of the American flag, with US media reporting the decision came after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick warned the design was associated with slavery. Nike had unveiled the Air Max 1 USA featuring an American Revolution-era design known as the Betsy Ross flag […]

The wife of Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, Princess Haya Bint al-Hussein ran to the United Kingdom to hide in fear for her life, news reports say. The 69-year-old Sheikh Mohammed, a billionaire racehorse owner uploaded an angry poem on Instagram speaking about an unidentified woman of “treachery and betrayal”. In 2004, 45-year-old Princess […]

President Donald Trump said Monday that tanks and warplanes will take part at the event he’s hosting — in a major change of tradition — to celebrate the July 4 holiday. Opponents have criticized the US president for placing himself at the center of the independence day holiday Thursday by planning a speech from the […]

Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner tied the knot a second time with Joe Jonas (of Jonas Brothers fame) on June 29 at Château de Tourreau in the South of France. The pair exchanged their vows for the first time at a ceremony in Las Vegas this May after the 2019 Billboard Music Awards. It was […]

As the United States and China pursue trade talks, there is a “good chance” that more US firms will be granted licenses to sell products to controversial Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said Sunday. Kudlow’s comments came after President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping agreed on Saturday to a […]

Confidence among Japan’s biggest manufacturers fell sharply in the second quarter to June, the Bank of Japan’s quarterly business survey showed Monday, suggesting a stuttering recovery for the world’s third-largest economy. But experts noted while the data showed lingering concern, it did not reflect the relief over a truce reached over the weekend in the […]

On Sunday, Ivanka Trump became one of the few Americans who has ever step foot in the demilitarised zone called the DMZ between South and North Korea. She had the great opportunity to be there not only as the daughter of American President Donald Trump but apparently she played a major part at the event. […]

Hong Kong – After the cheating scandal with Jacqueline Wong that occurred over two months ago, Andy Hui was finally seen in public. The Hong Kong singer and actor was spotted by media going out alone on June 27 (Thursday). He appeared to have been wearing the same clothes as that night in the taxi […]

by Hiroshi HIYAMA / Sara HUSSEIN US President Donald Trump on Sunday hailed trade talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as “far better than expected” and vowed to hold off on further tariffs as negotiations continue. “The quality of the transaction is far more important to me than speed. I am in no hurry, […]

by Jerome CARTILLIER / Claire LEE US President Donald Trump heads for the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas on Sunday and a possible impromptu summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in what would be a remarkable diplomatic spectacle. Trump did not mention Kim when he took to Twitter early Sunday to say […]

Google said Thursday it supports a global agreement on taxation that could allocate more taxes from multinationals to jurisdictions outside their home countries. “We support the movement toward a new comprehensive, international framework for how multinational companies are taxed,” said a blog post from Karan Bhatia, Google’s vice president for public affairs and public policy. […]