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For the past few weeks, the box-office has seen lacklustre responses from movie-goers. Some movies haven’t been doing well at all. Gemini Man grossed $US171 million with a $US 138 million budget, Terminator:Dark Fate grossed $US249 million with a $US 196 million budget, Charlie’s Angels grossed $US43 million with a $29 million budget and Doctor […]

Jordan Chan, a Hong Kong actor and singer is facing a possible six months’ jail for uploading a photo of his ballot paper for Hong Kong’s district council elections on social media. Malay Mail quoted Hong Kong daily Ming Pao as saying the pro-China star had uploaded a photo on his Weibo account and hashtags […]

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday put up a spirited defence of NATO after French President Emmanuel Macron’s criticism, saying Germany has a bigger interest today in ensuring the bloc stays together than even during the Cold War. Days before leaders of the transatlantic alliance are due to hold a summit, Merkel said NATO has been […]

American pop star Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson are still dating although there were claims that the couple has broken up. Sun Online among other news sources reported that Miley Cyrus ended her relationship with Cody Simpson to focus on herself after divorcing from estranged husband Liam Hemsworth. E! News reported later that the rumours […]

Elsa Pataky, Liam Hemsworth’s sister-in-law seems happy that Miley Cyrus is no longer part of the family. She said that her husband Chris’ younger brother ‘deserves much better’ than his ex. For Liam Hemsworth’s sister-in-law Elsa Pataky and his ex Miley Cyrus, there’s no love lost. Elsa, 43 is happily married to Liam’s older brother […]

by Patrick Galey with Marlowe Hood The world will miss its chance to avert climate disaster without an immediate and all-but-impossible fall in fossil fuel emissions, the UN said Tuesday in its annual assessment on greenhouse gases. The United Nations Environment Programme said that global emissions need to fall by 7.6 percent, each year, every […]

Singers and celebrity couple Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello were thinking about the singers who have inspired them, including Demi Lovato. And they thanked him a sweet way. Demi Lovato shared the love in an Instagram story after receiving a bouquet that Mendes and Cabello sent her. With the flowers came the note that the […]

Before delivering a baby most mothers would be nervous but Ada Choi was the definition of calm. The Hong Kong actress was so cheerful that she bantered with husband Max Zhang in the maternity room before she gave birth to their third child in the hospital last week. 46-year-old Ada asked her husband in Mandarin […]

The defence ministry of South Korea says popular K-pop boy band BTS will have to do compulsory military services, reaffirming its policy of no exceptions for pop stars. This may fuel a debate in South Korea, which remains technically at war with North Korea, about whether entertainers and athletes should have to do their full military […]

The Gangnam Police Department said K-Pop singer and former Kara band member Goo Hara was found dead at her home. In a statement, the police department said on November 24, 6:30 pm KST they received a death report and that they are currently investigating the cause. BBC’s Seoul correspondent Laura Bicker confirmed the sad news […]

by Katia DOLMADJIAN LVMH and US jewellers Tiffany announced Monday a $16.2 billion tie-up that vaults the French group to the top spot in the luxury jewellery segment. The deal comes after LVMH, already the top luxury firm overall, spent more than a month wooing Tiffany, the most iconic of US luxury brands known for […]

London’s transport authority on Monday refused to renew an operating licence for the ride-hailing giant Uber because of safety and security concerns. “Transport for London (TfL) has concluded that it will not grant Uber London Limited (Uber) a new private hire operator’s licence in response to its latest application,” it said in a statement. The […]

For the past two decades, US lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret has been one of the most popular fashion shows but now the company is axing its annual show due to controversy and weak financial results in the #MeToo era. After several years of declining TV viewership, the decision reflects a shift towards brands seen as […]

Singapore—In his recent trip to Mexico, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hailed the growing relations between the two countries, noting that Singapore and Mexico have similar “histories and dispositions,” and saying that this is one of the reasons for the stronger ties. Addressing Mexico’s Senate on Tuesday, November 19, he said, of Mexico and Singapore,  […]

A Nigerian senator who allegedly plagiarized Singapore’s Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) has said that the similarities between his draft bill and POFMA, which took effect on October 2, is because the two bills have a common subject matter. Accusations that Senator Sani Musa had copied Singapore’s law against online falsehoods made […]