#Art

Singaporean reality TV star Kane Lim has become the newest face of global beauty brand Fenty. Lim who stars in Netflix’s Bling Empire will be part of the billion dollar brand that is owned by superstar singer Rihanna. The announcement appeared on social media on May 10 when Fenty Beauty’s official Instagram account shared a […]

Selena Gomez has had to apologize for throwing shade at Hailey Bieber on one of her Tik Tok videos recently. The whole kerfuffle started on May 10th when Hailey posted Tik Tok videos titled Get Ready With Me, this was followed by Gomez sharing a clip of her own skincare routine shortly after which many […]

Singer Son Dambi and speed skating coach Lee Kyou Hyuk got married on May 13. They had a small private ceremony due to Covid-19 with only their closest friends and family in attendance. Son Dambil updated her Instagram account the night before her wedding, writing, “I am so happy. My wedding presents.” The singer uploaded […]

South Korean actor Kim Seon-ho posted an apology letter on Instagram breaking his silence on social media since the abortion controversy last year. On May 7, the Hometown Cha-Cha star posted a photo of nature with a backdrop of a blue sky, pinkish clouds and a pale moon. Accompanying the post were the following words: […]

We are so often defined and labeled by what we do. In fact many of us who have lost our jobs no longer feel validated as for the longest time we have identified ourselves with what we do, not who we are. Do you notice how often one meets someone new and after asking their […]

When Crazy Rich Asians hit the big screen in 2018, filmgoers particularly in Asia were thrilled that finally a show which depicts diversity could so charmingly woo audiences all over the world. Capitalizing on the success of the movie, a new spinoff film adapted from Kevin Kwan’s book is now in the pipeline focusing on […]

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on 11 May that it has imposed a civil penalty of $100,000 on Mdm Tan Su Lan for false trading in the shares of Aspial Corporation Limited (ACL) and Far East Orchard Limited (FEOL). MAS said Mdm Tan had pledged ACL and FEOL shares as collateral for share […]

The Police said that on May 6, 33-year-old Xu Shaowen and 32-year-old Lim De Xian of 7W Consultancy Pte Ltd (“7W Consultancy”) were charged in court for their suspected involvement in cheating and falsification related offences in respect to grant applications made under the Professional Conversion Programmes (“PCP”). The PCP is offered by Workforce Singapore […]

Sharon Au took to Instagram to say that her apartment in Paris was broken into on April 30. Au is a Singaporean former actress and host. Having joined the TCS during the mid-1990s, she won many awards as an artiste with MediaCorp before taking a sabbatical to pursue university education in 2005 on a scholarship. Her […]

As the number of people applying for and renewing passports continues to rise, Immigration and Checkpoints says applications now take at least six weeks to process. “Longer Processing Time for Passport Application. Due to overwhelming passport applications, please expect a longer processing time of at least six weeks,” said a notice on the official website […]

U2’s Bono and The Edge cheered up audiences in Ukraine on May 8 with a surprise performance at a subway station in Kyiv. The famous singer and guitarist was accompanied by members of a Ukrainian band as they performed a number of hit songs. The 40-minute concert was held in support of Ukrainian forces fighting […]

The Police said on Wednesday (May 11) that they were investigating a woman for being an unauthorised person acting as an advocate or solicitor. The Straits Times (ST) identified the lawyer as Ms Violet Netto who earlier this year represented Malaysian drug trafficker Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam in an appeal against his death sentence. He was […]

The Police and the Land Transport Authority said in a joint-statement on 10 May that they will be charging two men, the 61-year-old car driver and a 28-year-old car owner, for their suspected involvement in an incident which occurred at Red Swastika School on 11 January 2022. The incident captured on video where a man […]

Mr Lim Tean, an advocate and solicitor with Carson Law Chambers (“CLC”), will be charged in court on 12 May 2022, said the Police in a press release. Mr Lim is being charged with the following offences by the Police: Criminal Breach of Trust – Sometime in November 2019, Mr Lim Tean was entrusted with […]

Facebook user Aristotle Motii Nandy highlighted a commuter who appeared to be Chinese in his post for moving away to sit elsewhere on an MRT train after he sat next to her. He said, “Blatant prejudice? I sat next to this person and she shifted to another seat…” In reply to one Facebook user who […]