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by Hiroshi HIYAMA Japan’s government will declare a coronavirus state of emergency in the greater Tokyo area on Thursday, as media said the capital would again report a record daily number of infections. The new month-long restrictions will be far less strict than the harsh lockdowns seen in other parts of the world, and softer […]

by Shaun Tandon, Camille Camdessus and Michael Mathes Congress formally certified Joe Biden as the next US president on Thursday, dealing a hammer blow to Donald Trump whose supporters stormed the Capitol hours earlier,  triggering unprecedented scenes of mayhem in the seat of American democracy. Lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives successfully beat […]

by AFP Bureaus Countries in Asia were stepping up their fight against the coronavirus again on Thursday in a fresh effort to suppress an illness they had previously tamed, joining Europe in imposing new curbs. Japan was set to declare a state of emergency in Tokyo ahead of the release of figures expected to show […]

China’s internet erupted in mirth at America’s troubled democracy after supporters of President Donald Trump broke into the US Capitol, comparing the chaos to the Hong Kong anti-government protests of 2019. On Thursday morning, state media tabloid Global Times tweeted side-by-side photo comparisons of Hong Kong protesters occupying the city’s Legislative Council Complex in July […]

Reports speculating on Alibaba founder Jack Ma’s whereabouts were appeased after CNBC anchor finance journalist David Farber reported on Tuesday (Jan 5) that the Chinese billionaire was not missing, as confirmed by a person familiar with the matter. Media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal and Yahoo Finance reported earlier this week that Ma […]

Singapore — Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Government to “immediately firewall” TraceTogether (TT) data “away from the police, prosecutors and other law enforcement personnel”, according to a statement the international advocacy group released on Tuesday (Jan 5). On Monday (Jan 4), the Government had confirmed that the Singapore Police Force (SPF) can […]

Singapore — No doubt about it, 2020 will be a year to remember, as life as we know it has changed in so many ways. The pandemic, which much of the world is still grappling with, took everyone by surprise. Covid-19 tops our list of the biggest stories, naturally. Read on to find out what […]

South Korean actress Moon Ga Young stars opposite actor Kim Dong Wook in the drama series Find Me In Your Memory on MBC TV. The series, according to a report on Wednesday (April 22) on soompi.com, an English-language website on Korean pop culture, is about news anchor Lee Jung Hoon (played by Kim) and his relationship […]

Malaysian actress Maya Karin started flipping burgers during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period more by accident than anything else. A friend wanting to borrow a burger griddle from Maya resulted in her deciding to help her friend out at a stall from her home in Kampung Sungai Penchala. Maya said after lending her friend […]

On Sunday (April 19), Kylie Jenner left her home to visit her friend Anastasia ‘Stassi’ Karanikolaou with her daughter Stormi Webster and mother Kris Jenner in Beverly Hills. It has been a month since quarantine began for her and the reality star was seen wearing tie-dye sweats sans makeup during her outing. Her hair was […]

Tennis star Serena Williams attended Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s wedding in May 2018. However, according to the dailymail.co.uk on Tuesday, she joked that she had never heard of the Duchess of Sussex during a video call with supermodel Naomi Campbell. Campbell, 49, had asked Williams, 38, if she was glad that Markle had moved […]

Malaysian actor Ashraf Sinclair passed away on Feb 18 this year and his family, friends and  fans are missing him dearly. On Saturday (April 18), the Sinclair family paid tribute to him on Instagram, sharing how they have been coping these two months. His mother, Khadijah Abdul Rahman, said they had not stopped praying for his […]

It is easy to get bored and restless during the Covid-19 quarantine but it seems like Kim Kardashian is having fun at home with her four children, according to hellomagazine.com on Sunday (April 19). It reported that Kim had appeared on the at-home version of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and that she had shared a cute photo […]

Singapore — With the uncertainty brought about by Covid-19, singer-songwriter Tay Kewei, who is seven-and-a-half months pregnant, is hoping that her helper from the Philippines and the confinement nanny from Malaysia will get here before the delivery. Tay is also taking care of her two-year-old son Shen Momo, who is “uncontrollable”, and juggling household chores. […]

David and Victoria Beckham’s son, Brooklyn Beckham is under quarantine with his girlfriend Nicola Peltz amid the COVID-19 lockdown. Last Saturday (April 18), the 21-year-old pledged his love to Nicola for life, uploading romantic photos on his Instagram. One of the creative shots shows Nicola wearing a colourful outfit while looking at her reflection in […]