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South Korea will suspend up to a quarter of its coal-fired power plants in the next three months, even as demand for electricity peaks during the bitter winter, as it seeks to tackle air pollution, Seoul said Thursday. The world’s 11th largest economy is struggling to address growing public concern over airborne particles and pollutants, […]

by Anthony WALLACE / Daniel SUEN Hong Kong police on Thursday entered a ransacked university campus where authorities faced off for days with barricaded pro-democracy protesters, gathering a huge haul of petrol bombs and other dangerous materials left over from the occupation. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University became the epicentre of the territory’s increasingly violent […]

Malaysian actor Henry Golding is making it big ever since his huge break with Crazy Rich Asians. The actor was part of the iconic 8TV Quickie crew and also working as a travel host before being asked to act in Crazy Rich Asians as the main character. Crazy Rich Asians, one of the biggest movies […]

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has become one of the largest movie franchises in history. It might be the largest movie franchise ever, covering blockbuster movies, TV shows, books and comics. Superheroes such as Iron Man and Captain America are iconic familiar faces from Stan Lee’s own creations. Hot off the press is news that a […]

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 […]

Washington DC has joined the states of New York and California in suing Juul labs, the United States’ largest electronic cigarette manufacturer, for targeting youngsters with its marketing campaigns. The vaping industry faces intense scrutiny for an epidemic of lung ailments that has killed more than 40 people and sickened over 2,000 in recent months, […]

Beijing on Wednesday accused developed countries including the US of doing too little to curb global warming, ahead of a UN summit discussing controversial issues including climate compensation. China is the world’s second-largest economy and the biggest emitter of carbon dioxide, but has repeatedly argued that developed nations should lead on tackling international climate obligations. […]

Seven Islamist extremists have been sentenced to death by a Bangladesh court over a savage 2016 attack that killed 22 people including 18 foreigners at a Dhaka cafe popular with Westerners. A special anti-terrorism tribunal delivered the verdict in a crowded courtroom in the capital Dhaka, with judge Mojibur Rahman saying the attackers wanted “to […]

A TikTok post by a young woman, pretending to give eyelash curling advice while actually condemning China’s crackdown on Muslims in Xinjiang, has gone viral on the Chinese-owned app that has been accused of censoring anti-Beijing content. The clip by US teen Feroza Aziz, who describes herself as “17 Just a Muslim”, had millions of […]

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 […]

Singapore’s number one power couple, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his wife, Ho Ching, the Chief Executive Officer of Temasek Holdings, displayed a softer side in recent photos taken in South Korea, where PM Lee is currently attending the ASEAN summit meetings. The Prime Minister, who is known to take and post photos of […]

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 […]