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On Monday, US songstress Taylor Swift made music history as the first artist ever to simultaneously claim all 10 spots on the top US song chart after the release of her album Midnights. Anti-Hero took the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. According to Billboard, this is the first time in the chart’s 64-year history […]

In an earlier story The Independent explored why ghosting happens. This installment is all about coping with being ghosted. The first thing to remember to get some sort of closure is not to delve into the why or try and figure out what you could or should have said to prevent the other person from […]

Long distance relationships are no longer the impossibility they once were with the advent of technology to keep couples connected. There are text and video calls at your fingertips but emotionally it is still challenging. Many couples realise just how difficult long distance relationships can be during the pandemic as geography separated them, some who […]

Queen Elizabeth II is now the second longest reigning monarch overtaking Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej who ruled for 70 years and 126 days. His reign was between 1946 and 2016. To date the longest reigning monarch is Louis XIV of France with a record of 72 years and 110 days from 1643 to 1715. The […]

South Korean band, the Bangtan boys, better known as BTS have decided to take a break from the band and will not be performing as a group for a while as they take a break to work on solo projects. The group made the announcement on June 14. One of the band members RM spoke […]

When people think of the word abuse, the image that we conjure up in our mind is often physical or mental abuse never economic. Financial abuse is a real thing and can have devastating consequences. How is financial abuse defined? Basically it occurs when someone controls the victim’s ability to acquire, use or maintain financial […]

DAP national chairman Lim Guan Eng said that the party will not consider any proposal to cooperate with parties or individuals whose betrayal of Pakatan Harapan (PH) led to the coalition’s fall from power in 2020. Lim told online news portal Free Malaysia Today (FMT) that nothing would sway the party from its position although […]

An angry Tom Hanks yelled at his fans after they made his wife Rita Wilson stumble as the couple were leaving the Nobu restaurant Wednesday night in New York City. BBC reported that Hanks was initially approached by fans, who had asked for selfies and then the actor burst out screaming after they made her […]

Sexual transmission has been identified as the main cause of new HIV infections in the country. This is a known fact and has been the trend for the past few years. Yet, non-governmental organisations that specialise in helping what used to be the main cause – drug use – continue to exist to help keep […]

Kendall Jenner wore a costume with a sexy twist to Toy Story’s character Jessie but netizens were not happy with her outfit at all. The Halloween costume was meant to be a flirty version of the animated character but many people were simply not happy with her look. She wore a large red hat, cropped […]

Did you know that one of the secret weapons retail stores use to make you fork out money and shop more is actually music. Background music has the power to make customers browse for longer, spend more money and even make impulse purchases. So using this tactic, store owners can influence customer’s buying habits. According […]

Reality star Kendall Jenner dressed up as a cowgirl for this Halloween as she wore an outfit featuring ‘Jessie’ from Toy Story but faced backlash. However, instead of a kids-friendly version, Jenner wore a more revealing outfit. The 26-year-old wore a large red hat, Western-style cropped shirt, cow-printed chaps and denim briefs. She captioned a […]

The upcoming Pixar cartoon Lightyear has been banned from screening in movie theaters because it features a kiss between two lesbian characters. The ban was announced on Monday. Malaysia will also ban the film. It is expected that other Muslim majority nations will follow suit despite the fact that Lightyear is one of Disney’s biggest […]

British billionaire Richard Branson turned down the Singaporean government’s offer for him to speak in a live televised death penalty debate and its war on drugs. In its place, he urged Home Affairs and Law to engage local activists in the discourse and not him. The invitation comes after Branson ranted through a blog post […]

Korean boy band BTS may have won the hearts of millions of fans across the world with their Grammy performance but one of the band’s stars revealed that they were actually “on the brink of mental exhaustion” at the time. J Hope said that in April, he and band-mate Jungkook had come down with Covid-19 […]