Hong Kong university covers up Tiananmen crackdown tribute
Hong Kong's oldest university covered up one of the last public tributes to the deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on Saturday, as Beijing continues to muzzle dissent in the financial…
Covid-19 vaccination: Nurse injects woman with used syringe
Manila — A video circulating online showed a woman getting vaccinated against Covid-19 only to discover that the nurse injected her with a used syringe. “We understand that our nurses…
Zoo animals imitate humans fighting after watching brawl
Beijing — After watching a fight break out among visitors, zoo animals allegedly followed suit and imitated what they just witnessed. “A big fight that occurred at the Beijing Wildlife…
Man with knife attacks train passengers, targets ‘happy women’
Tokyo — At least 10 passengers onboard a commuter train in Tokyo were stabbed on Friday (Aug 6) by a man wielding a knife. The man told police that he…
Nas Daily loses over 72K followers in 24 hours following “living legend” tattoo artist controversy
Singapore — Popular vlogger Nuseir Yassin of the Nas Daily fame is finding himself embroiled in not only one but two controversies in the Philippines. In the fallout, he lost…
US announces seizure of Singaporean-owned tanker that shipped oil to North Korea
Singapore — It was announced on Friday (Jul 30) that the US Justice Department seized a 2,734-ton tanker that violated international sanctions by bringing petroleum products to North Korea. The…
Chinese influencer falls to her death while filming social media post
Yet another social media influencer has died, this time it was a young woman who was uploading a post to Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok. Twenty-three-year-old Xiao Qiumei, who…
No truth to rumour that HK tycoon Richard Li is dating Malaysian beauty queen, 30 years his junior
It was rumored a few days ago that billionaire businessman Richard Li moved on from one beauty queen to another. However, an official email has been sent clarifying that there’s…
Sofia Cheung, ‘Daredevil’ influencer, falls to death while taking photo at waterfall
A 32-year-old influencer fell 16 feet to her death from the edge of a waterfall last Saturday (Jul 10). Ms Sofia Cheung had been taking a selfie with her friends…
Elderly Japanese man gets 4 Covid-19 vaccine shots, believing more jabs would be “more effective”
A Hokkaido, Japan resident in his 80s secretly got two extra doses of Covid-19 vaccines, telling authorities he thought multiple jabs would afford him more protection. Fortunately, the man has…