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Facebook apologised Saturday for a distasteful mistranslation of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s name from Burmese language posts during his much-touted visit to Myanmar. His two-day visit to Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw was the first made by a Chinese leader in almost two decades. But the historic moment was dimmed by the automatic translation feature on Myanmar’s […]

Pop singer Mariah Carey uploaded some photos of her 8-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe on Saturday. The photos showed them celebrating her induction to the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The twins were shown throwing shiny, gold confetti, while Carey posed with letter balloons forming the words “Hall of Fame”. The Instagram post was captioned with a […]

Supermodel/actress Cara Delevingne and her partner Ashley Benson are going strong, celebrating a vacation in Morocco for Ashley’s 30th birthday. The two are showing public displays of affection (PDA) by flirting on Instagram. In a day and age where many couples are breaking up, it seems like this one is still going well. For Ashley […]

Songstress Rihanna’s romantic life has always been of interest to not just fans but others too. The singer however remains mum about her love life and never talks about it. Most of the time, it is about her career and nothing more. One of the people who is said to have dated Rihanna before this […]

All of us have our own quirks when it comes to exercising. It may be that the gym equipment must be spotless and shiny or that the air must be fresh and cool. Some of us must dress a certain way. Sometimes even take a shower before we work out even though eventually we will […]

Singapore — A virtual mystery box website promoted by Ah Boys To Men actor Ridhwan Ahmad is a remote gambling service and has been ordered blocked by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The website, Drakemall, which is based in Ireland, offers fashion, beauty and gadget items as prizes. It had been promoted by Ridhwan on YouTube […]

US actor Mark Hamill who is famous for his role as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars film franchise has made a mark in Malaysia for a slight miscommunication. The Star Wars actor recently appeared in The Rise of Skywalker and he became popular online after accidentally tweeting a Malaysian flag emoji instead of an […]

The number of billionaires has doubled in the past decade and the world’s 22 richest men now have more wealth than all the women in Africa, Oxfam said Monday in an appeal to the Davos elite to get serious about inequality. “Our broken economies are lining the pockets of billionaires and big business at the […]

Iran said Monday it will consider withdrawing from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) if a dispute over its atomic programme goes before the UN Security Council. Britain, France and Germany launched a process last week charging Iran with failing to observe the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal, a move that […]

by Laurent Thomet and Beiyi Seow A new SARS-like virus has killed a third person, spread around China and reached another Asian country, authorities said Monday, fuelling fears of a major outbreak as millions begin travelling for the Lunar New Year in humanity’s biggest migration. The new coronavirus strain, first discovered in the central Chinese […]

The Keeping Up With The Kardashians brood is a loving bunch and they enjoy making fun of each other. One of their hobbies is to dress up like one another. Beauty mogul Kylie Jenner decided to have some fun recently by posting an Instagram photo of herself looking like her mother Kris Jenner. In the […]

Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock sang Happy Birthday to Betty White who turned 98 recently. All three of them co-starred in 2009’s The Proposal where White played the part of Reynold’s grandmother. Since acting in the film, the three of them have become close. Reynolds enjoys using social media to celebrate his onscreen […]

South Africa-born and long-time Singapore resident Wendy Jacobs has become a Singapore citizen. Ms Jacobs, 46, joined 200 other new citizens to collect their documents and pink identity cards at the Ang Mo Kio GRC and Sengkang West SMC Citizenship Ceremony last Sunday. Her husband is Singapore soccer legend Fandi Ahmad, 57. They have five children. […]

TOKYO — Women are going crazy for Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, the first private passenger to have paid for a flight to the moon aboard Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship. Mr Maezawa has received more than 2,000 applications to become his “life partner” and moon-travel companion, through a reality TV competition he launched called “Full Moon Lovers”. […]

Among the 12 animal signs in the Chinese zodiac, the Rat is the first. Those who are born in the year of the rat are resilient, hardworking and alert. Rats can survive anywhere and can adapt to any environment. Outgoing, sociable and cheerful, Rats get along with others and have many friends around them. When […]