#Art

by Sebastian SMITH with Brendan SMIALOWSKI in Hershey, Pennsylvania For a man on the brink of becoming only the third US president to be impeached, Donald Trump sure sounds confident. “You’re so lucky I became your president,” he boomed to cheering supporters late Tuesday in Hershey, Pennsylvania. “A regular president would have been under the […]

Forest fires that raged across Indonesia dented Southeast Asia’s biggest economy to the tune of some $5.2 billion, the World Bank said Wednesday, not including the health impacts from toxic haze that sent air quality plummeting. The fires are an annual problem but this year was the worst since 2015 due to dry weather, with […]

Recently, an art piece titled Comedian which was created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan became viral worldwide. The art piece is  simply a single piece of banana duct-taped to the gallery wall. Soon after that, a Singaporean durian seller made a parody of the modest yet ‘sophisticated’ work of art which was displayed at the […]

Princess Leia, the beloved Star Wars character played by late actress Carrie Fisher will be featured in a significant role in the highly anticipated final chapter in the Skywalker film saga. There is enough unused footage of Fisher from the filming of 2015 movie The Force Awakens to make Leia a key player in The […]

Mt. Everest has always been on every mountaineer’s must-conquer lists. It’s jaw-dropping and inspiring, and not just for the usual reasons. Malaysian entrepreneur and environmentalist Zuraina Zaharin used the world’s tallest mountain (and the mound of poop she encountered on it!) as inspiration for her business—a fully-sustainable toilet called the EcoLoo. A joint effort with Swedish […]

by Marty Melville / with Neil Sands in Wellington and Holly Robertson in Sydney Tales of heroism, devastation and horrifying injuries emerged Tuesday after New Zealand’s smouldering White Island volcano exploded, killing an estimated 13 people. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said five people had died and eight more were presumed dead after Monday’s eruption, while […]

If you are wondering who are the people in Singapore Social and why are people obsessed about this Netflix show, read on. “Do you find that other women could be intimidated by you?” “…They’d better be.” We don’t blame you if you thought we were quoting a line from Keeping Up With The Kardashians or […]

Former lovers Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth may have to face off in court for the first time since their split. Radar Online obtained California court records show that the former couple could be meeting face to face at a status conference at the Stanley Mosk courthouse in the new year. A proof of service must […]

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Tuesday would be a “very hard day” for families of Australians caught up in a deadly eruption at New Zealand’s White Island volcano, with three feared dead and eight others missing. Authorities hold out no hope for those tourists or guides still missing, with Morrison saying the rescue operation had […]

by Anup Sharma Protestors in northeast India set fire to tyres and cut down trees to block roads on Tuesday in a shutdown across the region hours after lawmakers approved the government’s new citizenship bill. The legislation, set to go before the upper house on Wednesday, will fast-track citizenship claims from refugees from three neighbouring […]

by Paul HANDLEY Democrats are expected to announce on Tuesday two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump, US media reported, after laying out their case at a hearing against a president they branded a “clear and present danger” to national security. The articles will focus on abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, The Washington […]

by Andrew BEATTY / with Daniel de Carteret in Gosford Toxic haze blanketed Sydney Tuesday triggering a chorus of smoke alarms to ring across the city, as “severe” weather conditions fuelled deadly bush blazes. Fire engines raced office-to-office in the city centre with sirens blaring, as inland bushfires poured smoke laden with toxic particles into commercial […]

Even though it may be heartbreaking, Malaysian singer Fish Leong is moving on from her recent divorce with wine merchant Tony Chao. The singer’s agency has announced that the Malaysian songstress will be going on a world tour next year. On Tuesday, a promotional poster of her upcoming tour was posted on Leong’s official Instagram. […]

Steve Harvey, the host for the Miss Universe pageant, which was held on Monday morning, December 8, local time (Sunday night in Atlanta, Georgia, where the pageant was held) was once again at the centre of what could have been a faux pas but wasn’t actually.  Before crowning Miss South Africa the new Miss Universe, […]

by Kyoko HASEGAWA It might be the most Japanese of political scandals: a furore over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s guest list at a party to mark the annual cherry blossom season. As scandals go, it has plenty of juicy elements — alleged mafia guests, disappearing evidence, even gaffes by Abe, who appeared to lay blame […]