#Art

Sri Lanka’s divisive Rajapaksa clan consolidated their grip on power on Thursday as newly elected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa swore in his brother Mahinda as prime minister. The siblings are credited with destroying in brutal fashion ethnic Tamil separatists to end Sri Lanka’s civil war a decade ago when Mahinda was president and Gotabaya effectively ran […]

“Does it spark joy?” asks Marie Kondo on her Netflix series “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo”, holding up a tea pot, a sweater or any sundry home item. If it doesn’t “spark joy” in you, Kondo is emphatic that you get rid of it. When she was a mere student of 19, Marie Kondo launched […]

Shares in German payments firm Wirecard fell Wednesday on revelations that a 2017 audit of its troubled Singapore unit could not be completed, but the firm denied a media report blaming accounting “irregularities”. Hitting back at Tuesday’s allegations by the German financial daily Handelsblatt, Wirecard said auditors from Ernst and Young (EY) could not finalise […]

Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger warned Thursday that an armed conflict could break out between the United States and China if they fail to resolve their trade war. The sober remarks from Kissinger, who was instrumental in normalising diplomatic relations between Washington and Beijing, came at a conference in Beijing on the future […]

Harry Potter fans who wanted to see Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) and Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton) can now feel justified. In the Harry Potter franchise, fans have been noticing a strong chemistry between the two characters for years. The Gryffindor and Slytherin didn’t have a chance to date onscreen nor their offscreen alter egos. This […]

Australia’s Prime Minister on Thursday denied his climate policies had caused unprecedented bushfires ravaging the country and insisted his government was doing enough to tackle global warming. As dozens of new blazes scorched the countryside and the country’s largest city was cloaked in hazardous smoke, conservative leader Scott Morrison defended his climate record, saying Australia […]

British newspapers today are abuzz with the sacking of Prince Andrew from Royal duties as a result of the Epstein scandal. The Daily Mail said that the Queen effectively sacked the Prince after discussing the Epstein scandal with Charles and summoning the distraught Duke of York. The Queen took drastic action to contain the fall-out from […]

South Korea’s boyband BIGBANG member G-Dragon recently collaborated with Nike to create limited edition sneakers. Nike and G-Dragon’s fashion brand PEACEMINUSONE released their Air Force 1 Para-Noise collaboration sneakers in Korea this month. Available in two colours, black and red for the ‘swoosh’ mark on the Air Force 1 Para-Noise, the shoes are priced at […]

Singapore—Alex Yeung, a restaurant owner who held a gathering in October to discuss the situation back in his native Hong Kong, was repatriated and will not be permitted to return to Singapore without prior permission from the Controller of Immigration. In connection with Mr Yeung’s case, Philip Chan, the Singaporean businessman in whose establishment the […]

Pope Francis will visit one of Thailand’s famed gilded temples Thursday to meet the supreme Buddhist patriarch, on the first full day of his Asian tour aimed at promoting religious harmony. The 82-year-old pontiff is on his first visit to Buddhist majority Thailand, where he will spend four days before setting off to Japan. His […]

On Sunday, November 17, Taiwanese supermodel Lin Chi-ling got married to Japanese boy band member Akira in a ceremony held in the island nation’s southwestern city of Tainan. It ends her single status which has been a subject of interest for fans and the media for years, according to reports. Lin, who was born on […]

Hong Kong—The application of pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong to have his travel ban lifted in order for him to fly to London to receive a human rights award from both houses of Parliament of the United Kingdom has been denied. The judge noted Mr Wong’s risk of absconding and saying that he can remain in […]

Hong Kong actress Jacqueline Wong uploaded an Instagram post that led fans guessing her future plans. Wong thanked those in the production of TV series Finding Her Voice in a post she uploaded on Friday. Fans kept guessing whether she is leaving the industry. The last episode was aired on Friday, November 15. Wong wrote […]

A French court has allowed a group of ducks in the southwest of the country to keep on quacking after complaints from neighbours over their noisy behaviour, at least pending a detailed investigation of noise levels. The case of the ducks in the southwestern Landes region was the latest in the country to pit traditions […]

A former employee of Britain’s consulate in Hong Kong said Wednesday that Chinese secret police tortured and interrogated him about London’s role in protests in the semi-autonomous city. Simon Cheng, a Hong Kong citizen, claimed he was shackled to a steel “tiger chair”, hung spread-eagled on a “steep X-Cross” and beaten while he was detained […]