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by Patrick Lee A scene in the film “Abominable” featuring a map with Beijing’s disputed South China Sea claims sparked a growing regional backlash Friday, with Malaysia cutting the segment just days after Vietnam pulled the movie entirely. The animated film about a Chinese teenager helping a yeti return to his home shows a chart […]

by Dene-Hern Chen The charismatic frontman of Thailand’s anti-military parliamentary bloc appeared in court Friday accused of breaching election rules by holding media shares, a case which could see him barred from politics and jailed for up to 10 years. Billionaire, 40, has rattled the kingdom’s arch-royalist establishment since seizing the political limelight with his […]

by Robin MILLARD British Prime Minister Boris Johnson launched a charm offensive on Friday to sell his Brexit deal to sceptical MPs, with a looming vote in parliament resting on a knife-edge. The Conservative leader pulled off a major coup in agreeing a new divorce deal with the European Union on Thursday, paving the way […]

When you’re in Singapore, never bite. A female New Zealander landed in a Singaporean jail and will stay there for six and half months for biting a policewoman’s arm. As reported by TODAY, Katie Christina Rakich was thrown into jail Monday (Oct 14) after pleading guilty of causing physical harm to a public servant. Based on […]

Singapore’s Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon asserts that Singapore is not a vassal and that international rule of law is a necessity for the Republic. This he maintained during his speech at the 11th S. Rajaratnam Lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 15 attended by nearly 850 government officials, foreign dignitaries, academics and students. “Our future lies not […]

Sandra Riley Tang, a member of pop band The Sam Willows, was the cause of much uproar from netizens after she uploaded a video using her dog’s nose to apply make-up. In the video, Tang was seen applying concealer to her face and using the nose of her dog, Nacho, to smooth it out. In […]

by Jerome TAYLOR / Jasmine LEUNG Pro-democracy lawmakers were dragged out of Hong Kong’s legislature by security guards on Thursday after they heckled the city’s pro-Beijing leader for a second day running, the latest outburst of political rancour in the strife-torn city. Chief Executive Carrie Lam has faced an outpouring of anger from her opponents […]

Two major retailers in Australia have removed a book on Harvey Weinstein from sale, after legal threats from a man who features prominently in the story that sparked the #MeToo movement. Lawyers acting for Australian journalist Dylan Howard, an executive at American Media Inc (AMI), wrote to booksellers ahead of the global release Monday of […]

Last Thursday, October 10, was Mental Health Awareness day and model Bella Hadid shared about her own struggles with mental health, giving advice to others on Instagram. Hadid has practical advice for anyone who is struggling with mental health. In the caption, Bella touched on her experiences. “Yesterday was Mental Health Awareness day. A struggle that I […]

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Wednesday said he would discuss a judicial framework for putting jihadists on trial during an upcoming visit to Iraq, as calls grow for an international court to judge the extremists. “We need to work things out with the Iraqi authorities so that we can find a way to have a […]

by Paul HANDLEY The leader of the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump said Tuesday that witnesses had provided substantial support for allegations that Trump illegally tried to force Ukraine to investigate his political rival Joe Biden. While the White House and Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani refused to turn over subpoenaed documents on the […]

by Dave CLARK British and European negotiators resumed intense negotiations on a draft Brexit deal Wednesday after late-night talks brought them closer but failed to confirm an elusive breakthrough. News that Britain has softened its stance on the customs status of Northern Ireland in order to clinch an accord at this week’s European summit had raised […]

by Jerome TAYLOR / Jasmine LEUNG Hong Kong’s embattled leader abandoned a State of the Union-style speech on Wednesday after she was heckled by rowdy opposition lawmakers during chaotic scenes inside the city’s legislature. The speech by chief executive Carrie Lam was billed as an attempt to win hearts and minds after four months of […]

New pictures of Kim Jong Un riding a white horse through a winter landscape to the summit of Mount Paektu, a sacred peak for North Koreans, have fuelled speculation that the young leader may be set for a major policy announcement. The images released by the official KCNA news agency were accompanied by a gushing […]

Hong Kong’s leader on Tuesday hit back at a US senator who said the city is becoming a police state, a day after a massive rally called on Washington to punish Beijing over sliding freedoms in the international hub. The territory has been battered by more than four months of pro-democracy protests — and increasingly […]