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Manila — Korean actor Hyun Bin’s new movie “Confidential Assignment 2: International” has sold 1.73 million tickets at the Korean box office in four days. Boosted by the Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) holiday weekend, “Confidential Assignment 2: International,” released on Sept. 7, sold 532,766 tickets and grossed $.399 million on Sept. 9, and 688,429 and $5.28 […]

Low-cost airline Thai VietJet will fly directly from Singapore to Bangkok from 28 April 2022 and to Phuket from 2 June 2022. Thai VietJet chief executive officer Woronate Laprabang said that the services would play a critical role in the recovery of the Thai economy while also serving growing travel demand. “We are thrilled to […]

Life just got a lot easier for holidaymakers planning a trip to Thailand. Come middle of this month, Sky Fun travel is launching its new website which will allow travellers to not only pre-book their accommodation ahead of time but also seek out fun activities to take part in during their holiday. All of the […]

Honey Soo took to the Facebook of SG PCN Cyclist to recount a harrowing incident of assault at the hands of another cyclist. She recounted that at on 26 March at around 9am, she was walking with her husband along the footpath adjacent to Sengkang East Way (beside Sengkang Hospital and towards Sengkang East Road) […]

Things are looking up for the hit idol competition show Queendom 2. The show which premiered on March 31 with its second season garnered higher viewership ratings than both Season 1 of Queendom and Kingdom, Legendary War (which is the male version of the same show) according to Nielsen ratings. The hit show was also […]

No disciplinary action was meted to a group of Raffles Girls` School (RGS) students who were captured in photos allegedly “dancing, chanting and praying” to a statue of Greek goddess Athena located on the school’s premises. In responding to media queries by Yahoo News Singapore, RGS principal Haslinda Zamani confirmed that an incident involving a […]

The former chief executive of food and beverage firm The Prive Group, Vu Han Jean-Luc Kha, was sentenced to 12 months of mandatory treatment on 29 March. He is convicted for verbally and physically assaulting a 13-year-old boy. A report to see if Kha, 44, would be suitable for a mandatory treatment order (MTO) for […]

During Tuesday`s (March 29) international friendly between Singapore and the Philippines, Filipino defender Diego Bardanca had a cheeky tug at Ikhsan Fandi’s private parts. It happened in the 10th-minute of the game as the Philippines were defending a corner. When Bardanca’s hand swooped down, Ikhsan instinctively reacted by taking a look at the referee. Seconds […]

Two Bangladeshi workers died on Monday night (March 28) after they were thrown off a vessel that was docked at a shipyard in Tuas owned by Singapore conglomerate Keppel Corporation. In response to media queries, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Tuesday that the workers, aged 30 and 42, fell onto the dock below […]

Singapore’s Education Minister picks the incident of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock as a teachable moment, and in doing so, wins positive reviews from Facebook users. During the 94th Academy Awards on March 27, 2022, Will Smith walked onstage and slapped presenter and comedian Chris Rock after Rock joked about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s […]

A debt-ridden gambler robbed a “rich girl”, held her in a hotel room at the Sands Hotel for 12 hours, tied her hands and feet with tape, and took nude photos to force her to transfer more than $70,000. The defendant Huang Yang (25) from China pleaded guilty to robbery and was sentenced to three […]

43-year-old man and his family went to Lazarus Island to play, but he disappeared while swimming, and the search is still in progress. The accident happened at about 1 pm on March 27 in the waters off Lazarus Island. Missing is 43-year-old Kurnia Hardiman Bin Surmadi who works as a cleaner. Kurnia’s stepdaughter Yana (28 years […]

Three new faces have been unveiled by the People`s Action Party (PAP) to chair its party branches in Sengkang GRC, a sign that they could be the ruling party’s candidates there in the next general election. In a party statement issued by chairman of the PAP HQ Executive Committee Chan Chun Sing on Sunday (March […]

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has flagged to TikTok for review multiple accounts that appear to be inauthentic, even as it said it has not detected a coordinated hostile information campaign against Singapore to sway public opinion on Russia`s invasion of Ukraine. Responding to queries from The Straits Times (ST), MHA said on March […]

According to the latest poll by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), incidents of discrimination against employees in the workplace dropped significantly last year compared to 2018. The report also shows that in workplace discrimination, the most people are discriminated because of their age, most of whom are over 40 years old, followed by being discriminated […]