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by Aidan JONES / Catherine LAI China has deployed a three-pronged strategy to suffocate pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong — propaganda, economic leverage and intimidation. Here is a look at Beijing’s efforts so far to squash a movement that has refused to die. Shaping the narrative As protests erupted in June, discussion inside authoritarian China […]

More than 2,300 endangered tigers have been killed and illegally trafficked since the turn of the century, according to a report published Tuesday, urging more action to protect the giant cats. With an average of more than 120 illegally trafficked tigers seized each year — which amounts to over two each week — since year […]

US President Donald Trump and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday that talks between senior officials were underway, as the South American country struggles under the weight of US sanctions. “We are in touch. We’re talking to various representatives of Venezuela,” Trump told reporters. He declined to say which officials were engaged in the talks, […]

Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday said she hoped “calm” will prevail after a massive weekend march passed without clashes between police and demonstrators, but again refused to give ground to protester demands. Hundreds of thousands of people marched through the heart of the city on Sunday in a show of peaceful protest […]

Moscow on Tuesday said the United States was ramping up military tensions by testing a medium-range cruise missile weeks after tearing up a pact with Russia. “This is all a cause of regret. The US has obviously taken a course towards escalation of military tensions. We won’t react to provocations,” Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov told […]

Twitter and Facebook have accused the Chinese government of backing a social media campaign to discredit Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement and sow political discord in the city. The American tech giants announced Monday they had suspended nearly 1,000 active accounts linked to the campaign, while Twitter said it had shut down about 200,000 more before […]

Hollywood star and humanitarian Angelina Jolie was promoting her action movie Salt in Moscow, Russia in 2010 when a fan grabbed her on the red carpet. The petrified actress managed to break the woman’s hold with with the help of her security team. Because of this incident, her experience made her sympathise with the plight […]

It is unclear whether Malaysian singer Fish Leong has really divorced her Taiwan wine merchant-husband. It doesn’t help that the singer has kept quiet even as media outlets like Apple Daily have reported that their nine-year marriage is in hot water. Her husband Tony Chao also have not said anything about the issue. He told […]

Kourtney Kardashian of Keeping Up with the Kardashians fame just posted an ad for her lifestyle brand Poosh, featuring her in a bikini showing her stretch marks – and her fans are loving it. The reality TV star, model and entrepreneur is throwing out society’s body standards by posting an unedited image of herself on […]

Ku Hye Sun has just revealed a series of text messages that she exchanged with Ahn Jae Hyun which show that the couple has agreed to a divorce. In the morning of 18 August, Ku Hye Sun posted on Instagram to share a message about her marriage. In addition to a photo of the words […]

by Fiachra GIBBONS The star-studded Venice film festival opens Wednesday with a row raging about the inclusion of controversial directors Roman Polanski and Nate Parker. With only two women directors out of 21 in the running for its Golden Lion top prize, campaigners have lashed the festival — now the launchpad for the Oscars. Director […]

by Andrew BEATTY The United States no longer has military primacy in the Pacific and could struggle to defend allies against China, a top Australian think tank has warned. A hard-hitting report from the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney released on Monday said the US military is an “atrophying force” that […]

The Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco may have gotten hitched over a year ago but she  and her husband Karl Cook have yet to take one of the most important steps in any marriage. The couple still haven’t moved in together and according to Kaley who told E! News this week that their ‘unconventional’ […]

Singapore – Popular stand-up comedian Trevor Noah is in Singapore for the first time to perform two shows at The Star Theatre on August 19 (Monday). On Saturday night, the comedian-host was spotted at Newton Food Centre having a taste of some local cuisine. LAMC Productions posted the following photo on their Facebook page, welcoming […]

Supermodel Gigi Hadid was recently vacationing in Mykonos, Greece. Instead of a relaxing holiday, the villa she was staying at got robbed. View this post on Instagram ?⏱ A post shared by Gigi Hadid (@gigihadid) on Aug 1, 2019 at 1:18am PDT Gigi then decided to vent her feelings on Instagram in a very controversial […]