Someone claiming to be friends with Kim Garam accused the company. Kim Garam had made her debut with HYBE‘s girl group, LE SSERAFIM in 2022, but not long after she was announced as an official member, she was accused of school bullying. With multiple accusations of serious incidents being made against the star, she was soon put on hiatus with the group continuing their...
Singaporean singer Joel Tan announced on Instagram that he will not perform anymore as Gentle Bones and will retire the stage name by the end of 2022. Gentle Bones is one of Singapore's most popular local English pop artistes. He was the second most streamed Singaporean artiste on Spotify in 2021, behind Mandopop star JJ Lin. Tan,...
Paul Sorvino, who played the role of gangster Paulie Cicero in classic mob movie Goodfellas, has died at the age of 83, a spokesperson for the actor said on Monday. Sorvino, also known for portraying police sergeant Phil Cerreta on TV series Law & Order in the 1990s, worked in film and television and on stage for...
Trekkies definitely have plenty to look forward to over the weekend at San Diego Comic Con 2022, with content from several Star Trek properties teased and revealed. Whether you are a fan of Picard, Strange New Worlds, or even the animated Lower Decks, the time to get giddy with excitement is now. Star Trek: Picard First up...
A wedding is an important affair, and it looks like this couple is dead serious about their big day. Last Saturday (July 23), a man surnamed Huang and his wife surnamed Zhuo, donned traditional garb for their Chinese wedding ceremony at Nirvana Memorial Garden, a columbarium located in Choa Chu Kang. Why did they pick this unusual venue for...
Disputes among neighbours are not uncommon. There are countless horror stories on social media showing nasty neighbours and their antics everywhere, and it's not just limited to Singapore. In a viral TikTok video posted last Monday (July 18) by user Bundlekitaa_, an angry man could be heard shouting as he pans the camera to a pile of trash on...
Police in China’s eastern city of Nanjing have detained a woman authorities say honoured Japanese war criminals at a Buddhist temple, as news of the tributes sparked public outrage and disciplinary action against officials. Wu Aping, 31, a medical school graduate, confessed to having been deeply troubled by accounts of the brutal Japanese invasion, and came...
A dispute over a colonial-era land deal, involving territories in the furthest corners of Malaysia and the Philippines, is back in the spotlight after the heirs of a defunct Philippine sultanate attempted to seize assets belonging to Malaysia’s national petroleum company Petronas worth some US$15 billion (S$22.8 billion). The heirs sought legal recourse in a French...
The Taliban is reaching out to Muslim-majority nations far from Afghanistan, like Malaysia and Indonesia, to create the perception that an increasing number of countries are interested in engaging with the regime to “strengthen their case for international recognition”, say analysts. On Sunday (July 24), the Taliban’s acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met Malaysia’s special...
Congratulations to the couple!! Figure skating queen Kim Yuna and Forestella member Ko Woo Rim have announced they will be getting married in October. In a statement sent to various media outlets including Newsen, Ko Woo Rim’s agency Beat Interactive confirmed the couple’s relationship and that they will be getting married in October. Hello, this is Beat Interactive. We have good news today about our artist. Ko Woo...
