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Marvel star Samuel L Jackson prefers reading DC comics

Instagram/Samuel L Jackson Marvel Cinematic Universe legend Samuel L Jackson prefers reading DC Comics to Marvel stories. The 73-year-old actor may have played Nick Fury in multiple Marvel movies but when it comes to reading some superhero adventures he always turns to DC, the home of Batman, Superman, Aquaman, Wonder Woman and more. He confessed: "I'm a comic...

‘I would wake up every morning hysterical’: Bella Hadid reveals more about battle with depression and anxiety

Instagram/Bella Hadid Bella Hadid cried every day for three years. The 25-year-old model has battled depression and anxiety since her teens and she admitted she spent a lot of time working putting on a brave face in front of people and breaking down when she was alone. She said: "For three years while I was working, I would...

Singapore distillery offers world’s first bespoke barrel ageing service

Facebook/compendiumsg As a species obsessed with leaving our personal mark on things, it’s a little surprising no distillery has yet offered a bespoke barrel ageing programme quite as comprehensive as the one Compendium Spirits just rolled out. The homegrown firm, which won fans with its flagship mead and Asian-inspired spirits like Rojak Gin and Gula Melaka Arrack,...

‘I’m not a man who gets scared easily’: Man who stopped Buangkok sword attacker receives award

Mr Amila Chinthana, pictured with his wife (right) on March 15, was recording the scene with his mobile phone when the man charged at him.Facebook/Roads.sg, The Straits Times Mr Amila Chinthana, 35, was waiting at a traffic junction in Buangkok Crescent on Monday afternoon (March 14) when a man armed with a samurai sword attacked him. "He just ran...

Malaysian woman buys Lamborghini for hubby as his life will be ‘confined’ after she gives birth

TikTok/Ayunieso24 In an epic move to pre-reward her spouse, a pregnant woman in Malaysia bought a RM2 million (S$650,000) Lamborghini for her husband in anticipation of his “sleepless nights” once she gives birth. Ms Anes Ayuni Osman, 19,  a successful cosmetics entrepreneur from Kelantan, bought the supercar to soothe her husband's nerves as her upcoming confinement will...

Ukraine war: China going its ‘own way’ on peace process, says foreign minister

In Madrid, Spain, protesters hold Ukrainian flags and placards during a protest against Russian invasion of Ukraine. Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares held a phone meeting “about the consequences of the war in Ukraine and the means to end it” with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Monday.Reuters Beijing has been going its “own way”...

Covid-19 cruise ship from Hong Kong ‘inspires’ new tourist park in Cambodia

The cruise ship MS Westerdam at dock in the Cambodian port of Sihanoukville, Cambodia, on Feb 16, 2020.Reuters It is almost 9,700km (6,000 miles) from Sihanoukville, Cambodia, to Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, as the crow flies (assuming that crow makes it through Ukrainian airspace), and eight decades separate World War II and the Age of Covid....

Poland’s Kaczynski calls for peacekeeping mission in Ukraine

Women and children who fled the Russian invasion of Ukraine arriving at an aid centre in Przemysl, Poland, on March 15, 2022.Reuters An international peacekeeping mission should be sent to operate in Ukraine, the leader of Poland's ruling party said on Tuesday (March 15) during a press conference in Kyiv alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Mr Jaroslaw...

KJ: We Should No Longer Depend on PCR Tests and Should Instead Rely on RTK Tests

We’re all well aware of how expensive Covid-19 tests such as PCR can add up to be in comparison with the standard RTK self test kits. But there seems to be even more reasons why you should not depend on PCR tests and instead rely more on RTK tests. Minister of Health, Khairy Jamaluddin recently explained the reasons why in a...

HR Minister Says He Did Not Confuse The Dewan & Calls Syed Saddiq a “Rare Species”

On 14 March, Muar MP Syed Saddiq has sent a letter of complaint to the speaker asking for disciplinary action to be taken against the HR minister for “confusing the Dewan.” Syed Saddiq said in the letter that this is due to the HR Minister, Datuk Seri M. Saravanan saying that the minimum wage of RM1,500...