Tourists visit Maya bay after Thailand reopened its world-famous beach after closing it for more than three years to allow its ecosystem to recover from the impact of overtourism at Krabi province, Thailand on Jan 3, 2022.Reuters Thailand has reopened Maya Bay, a white sand beach made famous by the 2000 film The Beach starring Leonardo DiCaprio,...
The death in late November 2021 of a 26-year-old Chinese photographer who took his own life has reignited debate about the mental health and bullying implications of China's push for boys and men to be masculine and not "sissy or effeminate". When he died, Zhou Peng, a bona fide social media celebrity, left an apparent suicide...
A view of buildings and vehicles submerged in flood waters in Shah Alam, Selangor state, Malaysia, on Dec 19, 2021.Reuters Seven states in Malaysia were hit by floods on Sunday (Jan 2) and thousands of people were evacuated, taking the total affected by heavy rain in the last two weeks to over 125,000, the National Disaster Management...
Less than three hours after she was sent home by a doctor last Monday (Dec 27), a Malaysian woman had to give birth in a car while stuck in traffic on the way back to the hospital, The New Straits Times reported. Last Tuesday, a viral Facebook post from Penangku Viral surfaced, recounting the incident. The post has since garnered over...
Charlene Ashby Clay took around $150,000 in total.The Straits Times/ Kelvin Chng She was given a second chance to continue working as a dental assistant after her employer caught her embezzling money, but she continued to steal from the clinic's earnings. Charlene Ashby Clay, 24, took around $150,000 in total and used the money for her personal...
Andrés Muschietti’s upcoming The Flash movie starring Ezra Miller is undeniably one of the most anticipated films of 2022. This is especially for DC fans who have been wanting to see more of the Scarlett Speedster since he zoomed onto the screen in Justice League, and later on in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Details of The...
With the upcoming The Flash movie opening up the DC film universe to parallel dimensions and a multiverse (in the way Spider-Man: No Way Home did the same for the Marvel Cinematic Universe), one can hope to see more actors and characters return to the screen once more. After all, The Flash will see 70-year old...
Paris Hilton has joked she had a "panic attack" after her mum and sister tricked her with a "surprise wedding". The 40-year-old socialite married entrepreneur Carter Reum in November 2021, but while filming her Peacock reality show Paris in Love earlier in the year, her mother Kathy, 62, and sister Nicky, 38, convinced her they were...
Cher thinks women in the music industry need to "push the envelope". The 75-year-old singer is one of the best-selling artists of all time, and she's now encouraged up-and-coming female stars to keep fighting in what is still a male-dominated industry. She said: "Through history, we've had to fight for everything that we have gotten and it...
Betty White's friend is remembering her for the "great lady" she was. The Golden Girls star died at home on Dec. 31 at age 99, her agent Jeff Witjas previously confirmed to E! News. Now, he's sharing his tribute to the iconic star. "Betty was a great lady," he exclusively told E! News. "Most actors on television are playing a role. Betty White is what she...
