Those who are positive for Covid-19 or on stay-home notice are still not allowed to sit exams this year.The Straits Times file Quarantined pupils who wish to take the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) this year will need to inform the school by 12pm on the day they receive a quarantine order. They will also need to complete...
Screengrab from Instagram/ sg incidents A man wearing a cap was filmed confronting a woman who called him out for not wearing his mask properly in an unidentified supermarket. In a video uploaded on Instagram on Sunday (Sept 26), the man was seen squaring up to a woman dressed in black, while yelling, “I got my mask up. What’s your...
Kourtney Kardashian and Megan Fox have been spending a lot of time together lately. And apparently, that benefits all of us. As you're probably aware, Kourtney is dating Travis Barker, and Megan is dating Machine Gun Kelly, and the heavily-tatted rockers are close friends and frequent collaborators. If you watched this year's VMAs, then you're probably aware that sometime...
Posters are pictured before a vote on same sex marriage in Geneva, Switzerland, on Sept 23, 2021. Poster reads : "Love without privilege, yes to marriage for all".Reuters ZURICH - Switzerland agreed to legalise civil marriage and the right to adopt children for same-sex couples by a nearly two-thirds majority in a referendum on Sunday, making it...
Japan's Minister for Administrative Reform Taro Kono speaks during a joint news conference by the contenders for the presidential election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), as Japan's former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida listens, at the party's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan on Sept 17, 2021.Reuters file TOKYO - Japan's ruling party votes on Wednesday (Sept...
The once bustling Johor Baru City Square, where millions shopped after crossing over from Singapore, has shuttered after repeated lockdowns deepened the loss of income from the border closure after the Covid-19 pandemic hit.The Straits Times/Syahril Azrul Har JOHOR BARU - The once-hectic causeway is now devoid of any hustle and bustle, a stark reminder of...
Nur Sajat disappeared from Malaysia earlier this year.Instagram When news broke last week that prominent Malaysian transgender businesswoman Nur Sajat was detained in Thailand over an invalid passport, she trended to the top of Twitter. The 36-year-old Muslim cosmetics entrepreneur disappeared from Malaysia in February after being accused of insulting Islam by dressing as a woman. While on...
TikTok/Screengrab Everyone loves Squid Game, and you can't escape its influence on the Internet. Since its release on Sept 17, original series Squid Game has become the number one trending show on Netflix in Singapore, and the first Korean show to rank #1 on the same platform in the US. Many netizens have found their own way of joining in on the fun,...
Disney Singapore While we can't visit Disneyland theme parks, for now, Disney is bringing the magic here in the form of an immersive pop-up that pays homage to the iconic Mickey Mouse - the first ever in Asia. Named Pop-Up Disney! A Mickey Celebration, it'll open its doors this November at Suntec City. And get your cameras ready,...
Nintendo The voice cast for the upcoming Super Mario Bros. animated film has been announced by Nintendo. The film will be made by Illumination, the studio behind the Despicable Me franchise. PHOTO: Nintendo It is quite the star-studded cast, with Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy) voicing Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen's Gambit) voicing Princess Peach, Charlie Day (The...
