Two residents of a flat in Compassvale were messaging some friends on WhatsApp amid the Covid-19 outbreak when one of them suggested having a social gathering at the unit. The court heard that Leong Chee Mun, 37, and his fiancee, Cassie Ong Shi Hong, 32, agreed to host the event at their home on May 8...
Criminal defence lawyer Charles Yeo has been appointed chairman of the Reform Party (RP), while oil and gas company director Mahaboob Batcha is the new party treasurer. The party announced the appointments in a Facebook post on Wednesday (Aug 5), which it said were part of party renewal following the recent general election. But the move has been...
Hong Kong veteran comedian Eric Tsang lost his wife Rebecca Chu on Monday (Aug 3). His son, actor-director Derek Tsang, confirmed the news in a statement to the press yesterday. He said: "My mother died peacefully on August 3, 2020, at the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital. "She kept a low profile, so our family hopes to send her off...
A massive explosion of an ammonium nitrate fertiliser depot that rocked Lebanon’s capital city Beirut on Tuesday (4th August) evening has reportedly killed 73 people and injured nearly 4,000 locals. The blast not only caused destruction in the area, but also caused damage to several other buildings located a few kilometres from the location. Sadly, among...
Last week, we learned that Michelle Yeoh (楊紫瓊) had just landed in Sydney, Australia. The 58-year-old actress even shared her painful experience of undergoing the Covid-19 swab test. So what is the Malaysian-born star doing down under? Local fans will be delighted to know that she’s currently there to film “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten...
Oh no! South Korean starlet Som Hyein (솜혜인) has sadly broken up with her non-celebrity girlfriend after almost a year of dating. The former “Idol School” contestant, who came out of the closet back in August last year, took to her Instagram to personally share the emotional news with her fans. Sources: Instagram, AllKpop Hyein opened the caption by confirming that...
A young and handsome idol messages you on Facebook and asks to continue a personal relationship online. Dream — or scam — come true? Unfortunately, a Malaysian woman living in Johor Bahru took it for real and is now left broken-hearted and RM60,000 ($20,000) poorer. The woman, a 50-year-old marketing manager who identified herself as Kai Li, told local Chinese newspaper...
Visitors to Universal Studios in Singapore will now have to pass through facial recognition scanners to enter the park, in the city-state’s latest foray with a technology that has stoked privacy concerns. Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), which owns the sprawling area of tourist attractions, hotels and restaurants in which the park sits, said the scheme which...
The Chinese entertainment scene is reeling from shock after the body of Taiwanese veteran TV host Luo Pei-ying was discovered last night (Aug 3). According to media reports, Pei-ying had been uncontactable over the last few days and a friend went to her home at 9pm — only to find the 59-year-old unresponsive and slumped on...
As The Ellen DeGeneres Show becomes increasingly embroiled in scandal, James Corden, host of CBS' Late Late Show, is reportedly in talks to replace her. Citing an insider, The Sun reported on Saturday (Aug 1) that Corden, 41, has long been seen as the "long-term successor" to 62-year-old DeGeneres even before allegations about the show's toxic...
