Star Search 2019 concluded over the weekend with Carousell manager Teoh Zetong emerging as champion. Along with Teoh, 25-year-old Herman Keh bagged second prize, while 17-year-old Ye Jia Yun came in third. While the limelight is on Teoh, Keh also got a fair share of attention for his acting chops during one of the Star Search challenges...
Star Search 2019 concluded on Sunday (Nov. 3), with 26-year-old Teoh Zetong emerging as champion. Herman Keh, 23, and Ye Jia Yun, 17, came in second and third respectively. The three were awarded a contract with Mediacorp, with Teoh also bagging an Audi. 9 other finalists will also receive entertainment contracts However, in an “unprecedented move” in Star Search...
Holding fifth concert in Singapore The 41-year-old musician from South Korea will be holding his fifth concert at The Star in Singapore in 2020. He will be performing for one night only on Feb. 29, and will captivate audiences with some of his best hits, such as River Flows In You, Kiss The Rain, Love Me and May Be. Yiruma previously visited Singapore...
A budding star The 26-year-old Malaysian has been awarded a three-year contract with the media giant, as well as a shiny new Audi — which he has promised to take the rest of the contestants for a spin in. Delayed by a group of touring visitors who might disrupt our audio, I tell Teoh that I will...
Earned a quota spot for S’pore at Olympics Neo came in second at the 10m Air Rifle Women Individual finals, clinching Singapore’s first medal in the category at the ASC on Nov. 5. Besides bagging a medal and qualifying for the Olympics, Neo also earned a quota spot for Singapore’s shooting team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Talk...
Mahathir: Anwar will be next PM The confirmation follows a months-long rumour that Mahathir would make Economic Affairs Minister Azmin Ali his successor instead. In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald published on Monday, Nov. 4, Mahathir replied, “Yes I will”, when asked if he will definitely pass on the baton to the People’s Justice Party (PKR) president. Will step down...
The Singapore People’s Party (SPP) has announced its picks for the top two positions. Jose Raymond has been elected Chairman of the party, while Steve Chia will serve as the Secretary-General. The elections took place on Nov. 5, during the first meeting of the newly formed Central Executive Committee. The appointments was made via a Facebook post. Post-Chiam era It...
A landslide in Malaysia’s Genting Highlands on Nov. 5, 2019 caused no injuries or deaths, but resulted in a road being cut off. The incident occurred at around 5.40pm near the exhibition hall of a real estate company at Jalan Genting-Amber Court, various Malaysia media reported quoting a Pahang Fire and Rescue Department spokesman. Bernama reported that the authorities said the...
Did not give way The collision between the two vehicles was caught on a dashboard camera and posted to the SG Road Vigilante Facebook page. The accident appeared to have occurred on Nov. 4, 2019, at around 7:40am, according to the video’s timestamp. A white Mazda could be seen driving through the industrial area in Tuas on the...
299 people were treated for PMD-related incidents in Singapore hospitals in 2018, according to the Ministry of Transport. As it turns out, PMD riders formed the bulk of those who were injured. Out of these 299 individuals, 259 were riders and eight were pedestrians. The ministry did not say what capacity the remaining injured individuals had in...
