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...
Stole sea cucumbers in a plastic bag On Oct. 28, a shopkeeper by the name of Wu Wen Qing said that a man visited his shop at Block 269 Queen Street. Standing in front of a display case of sea cucumbers, the man had apparently been browsing the goods, reported Lianhe Zaobao. He then reportedly took out a plastic...
20-year-old Xu Yang Feng was just five when he took his very first flight. Some might expect a first time flyer to be a bundle of nerves and excitement, but he bucked the trend, thoroughly enjoying himself, and even managing to snag a shot with a flight attendant. Here it is. Image from Beijing Youth Daily via WorldJournal That...
Rainie Yang has recently resumed her ‘Youth Lies Within’ world tour as she held her concert on Nov. 2 in Malaysia, following her marriage with fellow singer Li Ronghao in September. While all seems pretty normal on Weibo, a sudden disappearance of her Instagram posts came as a shock to her followers. Entire Instagram gone, one post left Earlier today (Nov. 4),...
