South Korean singer Wheesung died yesterday (March 10). He was 43. He was found unresponsive in his apartment at 6.29pm by first responders, according to Yonhap News. The K-pop and R&B soloist, whose real name was Choi Whee-sung, was scheduled to meet his manager earlier that day but couldn't be reached. His mother, who lived in the same apartment...
Disney has been cleared of copyright infringement in a lawsuit over the animated film Moana. The move came after a jury in Los Angeles ruled in favour of the entertainment giant, with the verdict delivered on Monday (March 10) following a two-week trial in federal court. Buck Woodall, a screenwriter based in New Mexico, had filed the...
Robert Downey Jr. is "grateful" his role as Iron Man "opened [his] eyes wider" to how technology can benefit the world. The 59-year-old actor led the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as the character from 2008's Iron Man until Avengers: Endgame in 2019 and is honoured to have brought such an "iconic superhero" and what he represents...
Blackpink star Jennie thinks Doechii is "amazing". The 29-year-old singer collaborated with Doechii, 26, on 'xtraL — which features on Ruby, her new album — and Jennie has revealed that she relished the experience of working with Doechii. The singer said on The Jennifer Hudson Show: "She's amazing. "[It was] so much fun working with her. Like, we would add...
Hailey Bieber has blasted the "old, tired narrative" of her supposed feud with Selena Gomez. A TikTok user known as Courtney had claimed the 28-year-old star 'liked' one of their videos where they were being 'a little shady' towards the Only Murders In The Building actress and her fiance Benny Blanco. However, Hailey's representative told Us Weekly:...
Stephen King's novel Cujo is to be remade by Netflix. The horror was first adapted for the screen in 1983 and starred Dee Wallace as a frustrated suburban housewife whose life is in turmoil and now Deadline has confirmed that the streaming giant has secured the rights for a remake. According to the outlet, Roy Lee will...
US and Ukrainian officials were to meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday (March 11) for talks aimed at mending ties and gauging if Ukraine is willing to make concessions under President Donald Trump's push to end Russia's war with Ukraine swiftly. Washington, Ukraine's main ally before Trump's inauguration in January, has upended its policy on the...
Several of China's top universities have announced plans to expand their undergraduate enrolment to prioritise what they called "national strategic needs" and develop talent in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI). The announcements come after Chinese universities launched artificial intelligence courses in February based on AI startup DeepSeek which has garnered widespread attention. Its creation of AI...
A Malaysian court has ordered the government and a political analyst, Abdul Razak Baginda, to pay a total of more than RM9 million (S$2.72 million) to the family of murdered Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu, media said on Wednesday (Feb 12). The victim of one of Malaysia's most gruesome murders, her body was blown up with military-grade explosives in...
Malaysia's former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has declared his wealth to authorities as part of an ongoing corruption and money laundering probe, the anti-graft agency said on Sunday (March 2), following the seizure of nearly US$40 million (S$54 million) in assets allegedly linked to him. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission said its investigation is focused on...
