Singapore Worker Party's Leon Perera and Nicole Seah resign over affair

Singapore Worker Party’s Leon Perera and Nicole Seah resign over affair

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Workers’ Party MP Leon Perera and senior party leader Nicole Seah have resigned from the party over an extramarital affair, in the latest incident to rock the country’s political scene. WP chief Pritam Singh announced this at a press conference on Wednesday (July 19). He spoke to members of the press...

Tony Leung Buys Six Tickets At The Movies So No One Can Disturb Him

Tony Leung Buys Six Tickets At The Movies So No One Can Disturb Him

An old interview of Hong Kong actress Carina Lau, 57, spilling some tea about her husband, Hong Kong actor Tony Leung, 61, has gone viral on Weibo. In the 2018 interview, Carina shared how Tony has a habit of buying six tickets every time he goes to the movies, as he’s afraid of being disturbed by other cinemagoers. According...

Scandal-Plagued HK Singer Steven Cheung Now Works At A Snack Shop

Hong Kong singer Steven Cheung has seen his reputation and career take a nosedive after he was embroiled in several relationship scandals in recent years. The 38-year-old, who was one-half of Cantopop duo Boyz, could not land singing gigs and had to take on odd jobs to support his family. Recently, a netizen spotted Steven working at a snack shop and shared a pic of...

Don’t Box Them In: Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling Live Up to the Hype in ‘Barbie’

Don’t Box Them In: Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling Live Up to the Hype in ‘Barbie’

3 stars (out of 4) The Barbie marketing campaign deserves raves. Margot Robbie established herself as a living doll on various red carpets — love that Day-to-Night Barbie throwback outfit! — while Ryan Gosling exuded the perfect amount of Ken-ergy. Bravo to all. Now, playtime’s over. And the answer to the big question is yes, life in plastic … it’s fantastic. Or, without the...

YouTuber Annabelle Ham’s Cause of Death Revealed

YouTuber Annabelle Ham’s Cause of Death Revealed

Annabelle Ham, a Kennesaw State University student and influencer, died at age 22 on July 15. Now, her family has shared her cause of death. Annabelle Ham suffered a medical emergency before her death. The influencer's family—who previously shared that she died on July 15 at age 22—is now giving more details on her cause of death. Annabelle "experienced an epileptic event" and passed away, her...

No comparison between Sanusi and Anwar's arrests, says Fahmi

No comparison between Sanusi and Anwar’s arrests, says Fahmi

KUALA LUMPUR: There is no comparison between the arrests of caretaker Kedah menteri besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in 1998, says Pakatan Harapan information chief Fahmi Fadzil. The Communications and Digital Minister said those making the comparison were trying to play up the narrative. "This is the narrative which some...

Ample room for further Vietnam-Malaysia cooperation, says Tengku Zafrul

KUALA LUMPUR: Major trading partners Malaysia and Vietnam should work closely to draw more investments in the Asean region, says Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz (pic). In an interview with Vietnam News Agency (VNA) correspondents in Kuala Lumpur ahead of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s official visit to Vietnam on Thursday...

Two senior Singapore opposition party members resign after ‘inppropriate exchange’

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Two senior members of Singapore's largest opposition party have resigned after admitting they were in a relationship, Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh said on Wednesday. Member of parliament Leon Perera and the party's youth wing president Nicole Seah handed in their letters of resignation after a video was posted on social media earlier...

The whirlwind romance that ended in allegations of domestic abuse: How PR executive Kate Greville and Ryan Giggs first met when he stared at her over table as she helped plan launch of Hotel Football

Kate Greville (pictured) once posed for photographers at Royal Ascot wearing a hat in the shape of a giant slab of stilton cheese for a PR client She was once prepared to invite ridicule, posing for photographers at Royal Ascot wearing a hat in the shape of a giant slab of stilton cheese for a PR client. But as...

Anwar’s claim on Sedition Act was false narrative, says lawyer

PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's statement that the Sedition Act was used on Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor as it relates "to the position, dignity of the rulers" is misleading, says Lawyers for Liberty director Zaid Malek. He said the second charge against the Kedah Menteri Besar is about criticism of Anwar in relation...