The former student of a Christian grade school in Nashville who killed three nine-year-olds and three adults in a shooting spree there was under a doctor's care for an "emotional disorder" and had amassed a collection of guns, the city's police chief said on Tuesday (March 28). New details about assailant Audrey Elizabeth Hale, 28, emerged...
Britain's Prince Harry and singer Elton John made a surprise appearance at London's High Court on Monday (March 27) as they and five others began a lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail paper over years of alleged phone-tapping and privacy breaches. Harry, the youngest son of King Charles, has brought a lawsuit against Associated Newspapers (ANL),...
On any given day in Thailand's Maya Bay, up to 40 blacktip reef sharks cruise in the cyan shallows while about 4,000 tourists visit its white-sand beach flanked by towering cliffs. Shark numbers have improved since almost every last one was driven from the bay by the influx of tour boats and tourists keen to see...
Alibaba founder Jack Ma has returned to China, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Monday (March 27), ending a more than year-long sojourn overseas that was viewed by industry as reflecting the sober mood of China's private businesses. Ma, one of China's best known entrepreneurs, left mainland China in late 2021 and has been...
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrived in Guangzhou on Monday (March 27) on his first trip to China in four years. The Singapore leader, accompanied by his wife and a delegation of about 50 Singapore officials, was greeted on the tarmac at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport at around noon by Chinese officials bearing umbrellas under a...
While scam calls are often associated with overseas numbers or numbers with a +65 prefix, one netizen recently took to Reddit to share about a scam call they received from a local phone number. In the post, the Reddit user said they answered the call since the number was a local one. The caller claimed there was a "dispute" with...
To save Hong Kong's battered tourism industry, Cathay Pacific recently announced that it would be giving away 12,500 round-trip tickets to travellers from Singapore, as part of its World of Winners campaign. Hoping to be one of the lucky ones, Bernice Tan joined the contest and eventually won. Unfortunately, this moment of victory was short-lived and she went through a rollercoaster of emotions. In a TikTok...
Those in Malaysia excited for some raunchy action served up by TikTok-famous waiter-performers Thai Hot Guys can sit themselves back down. It's not happening. Just days after it was announced that the buff waiters from popular Bangkok restaurant Staneemeehoi would be performing in Kuala Lumpur, the event got shut down following criticisms from netizens and political figures. The eatery...
The number of kindergartens in China has dropped for the first time in 15 years, falling by more than 5,000 on the previous year, financial news outlet Yicai reported, citing data from the country's Education Ministry. Concerns about China's shrinking population have prompted more than 20 recommendation by members of the country's top political advisory body to...
North Korea on Friday (March 24) tested a new nuclear underwater attack drone that can generate a radioactive tsunami, state media said, as a US amphibious assault ship arrived in South Korea for joint drills. During the drill, the new North Korean drone cruised underwater at a depth of 80 to 150m for over 59 hours...
