SINGAPORE: British singing star Ed Sheeran, known for his love of watches, received new straps while he was in Singapore, thanks to home-grown watch strap brand Delugs. The 33-year-old paired his luxury Patek Philippe timepiece with a navy blue Delugs strap while performing his second show in Singapore at the Capitol Theatre on Feb 17. He...
BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Thai Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, who is also commerce minister, dismissed talk that former premier Thaksin Shinawatra will start influencing the country’s administration now that he is out on parole. Phumtham said on Feb 19 that those who have such concerns are stuck in the past. Thaksin, who formed the Thai Rak...
After breaking his silence on his father's cancer diagnosis, a source claims Prince Harry would be willing to return to royal duties if asked. Prince Harry would return to royal duties if his father, King Charles III, asked, a new report by Page Six claims, following the monarch’s cancer diagnosis earlier this month. “I have a hard time believing if...
A new dance craze named after China’s famous Bo Bo Chicken snack has gone viral on mainland social media. Two months after the hip-twisting folk dance known as “Subject Three” became an online sensation, new dance moves inspired by the spicy skewer snack featuring chicken, its offal, and a variety of vegetables and meats, have become...
SINGAPORE: All active mobility devices allowed on roads in Singapore will have to comply with size limits from March 1. In a Facebook post on Feb 8, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Transport Baey Yam Keng said that the regulations, which cover novel forms of transport, are aimed at making paths safer. The devices affected by the new...
BANGKOK, Feb 10 (Agencies): A Canadian tourist opened the door of a Thai Airways flight that was preparing to take off from Chiang Mai airport bound for the capital Bangkok, local broadcaster ThaiPBS and officials said this week. "The whole plane was in chaos," wrote Facebook user Ananya Tiangtae, who was on the flight, adding that...
LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and will postpone public engagements to undergo treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Monday, but added he remained "wholly positive" about the scare less than 18 months into his reign. Charles, 75, who became king in September 2022 following the death of his mother Queen...
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police fired teargas and briefly clashed with protesters outside parliament on Thursday during demonstrations against plans to let foreign private universities operate in the country. Thousands of students and other demonstrators marched largely peacefully through central Athens in the early afternoon, some of them holding banners reading: "No to the privatisation of...
PHNOM PENH: At least three people were seriously injured in a Jan 30 landmine explosion in Pursat province. The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) has issued renewed calls for the public to be extra vigilant and not enter areas which have not been confirmed as safe. The explosion occurred when a man unloading...
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Judges at the top U.N. court on Wednesday found that Russia violated elements of a U.N. anti-terrorism treaty, but declined to rule on allegations brought by Kyiv that Moscow was responsible for the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014. In the same ruling, judges at the...
