SINGAPORE: Singapore's Chinese language media Lianhe Zaobao has stressed that it takes its mission of delivering information seriously and remains committed to neutrality. The comments by Zaobao’s editor Goh Sin Teck came a day after the Washington Post put up its story “In Singapore, loud echoes of Beijing’s positions generate anxiety” on July 24. Goh said the...
The iconic cat and mouse duo will take their antics to Singapore in a collection of three-minute shorts, premiering on Cartoon Network and HBO Go in August. Tom And Jerry, arguably the most famous cat and mouse duo in the world, are coming to Singapore. On Wednesday (Jul 26), Warner Bros Discovery announced that its first-ever localised...
Do you guys remember what you were doing when you were 10? Some of us were probably whining about going to school or fretting about the impending PSLE, but for 47-year-old Singaporean musician Eric Ng's 10-year-old daughter Lyla Ng, she's busy serenading crowds with her beautiful voice. Eric is a prolific songwriter and producer and has worked...
A hater even threw a bottle at him when he was walking along Orchard Road. Now 17 years after the singing competition, Joakim looks back at what he calls his “baptism of fire”. For the uninitiated, season 2 of local singing reality show Singapore Idol, which aired 17 years ago in 2006, was a cultural phenomenon. The season,...
Well, it’s their loss. The 31-year-old, who is the star of Mediacorp drama The Sky Is Still Blue, tells 8days.sg if she thinks her time in Korea was a waste and if she’s still pals with fellow Skarf member Tasha Low. No part of this story can be reproduced without permission from 8days.sg. Google local actress Ferlyn G,...
Now this is a picture that is sure to reignite memories of yesteryear for many. On July 24, local singer Kit Chan, 50, posted this sweet snap with Hong Kong’s Heavenly King Jacky Cheung, 62. The picture was taken backstage at one of Jacky’s many, many, concerts in Singapore. In her post, Kit mused about how Jacky is her “inspiration to banish...
SHAH ALAM: Police have seized over RM7.94mil worth of drugs after crippling four syndicates active in Selangor. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said they conducted seven raids between July 17 and 21 together with Bukit Aman and Subang Jaya Narcotic Crime Investigation Department personnel. "We raided locations in Seri Kembangan, Kota Damansara, Putra Heights,...
Italian fashion house Bottega Veneta held a fashion show in Beijing recently, but the biggest draw wasn’t the clothes or bags on the runway. Rather, it was our local pop diva Stefanie Sun, 45. Admittedly, it’s been a while since we’ve seen Stef at an event, and the reception she received was reportedly overwhelming. Dressed in an eye-catching blue...
We all know of people buying followers on Instagram, but did you know there’s now an option for some users to pay for their account to be verified as well? In case you didn’t know, the blue tick beside one’s profile handle shows if they’ve been verified by the social media platform. Instagram used to grant these blue...
In Singapore, K-BBQ isn’t usually a fancy affair — but it sure is at the upcoming Cote restaurant. The swish one-Michelin-starred New York-born eatery, an intriguing cross between a fine Korean barbecue joint and high-end American steakhouse, is opening its first international outlet in Singapore “in the fourth quarter of the year”. It’ll be housed at Como Orchard, a new...
