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Black Ariel to star in Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid

Disney's live-action remake of The Little Mermaid will feature a black actress and R&B singer Halle Bailey. 19-year-old Bailey who became famous thanks to Beyonce said it was a "dream come true" to play the role. She tweeted a cartoon image...

Toy Story 2’s sexual harassment scene in bloopers deleted by Disney

New versions of "Toy Story 2" had a blooper that referenced "casting couch", a term for predatory men in the entertainment industry offering career opportunities in exchange for sexual favours. Disney quietly removed the blooper from the popular sequel. Last month's...

Why supermodel Karlie Kloss left Victoria’s Secret

Supermodel Karlie Kloss was a familiar face on the runway for Victoria's Secret show. The six foot two American beauty was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 2013 to 2015. The real reason Kloss left the glamour life of an Angel was...

Spotlight on the incredible musical prodigy Kodi Lee

If you don't know who Kodi Lee is, get ready to be blown away. Kodi Lee is an incredible musical prodigy, a rare talent of this century. The 22-year-old from southern California has been making tsunami-sized waves in the music...

The 2019 nominees for UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites are out

It's official—the 2019 nominees for UNESCO's World Heritage List of protected sites have been assembled, and an 11-day deliberation period in Baku, Azerbaijan, begins this week. A special committee dedicated to the task will be voting on the nominations to decide which sites...

Macabre musical ‘Sweeney Todd’, starring Lea Salonga, is set to hit the stage in Singapore for the first time this November

Fans of the musical thriller Sweeney Todd, get excited! Steven Sondheim's macabre Broadway masterpiece, presented by the Singapore Repertory Theatre, is set to hit the Singapore stage in Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands, this November 2019. And it's starring...

Crazy Rich Asians’ Henry Golding has two action movies lined up under newly-launched production company

Henry Golding, who stole hearts everywhere as the dashing leading man in last year's blockbuster hit Crazy Rich Asians, has turned his talents to another venture—producing. Golding recently launched his own production company, Long House Productions, which already has two action movies...

Everything you need to know about Kpop’s HallyuPopFest 2019

Southeast Asia's biggest K-pop music festival, HallyuPopFest, is back for the second year in a row, and it's all happening right here in Singapore. You don't want to miss out on this year's electrifying line-up, which features Super Junior, Pentagon,...

Joe Hahn on being part of Linkin Park, K-pop and working with BTS

Joe Hahn, DJ and mastermind behind the kick-ass backing tracks of the iconic American hip hop-rock band Linkin Park, is fully invested in the future of the music industry. As one of the judges of South Korea's new talent...

BTS makes history as Top Duo/Group and three-time Top Social Artist at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards

K-pop superstars BTS stole the show at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards (BBMA), winning the coveted Top Duo/Group award and snagging the Top Social Artist award for the third year in a row, thanks to their enormous and devoted...
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$78,300 boost in funding for Tchoukball Association of Singapore as they prepare for World Championships

SINGAPORE — The Tchoukball Association of Singapore (TBAS) recently announced that various benefactors, including corporates and former national athletes...
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Amos Yee looks drastically different in new photos from US prison

SINGAPORE: New prison photos of Singaporean Amos Yee have emerged online, showing the 24-year-old looking drastically different compared to previous years. The photos, uploaded on...

Jade Seah receives a note to not park in front of a private housing estate; says she’s tired of self-entitled homeowners

SINGAPORE: Jade Seah received a note left on her car’s windshield after parking in a road close to a private housing estate. In her...

Maid wants to leave after one week because she’s not used to doing chores; gives employers attitude, refuses to eat or listen to them

SINGAPORE: A foreign domestic helper refusing to do household chores because she says she is "not used to doing" them posed a huge problem...

OPINION | Reorienting Singapore

By Peter A. Coclanis In a recent opinion piece in the Singapore Straits Times, associate editor Chua Mui Hoong captured some of the downsides of...

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