Arts
‘We were beside ourselves’ — Edmund Wee on getting superstar Michelle Yeoh to judge Epigram Books’ Fiction Prize
Michelle Yeoh is arguably the best-known Asian actress around the world. However, a change of pace has been announced for the Malaysian superstar.
Fresh off of her critical and box-office hit, Everything Everywhere All at Once, described as the multiverse...
Arts
An inside look: Singapore’s growing cosplay community
With the Singaporean cosplay community growing, 19-year-old Akane who studies in Polytechnic, gives us a look into the world of manga, anime, and video game characters, where avid fans dress up as one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8T9f_LTlGc
"What got me into cosplaying is because...
Arts
President Halimah Yacob inaugurates solo exhibit of Cultural Medallion winner, artist Goh Beng Kwan
“My heartiest congratulations to Mr Goh on the opening of #GBK85. I hope that your exhibition will inspire many Singaporeans and bring communities together,” wrote President Halimah Yacob on Thursday (May 19).
Mdm Halimah was the guest of honour at...
Arts
Singaporean dancer to portray young Queen Elizabeth at Platinum Jubilee pageant on June 5
Twenty-two-year-old Janice Ho, a third-year student at the London Contemporary Dance School, has been chosen to portray Princess Elizabeth in the Diamond Jubilee pageant next month.
The casting of a Singaporean to play the British monarch appears to have been inspired...
Arts
Jay Chou brings back Carnival World Tour to Singapore on Dec 17, 18
Fans of Mandopop star Jay Chou have reason to rejoice. The immensely popular Taiwanese singer-songwriter has added Singapore to his Carnival World Tour, and will be performing at the Singapore National Stadium on Dec 17 and 18.
Entertainment company GHY...
Arts
‘I am f***ing human,’ model Duan Mei Yue says Russian artist exhibited nude painting of her, sold it for US$20,000 without her consent
Singaporean model Duan Mei Yue is visibly distressed in a recent video that has gone viral. In the video, she claims a Russian artist created a nude panting of her based on on a photo and put the painting...
Arts
Michelle Yeoh almost gets killed doing stunt with Jackie Chan, she said ‘I didn’t want to just play the damsel in distress’
The grand dame of martial arts movies, Michelle Yeoh, spills the tea on her long and storied career as an actor in a recent interview, including the time when she was nearly killed while performing a stunt with fellow...
Arts
How to Turn Your Blank Wall into an Art Gallery at Home
Adding wall art is the easiest way to fix the balance of items in a room. It adds colour, style, and shape that pull together your entire interior style.
So it’s important to have some knowledge of good wall art...
Arts
Anthony Chen breaks new ground with China filmmaking debut
Singapore—With his first movie shot in mainland China, Singaporean filmmaker and screenwriter Anthony Chen has added yet another feather to his cap.
In 2013, the multi-awarded Mr Chen, 37, was the first Singaporean to win the Camera d'Or award at...
Arts
Crash Landing on You’s Hyun Bin & Son Ye-jin’s wedding announcement is the happy news the world needs right now
K-Drama fans all over the world swooned on Thursday (Feb 10) at the announcement that Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin are getting ready to tie the knot.
Given the pandemic situation, the couple plans to have a small wedding with...
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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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Featured News
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...
Celebrity
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...
Domestic Helpers
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
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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