[ad_1] HONG KONG (AFP) – Girls and young women are under more pressure than ever to achieve the perfect body in an oppressive social media-driven world that could never have been imagined …
Read More »Orchard Road light-up: Is it Christmas or Disneyland?, Lifestyle News & Top Stories
[ad_1] When retiree Julia D’Silva heard that Disney characters would populate the Christmas light-up along Orchard Road this year, she was aghast. Seeing the lights in person last week did little to …
Read More »Security cover for Asean Summit a complex operation, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] The operation to safeguard the upcoming Asean Summit would involve fewer military personnel and resources than the Trump-Kim summit held here in June, but is just as complex to plan for. …
Read More »Russia gives OK to Hollywood movie after initial refusal, Entertainment News & Top Stories
[ad_1] MOSCOW (AFP) – The movie has not sunk. Russia has now allowed the release of a Hollywood blockbuster in which an American submarine crew rescue a Russian president, after it was …
Read More »Cambodian strongman Hun Sen defends promoting sons, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] PHNOM PENH (AFP) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen lashed out at critics on Thursday (Nov 8) for questioning high-level appointments bestowed on the strongman’s children, denying that the promotions were …
Read More »Democrats call for Sessions' successor to recuse himself from Russia probe, United States News & Top Stories
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (WASHINGTON POST) – The news that Attorney-General Jeff Sessions had resigned on Wednesday (Nov 7) at President Donald Trump's request unnerved congressional Democrats, who immediately called for Mr Sessions' successor …
Read More »Malaysia’s ex-governor of central bank quizzed over land purchase, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA • Graft busters have questioned former Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Muhammad Ibrahim over the central bank’s controversial RM2 billion (S$659 million) land purchase from the Finance Ministry in …
Read More »PM stresses need to update religious harmony laws, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday highlighted the need for unceasing efforts to maintain religious harmony in Singapore, as well as the importance of religious leaders who support the Government in …
Read More »Hyundai revs up stake in Grab with $343m investment, Companies & Markets News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SEOUL • Hyundai Motor has raised its stakes in growing South-east Asian markets with a US$250 million (S$343 million) investment in Singapore’s Grab, its second in the ride-hailing firm, as it …
Read More »One Championship to launch 'Asia's largest e-sports championship series' with Razer, Singtel among partners, Companies & Markets News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singapore-based martial arts organization, One Championship on Wednesday (Nov. 7), Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore largest global e-sports campionship series – One eSports. One Championship and Dentsu, Japan's largest global …
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