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Harry compares Meghan to Diana and criticizes royals’ ‘unconscious bias’ in Netflix documentary
Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, have taken aim at “unconscious bias” inside the royal family and defended their decision to quit the institution, as their highly anticipated Netflix documentary series threatens to deepen the…
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Time magazine names Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh its 2022 Icon of the Year
Michelle Yeoh is capping off an extremely successful year by being named Time magazine’s Icon of the Year.
This year alone, Yeoh was involved in several projects, including The School Of Good And Evil, Minions: The Rise Of Gru, Paws Of…
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Yuzuru Hanyu becomes face of 2022 in Yahoo Japan’s portal searches
Yuzuru Hanyu, Japan's two-time Olympic gold medalist, became a figure who saw the sharpest increase in search queries from last year and claimed the title of "this year's face as chosen by the public," the popular Yahoo Japan web portal…
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Bob McGrath, long-time Sesame Street star, dies at 90
Bob McGrath, who played the sweater-clad neighborhood music teacher and general advice-giver on Sesame Street for almost half a century, died on Sunday morning. He was 90.
McGrath’s daughter Cat McGrath confirmed his death by e-mail on…
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Singer-actor Lee Seung-gi to end contract with Hook Entertainment after 18 years
Singer and actor Lee Seung-gi is leaving his longtime agency Hook Entertainment after a payment dispute for digital streams of his songs.
Lee, 35, notified Hook Entertainment that their exclusive contract has been nullified, according to…
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Royston Tan’s 24 awarded Jury Special Mention at Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival
Singaporean filmmaker Royston Tan has done it again.
His sixth feature film, 24, was given the Jury Special Mention award at the Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival on Sunday (Dec 4), with judges praising the work as the "perfect arthouse…
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South Korea’s SM Entertainment to set up in Singapore, may start boy band NCT Singapore
One of South Korea’s biggest entertainment companies, SM Entertainment, is setting up its South-east Asian headquarters in Singapore as part of its expansion plans in the region, according to a media report.
Home to some of K-pop’s top…
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App lets youth ‘tour’ historic temple, learn about Hokkien heritage
Local Chinese have developed a distinctive culture and identity in Singapore’s multiracial and multicultural society, and they must be preserved and passed on to future generations, said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
A new app…
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Leonardo DiCaprio lauds birth of bison calf in Canterbury
Leonardo DiCaprio has lauded the birth of a bison calf at a conservation project in the Kent countryside.
European bison were released into woodland near Canterbury in July as part of a rewilding project to help restore the…
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Jennifer Lopez announces This Is Me album follow-up 20 years later
Twenty years after she put out her album This Is Me... Then, singer-actress Jennifer Lopez announced last Friday a follow-up This Is Me... Now, to be released next year.
The 53-year-old, who deleted posts from her Instagram account last…
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