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COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's lawmakers are set to vote on a social media regulation bill on Jan 24 which opposition politicians and activists allege will muzzle free speech.
The Online Safety Bill proposes jail terms for content that a five-member commission considers illegal and make social media platforms such as Google, Fa... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/sri-lanka-votes-on-new-law-to-regulate-online-content | 2024-01-24T08:02:36Z | blocked_url |
TAIPEI - Taiwan's president-elect, Lai Ching-te, signalled on Wednesday his desire for Taipei to join the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, considering the island's key role in the global economy.
The United States excluded chip powerhouse Taiwan from the framework, part of the Biden administration's effort to ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/taiwan-president-elect-signals-desire-to-join-us-led-trade-framework | 2024-01-24T08:02:47Z | blocked_url |
BANGKOK - A Thai court will on Wednesday decide whether former prime ministerial hopeful Pita Limjaroenrat broke the rules of a 2023 election won by his party, the first of two cases targeting an opposition that has threatened radical reforms in the country.
The Harvard-educated Pita, whose bid to become premier was th... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/thai-court-to-decide-former-pm-hopefuls-fate-in-election-case | 2024-01-24T08:02:57Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – With a lineup of 114 galleries at the sophomore edition of the recently concluded Art SG, a record 45,300 visitors streamed through the halls from Jan 19 to 21 to relish some of the best international art works today.
For those who missed out on this year’s fair, here are five artworks that stole the show f... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/art-sg-five-artworks-that-drew-crowds-including-an-lky-and-raffles-double-portrait | 2024-01-24T08:03:08Z | blocked_url |
Only The River Flows (PG13)
101 minutes, opens on Jan 25 at The Projector
4 stars
The story: It is 1995 in China. In a village, by the river, the corpse of an older woman is discovered. Local police chief Ma Zhe (Zhu Yilong) comes to investigate. As his search for the killer goes on, his sense of disquiet grows, leadin... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/at-the-movies-in-only-the-river-flows-a-moody-cop-searches-for-the-truth | 2024-01-24T08:03:18Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - Whether you love or loathe Coldplay, it is hard to remain indifferent and not get caught up in the British pop-rock band’s live performances.
The quartet, fronted by singer Chris Martin, brought their famously big, bold and colourful show to the National Stadium on Jan 23.
It was the first of their unpreced... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/the-life-list-3-highlights-from-coldplay-s-s-pore-show-from-teary-tribute-to-piano-glitch | 2024-01-24T08:03:29Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – A total of 119 people aged between 17 and 72 are being investigated for their suspected involvement in unlicensed moneylending activities.
This followed a five-day islandwide operation from Jan 15 to 19 by officers from the Criminal Investigation Department and the seven police divisions, the police said in... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/119-people-under-probe-for-suspected-roles-in-unlicensed-moneylending | 2024-01-24T08:03:39Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - Three men allegedly worked together in a fraudulent investment scheme in which two people were cheated into handing over more than $541,000 in total.
Two of the alleged scammers, Kang Chee Wee and Lim Jun Hong, both 35, were handed four cheating charges each on Jan 24.
A search with the Accounting and Corpo... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/3-men-face-cheating-charges-after-2-alleged-victims-were-duped-into-giving-more-than-541k | 2024-01-24T08:03:49Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - Five Malaysian men allegedly linked to a syndicate involved in fake friend call scams targeting Singaporeans, causing over $1.4 million in losses, were each handed a cheating charge on Jan 24.
They are: Kek Yuan Chun, 19; Chua Zi Huang, 23; Heng Guo Hao, 25; Loh Chuan Sheng, 35; and Yee Kong Yao, 36.
An adv... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/5-men-allegedly-linked-to-syndicate-behind-fake-friend-call-scams-charged-with-cheating | 2024-01-24T08:04:00Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - A 53-year-old pedestrian was taken to the hospital on the morning of Jan 24 after he was involved in a car accident in Whampoa.
The police said they were alerted to an accident involving a car and a pedestrian along 90 Whampoa Drive at about 6.20am. The injured man was taken conscious to Tan Tock Seng Hospi... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/pedestrian-injured-after-car-crashes-into-pavement-in-whampoa | 2024-01-24T08:04:10Z | blocked_url |
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Clippers took full advantage of the injury absence of LeBron James on Jan 23 and played as a team to clinch a 127-116 National Basketball Association (NBA) win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points and James Harden added 23 as the Clippers’ impressive recent form cont... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/basketball/clippers-down-lakers-in-battle-of-la-denver-nuggets-sink-indiana-pacers | 2024-01-24T08:04:21Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Third seed Daniil Medvedev was forced to dig deep into his reserves to outlast Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(4) 2-6 6-3 5-7 6-4 in the tightest of quarter-finals on Wednesday and reach the last four of the Australian Open for third time.
The Russian, twice a losing finalist at Melbourne Park, went toe-to-toe with the ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/gutsy-medvedev-outlasts-hurkacz-to-reach-melbourne-semis | 2024-01-24T08:04:31Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE – Rohan Bopanna’s worn-out knees have not stopped him from climbing tennis’ world doubles rankings and the 43-year-old Indian became the oldest player to reach No. 1 after making the Australian Open semi-finals with Matthew Ebden on Jan 24.
Bopanna and his Australian partner beat Argentinian pair Maximo Gonza... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/no-cartilage-no-problem-as-indian-veteran-bopanna-tops-doubles-rankings | 2024-01-24T08:04:41Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Dayana Yastremska extended her dream run at the Australian Open on Wednesday to become the first women's qualifier to reach the semi-finals in 45 years but made sure to remind tennis fans about her countrymen fighting in Ukraine.
Getting to the pointy end of the year's first Grand Slam was not a specific go... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/ukraines-fairytale-qualifier-yastremska-hails-fighters-at-home | 2024-01-24T08:04:52Z | blocked_url |
BEVERLY HILLS, California - "Oppenheimer," the epic film about the World War Two race to build the first atomic bomb, landed a leading 13 Oscar nominations on Tuesday and cemented its role as frontrunner for the prestigious best picture trophy.
The three-hour drama directed by Christopher Nolan outpaced gothic comedy "... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/atomic-bomb-blockbuster-oppenheimer-leads-oscar-nominations | 2024-01-24T08:05:03Z | blocked_url |
PARIS - Protests by French farmers demanding better working and living conditions could intensify and road blockades could target Paris, the head of the country's biggest farming union said on Wednesday.
"I am not ruling out any option," Arnaud Rousseau, the head of the FNSEA farming union, said when asked by France 2 ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/french-farming-protests-could-target-paris-union-chief-says | 2024-01-24T08:05:13Z | blocked_url |
BERLIN - German train drivers walked off the job again on Jan 24 in what is set to be Germany's longest-ever rail strike.
It spells more headaches for commuters with scant signs of a return to the negotiating table on the horizon.
The strike, which began at 2am local time on Jan 24 and is set to last until the evening ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/german-train-drivers-ramp-up-pressure-with-longest-strike-yet | 2024-01-24T08:05:23Z | blocked_url |
PARIS - Power generated from low-emissions sources, such as wind, solar and nuclear, will be adequate to meet growth in global demand for the next three years, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said, adding that power-sector emissions are on the decline.
Following record growth, electricity generation from low-emis... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/growth-in-low-emissions-power-expected-to-cover-demand-for-next-three-years-iea | 2024-01-24T08:05:34Z | blocked_url |
BRUSSELS - The European Parliament election in 2024 could make passing ambitious climate change policies harder, if the vote delivers the “sharp right turn” that recent opinion polls suggest, researchers said on Jan 24.
European Union citizens are set in June to elect a new EU Parliament – the body of 705 lawmakers whi... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/opinion-polls-signal-eu-election-result-could-hamper-climate-action-research-says | 2024-01-24T08:05:45Z | blocked_url |
A person called the 999 emergency line in Wales after experiencing stomach pain after eating too much kebab.
Another person dialled the number over missing dentures.
One other person had a hand stuck in a letterbox.
Further 999 calls were made because of the person losing his or her voice, or having a ring stuck on a f... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/where-s-my-false-teeth-welsh-ambulance-service-asks-people-to-make-the-right-call-for-help | 2024-01-24T08:05:56Z | blocked_url |
BEIJING -China and Nauru re-established diplomatic ties on Wednesday, after the tiny Pacific island nation unexpectedly severed relations with its now former ally Taiwan in a move the United States described as "unfortunate".
The Pacific has become a source of intense competition for influence between Washington which ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/former-taiwan-ally-nauru-re-establishes-diplomatic-ties-with-china | 2024-01-24T08:06:06Z | blocked_url |
SEOUL - North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles towards the sea off its west coast on Jan 24, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, in the latest sign of heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula.
The missiles were fired at around 7am (6am Singapore time) and the launches were being analysed by South Kor... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/north-korea-fires-cruise-missiles-off-west-coast-seoul-says | 2024-01-24T08:06:16Z | blocked_url |
Death in Paradise has announced its star-studded guest cast for series 13, including a returning star from series one and an Oscar-winning actress. The series premiere, which kicks off on BBC One on Sunday 4 February, marks the show's 100th episode and will see a fan-favourite character fighting for their life.
The ope... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/511930/death-in-paradise-series-13-release-date-guest-cast-returning-star/ | 2024-01-24T08:06:51Z | blocked_url |
Charles, the 9th Earl Spencer, 59, regularly shares updates about his ancestral home, Althorp House, from interior decorations to historical discoveries, but he was feeling reflective about his childhood recently.
Next to a photo of the majestic exterior bathed in soft sunlight, Charles revealed the appearance of the N... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/homes/511888/charles-spencer-overwhelmed-by-formality-of-childhood-home-with-princess-diana/ | 2024-01-24T08:06:57Z | blocked_url |
Most Anticipated Game of 2024 - Article
by Miles Gregory , posted 1 hour ago / 288 ViewsWith amazing remakes of classic games, genre-defining titles, hotly anticipated sequels, and huge expansions to existing games, 2023 really spoiled gamers. Following up such a fantastic year would never be easy, and there are a lot ... | https://www.vgchartz.com/article/459623/most-anticipated-game-of-2024/ | 2024-01-24T08:39:21Z | blocked_url |
As you might expect, scientists tend to be fairly interested in a variety of doomsday scenarios. Two aficionados of the apocalypse, astrophysicists Michael Hahn and Daniel Wolf Savin, have joined forces to conjure up several scientifically-founded plans to survive the end of the world when it inevitably occurs.
Writing... | https://www.iflscience.com/two-astrophysicists-explain-how-humanity-could-survive-end-world-35565 | 2024-01-24T08:59:44Z | blocked_url |
TOKYO - Japanese audiences will be able to watch Oppenheimer in cinemas from March 29, distribution company Bitters End said on Jan 24, after the biopic on the nuclear bomb’s creator was nominated for 13 categories at the Oscar Awards.
The release date is almost eight months after memes mixing visuals from the film Bar... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/oppenheimer-to-be-shown-in-japan-from-march-29-8-months-after-barbenheimer-outrage | 2024-01-24T09:34:42Z | blocked_url |
NEW DELHI - French President Emmanuel Macron will attend India’s Republic Day celebrations on Friday as the chief guest, as New Delhi and Paris continue to negotiate multi-billion dollar deals to buy French fighter jets and submarines for the Indian military.
However, officials in New Delhi and Paris said the visit wil... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/india-to-strengthen-ties-with-france-with-macron-as-chief-guest-on-national-day | 2024-01-24T09:34:52Z | blocked_url |
KUALA LUMPUR – Palm oil output in Malaysia, the No. 2 supplier, could rise five per cent in 2024 after the government allowed plantations to hire foreign workers, said Mr Joseph Tek, chief executive of the Malaysian Palm Oil Association.
The admission of new workers potentially means that an additional 5.2 million tons... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-palm-oil-harvest-gets-boost-from-foreign-worker-move | 2024-01-24T09:35:03Z | blocked_url |
BANGKOK - Thailand’s Constitutional Court ruled on Jan 24 that prominent Thai opposition figure Pita Limjaroenrat had not breached media shareholding rules, clearing the way for his return to Parliament six months after his suspension.
Mr Pita, 43, the former leader of the Move Forward Party (MFP), had been suspended f... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thai-court-clears-opposition-figure-pita-limjaroenrat-to-return-to-parliament | 2024-01-24T09:35:14Z | blocked_url |
BANGKOK - Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Jan 24 he believes the country’s economy is in crisis, adding that the government would roll out stimulus measures in addition to handouts to boost growth.
“I confirm that the economy is not doing well and is in crisis,” he told reporters, adding that it was fine i... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thai-pm-says-economy-in-crisis-pledges-more-stimulus | 2024-01-24T09:35:24Z | blocked_url |
LANGTANG – High in the Himalayas, two villages near Nepal’s border with Tibet are getting power from an unusual source: a threatening glacial lake.
In this high-altitude region, climate change is accelerating the melting of mountain ice, with villages located below fast-filling glacial lakes facing a rising risk of cat... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/nepal-explores-tapping-flood-risk-glacial-lakes-for-clean-power | 2024-01-24T09:35:35Z | blocked_url |
NEW DELHI – Butter chicken – one of India’s best-known dishes globally – is delicious and apparently also contentious, with two Indian restaurant chains battling in court over claims to its origins.
The lawsuit, which has become a hot topic in India, was brought by the family behind Moti Mahal, a famed Delhi restaurant... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/who-invented-butter-chicken-indian-judge-to-rule-on-dispute-over-global-favourite | 2024-01-24T09:35:45Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Local actress-host Fatin Amira, the alleged third party in the marriage of fellow actress-host Nurul Aini and her husband Sofian Roslan, has been removed from the local infotainment programmed Manja.
In its eighth season, the show airs on Mondays on Mediacorp’s Suria channel with four presenters.
However, t... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/actress-host-fatin-amira-dropped-from-suria-show-after-nurul-aini-cheating-scandal | 2024-01-24T09:35:56Z | blocked_url |
Jessica Biel loves to eat while showering - and she plans to take this to another level by starting a “shower eating movement”.
The 41-year-old Hollywood actress wants more people to embrace her unconventional eating habit, especially those who multitask.
Biel posted a TikTok video on Jan 22, sharing her thoughts on ho... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/actress-jessica-biel-wants-more-people-to-embrace-shower-eating | 2024-01-24T09:36:06Z | blocked_url |
An unknown number of New Hampshire voters received a phone call on Jan 21, 2024, from what sounded like United States President Joe Biden. A recording containing Mr Biden’s voice urged voters inclined to support him and the Democratic Party not to participate in the state’s Jan 23 Republican primary election.
Mr Biden ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/fake-biden-robocall-points-to-dangers-of-ai-enhanced-disinformation-campaign | 2024-01-24T09:36:16Z | blocked_url |
After a period of heavy drinking, one 40-something professional woman felt a short-term fix would not be the answer. So, instead of simply attempting “Dry January”, as many drinkers now do, she decided to abstain in December as well. That way, she reasoned, the prospect of an ascetic new year would not fill her with dr... | https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/the-bottle-and-the-blues-how-different-generations-respond-to-stress | 2024-01-24T09:36:27Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) chief executive Lee Chuan Teck will be appointed executive chairman of the statutory board on April 1.
He will succeed Mr Peter Ong Boon Kwee, a long-time civil servant who has spent more than 30 years in the public sector, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said on... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/enterprisesg-ceo-lee-chuan-teck-will-be-executive-chairman-from-april-1 | 2024-01-24T09:36:37Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - Some 58.9 million passengers passed through Changi Airport in 2023, rebounding to 86 per cent of traffic levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic.
This was also an 83 per cent increase from the 32.2 million passengers the airport handled in 2022.
In 2019, before the pandemic hit, the airport registered 68.3... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/changi-airport-s-2023-passenger-traffic-rebounds-to-86-of-pre-covid-19-levels | 2024-01-24T09:36:48Z | blocked_url |
DOHA – Palestine’s captain said that his team had fulfilled “a promise to the Palestinian people” after reaching the Asian Cup knockout rounds for the first time on Jan 23.
The 3-0 victory over Hong Kong was also their first win in the history of the competition and enough to squeeze into the last 16 as one of the four... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/palestine-fulfil-promise-after-historic-asian-cup-win | 2024-01-24T09:36:58Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE – Two-time Australian Open runner-up Daniil Medvedev had no more energy left and will need a well-deserved break, as he ground past big-serving Hubert Hurkacz into the semi-finals on Jan 24.
As he edged closer to winning a second Grand Slam, he admitted that his latest match had “destroyed” him physically.
Th... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/destroyed-daniil-medvedev-grinds-into-australian-open-semi-finals | 2024-01-24T09:37:08Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – It may seem unthinkable, but in 1990, former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson had been on the brink of the sack at Old Trafford after a string of bad results and no silverware to show for in three years.
Ultimately, the Scot would lead the Red Devils to a FA Cup triumph that year before adding 37 mor... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/unleash-the-roar-football-project-is-on-the-right-track-insist-senior-singapore-sports-officials | 2024-01-24T09:37:19Z | blocked_url |
CHISINAU - Moldova's foreign minister announced his resignation on Wednesday, saying he had fulfilled his objective of steering the country towards the European Union, a process that pro-Russian separatists in the country have threatened to fight.
The small former Soviet republic led by pro-European president Sandu was... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/moldovas-foreign-minister-resigns-as-country-moves-towards-eu | 2024-01-24T09:37:29Z | blocked_url |
GENEVA - Environmental activists face a severe crackdown in Britain, a UN expert warned on Jan 23, lamenting that peaceful protesters face long prison terms and are the targets of “toxic discourse”.
Mr Michel Forst, the United Nations special rapporteur on environmental defenders, said he had received “extremely worryi... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/un-expert-slams-britain-s-severe-crackdown-on-climate-activists | 2024-01-24T09:37:39Z | blocked_url |
JOHANNESBURG - South African police have arrested a man suspected of starting the fire that killed more than 70 people in a hijacked building in downtown Johannesburg in August.
The 29-year-old man confessed to an inquiry tasked with determining responsibility for the blaze that he was involved in starting it, the poli... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/man-to-be-charged-with-murder-for-deadly-johannesburg-fire | 2024-01-24T09:37:49Z | blocked_url |
DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM -Israel and Hamas broadly agree in principle that an exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners could take place during a month-long ceasefire, but the framework plan is being held up by the two sides' differences over how to bring a permanent end to the Gaza war, three sources said.
In... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/one-month-gaza-truce-focus-of-intensive-talks-sources-say | 2024-01-24T09:38:00Z | blocked_url |
ATLANTA - The nose wheel of a Boeing 757 passenger jet operated by Delta Air Lines popped off and rolled away as the plane was lining up for take-off over the weekend from Atlanta’s international airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Boeing was not immediately available to comment outside reg... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/boeing-757-loses-nose-wheel-while-preparing-for-take-off-in-atlanta | 2024-01-24T09:38:10Z | blocked_url |
Siân Welby made her debut on ITV's This Morning this week – and it's safe to say she's gone down a treat with viewers of the programme. The TV and radio presenter is best known for appearing on Capital Breakfast alongside Roman Kemp and Chris Stark. But how much do you know about the star's life away from the cameras? ... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/511872/meet-this-morning-sian-welby-fiance-family-life/ | 2024-01-24T09:38:56Z | blocked_url |
The Traitors star Diane Carson has firmly established herself as one of the series' most iconic players. The retired teacher has provided some of the show's most entertaining moments, including dramatically revealing her connection to Ross in the style of a true crime documentary.
While many viewers will know by now th... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/511931/the-traitors-diane-related-to-endeavour-star-sara-vickers-details/ | 2024-01-24T09:39:02Z | blocked_url |
BEIJING - The Chinese foreign ministry on Wednesday said China's claims to the Paracel and Spratly Islands in the South China Sea were backed by "history" after Vietnam over the weekend repeated it had sufficient evidence to claim sovereignty over the islands.
The Paracel and Spratly Islands, known as the Hoang Sa and ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-rebuts-vietnams-claims-to-disputed-south-china-sea-islands | 2024-01-24T11:06:58Z | blocked_url |
TOKYO – Three foreign-born residents of Japan will next week file a lawsuit against the government over alleged racial profiling by police, a case that would be the first of its kind, their lawyers said on Jan 24.
The three men – one born in Pakistan, an African-American man and a Pacific Islander – have been repeatedl... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/in-first-of-its-kind-case-japanese-police-accused-of-racial-profiling | 2024-01-24T11:07:09Z | blocked_url |
SEOUL – North Korea is developing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for everything from how to respond to Covid-19 and safeguard nuclear reactors to war-gaming simulations and government surveillance, according to a new study.
International sanctions imposed over its nuclear weapons programme may h... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-ai-development-raises-concerns-study-says | 2024-01-24T11:07:19Z | blocked_url |
MOSCOW - The Kremlin on Wednesday said it did not consider Boris Nadezhdin, a former opposition lawmaker seeking to run for president on an anti-war ticket, as a serious rival to President Vladimir Putin.
Nadezhdin, 60, is currently trying to collect 100,000 signatures by the end of January to be registered as a candid... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/kremlin-says-anti-war-presidential-candidate-nadezhdin-is-not-a-serious-rival-to-putin | 2024-01-24T11:07:29Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Tucked away on Pearl’s Hill, a short trek from People’s Park Food Centre, is a police barracks-turned-independent arts enclave. This one-of-a-kind creative mess grew organically, bucking the trend in overplanned Singapore.
Once home to the Sikh contingent in the 1930s, 195 Pearl’s Hill Terrace (195PHT) toda... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/singapore-s-independent-arts-clusters-fight-to-lay-down-roots | 2024-01-24T11:07:40Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – The second edition of mega art fair Art SG shrugged off its smaller exhibitor count to attract a record 45,300 visitors over four days, reporting major sales across galleries and reaffirming Singapore’s prospect as a global art hub.
Gallery directors noted the “higher energy” for the 2024 edition, with visi... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/sold-art-sg-2024-sees-record-45300-visitors-speedier-sales | 2024-01-24T11:07:50Z | blocked_url |
It was a dream come true for South Korean actress Han So-hee.
An ambassador in South Korea for French luxury fashion house Christian Dior, Han attended the presentation of the Spring/Summer 2024 Haute Couture collection by Dior during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, on Jan 22.
The 29-year-old star took to social m... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/dreams-come-true-k-actress-han-so-hee-starstruck-by-natalie-portman-at-dior-event-in-paris | 2024-01-24T11:08:01Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Run out of food and drinks on the first day of Chinese New Year? You can head to FairPrice supermarkets as 144 of its 159 supermarkets will remain open on that day – Feb 10.
Forty-two of the outlets will operate round the clock, an increase from the 34 in 2023, the supermarket chain said on Jan 22.
It aims ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/144-fairprice-supermarkets-to-stay-open-on-first-day-of-cny | 2024-01-24T11:08:11Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - Children who were exposed to high levels of adversity in the womb, such as their mothers’ mental and physical health challenges during pregnancy, show an accelerated pattern of brain development, likely in order to survive their difficult circumstances.
This early maturity can shorten the window period of n... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/children-exposed-to-adversity-in-womb-have-faster-brain-development-higher-risk-of-mental-health-disorders | 2024-01-24T11:08:21Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – His scam victims included his then Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) supervisor, and three teenage boys.
On Jan 24, Nicol Teo Chee Kang, 31, who made more than $194,000 in profit, was sentenced to two years and six months’ jail. He pleaded guilty to multiple charges including four counts of cheating.
Fiv... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/jail-for-scammer-whose-victims-included-his-then-scdf-supervisor | 2024-01-24T11:08:23Z | blocked_url |
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Self-radicalised S’porean, 16, who identified as white supremacist given restriction order under ISA
He had chanced upon videos by a foreign far-right political commentator and white supr... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/evening-update-today-s-headlines-from-the-straits-times-on-jan-24-2024 | 2024-01-24T11:08:34Z | blocked_url |
DOHA - Saudi Arabia coach Roberto Mancini has come under criticism for his team selection at the Asian Cup but the Italian coach said on Wednesday that his policy is to pick young players so they can gain experience as he tried to build a team.
Saudi Arabia scraped a 2-1 win over Oman in their group opener and qualifie... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/saudi-coach-mancini-stays-true-to-his-philosophy-as-he-battles-selection-critics | 2024-01-24T11:08:44Z | blocked_url |
Synopsis: Every fourth Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times dives into a sports topic and tackles the hard questions with its guests on Hard Tackle.
In this episode of Hard Tackle, Deepanraj Ganesan speaks to Sport Singapore CEO Alan Goh and Singapore Sport Institute chief Dr Su Chun Wei and quizzes them on what i... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/outlining-2024-in-singapore-sports-with-sportsg-and-ssi | 2024-01-24T11:08:54Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – As Singapore sports heads into a new year with an Olympics on the horizon, Sport Singapore (SportSG) chief executive Alan Goh wants local athletes to be “ruthless” and “hungrier” in their pursuit of success.
In a wide-ranging interview on The Straits Times’ Hard Tackle podcast published on Jan 24, Goh, who ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/ruthless-and-hungrier-mindset-needed-for-team-singapore-as-paris-olympics-beckons | 2024-01-24T11:09:05Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Daniil Medvedev pounced on the few chances offered up by Hubert Hurkacz to seal a semi-final spot at the Australian Open on Wednesday, while Dayana Yastremska did the new generation proud by reaching the last four of a Grand Slam for the first time.
Third seed Medvedev, who lost back-to-back Melbourne Park ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/medvedev-battles-to-reach-australian-open-semis-yastremska-cruises | 2024-01-24T11:09:15Z | blocked_url |
MOSCOW - Mr Boris Nadezhdin, a 60-year-old former opposition lawmaker, is running a long-shot campaign to challenge Russian President Vladimir Putin for the presidency and says his call to end Russia’s war in Ukraine has put rocket boosters under his bid.
Mr Nadezhdin, who sometimes appears on state television where he... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/in-russia-anti-war-candidate-tries-to-harness-protest-vote-against-putin | 2024-01-24T11:09:25Z | blocked_url |
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has issued a new plea against all wars as he evoked the horror of the mass killing of Jews and other victims of the Nazis ahead of Saturday's Holocaust Memorial Day.
"The memory and condemnation of that horrible extermination of millions of people...may help everybody to not forget that the ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/pope-issues-new-anti-war-plea-as-he-evokes-nazi-holocaust | 2024-01-24T11:09:36Z | blocked_url |
MOSCOW - A Russian military transport plane crashed near the Ukrainian border on Jan 24, with state news agency RIA quoting the Defence Ministry as saying it was carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war to be exchanged in a swop.
In its report, RIA said the plane was carrying 65 Ukrainians, along with six crew members and t... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/russian-plane-crashes-near-ukrainian-border-while-carrying-65-ukrainian-prisoners-of-war | 2024-01-24T11:09:46Z | blocked_url |
LONDON – The United States, which together with Britain, has carried out a number of attacks on Houthi rebel bases in Yemen, determines the pace of the military strikes and any broader diplomatic moves to halt the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
The snag is that while Britain warned on Jan 23 that it will not hesitate to str... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/us-now-committed-to-what-it-sought-to-avoid-military-attacks-against-iranian-proxies | 2024-01-24T11:09:57Z | blocked_url |
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire - Donald Trump cruised to victory in New Hampshire's Republican presidential contest on Tuesday, marching closer to a November rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden even as his sole remaining rival for the nomination, Nikki Haley, vowed to soldier on.
"This race is far from over," Haley,... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/trump-cruises-to-new-hampshire-win-haley-vows-to-fight-on-to-south-carolina | 2024-01-24T11:10:07Z | blocked_url |
SALEM, New Hampshire – It might seem too soon to crown former United States president Donald Trump the official candidate of the Republican Party.
The primary season began just two weeks ago and only two states have held nominating contests in which fewer than half a million Americans participated.
Already a subscriber... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/trump-bullish-after-new-hampshire-win-but-haley-says-race-for-republican-nomination-far-from-over | 2024-01-24T11:10:17Z | blocked_url |
Savannah Guthrie may have more of a connection to musicians than you'd think! The Today Show anchor opened up during a public event about her own tie to the arts.
On January 18, the 52-year-old TV host conducted a conversation and Q&A with singer-songwriter Rachel Platten in New York City which HELLO! attended. They ta... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/511916/today-savannah-guthrie-rare-confession-rocky-romance-musician-ex-boyfriend/ | 2024-01-24T11:11:00Z | blocked_url |
Victoria Beckham got heads turning on Wednesday when the fashion designer shared a look at an upcoming cover of HTSI, the lifestyle magazine for the Financial Times, in which she appears on.
The 49-year-old went for quite the daring pose on the cover, as VB wowed in a white knit jumper and a pair of black shoes. The st... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/511941/victoria-beckham-all-legs-daring-photos/ | 2024-01-24T11:11:06Z | blocked_url |
If you've got it, flaunt it! Dolly Parton's appearance went viral in November 2023 when she rocked a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleading outfit for the team's Thanksgiving Day game.
The country music queen looked phenomenal in a tiny pair of hotpants, cropped blue shirt and white vest as she performed for The Salvation Army's ... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/511940/dolly-parton-rarely-seen-husband-carl-reaction-tiny-outfit-revealed-photo/ | 2024-01-24T11:11:12Z | blocked_url |
Princess Anne stepped out for a royal engagement in Edinburgh recently and to keep out the Scottish chill, she ensured to wrap up warm in her trademark coat, scarf and leather gloves and there was a sentimental meaning behind her outerwear.
The Princess Royal, 73, attended the opening of the Institute for Regeneration ... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/royal-style/511937/princess-anne-re-wears-special-gift-from-king-charles-as-she-steps-in-amid-royal-hospitalisations/ | 2024-01-24T11:11:18Z | blocked_url |
Apple TV+'s highly-anticipated World War Two epic is just days away from dropping on the streaming service. Masters of the Air, a nine-part series adapted and executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, tells the story of the men who flew in the 100th Bomb Group of the US Eighth Air Force – aka the Bloody Hun... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/511939/masters-of-the-air-filming-locations-apple-tv/ | 2024-01-24T11:11:24Z | blocked_url |
When the Duchess of Sussex is out, we're always guaranteed to receive a masterclass in minimalistic dressing
The former Suits actress has had a penchant for 'quiet luxury' long before the term became a regular in the fashion vernacular, and after schooling us in wearing all-white recently, she's given us a lesson in st... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/hfm/fashion-trends/511935/meghan-markle-jamaica-bob-marley-premiere/ | 2024-01-24T11:11:30Z | blocked_url |
Welp, Nicola Peltz Beckham joining Kim Kardashian as a Balenciaga ambassador was most definitely not on my 2024 bingo card and I have a sneaky suspicion that 2024 has a few too many tricks up its sleeve…
Posted yesterday to her 3.1 million Instagram followers, Nicola shared the news that she was working with the recent... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/hfm/fashion-trends/511936/nicola-peltz-balenciaga-closet-campaign/ | 2024-01-24T11:11:36Z | blocked_url |
In the last year, our Instagram feed has turned into an endless catwalk of Sambas.
Following a blockbuster past year with collaborations that had everyone talking, from Wales Bonner's quirky touch to Sporty & Rich's athleisure vibe. Adidas had already started 2024 with a bang by releasing the shoe in five new colourway... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/hfm/fashion-trends/511938/adidas-samba-wonder-white/ | 2024-01-24T11:11:40Z | blocked_url |
Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark have shared a beaming snapshot of their daughter Countess Athena to mark her twelfth birthday.
In the image, which was uploaded to the royal couple's official Instagram page, Athena is pictured flashing a huge smile, surrounded by snow and sunshine.
In one picture, Prince Jo... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/511932/countess-athena-beams-new-photo-uncle-king-frederik-accession/ | 2024-01-24T11:11:47Z | blocked_url |
From improving your mental health to clearing your mind and strengthening your immunity, it all starts in the gut, according to experts. And probiotics for gut health are one of the must-have supplements for women, men and kids too.
So what are probiotics? Probiotics are a live bacteria or yeast that lives in and on th... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/shopping/511877/best-probiotics-for-gut-health/ | 2024-01-24T11:11:53Z | blocked_url |
"You look like a ninja and yes, you look cool. But finding someone dressed all in black makes it a hell of a lot more challenging for us to find you." This was the reaction from Gavin, one of the Arrochar mountain rescue team, as he first laid his eyes on me. I thought I looked resplendent in all-black waterproof hikin... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/travel/511874/mountain-rescue-highlands-adventure/ | 2024-01-24T11:24:11Z | blocked_url |
Germany, for the first time, will transfer military helicopters to Ukraine. This announcement was made by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius following the 18th meeting of the Contact Group on Defense Issues in the “Ramstein” format. According to “European Pravda” citing DPA, Pistorius stated that Germany would be ... | https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/01/23/germany-commits-to-military-helicopter-transfer-to-ukraine-in-historic-first/ | 2024-01-24T11:26:03Z | blocked_url |
Russian troops continued their drone and missile attacks on peaceful Ukrainian cities and villages, Ukraine says.
Over the last day, the occupiers shelled Kherson Oblast 101 times, launching 524 projectiles on the region and damaging a factory, education facility, and private houses. Eight projectiles hit the center of... | https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/01/24/russia-attacks-ten-ukrainian-regions-over-last-24-hours/ | 2024-01-24T11:26:43Z | blocked_url |
A man in his 50s allegedly chain-smoked as he ran an entire marathon in China, according to Chinese media reports, and apparently completed the event in three hours and 33 minutes.
For his lung-busting efforts and “smoking” in the competition on Jan 7 at the C&D Xiamen Marathon 2024, he is facing a two-year ban from ev... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/runner-banned-for-2-years-for-chain-smoking-throughout-marathon | 2024-01-24T12:39:17Z | blocked_url |
MOSCOW - Russia's State Duma on Wednesday passed the first stage of a bill allowing the confiscation of property from those convicted of a number of crimes including spreading "deliberately false information" about the Russian army.
The measure will also apply to those found guilty of "discrediting" the armed forces, c... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russias-parliament-approves-property-confiscation-for-spreading-fakes-about-army | 2024-01-24T12:39:28Z | blocked_url |
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's lawmakers passed a bill to regulate online content on Wednesday, the speaker of the parliament announced, a law which opposition politicians and activists say will muzzle free speech.
The Online Safety Bill proposes jail terms for posting content that a five-member commission considers illegal and... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/sri-lanka-parliament-passes-bill-to-regulate-online-content | 2024-01-24T12:39:35Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - The teen who was found to have radicalised himself had consumed online far-right extremist propaganda since 2022, said the Internal Security Department (ISD).
The 16-year-old became the second Singaporean pulled up under the Internal Security Act for being radicalised by far-right extremist ideologies. He w... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/askst-what-is-far-right-extremist-ideology-and-how-did-a-s-porean-teen-become-radicalised | 2024-01-24T12:39:47Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - Transport giant ComfortDelGro has clinched a major contract to operate the Stockholm Metro system, further expanding the group’s international footprint.
Connecting Stockholm, the group’s joint venture with Go-Ahead Group, was awarded an 11-year contract worth more than 40 billion Swedish krona (S$5.1 billi... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/comfortdelgro-joint-venture-clinches-51-billion-stockholm-metro-contract | 2024-01-24T12:40:00Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Snaking queues were seen at automated teller machines (ATMs) islandwide on Jan 24, the first day hongbao notes can be withdrawn for Chinese New Year, which falls on Feb 10.
As with past years, new and “fit-for-gifting” notes can be withdrawn without any prior booking at selected DBS Bank, OCBC Bank and UOB ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/snaking-queues-at-atms-on-1st-day-for-withdrawal-of-hongbao-notes | 2024-01-24T12:40:10Z | blocked_url |
DOHA - South Korea skipper Son Heung-min has struggled to make his mark at the Asian Cup as defensive opponents do their best to shut him down but the Tottenham Hotspur forward will find a way in the coming games, coach Juergen Klinsmann said on Wednesday.
Son is one of the most recognisable players at the tournament i... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/klinsmann-expects-south-koreas-son-to-put-his-stamp-on-asian-cup | 2024-01-24T12:40:21Z | blocked_url |
HYDERABAD, India - India have not lost a test series at home since 2012-13 but captain Rohit Sharma does not want him team mates to start believing they are unbeatable in their own conditions.
Since Alastair Cook led a touring England to a 2-1 series victory more than a decade ago, India have gone on to win 16 consecut... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/india-not-unbeatable-at-home-says-skipper-rohit | 2024-01-24T12:40:31Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Four months after her defeat in the U.S. Open final, Aryna Sabalenka will have the opportunity to avenge that heartbreak when she meets Coco Gauff in the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Thursday.
Sabalenka is the defending champion, having landed her first Grand Slam crown at Melbourne Park last year,... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/sabalenka-out-for-vengeance-in-gauff-showdown | 2024-01-24T12:40:42Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE – Maybe it was a sign after all that Zheng Qinwen finally met her idol Li Na at this Australian Open.
On Jan 24, the Chinese player nicknamed “Queen Wen” by her fans shook off a sluggish start to outclass Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-1 and reach the Melbourne Park semi-finals for the first time.... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/zheng-finds-groove-to-down-kalinskaya-reach-australian-open-semis | 2024-01-24T12:40:52Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - The convenience of ChatGPT, streaming videos and digital banking comes at a hefty price: surging carbon emissions from data centres, a growing concern for the tech sector’s environmental impact.
To study how the coding behind artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain technology and other software tools can b... | https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/fears-of-tech-sector-s-environmental-impact-prompts-30m-research-into-carbon-aware-software | 2024-01-24T12:41:02Z | blocked_url |
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, acknowledging that he was the victim of a deepfake photo, on Wednesday warned against the "perverse" dangers of artificial intelligence, renewing a call for its worldwide regulation to harness it for the common good.
Francis spoke of his fears and hopes for artificial intelligence (AI) in h... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/pope-francis-victim-of-ai-warns-against-its-perverse-dangers | 2024-01-24T12:41:13Z | blocked_url |
NAIROBI - Ethiopia's deal to lease a port in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland has infuriated the government in Mogadishu and prompted concern it will further destabilise the Horn of Africa region.
Under a memorandum of understanding signed on Jan. 1, landlocked Ethiopia would lease 20 km (12 miles) around Somal... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/explainer-how-ethiopias-quarrel-with-somalia-could-destabilise-horn-of-africa | 2024-01-24T12:41:24Z | blocked_url |
RAFAH, Gaza - Hussam Abdulhadi walks around tent camps and outside hospitals in Rafah, southern Gaza, selling freshly picked red roses to try to comfort Palestinians displaced by an Israeli offensive that has pummelled much of the enclave to rubble.
"I am here selling flowers to spread joy among people during the war i... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/gaza-florist-selling-red-roses-aims-to-spread-smiles-joy-amid-devastation | 2024-01-24T12:41:35Z | blocked_url |
DUBAI - Iran's hardline Guardian Council has banned former pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani from standing again in an election in March for the Assembly of Experts, which appoints and can dismiss the supreme leader, state media said on Wednesday.
The 88-member assembly, founded in 1982, supervises the most powerful ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/iran-bans-ex-president-rouhani-from-running-for-elite-assembly | 2024-01-24T12:41:45Z | blocked_url |
JERUSALEM - More than 100 days into Israel's quest to destroy Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is being challenged by members of his own war cabinet about strategy, pressured by Washington over post-war Gaza plans and hemmed in by his far-right ministers.
On Thursday, two hours before the prime-time airing of a... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/netanyahu-faces-doubts-over-goals-strategy-and-post-war-plans | 2024-01-24T12:41:56Z | blocked_url |
MOSCOW -A Russian Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane crashed near the Ukrainian border on Wednesday, and state news agency RIA quoted the defence ministry as saying it was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war to be exchanged for Russian captives.
The plane was carrying 74 people, including six crew and three gua... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/russian-plane-crashes-with-ukrainian-pows-on-board-ria-cites-defence-ministry | 2024-01-24T12:42:06Z | blocked_url |
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