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UPDATED: Rolex watch 1949 Oyster Perpetual sold for 1.2M at Christie’s auction house in Geneva making it the most expensive Rolex wristwatch to ever be sold, report said. Sold to an anonymous buyer, the Rolex watch 1949 Oyster Perpetual was designed by artist Marguerite Koch and features a ship sailing on rough seas on the dial. At a price […]
ENTERTAINMENT—The phenomenal Korean TV series “My love from the star episode”, full OST list and cast big hit in Asia, originally “You Who Came from the Stars” first episode aired December 18, 2013. A romantic comedy drama about an alien man from the Chosun times 400 years ago, falling in love with a modern day […]
PHILIPPINES, Baguio City —The SLU Baguio releases official statement on academic calendar change to shift their ‘Academic Calendars’ by opening classes in August. Commission on Higher Education-Cordillera education supervisor and information officer Dr. Mariano Marchan confirmed. The SLU Baguio academic calendar change decision came after careful consideration of existing laws, thorough reflection and study, series […]
Philippines: We’ll improve human rights after critical US report — The Philippines says a US rights report which criticized Manila’s human rights record will help it to improve, according to a government spokesman on Saturday. The US government report was especially critical of the Philippines for failing to stamp out extra-judicial killings. The global annual human rights […]
Philippine protest against China water cannon: The government of the Philippines on Tuesday strongly protested China’s water cannon attack on Filipino fishermen in the South China Sea nearly one month ago, saying such acts “escalate tensions” and “threaten the peace” in the region, according to reports. The Philippine protest refers to an incident on January […]
Seven killed in Philippine drug raid: Seven people were shot dead in a massive police operation against illegal drug dens in the southern Philippines on Friday, said law-enforcement officials. The operation involved a raid on 26 houses suspected of selling the illicit drug methamphetamine hydrochloride, popularly called “ice” or “shabu”, which led to the arrest of […]
Singapore official jailed in pineapple, wine case: Two senior government officials were imprisoned on Thursday in separate corruption scandals that have dented Singapore’s reputation as one of the world’s least corrupt countries. Lim Cheng Hoe, 61, former Ministry of Foreign Affairs head of protocol, received a 15 months jail sentence for inflating expenses for pineapple tarts and […]
Thai protest leader freed on bail, rebellion charges filed: Thailand anti-government protest leader Sonthiyan Chuenruthainaitham was freed on bail Saturday and vows to fight insurrection charges filed against him by the government, according to reports. The Criminal Court ordered him released on 400,000 baht (US$12,378) bail, after agreeing to a 12-day extension of his detention on […]
US will help Philippines in sea dispute with China: The United States chief of naval operations says the US will “help” the Philippines if China tries to occupy disputed islands in the South China Sea. Admiral Jonathan Greenert said the US would honour its mutual defence treaty it has with the Philippines in the event of […]
US piracy markets list: China tops — China was named as the leading place in the world for physical markets selling counterfeit goods, as the United States released its Notorious Markets List for 2013 on Wednesday. The US report said websites in Europe, South America, and Canada lead the world in online sales of pirated […]
Thaksin was in Myanmar last week: Widespread social media rumours that former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was in Myanmar last week are true, according to both Thaksin’s brother-in-law and a Pheu Thai Party senator. According to Somchai Wongsawat, a former prime minister and brother-in-law of Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin and his family were […]
New A350 jetliner to fly at Singapore airshow: The Airbus Group’s new A350 XWB passenger plane will stage its first full flying display at the Singapore Airshow this week, according to reports. The wide-bodied jetliner will perform its first-ever flying display on Tuesday and Wednesday in Singapore, and will also be put on display. On […]
Bangkok protesters collect cash donations for farmers: Anti-government protesters marched through Bangkok’s downtown commercial district on Friday to raise cash donations for rice farmers who have not been paid for their crops under the government’s controversial rice mortgage scheme. The rice programme helped the ruling Pheu Thai Party win the 2011 election, but has now […]
Philippine President compares China’s rulers to Hitler: Philippine President Benigno Aquino likened China’s efforts to claim disputed territories to that of Nazi Germany’s Adolf Hitler prior to World War II, and called on world leaders not to make the mistake of appeasing China, in an interview with the New York Times. Aquino’s comments drew an angry […]
The 12 Chinese zodiac sign and symbols, meaning, compatibility and relationships for 2014 year of the wooden Horse. According to Chinese astrology the animal signs assigned by year represent what others perceive you as being or how you present yourself. People born in the Year of the Horse are clever, kind, animated and energetic. In […]
Cebu Pacific Air a low-cost Philippine airline, budget carrier offers more flight schedule and Piso fare promo to both local and international flights. The budget airline is also offering a one-way seat sale of P99 for flights between Japan and the Philippines. The piso fare promo is up to January 24, 2014, exclusive of terminal fees […]
Singapore childcare teacher charged with ill-treating child: A former part-time teacher at a childcare centre in Singapore was charged on Tuesday with ill-treatment of a two-year-old boy, according to reports. Investigations began after a two-minute video clip taken from the centre’s CCTV camera went viral. The clip showed a woman believed to be the teacher […]
Vietnam: death penalty to 30 drug smugglers — Vietnam sentenced 30 drug smugglers to death on Monday in the communist country’s largest narcotics case ever which involved scores of defendants and almost two tons of heroin, said a judge. Thirty of the defendants, all Vietnamese consisting of both men and women, were convicted of drug […]
6 arrested in Singapore drug bust: The Central Narcotics Bureau busted a drug syndicate on Friday in Singapore, arresting six suspects and seizing a variety of illicit drugs with a street value estimated at S$157,000 (US$123,000), according to reports. The suspects arrested included five Singaporeans, three men and two women, who were nabbed early Friday […]
2nd Singapore student this week dies in PE class: A 13-year-old student at Temasek Junior College died during a physical education (PE) lesson on Wednesday, the second such case in Singapore this week, according to reports. The student reportedly suffered an asthma attack. A relative of the boy, who is an Integrated Programme student, told […]
Singapore: Dog hangs to death in lift accident — A dog was hanged to death in a freak lift accident in Singapore on Wednesday, according to reports. The dog was found dead after the incident at the lift lobby of an HDB block in Bukit Batok early on Wednesday morning. The Singapore Civil Defence Force […]
Philippine landslides, floods kill 22: Twenty-two people have been killed and almost 200,000 evacuated as floods and landslides hit the southern Philippines, said the government on Tuesday. The eastern section of Mindanao island was struck by torrential rains over the weekend, the same region that was hit by Typhoon Bopha in December of 2012, said […]
Singapore pilot 31st man jailed online vice ring case: On Friday a commercial pilot became the 31st man jailed in an ongoing online vice ring case involving an underage escort, according to reports. The pilot, 33-year-old Joseph Ong Chee Wah, was jailed for 12 weeks for having paid sex with the 17-year-old girl. Mr. Ong […]
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman has apologized for controversial comments he made Tuesday over a U.S. missionary imprisoned in North Korea, saying he had been drinking on a stressful day, according to reports. Rodman is currently on his fourth trip to North Korea, and sang Happy Birthday to leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday at […]
Thai protest leader: Expats in 8 nations support us — Thai expatriates and their supporters in eight nations have sent messages of support to the anti-government protest group the People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) as it prepares its “Bangkok shutdown” on Monday to pressure the caretaker government of Yingluck Shinawatra to step down and postpone […]
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American Idol 2014 judges season 13, Ryan Seacrest and Harry Connick Jr. are excited to get the season started to air with auditions this January 15. The new comer Connick Jr. says he’s enjoying working with fellow judges, Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban. “Jennifer and Keith are really cool people and they’ve been around for […]
Betting on Macau gaming stocks to buy raking in record take in 2013 with $45B revenue report says. Gambling regulator data released Thursday showed that Macau’s three dozen casinos raked in 33.5 billion patacas ($4.2 billion) in December. That brought revenue for 2013 to 360.8 billion patacas ($45 billion), up 18.6 percent from the year […]
Red shirt leaders believe a coup will happen before Jan 13: Two top leaders of Thailand’s red-shirt movement said they believe there will “definitely” be an attempt to stage a coup before January 13, according to a report in the Thai news media. The comments were made by Tida Thawornseth, who is chair of the […]
Hong Kong girl, age 12, raped five years by father’s friend: A 12-year-old girl in Hong Kong was allegedly sexually abused by her father’s 61-year-old friend over a five-year period beginning in 2008, said police on Friday. Police said the case came to their attention on New Year’s Eve when she was allegedly beaten by […]