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Govt defends its ‘confidence’ in Tomorrowland
Published on 29/03/2024
» The government has defended its stance after the organisers of Tomorrowland, a major electronic dance music (EDM) festival, denied a government statement suggesting that the annual event would come to Thailand, saying the offer was still being studied.
A museum's feminist artwork excluded men. So one man took it to court.
New York Times, Published on 20/03/2024
» MELBOURNE — A wall of vulvas. A performance featuring a recently slaughtered bull. A "poo machine" that replicates the journey of food through the human body.
Jewish film pros denounce 'Zone of Interest' director's speech
New York Times, Published on 20/03/2024
» NEW YORK - Hundreds of Jewish actors, producers and others in the film industry have signed a letter condemning remarks critical of Israel that director Jonathan Glazer made when he accepted an Oscar for his film about the Holocaust.
‘Squid Game’ actor gets suspended sentence for sex harassment
Published on 15/03/2024
» SEOUL: South Korean actor O Yeong-su, who starred in the first season of the hit Netflix series "Squid Game", was convicted on Friday on charges of sexual harassment and handed a suspended prison sentence, a court official said.
Singapore’s Taylor Swift grant ‘nowhere as high’ as speculated
South China Morning Post, Published on 02/03/2024
» How much did Singapore pay to be the only regional stop for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour?
Celebrating three decades of discovery
Life, John Clewley, Published on 27/02/2024
» World Beat celebrates 30 years on the music trail this month. The column started in Feb 1994 when Chuan Leekpai of the Democrat Party was in his first term as Prime Minister.
‘Parasite’ actor found dead in Seoul
Published on 27/12/2023
» SEOUL - Lee Sun-kyun, a South Korean actor who starred in the Oscar-winning film “Parasite”, has been found dead, in an apparent suicide in a Seoul park, officials in the capital said.
Happy ending to Blackpink contract drama
Published on 06/12/2023
» SEOUL - All four members of the K-pop supergroup Blackpink have renewed their contracts with YG Entertainment, the agency has confirmed, dispelling concerns about the band’s future after their initial contract expired in August.
New Beatles song set to reach number one on UK singles chart
AFP, Published on 06/11/2023
» LONDON - A new Beatles song, produced with the help of AI, is on track to be named number one on the UK's official singles chart on Sunday night, the chart company said.
Blackpink contract soap opera continues
Published on 21/09/2023
» SEOUL - Shares of YG Entertainment closed down more than 13% on Thursday after a media report that some members of the K-pop supergroup Blackpink are not renewing their contracts with the agency.