Category Archives: Straits Times

LOS ANGELES- POP star Janet Jackson holds Michael Jackson’s personal doctor responsible for her brother’s sudden death and has told ABC News that a day does not go by when she doesn’t think about her late sibling. ‘He was the … Continue reading →

LONDON – ROYAL heirlooms including a picnic set and a portrait painted by Queen Victoria go on sale at Christie’s in London on Friday and are expected to fetch around one million pounds ($1.7 million). The auction of around 200 … Continue reading →

LONDON – POPULAR children’s author Enid Blyton was banned from the BBC for nearly 30 years because officials thought her work ‘lacked literary value’, letters from the broadcaster’s archives showed on Monday. BBC executives turned down the chance to broadcast … Continue reading →

LOS ANGELES – A SUSPECTED member of a burglary ring that stole cash, jewelry and clothing from celebrities’ homes has pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles. Alexis Neirs, 18, is one of five people charged with felony burglary for an … Continue reading →

LOS ANGELES – A JUDGE has granted TV star Nicole Richie’s request for a restraining order barring two celebrity photographers from coming close to her or her children. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carol Boas Goodson approved Richie’s petition for … Continue reading →

LOS ANGELES – THOUSANDS of fans from as far away as New York filled the streets near the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) on Monday, hoping to catch a glimpse of their favorite ‘Twilight’ stars attending the evening premiere of … Continue reading →

LOS ANGELES – THE father of Michael Jackson will seek to challenge the two businessman named as executors of his son’s estate despite losing an earlier court battle, papers showed on Monday. Joe Jackson, 81, last week lost an attempt … Continue reading →

LONDON – SCOTTISH singing star Susan Boyle revealed on Tuesday how she was hit as a child at school by teachers. RISE OF SMALL TOWN GIRL ‘ SUSAN Boyle, a spinster from a small town in Scotland who was starved … Continue reading →

HOLLYWOOD, for whatever reason – probably because there are no licence fees to pay for adapting such an old work – has seized on this Dickens 1843 novella and anointed it a seasonal staple. There are dozens of adaptations of … Continue reading →

THAT this movie has its tongue firmly in cheek is evident not just from the exclamation mark sitting so exuberantly in the title. The opening credit sequence kicks off with the disclaimer that ‘while this movie is based on real … Continue reading →