The wait is finally over. The FIFA World Cup 2026 is officially here, and it is unlike anything we have ever seen before.
As the first-ever tournament co-hosted by three nations, the USA, Canada, and Mexico, this is the largest and most complex iteration in history. Featuring an expanded 48-team format and a staggering 104 matches, the eventual champions will have to endure a gruelling eight-match gauntlet, rather than the traditional seven, to lift the iconic trophy.
Globally, the World...
Ram Charan’s big-budget Telugu sports-drama Peddi arrived in theatres on June 4 riding enormous hype – and immediately ran into a firestorm. Audiences flagged the film for the hyper-sexualisation of Janhvi Kapoor’s character Achiyyamma, with the camera repeatedly lingering on close-ups of her body even as dialogues focused on her facial beauty. The sharpest criticism was reserved for a scene where Ram Charan’s character uses a power cut to forcefully kiss Kapoor’s character – a sequence widely condemned online as...
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam has called on Singaporeans to deepen their understanding of East Africa, describing the region as a promising new frontier that could become an important partner for Singapore in an increasingly uncertain world.
Speaking to Singapore media at the end of his three-day state visit to Tanzania on June 10, President Tharman said East Africa’s rapid growth, youthful population and expanding economies present significant opportunities for Singapore.
“More of our young people should get to know Africa and...
The Keppel, Prince Edward Road, and Cantonment stations, which open on July 12, are decorated with new sculptures, murals and station designs.
Keppel station features sculptures of the endangered Indian elephant and black rhinoceros, as well as mural artwork by architect Kenneth Koh titled Uncontainable Dreams, which portrays different aspects of Keppel’s trading past, with illustrations of shipping containers.
Prince Edward Road station’s passenger service centre is modelled after a wooden ship’s hull, with ceiling panels that are made to...
For many, food is the entry point to a new culture. For years, Southern Korean cuisine, like many other Asian cuisines, was unjustly branded with the same reputation – exotic, pungent and inaccessible.
The country’s national dish is kimchi, a traditional banchan or side dish made with salted vegetables seasoned with gochugaru (chilli flakes).
When I first took my parents to a Korean stall in a mall food court many years ago, before the cultural phenomenon of K-pop and K-beauty,...
