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Myanmar celebrity model arrested as military targets public figures
Myanmar celebrity model arrested as military targets public figures
One of Myanmar’s most popular celebrities, the model and actor Paing Takhon, has been arrested by a military that is increasingly targeting celebrities who have criticised the coup. MORE..
‘Oshin’ scriptwriter, Sugako Hashida dies at 95
‘Oshin’ scriptwriter, Sugako Hashida dies at 95
Renowned Japanese scriptwriter Sugako Hashida, best known for the internationally popular TV drama series “Oshin,” has died of lymphoma. She was 95. MORE..
Nike wins halt to sales of Lil Nas X ‘Satan Shoes’
Nike wins halt to sales of Lil Nas X ‘Satan Shoes’
A federal judge on Thursday sided with Nike Inc in ordering a Brooklyn company to temporarily stop further sales of “Satan Shoes” it produced in collaboration with the rapper Lil Nas X. MORE..
Pulse wins at the prestigious 25th Sumathi Awards 2020
Pulse wins at the prestigious 25th Sumathi Awards 2020
Pulse won the Best Digital Award for National Interest under the Social Media category at the prestigious 25th Sumathi Awards Ceremony held at the Waters Edge Hotel on March 26, 2021. MORE..
Beverly Cleary: Children’s author behind ‘Ramona Quimby’, dies aged 104
Beverly Cleary: Children’s author behind ‘Ramona Quimby’, dies aged 104
Beverly Cleary, the American children’s author who created the feisty characters of Ramona Quimby and Henry Huggins, has died at the age of 104. MORE..
Indian actor Aamir Khan tests positive for COVID-19
Indian actor Aamir Khan tests positive for COVID-19
Renowned Indian actor Aamir Khan has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The actor has isolated himself at his home after testing positive. MORE..
Grammys 2021: Beyoncé and Taylor Swift make history
Grammys 2021: Beyoncé and Taylor Swift make history
Beyoncé has set a new record at the Grammy Awards with her 28th win. MORE..
Bowl sold at yard sale turns out to be 15th-century Chinese artifact
Bowl sold at yard sale turns out to be 15th-century Chinese artifact
A small bowl bought for just $35 (£25) at a market sale in the US state of Connecticut has turned out to be a rare 15th-Century Chinese artefact. MORE..
Golden Globes 2021: Chadwick Boseman awarded Best Actor posthumously
Golden Globes 2021: Chadwick Boseman awarded Best Actor posthumously
In a poignant moment at the Golden Globes, Chadwick Boseman won a posthumous award: Best Actor - Drama (Film) for his work in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Chadwick Boseman, who played Black Panther in the Marvel universe, died last year after battling cancer. He was 43. MORE..
‘Naada Stars’ wins Derana-Signal Sarigama Crossover
‘Naada Stars’ wins Derana-Signal Sarigama Crossover
Team ‘Naada Stars’ took home the championship at the Derana-Signal Sarigama Crossover Grand Finale yesterday (February 27). MORE..
Lady Gaga’s dog-walker shot and bulldogs stolen
Lady Gaga’s dog-walker shot and bulldogs stolen
Two of Lady Gaga’s French bulldogs were stolen on Wednesday night, after a gunman shot her dog-walker in Hollywood, Los Angeles. MORE..
Daft Punk split after 28 years
Daft Punk split after 28 years
French electronic music duo Daft Punk are splitting up after 28 years making music together, the spokesperson for the duo said on Monday. MORE..
Emma Stone stars as the classic Disney villain in ‘Cruella’
Emma Stone stars as the classic Disney villain in ‘Cruella’
Emma Stone channels meanness perfectly in the new trailer for Disney’s “Cruella.” MORE..
BTS label Big Hit & Universal Music Group to create new global boy band
BTS label Big Hit & Universal Music Group to create new global boy band
K-pop label Big Hit Entertainment is teaming up with US giant Universal Music Group (UMG) to find the next K-Pop boy band. MORE..
Christopher Plummer, star of The Sound of Music, dies aged 91
Christopher Plummer, star of The Sound of Music, dies aged 91
Christopher Plummer, the distinguished Canadian actor best known for his role as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, has died at the age of 91. MORE..
Country singer Morgan Wallen dropped by WME after racial slur
Country singer Morgan Wallen dropped by WME after racial slur
American country music star Morgan Wallen has been dropped by his booking agency WME following a video surfaced that featured the singer using a racial slur. MORE..
Ada Derana’s Indeewari Amuwatte among top inspirational women in Sri Lanka
Ada Derana’s Indeewari Amuwatte among top inspirational women in Sri Lanka
General Manager and Head of English News at Ada Derana 24, Indeewari Amuwatte has been recognized with the award for Inspirational Woman of the Year in Electronic Media, during the ‘Top 50’ Professional and Career Women Awards, 2020. MORE..
Period drama ‘Bridgerton’ smashes Netflix viewership records
Period drama ‘Bridgerton’ smashes Netflix viewership records
Netflix has claimed its biggest hit ever with “Bridgerton,” a drama set in Britain in the early 1800s. MORE..
Larry King, legendary talk show host, dies aged 87
Larry King, legendary talk show host, dies aged 87
Larry King, giant of US broadcasting who achieved worldwide fame for interviewing political leaders and celebrities, has died at the age of 87. MORE..
PULSE wins double at SLIM DIGIS 2.0
PULSE wins double at SLIM DIGIS 2.0
Island Pulse, the brainchild of Pulse was awarded for the Best Use of Experiential Digital Marketing under the ‘Digital Brand Bravery Award’ and the Silver Award under the ‘Other Digital Marketing Campaigns’ category at the SLIM DIGIS 2.0 on the 21st of January, 2021 for the highly successful and influential #KillTheRadio online campaign. MORE..
Peaky Blinders to end after sixth series
Peaky Blinders to end after sixth series
The forthcoming sixth series of Peaky Blinders will be the last, writer and creator Steven Knight has confirmed. MORE..
Police recover 500-year-old stolen copy of Da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’
Police recover 500-year-old stolen copy of Da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’
A 16th-century copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi,” the world’s most expensive painting, has been recovered by Italian police after it was stolen from a museum in Naples. MORE..
Larry King hospitalized with COVID-19
Larry King hospitalized with COVID-19
Legendary talk show host and former CNN interviewer Larry King has Covid-19, according to a source close to the family. MORE..
Marvel will not recast Chadwick Boseman’s character in Black Panther 2
Marvel will not recast Chadwick Boseman’s character in Black Panther 2
Chadwick Boseman’s character in Black Panther will not be recast with a new actor for the blockbuster’s sequel, Marvel Studios has confirmed. MORE..
Bob Dylan sells entire song catalog to Universal Music
Bob Dylan sells entire song catalog to Universal Music
Bob Dylan has sold his entire catalog of more than 600 songs spanning six decades to Universal Music Group’s music publishing arm, the company said on Monday. MORE..