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Olinda Cho recovers from lyric slip-up in Midlife, Sing & Shine! 4 to make Top 14

The 46-year-old former Singapore Idol contestant earned praise for staying composed on stage despite flubbing the lyrics and singing in an unfamiliar language.

Singapore musicians helped create the song behind Chongqing's viral motorbike trend

In an interview with 8days.sg, session guitarist Pan Zai En shared that he only found out while on the MRT that the song had blown up globally.

Why more Singaporeans are choosing day surgery – and the procedures you might not expect

Think surgery automatically means spending days in hospital? Not always. Doctors explain how modern techniques are making day surgery a safe and increasingly common option for some procedures you thought were too complicated.

Hong Kong star Chow Yun Fat reunites with former child co-star Xie Miao after 32 years

The pair first appeared together in the 1994 film God Of Gamblers Return and reunited during promotions for Xie Miao's upcoming action movie.

Hong Kong principal fired for swearing at security guards on Singapore school trip

San Wui Commercial Society Secondary School says it refused to accept the resignation of Lee Cheuk-hing, who violated the code of conduct for staff.

North Korea slams US remarks comparing South to 'dagger'

The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published a commentary by analyst Kim Myong Chol, who said remarks by a US General showed the US as "the chieftain of harassing peace and the world's worst war empire".

South Koreans vote in local elections seen as gauge of President Lee's first year

Voters will choose mayors and governors in 16 cities and provinces in a contest widely seen as an assessment of President Lee Jae Myung's first year in office.

Indonesian president Prabowo sacks head of free meal scheme

Critics have called for the free school meals programme to be suspended over hygiene concerns and accusations of corruption.

I never knew if I wanted to be a mother – then breast cancer made it an urgent decision

Two weeks before chemotherapy, she had 30 minutes to decide whether to undergo fertility preservation. The choice led to 12 difficult days of treatment and 12 frozen embryos. Four years on, she still has no clear answer about motherhood, but is learning to live with the uncertainty.

Poland to ban phones in schools, restrict access to pornography

Singapore studying ways to better support at-risk workers before job losses: Desmond Choo

Rather than helping workers recover after they have fallen out of employment, the focus should be on intervening earlier, said the National Trades Union Congress deputy secretary-general.

Former PSA International group CEO Tan Chong Meng appointed Council of Presidential Advisers chairman

Former DBS CEO Piyush Gupta and chairman of Singapore LNG Corporation Gan Seow Kee have also been named as council members.

Commentary: A harder world requires a different sort of multilateralism

The question is not so much about whether multilateralism will endure, but how it is evolving, say Sarah Teo and Jane Chan from the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies.

Commentary: The most concerning outbreak right now isn’t Ebola or hantavirus

Despite being the leading cause of vaccine-preventable child deaths worldwide, measles doesn’t garner much attention, says Hsu Li Yang of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health.

Paraguay bank on Alfaro's psychology-driven approach at World Cup

Ochoa remains Mexico's talisman as coach Aguirre balances generations

Defenders Pacho, Hincapie headline Ecuador World Cup squad

Ochoa set for sixth World Cup as Mexico name squad

South Korea defender Cho ruled out of World Cup

Commentary: Methanol, pistachios and cement - other Iranian exports choked by the war

Given disruptions in supply chains all over the world, the conflict has shown that Iran’s role in the global economy is not merely centred on oil, says this writer.