Meet the Singaporean clown who headlined a solo show in Canada and helps people celebrate the ‘silly and crazy’

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During Stanislaus’ final year at Ecole Philippe Gaulier in 2022, she scored a huge opportunity to work on a solo production for a foreign audience. 

A Canadian theatre producer had been looking to work with international talents at the French school and was impressed by Stanislaus’ performances. 

“The producer wanted to come up with a clown show while bringing together international artists and local Canadian creatives,” Stanislaus said. “So I pitched a clown show that was influenced by my Southeast Asian background and made it appealing and relevant to Canadian audiences.” 

Thus came about Mail Ordered, a comedy that drives home the seriousness of child trafficking in Cambodia and its effects on women in the region. 

“I’ve volunteered for organisations that focus on helping women and young girls in Southeast Asia,” she said. “One expedition I went for was in Cambodia, where I learned about the horrible practice of girls being trafficked as young brides – I wanted to bring that to the stage and express its importance using clown and comedy.” 

Stanislaus’ character Lila is a young girl who “markets” her qualities to the audience in the hopes of being married to a much older and richer man who can take care of her. 

The soldout show ran for six months in 2023 in Vancouver, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton in Canada. It also made an appearance in New York City in the United States. 

Mail Ordered also won several awards, including the Jester’s Cap Emerging Artist Award at last year’s Calgary Fringe Festival. 

“I still can’t believe all of that happened – it was the first time I really saw the value of being a Singaporean creator,” Stanislaus said. 

“The reception to Mail Ordered showed me that people did want to hear and see a woman from Singapore with her crazy ideas and literal clowning,” she added. “There is a space for me out there and I want to expand the space back home, too.”

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SMIC to sell Huawei costly, inefficient 5nm chips – Asia Times

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Despite low yields and high production costs, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp ( SMIC ), the largest chip manufacturer in China, is expected to mass produce 5 nanometer chips for Huawei Technologies later this year.

Despite the US device export restrictions, Beijing wants to demonstrate to the earth that Chinese businesses are capable of achieving scientific breakthroughs, according to observers. Huawei and SMIC are determined to move forward with this expensive venture. They claimed that it is more likely a social job than one that can be done economically.

Although it is technically possible to create 5nm chips using immersion deep-UV ( DUV) lithography, the price may be significantly higher than usual, according to chip engineers. They claimed that SMIC might be able to produce chips with yields of 50 % and 30 % to 40 %, respectively.

According to a report by The Financial Times on Tuesday, SMIC will mass-produce 5nm Kirin systems-on-chips ( SoCs ) using its existing stock of US and Dutch-made equipment. According to the statement, SMIC is charging a 40–50 % superior for its 5nm and 7mm products compared to TSMC’s price for comparable technology networks.

According to some experts cited by the FT, the supply of SMIC’s 7 nm bits is less than one-third that of comparable products from TSMC. &nbsp,

According to Burn Lin, a former vice president of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co and present dean of the National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan’s Hsinchu, Huawei and SMIC is use already-existing DUV technology to produce 5nm, but the price will be higher. &nbsp,

According to him, four-time structuring technique, which includes various exposure and etching processes, is necessary for the production of 5nm cards with a DUV printing. If exposure are not done correctly, the numerous patterning is time-consuming and may produce a low yield, he said.

Instead of attempting to impede China’s advancement, in his opinion, the US may concentrate on maintaining its leadership in chip design. He emphasized that Beijing had implemented a “whole state” approach to bolster its chip industry.

Local engineers and technicians should assist the nation in achieving excellent self-reliance and strength in science and technology by making advances in primary technology in important areas and creating high-quality projects, Chinese President Xi Jinping stated at the National Engineer Awards ceremony on January 19.

Local engineers and technicians should assist the nation in achieving excellent self-reliance and strength in science and technology by making advances in primary technology in important areas and creating high-quality projects, Chinese President Xi Jinping stated at the National Engineer Awards ceremony on January 19. Xinhua image

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Unexpectedly, Huawei unveiled the Kirin 9000s processor in the Mate60 Pro model past August. Afterwards, engineering experts discovered that the SMIC used DUV lithography to create the 7nm device using the N 2 process. &nbsp,

Huawei unveiled the Qingyun L540 notebook, which uses a Kirin device called 9006C, in December 2023. Previously, observers had guessed that Huawei had made new technological advancements.

The 9006C cards came from the products delivered before TSMC was prohibited by the US from producing chips for Huawei in the middle of September 2020, according to TechInsights, a American tech solution service.

SMIC is preparing its 5nm method through DUV, according to an unknown industry source who spoke with South Korean news site The Elec in December. According to him, the photomask utilization is anticipated to rise and the DUV source don’t keep up with demand in China. &nbsp,

A photomask in a printing device is an thick plate with visible areas that let light pass through to create exposure. &nbsp,

The estimated yield of SMIC’s 5nm method using the latest DUV hardware will be between 30 and 40 %, according to a tech writer at the Vancouver-based news website Wccftech.com.

The supply of SMIC’s 7nm or smaller chips has never been disclosed. According to Reuters, the supply rate for SMIC’s 7nm process is below 50 %, according to some experts.

Early in 2017, TSMC started to create 7nm memory cards using the N7FF process and intense- ultraviolet ( EUV) lithography. The Japanese chip manufacturer previously produced 7nm with a supply of 76 % using DUV printing.

According to media reports, TSMC has already increased the yield of its 7nm and 5mm chips to 93.5 % and 80 %, respectively, in 2019. TSMC is currently producing 3nm cards with a 55 % supply, in contrast to Samsung’s 60–70 %.

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According to some experts, SMIC created the Kirin 9000S using ASML’s NXT: 2000i. &nbsp,

Caijing.com reported next November that there were fewer than five ASML networks in China that were as sophisticated as NXT: 2000i, according to an unnamed expert in the chip-making sector.

For all shipments of ASML’s most cutting-edge soaking Detector printing systems, the NXT: 2000i, and later absorption systems—which are the most advanced—it announced last June that it would need to use for trade licenses from the French government.

It announced on January 1st of this year that the French government had partly revoked its authorization for the delivery of NXT: 2050i lithography systems to China starting at the start of the year. &nbsp,

However, it was not specified if its import authorization for the shipment of NXT: 2000i had also been revoked. &nbsp,

In fact, SMIC can also use the NXT:1980Di, an older generation of immersion DUV lithography, to make 5nm or 7 nm bits but the yield will be even lower.

Read: China’s injury is becoming more apparent in the high-end Detector ban.

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Bitera, Jakarta’s most secure data center is ready to operate

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Launch scheduled for the last week of February 2024supports Indonesia’s electronic economy by making it possible for FSIs fiscal to integrate local businesses.A cutting-edge data centre in Indonesia called Bitera has declared its operational readiness. It is situated in Jakarta’s Kuningan neighborhood, which is also home to important online exchange points….Continue Reading

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Founder and professional president of Sunsuria Group, a real estate tycoonhas a profile worth nearly US$ 209 million that is managed directly and indirectly.Ter Leong Yap is welcomed as the new chairman of Malaysia Venture Capital Management Bhd ( MAVCAP ), effective 15 Dec 2023.Ter, who is currently the founder and…Continue Reading

And the Oscar goes to…Myanmar military psyops – Asia Times

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The big winner of the most glittering night of Myanmar cinema was the State Administration Council ( SAC ), for its artless manipulation of the movie industry and its leaden propaganda efforts.

The 2023 Myanmar Academy Awards were celebrated in “iconic style” in Naypyidaw on February 3, attended by business stars, directors and senior members of the military government who have huge harnessed the impact and glamour of film to boost the prestige of the armed forces.

Running since 1952, this week’s Academy Awards showcased 35 pictures with honors in 12 classes. As expected, the military propaganda film” Saung Nilay Thatae” (” A Red Blanket” ) was a big hit, with wins for best director for Tin Aung Soe ( Pan Myo Taw ) and best actor for veteran performer Yan Aung.

At over two hours and 40 minutes long,” A Red Blanket” is a ponderous exploration of the specious claims of the Myanmar government to show mankind and competence on the frontline. ( This writer reviewed the film for Tea Circle in 2023, in uncharitable fashion ).

In” A Red Blanket”, officers and ranks of the 88 Light Infantry Division face psychotic insurgents of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA ) and through self- examination and Buddhist virtue convince the backward Christians of the Kachin hills that the Myanmar army transcends race and religion and wants to live in harmony with civilians. Unconvincingly, it is “based on a real account”.

There are numerous atrocities depicted, mostly by the KIA, although a major plot is the transition from violent hatred and a thirst for retaliation by the dried squad sergeant Saw Berry, played by best actor winner Yan Aung, to a gruff but benign desire to protect the simple racial minority people of the north hills.

It conforms to all the themes of Burmese military misinformation and years of films with nearly identical storylines. The SAC has been boosting the video for the past month, sending it to local film festivals and making it the standard film for next year’s Armed Forces Day event on March 27.

The Academy Awards meeting was conducted under strict surveillance at Naypyidaw’s Convention Center. Open events such as this are usually prime shipping vehicles for SAC propaganda.

In presence were SAC assistant Vice- Top General Soe Win and Minister for Information Maung Maung Ohn, a former common and brain of the defense Directorate of Public Relations and Psychological Warfare who handed out the awards to the 12 winners.

Soe Win reminded the glitterati in attendance,” I would like to strongly desire the performers who are attending the event, to work together with the government for our country, development of our citizens, to keep the love of country and spirit of patriotism dead, national harmony, unity and growth”.

Commercial flyer of’ A Red Blanket.’ Image: Twitter Screengrab

But then in that mix of encouragement, encouragement and traditional grounding, there is also threat and paranoia.

In nearly the same breath, Soe Win warned,” some are using words like human rights and democracy and saying they worry about it, they are shaking with fear…they are sided with the powerful countries…in such a situation, we must also be aware of foreign dependents, such as individuals with low national morals, puppets and those who receive things in charity or support, who are attacking their own country in various ways to make it unstable, destroy and make the conflicts bigger … ( t ) herefore, I would like to urge the artists to try their best for the benefit of the nation and its people with the right awareness”.

The best film award went to” Kan Kaung” ( The Lucky ). Paing Ta Khon, an actor, design, and social influence, plays a Buddhist monk in the movie as he makes friends with an rambunctious large dog named” The Lucky.”

He has to decide between becoming enlightened, giving up the puppy, and keeping their “attachment.” The actor, who played a significant role in the anti-SAC demonstrations in early 2021 after the revolt d’etat, finds this growth to be interested. Hundreds of Myanmar military troops raided him early in the morning in April of that year, and they arrested him.

He was given a three-year prison term in December 2021 for violating section 505 ( a ) of the penal code, which was strengthened two weeks after the coup by an amendment that forbade spreading fear, false information, or taking any other action that would “hinder, disturb, damage the motivation, discipline, health, and conduct” of security officials.

Paing Ta Khon was granted an asylum in March 2022, and as many regions of Myanmar have fallen victim to fatal issue, he gradually resumed his job and open account. There are still at least 20,000 prisoners, many of whom are under 505 ( a ) charge.

Since many people charged under 505 ( a ) are not released with all charges dismissed in a form of parole for which any further transgression can have them rearrested and imprisoned, it is likely that the actor was forced to sign an agreement to refrain from further public criticism of the regime.

The meeting also emphasizes how the film industry has been captured, as well as how actors, writers, and directors must keep a cordial relationship with the government.

Branding many of these musicians as partners openly is difficult. Living in a dictatorship is n’t usually just about” SAC- good” or” SAC to negative” duality.

Many people in the film industry are required to sign agreements promising not to get involved in politics or face a 505 ( a ) charge, and it’s rumored that many of them had to do so in order to attend the Academy Awards ceremony.

Professionals who want to stay employed must be involved in jobs that portray the military positively, regardless of who finds it believable, so participation in the movie industry is not always about creative freedom.

Then there is blatant problem, cronies, and corruption. Prior to the Academy Awards, Myanmar Today reported that Khin Thiri Thet Mon’s production company 7th Feeling, the daughter of dictator Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has worked on about four of the 12 movies nominated for this year.

Khin Thiri Thet Mon ( left ), an &nbsp, was recently spotted at a press conference. Social image: 7th Sense Film Manufacturing

Following the military takeover in 2021, the company was subject to the first round of American sanctions, but it has made an effort to remain active by using a number of movie-related barrel companies. The Lucky, the winning producer and writer of this year’s best movie, both collaborated with 7th Feeling in the past.

Films praising the “achievements” of the Myanmar war are undoubtedly hardly new and date back many years. Oh Hein Aung, a Myanmar philosophical, and his Burma Civil War Museum have looked into the complex and long-standing connections between the government’s propaganda arm and the film industry, some indirectly and others through the Directorate of Public Relations and Psychological Warfare.

He wrote in the 2023 statement” Are You Talking Really or Just Paying Lip Service” that” Burmese army propaganda movies, TV stories, and songs are made sure to spread on Facebook and descriptions about legal war through the views of Myanmar army were broadly shared by influencers, renowned actors, singers and writers.” Some people did it as a result of the stress from the Myanmar government and army, others acted in this way because they benefited from it, and still others were motivated by the propaganda.

Many actors wrote love letters to soldiers and started organizations like the Blood Love Charity Association in 2015 to aid the military in its campaign against the Kokang insurgents of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army ( MNDAA ). The Kokang area of Laukkai was taken back by the MNDAA after 15 years of armed conflict, and this year’s award ceremony coincides with that.

Worth watching: In a new, successful unpleasant operation, the MNDAA raised their flag on top of an army vehicle that had been captured in Myanmar. The Kokang image

People of the Myanmar Comedians Association, a group frequently instructed to issue statements denouncing “terrorist activities,” were likewise present. However, they could be much put to work parodying these kinds of tense situations and the tragic events that surround them.

With so many SAC field losses rising, the film industry is undoubtedly facing a significant obstacle to portraying potential victories.

The government has lost considerable bases in northern Shan state, Karen, and Northeastern states in the last year since” A Purple Blanket” was released in March 2023. Senior leaders have also been killed or surrendered in problems.

Yet the Neverland of the Myanmar film industry is no longer able to paint or claim this fact.

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US tech war going haywire on the campaign trail – Asia Times

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In the weeks leading up to the crucial elections in November, the Biden presidency and opposition Democrats are becoming more harsh on China while launching more frequent attacks on Asian allies.

It is unclear how much either could go in targeting Asian countries and businesses, but they have already damaged America’s standing in the area.

Considerably, the US Commerce Department intends to prevent foreigners from using US cloud computing services, and both the Biden administration and Congress are eager to give the office roles akin to those of an intelligence organization.

We’re starting the process of requiring US fog companies to show us every time a non-US entity uses their cloud to coach an enormous language model, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo stated on January 26.

The Commerce Department has been looking for ways to restrict access to the cloud computing AI services offered by Alphabet ( Google ), Amazon, Microsoft, and other US technology companies ever since President Joe Biden ordered the department to identify foreign entities that could use artificial intelligence to carry out “malicious cyber-enabled activity.”

Raimondo continued,” We want to make sure we close down every opportunity the Chinese might have to get our designs or teach their own versions.

More Chinese buyers may turn to Alibaba, Baidu, Huawei, Tencent, and another Chinese cloud computing service providers if and when this is done, while US government regulations on the private sector are intensified.

According to The Washington Times, the Biden administration and members of Congress are debating how to best bolster and strengthen the Commerce Department’s foreign investment screening and export controls.

The Commerce Department has received harsh criticism for both failing to stop US technology transfers to China and for illicit surveillance of individuals based on their ethnicity in China.

New political warnings are then ringing about an impending “flood” of “legacy” Chinese chips.

In a letter to Raimondo and US Trade Representative Katherine Tai on January 5, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and Chinese Communist Party chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI ) and ranking member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL ) expressed their concern that China will saturate the US and international markets with” subsidized foundational semiconductors” ( also known as legacy chips ) in an effort to overthrow the “lifeblood” of the modern economy and military.”

Gina Raimondo, the US Secretary of Commerce, may soon have brains agency-like authority. Photo: Chad J. McNeeley, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons/DoD picture

More than 20 new semiconductor companies, or fabs, are being built by the Chinese, and almost all of them are focused on older cluster semiconductors—techniques that are older and more well-established and are not yet the target of US sanctions.

The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy professor Chris Miller wrote in a recent FT essay,” Tariffs are the usual tool for dealing with dumping, but the West does n’t directly import large volumes of Chinese chips, they’re embedded inside finished devices.” He is the author of an authoritative book on the US-China chip war.

It should be noted that the obvious risk is never a storm of chips coming out of China but loss of device sales to China until China achieves self-sufficiency and thus resistance to US restrictions through buy substitution, which could also take several years.

The risk is significant because China produces less than 10 % of the world’s semiconductors but about 30 % of all semiconductor sales worldwide.

It is also important to take into account the dependence of US, European, and Chinese manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment on Chinese income. These income, which are enabling China’s adult network semiconductor industry to grow quickly, have accounted for almost 40 % of their total sales in recent quarters.

Taiwanese manufacturers of semiconductor equipment anticipate a powerful Chinese demand this year, but those 20 new factories will finally be finished, and Chinese producers like AMEC and Naura are expanding and becoming more technologically advanced.

Around the time of Biden’s State of the Union address in early March, when he’ll likely remind voters that the chip war is n’t just about national security but also about new tech investment and jobs in the US, the biden administration is anticipated to announce new billion-dollar grants under the CHIPS Act.

The first two grants, to BAE Systems and Microchip Technologies, suppliers in the defense sector, were only$ 35 million and$ 162 million, respectively. But, Raimondo announced in December that she would award about a dozen more prestigious prizes the following month. These will likely involve money for the enormous semiconductor fab development projects that TSMC and Intel are planning.

Chipmakers and politicians have been irritated by delayed CHIPS Act product brought on by workers disputes and bureaucracy, but the democratic cycle is now on their part. The share of chip-making products profits to China will probably rise as US fab development projects progress, which may spur calls for actually stricter trade restrictions.

In the open election season in America, China’s growing dominance of the electric vehicle ( EV ) market is also a target.

A powerful EV, and then an intelligent vehicle, is filled with hundreds of electronics and sensors, Raimondo said on January 30 during a conversation sponsored by the Atlantic Council. It gathers a ton of data about the pilot, the vehicle’s location, and the area around the car. Do we want Beijing to receive all of that information?

It is debatable whether the issue is actually one of national security, the inability of US automakers ( aside from Tesla ) to compete with Chinese EVs, or both, but it is likely that Donald Trump’s 27.5 % import tariff on Chinese cars wo n’t be lifted anytime soon. On the other hand, the income may remain raised and supplemented with additional limitations.

It is important to note that Hyundai and its affiliates Kia from South Korea have surpassed GM and Ford in the US EV market in addition to trailing Tesla. Market research organizations report that Tesla currently controls 57.4 % of the local EV market, followed by Hyundai and Kia at 7.5 %, GM at 7 %, and Ford at 5.5 %.

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, believes that Chinese automakers are the most economical in the world. Asia Times Files picture

Elon Musk stated on Tesla’s most recent earnings phone,” Our study is usually that the Chinese car companies are the most competitive in the world.” Depending on the type of price or deal barriers put in place, I believe they will be very successful outside of China.

Musk believes that if trade barriers are not put in place, Chinese EV manufacturers” will very much demolish most another car companies in the world.” Musk’s claim plays into the hands of anti-China politicians and appears to be intended to protect the US market for Tesla.

But, the conflict between US and Chinese officials has not ended. Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas infuriated many Singaporeans by asking TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi,” You said now, as you often say, that you live in Singapore,” during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the negative effects of social press on children. What country are you a member of ?&nbsp,

When Chew identified himself as a Singaporean citizen, Cotton questioned him about his citizenship status and whether he had actually applied for Chinese citizenship. He also enquired as to his membership in or affiliation with the Chinese Communist Party.

Chew retorted,” No, Senator, I’m from Singapore.” Singapore does not permit two membership after the age of 21.

Cotton then questioned Chew about the Tiananmen Square Massacre, the alleged “genocide” against racial Uighur Muslims in China’s northwest Xinjiang, where protest were shot and killed in 1989, as well as whether he agreed with President Biden that President Jinping is a “dictator.”

Are you concerned that you’ll lose your job if you say anything unfavorable about the Chinese Communist Party? Cotton questioned when Chew responded,” Someone who cares about this subject or any subject freely expresses themselves on TikTok.” Are you concerned that the next time you visit northeast China, you’ll be detained and vanish?

Some people compared it to Senator Joe McCarthy’s anti-communist monster kill in the 1950s. It was covered by the South China Morning Post under the article” Singaporeans denounce US president’s questioning of TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi about his nationality and connections to China: “pure ignorance.”

Less restrained remarks were made online, including “racist,”” xenophobic,” and” Just because he looks Chinese does n’t mean He’s from China.”

According to The Straits Times of Singapore, TikTok is now “punching handbag at a time when intense rivalry with China informs nearly every aspect of US policymaking.” Singapore, a US Navy port of call that is carefully located, has as well, it claimed.

However, Singapore is one of the countries in the world with the highest level of penetration and influence by the Chinese Communist Party, Cotton said while speaking on Fox News.

Tom Cotton, a Democratic legislator, stirred up controversy in Singapore. Asia Times Files / AFP via Mark Wilson and Getty

His remarks also sparked private US reaction. The “progressive” candidates of Eastern American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Island descent are supported by the political action committee known as the AAPI Victory Fund, which posted on X that Senator Tom Cotton’s questioning is “disgraceful, clearly racist and seriously dangerous.”

Regarding Japan, the Nikkei magazine reported on February 1 that Trump had interfered with Nippon Steel’s purchase of US Steel and that Biden is under increasing pressure as both parties watch Pennsylvania vote.

” I had immediately stop it. Without a doubt,” said Trump. ” We saved the steel industry, and then Japan is purchasing US Steel.” It’s really awful. The title of the Nikkei two days later read,” Titanium workers union asserts that Biden is also opposed to Nippon Steel’s purchase of US Steel.”

This begs the question of whether Biden, Trump, US officials, and the United Steelworkers union would be so vehemently opposed to a American or European company taking over.

After all, American management is known for mass layoffs in the quest of success and efficiency, no Japanese management. Since 2018, US Steel has laid off a third of its workplace while being managed by Americans.

When Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida trips Washington in April, the matter might be brought up. With months until the November vote, Japan, like Singapore, might find itself awkwardly mired in the deeply divided and disorganized politics of America.

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Saltburn actor Jacob Elordi accused of grabbing reporter’s throat

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Jacob Elordi pictured at the GQ Men of the Year Party 2023 in Los Angeles. Jacob is a 26-year-old white man with curly brown hair and brown eyes. He is unshaven and wears a grey pinstripe blazer over a lemon yellow shirt with a wide collar. The top buttons are undone revealing a small gold chain. He's pictured in front of a pastel reddish-brown back drop.shabby pictures

Jacob Elordi, a Saltburn sun, has been charged with grabbing the radio reporter by the mouth during an inappropriate prank.

Joshua Fox, a reporter for American place KIIS FM, claimed to have located the 26-year-old actor in Sydney despite rumors that the artist was in the city.

However, according to Mr. Fox, when Elordi was asked to fill an empty box with water in reference to a well-known Saltburn picture, he reacted angrily.

According to New South Wales officers, an alleged abuse is being looked into.

On Saturday, Mr. Elordi, an Australian native from Brisbane, was spotted in a beverage garden at the south-east Sydney Clovelly Hotel.

Mr. Fox claimed he approached the artist outside the tower while appearing on the Kyle and Jackie O Breakfast Show.

Mr. Elordi may become heard requesting not to be filmed in a KIIS FM recording.

Mr. Fox said he would stop “because the joke did n’t land” to hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie Henderson, but “right in my face” yelled at him to stop.

In order to protect the recording as proof of the alleged confrontation, the radio producer claimed he declined out of “intimidated” feelings.

The professional then “flipped,” Mr. Fox said, pushing me against the wall with his hands on my throat.

Authorities confirmed to BBC Newsbeat that they were looking into a 26-year-old man’s alleged assault on he who was 32 years old.

The older gentleman was not hurt during the encounter, the police said.

Since moving to the US just before landing a breakthrough role as Nate in the HBO series Euphoria, Mr. Elordi has emerged as one of Hollywood’s hottest younger actors.

He has received nominations for prizes for his tasks in the movies Saltburn and Priscilla.

His staff were contacted by BBC Newsbeat for comment.

Joshua Fox, an Englishman, has been a part of the Australian Kyle and Jackie O exhibit since 2022.

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NewJeans at Nike Orchard Road: Everything that happened at the K-pop group’s first appearance in Singapore

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It would be an insult to describe NewJeans as “huge.” The K-pop girl group has defied expectations and taken the world by surprise with their string of clever earworms despite just making their debut in July 2022.

Hype Boy, Ditto, and Super Shy have dominated international radio and won numerous business prizes, including a clear sweep of the 2023 MAMA Prizes. The influence of NewJeans goes beyond music; the class has secured a number of support deals, including one with the athletic apparel company Nike.

Therefore, it should come as no surprise that there was a lot of excitement when NewJeans made their debut in Singapore at the brand-new Nike Orchard Road. Thousands of NewJeans fans andnbsp, affectionately known as Hamsters, flocked to the area surrounding Nike Orchard Road to see their idols despite the fact that the show was a closed-door occasion for select Nike members and visitors.

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Plans underway to upgrade 6 airports

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Passengers wait at a departure gate at Suvarnabhumi airport. (Photo: Suvarnabhumi Airport)

Airports of Thailand (AoT) aims to push Suvarnabhumi airport to rank among the world’s 50 best airports within the next two years, according to the new chairman of its board of directors.

Speaking upon assuming the post on Thursday, Pol Gen Visanu Prasattongosoth said that AoT has a policy to upgrade and expand six airports under its supervision to respond to the resurgence of air travel worldwide after the Covid-19 pandemic.

They are Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Hat Yai and Mae Fah Luang airports.

The plan is to increase airport personnel and facilities as well as expand the airports’ capacity to handle more foreign arrivals, he said.

AoT plans to make Thailand a regional air travel hub and bring Suvarnabhumi airport into the world’s top 50, he added.

It ranked 68th in the Skytrax World Airport Awards last year and 77th in 2022.

“The factors that will contribute to the success of this include attaching value to manpower, boosting confidence in business, ensuring transparency, building public trust, and integrating the operations of all sectors in the aviation industry as a home team,” Pol Gen Visanu said.

He said that urgent plans for this year include improving physical spaces and airport facility management systems at Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang in line with the government’s policy to attract foreign visitors and investors, as well as upgrading the former to meet international standards this year.

Between October 2022 and this September, over 100 million passengers passed through the six airports. Of them, 48.37 million did so at Suvarnabhumi airport.

Pol Gen Visanu said AoT will speed up work on the 42-billion-baht North Expansion project, which will operate as a domestic terminal, separate from the main terminal.

When completed, it is expected to enable the airport to handle up to 90 million passengers a year, he said.

He said the Transport Ministry has approved the project, and it is now being scrutinised by the National Economic and Social Development Council before being submitted to the cabinet for budget allocations.

However, the project has been met with resistance from the Association of Siamese Architects under the Royal Patronage, which claims it would harm the environment.

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