Thursday, June 2, 2016

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows: EW review




The Michael Bay-produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles raked in almost $500 million at the worldwide box office, but it was widely regarded as a flop by both critics and hardcore TMNT fans alike. Jonathan Liebesman may have served as director, but the rebootedTurtles was all Bay spectacle, complete with puffed-up action sequences, low-hanging jokes, and gratuitous shots of Megan Fox. The sequel, subtitled Out of the Shadows, trades Liebesman for Earth to Echo director Dave Green, and while the final result is anything but a cinematic masterpiece, it’s at least an improvement over the original, as our four heroes in half-shells leave their sewer home behind to once again defend the streets of New York from cartoonish villains.

Blue Angels pilot killed in Tennessee crash



The pilot of a Blue Angels jet was killed Thursday during practice for a weekend air show, hours after a Thunderbirds F-16 crashed following a flyover at the U.S. Air Force Academy commencement ceremony attended by the President, officials said.

The Navy said the Blue Angels pilot died from injuries suffered in the crash in Tennessee.

What Is Fentanyl? The Drug That Killed Prince Has Killed Thousands of Others



The drug that killed Prince is a narcotic so powerful that it was blamed for the accidental deaths of as many as 120 hostages when Russian forces used it to subdue Chechen terrorists during the 2002 siege of a packed Moscow theater.

A medical examiner's report Thursday said Prince — who was found dead April 21 in an elevator at his home studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota — died from fentanyl toxicity.

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

12-year-old boy rushes to aid of car accident victims in Yishun




A 12-year-old boy who rushed to the aid of victims of a car accident in Yishun on Tuesday (May 31) said he did so as other passers-by were "too busy taking pictures with their phones instead of helping".

Yishun Primary School student Ashvin Gunasegaran was walking home from school with several classmates when they heard a "loud boom" behind them as they crossed the road.

Map blunder sparks Indonesia-Singapore row


Furious officials sent troops to Indonesian islets near Singapore after an online map of an eco resort mistakenly suggested they belong to the city-state.

Indonesian lawmakers also demanded the country's sovereignty be defended as anger mounted at the map of the under-construction "Funtasy Island".

The map initially showed the islets that make up the resort in blue, the same colour as Singapore, prompting outrage in Indonesian media at what they said was an attempt to claim their country's territory by stealth.

Charges filed against 2 ex-managers of Kings International Business School





Charges for failing to comply with a direction issued by CPE to refund or place out students, as well as for providing false information, were filed against Ms Pek Siew Gek and Mr Tang Yudong.

The Council for Private Education (CPE) has filed charges with the Magistrate’s Court against Ms Pek Siew Gek and Mr Tang Yudong, two former managers of Kings International Business School (KIBS).

Tiger cubs turn up in Thailand temple freezer


Wildlife officials sedate a tiger at the Tiger Temple during the removal of some of the 137 tigers held at the Buddhist temple. Reuters