SINGAPORE: Mediacorp won 19 awards at the New York Festivals TV & Film Awards 2024, including five golds. The company also took home five silver and nine bronze awards, it said in a media release on Thursday (Apr 18). These were among the 57 accolades which Mediacorp achieved, with the company also securing 38 finalist honours. The accolades were largely in recognition of documentary and current affairs programmes by CNA, as well as drama content,…

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Bishop Emmanuel, who has a popular youth following on TikTok and had criticised homosexuality, COVID-19 vaccinations and Islam in his sermons, was injured in the attack, which has been deemed a terrorist act motivated by suspected religious extremism. A male teenager has been arrested in the attack on the bishop…

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BENGALURU : Sri Lankan telecom operator Dialog Axiata has signed a definitive agreement to buy Bharti Airtel’s operations in the island nation, the companies said on Thursday, nearly a year after the merger was announced.Under the agreement, Dialog Axiata will acquire a 100 per cent stake in Airtel Lanka by…

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One of his favourite accommodations is The Capitol Hotel Tokyu. The original hotel has an illustrious history. It was built in 1963 as Japan’s first foreign-affiliated hotel (then, as Tokyo Hilton Hotel) and hosted many dignitaries. The new building was completed in 2010 and rebranded as The Capitol Hotel Tokyu,…