AS AN events venue, it is the pits. But in a good way.
Life! is talking about the hottest new party and events centre in town - the $40 million, three-storey Formula One (F1) Pit Building sitting at the end of Marina Bay.
WAILUKU (Hawaii) - FREE tickets to see Aerosmith in Hawaii? Dream on, unless you happen to be one of 8,300 people left in the cold when the band canceled a sold-out concert in 2007.
Aerosmith has agreed to perform on Maui to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by fans who alleged the band pulled out of the show in favor of a larger concert in Chicago and a more lucrative private performance for Toyota dealers on Oahu.
WASHINGTON - FANS swooning over the First Family's every move, wall-to-wall media coverage and one pampered pooch: the Obamas are the planet's hottest rock stars busy revamping the image of the US presidency.
In the 100 days since President Barack Obama and his family arrived in the White House there has been no sign of any let-up in the Obamania which swept the globe during the 2008 campaign.
LOS ANGELES - POP star Rihanna has requested the return of US$1.4 million (S$2.09 million) worth of jewellery taken by police the day she was allegedly assaulted by boyfriend Chris Brown.
The Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday that the singer's lawyer had repeatedly request the return of the designer items - three rings and a pair of earrings - which are being held by the police department as evidence.
