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New Straits Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- New Straits Times
#SHOWBIZ: HK actor Chapman To celebrates 20th wedding anniversary with actress Kristal Tin
HONG KONG: Taiwanese actor based in Hong Kong Chapman To and former TVB star Kristal Tin recently celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary with a small gathering of close friends. Among the guests was veteran actor Anthony Wong, who travelled specifically to Taiwan to join the couple for their milestone celebration. On 7 June, To, 53, shared a throwback photo on social media from his 2005 wedding to Tin, 47. The picture showed them surrounded by famous friends like Andy Lau, Wong Jing, and Shawn Yue. The couple originally tied the knot in June 2005 after dating for six years. "Today, 20 years later, some people remain while others have moved on. I wish everyone happiness. To me, happiness means letting go of the past, not worrying about the future, and simply embracing the present moment," To captioned his Facebook post. The Hong Kong-born artiste also uploaded a photo with Anthony Wong to his Instagram Story, noting that the 63-year-old is the only groomsman he's still in touch with after two decades. He rounded off the celebration by posting a short video of Tin speaking about how he had transformed her life. Meanwhile, Tin took to Instagram to reflect on how her understanding of the word "tolerance" has changed over the years. The Brother's Keeper (2012) star admitted she once viewed the term negatively, saying: "Why do I have to tolerate things after marriage? Didn't we love each other so much that we couldn't help but be together in the first place?" However, Tin shared that her perspective has now shifted. She no longer sees tolerance as putting up with flaws, but rather as peacefully accepting them. "Happy 20th anniversary. Please continue to give me your guidance in the future," she wrote, alongside a photo of herself with To and their pet bulldog.
The Star
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Star
HK-born actor Chapman To celebrates 20th wedding anniversary with ex-TVB star Kristal Tin
Hong Kong-born Taiwanese actor Chapman To and former TVB star Kristal Tin recently marked their 20th wedding anniversary with an intimate gathering of close friends. Among the guests was actor Anthony Wong, who made a special trip to Taiwan to join the pair in celebrating the milestone. On June 7, To, 53, shared a throwback photo from his wedding to Tin, 47, surrounded by famous friends such as Andy Lau, Wong Jing and Shawn Yue – all of whom reportedly served as his groomsmen. The couple tied the knot in June 2005 after six years of dating. 'Today, 20 years later, some people remain while others have moved on. I wish everyone happiness. To me, happiness means letting go of the past, not worrying about the future and simply embracing the present moment,' To captioned his Facebook post. He also uploaded a photo with Anthony Wong on his Instagram Story, adding that the 63-year-old is the only groomsman he still keeps in touch with after all these years. The actor then capped off the celebration by posting a short video of Tin talking about how he had transformed her life. Meanwhile, Tin reflected on Instagram how her perception of the word 'tolerance' has evolved over the years. The Brother's Keeper (2012) star admitted that she once perceived the term negatively, saying: 'Why do I have to tolerate things after marriage? Didn't we love each other so much that we couldn't help but be together in the first place?' However, Tin shared that her perception has now shifted, and she views tolerance not as putting up with one's flaws but peacefully accepting them. 'Happy 20th anniversary. Please continue to give me your guidance in the future,' she wrote, alongside a photo with To and their dog.
Straits Times
02-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Singapore chess grandmaster Tin Jingyao eyes next milestone after winning regional title
SINGAPORE – Buoyed by an unprecedented triumph, Singapore's chess grandmaster Tin Jingyao has now set his sights on more breakthroughs as he seeks to climb up the world ranking. On May 1, the 24-year-old became the first Singaporean to win the Asian Zone 3.3 Chess Championship in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. On the same day, he also became the first from the Republic to cross the 2,600 mark in Elo rating – a measurement of a player's ability. Tin, whose rating was 2,597 before his triumph, is now on 2,601 following the International Chess Federation (Fide)'s monthly update. After completing all nine of his games, Tin was tied on seven points with home favourites Uurtsaikh Agibileg and Sugar Gan-Erdene, having garnered five wins and four draws. But the 24-year-old was declared champion after applying the tiebreak rule, which hands the advantage to the player who had faced opponents with higher ratings. Tin, who topped a 54-player field which included some of the region's top players, had previously finished tied-third (2021) and tied-fourth (2023) at the Championship. When contacted, Singapore's highest-ranked player at world No. 168 expressed elation to have finally crossed the 2,600 mark, adding: 'I hope it can inspire and motivate our local players to show them that it is a very possible thing to do… 'Show them that it's possible to compete (at that level) as long as you put in the right amount of work and not to be afraid or intimidated by these other players. 'The upcoming events will likely be tougher than the one I just finished, so the main goal for myself would be to play some good chess and gain some rating, move up the world ladder in terms of Elo and hopefully break into the top 100 by the end of this year.' The win in Mongolia also earned him a spot at the Fide World Cup, which is set to be held in New Delhi from Oct 31 to Nov 27. 'The World Cup is actually one of my favourite events, because I think the format is very exciting, which is a knockout format compared to the normal Swiss format,' added 'It's my third World Cup and my goal is to do better than the previous two,' added the final-year National University of Singapore computing student, who had exited in the first round in 2021 and reached the third round in 2023. Tin will next travel to the United Arab Emirates with compatriot and fellow grandmaster Siddharth Jagadeesh to compete at the Asian Individual Championships (May 6-16), Sharjah Masters (May 17-25) and Dubai Open (May 26-June 5). Singapore chess grandmaster Siddharth Jagadeesh is going through a slump, with his Elo rating dropping from 2525 to 2472. PHOTO: MONGOLIAN CHESS FEDERATION Siddharth, who finished 18th in Mongolia, has been suffering a dip in form since June 2024, a month after becoming Singapore's fifth and youngest grandmaster, with his Elo rating dropping from 2,525 to 2,472. The 18-year-old said of his slump: 'Of course it doesn't feel great and I hope that I can get out of it soon. 'The schedule is definitely very busy, and it's quite tiring. I'm quite a bit below my peak ranking, my target is to gain some points.' Singapore Chess Federation chief executive Kevin Goh lauded Tin's triumph, saying: 'I think Jingyao's win at the zone championship really means a lot to Singapore chess, given that we've never had a Singaporean achieve this result. 'Maybe it's also because we don't have any full-time professional chess players in the country… Even (though) Jingyao himself is a student, it shows that with enough focus and effort, it is possible for a Singaporean to do well at a high level event. 'A lot of his success is down to his own motivation, his drive to improve and what the SCF does is to give him that extra push.' Goh will join Tin and Siddarth when they compete at the World Rapid and Blitz Teams Championships in London in June. Tin believes that doing well at the team event will be a good sign ahead of the SEA Games, which will be held in Thailand from Dec 9 to 20. He added: '(The format is) identical but one thing that's different, is the type of opposition that we will be getting at the SEA Games versus at the World Rapid and Blitz, where it is an international event where players are fighting for a world title, and we have pretty face the best in the world. 'The competition is quite different and perhaps it'll be more of a gauge for ourselves, of course, if we do well, it will give us a great confidence boost before the SEA Games.' Melvyn Teoh is a sports journalist at The Straits Times. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
What to know about reports RFK Jr. is launching registry to track Americans with autism
Why is there not a rating on this post? There's not enough verified evidence for us to definitively confirm or debunk this rumor. Contact us if you have credible information to share. We'll update this post as necessary. On April 22, 2025, CBS News reported that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to launch a "disease registry" to track Americans with autism as part of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new effort to study the condition. Almost immediately after CBS News published its story, social media users spread the publication's reporting on X, Facebook and Reddit. Other news outlets released their own stories based off of CBS' reporting, including MSNBC, The Guardian and U.S. News & World Report. Kennedy has, in fact, described plans, in conjunction with NIH, to study "environmental factors" of autism (see video of his comments here, at 19:18 and 27:45). However, it was not possible as of this writing to independently verify CBS' report that these plans extend to an autism registry. CBS is considered a reputable news outlet — but NIH did not immediately respond to Snopes' inquiry asking for confirmation. Thus, we cannot give a truthfulness rating to the claim in question. (As we have previously reported, contrary to Kennedy's assertion — see 18:44 — that there must be an "environmental toxin" to blame for an increase in autism diagnoses, experts believe there is no single cause of autism, and a rise in diagnoses can be attributed to factors such as increased awareness and better services. Experts and advocates for autistic people say Kennedy frequently perpetuates harmful and false stereotypes about autism; Snopes previously verified that Kennedy claimed, falsely, that autistic children will "never pay taxes," among other assertions.) We reached out to the CBS reporter on this story, Alexander Tin, to ask if he might be able to provide more information on this registry, such as when it will launch and what specific information will be recorded. This story will be updated if either NIH or Tin respond. NIH already keeps a list of registries for a vast number of medical diagnoses, including different types of cancers, autoimmune disorders and cerebral palsy. These registries provide researchers "first-hand information about people with certain conditions, both individually and as a group, and over time, to increase our understanding of that condition," per the health institute. According to Tin's reporting, the NIH announced the autism registry during an April 21, 2025, meeting open to the public. As of this writing, video of this meeting is not yet available online, but a page on NIH's site says a recording will be posted under its "past events" webpage in the (unspecified) future. It is likely the NIH discussed its autism research collaboration with Kennedy during the meeting reported on by CBS; presentation notes describing an "NIH Initiative" that involves "Understanding ASD" are available under the NIH April 21 agenda online, as well as at this link (see Slide 5). ASD is an acronym for autism spectrum disorder. However, the presentation notes do not mention a registry for autistic Americans, instead focusing on the launch of a more comprehensive data platform — a platform that happens to be the main focus of the CBS story in question. According to CBS, NIH announced it is "amassing private medical records from a number of federal and commercial databases" to give to Kennedy in his effort to study autism. The NIH meeting presentation slides show discussion of an "NIH Real-World Data Platform" (see Slide 6) involving "broad coverage" of the U.S. population. The autism registry will reportedly be part of this new data platform. The CBS story does not provide any additional details regarding the registry specifically, but that appears to be because the NIH didn't, either. According to Tin's transcription of some of NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya's comments from the meeting, which the reporter posted a link to on X, Bhattacharya appeared to only mention the autism registry in passing (emphasis ours): By bringing these data together in place, providing access to advanced computation resources and leveraging the latest techniques, the AI techniques, the platform will accelerate research and create new opportunities for cross agency use of data and real time health monitoring, developing national disease registries, including a new one for autism, enabling faster drug development, enabling longitudinal data sets to better understand the progression of disease and launching national competitions, as well as research programs for innovative and cutting edge research, to answer key questions such as the one on the etiology of autism. Bhattacharya also said the data platform will "preserve the privacy of patients" through "state of the art protections." Tin's transcription did not include the full comments, nor an audio recording, so it was not possible to verify whether this is all that Bhattacharya said about the purported registry. ABC News. "HHS Sec. RFK Jr. Announces Findings of Autism Survey Conducted by CDC: LIVE." YouTube, 16 Apr. 2025, Accessed 18 Apr. 2025. Bhattacharya, Jay. "NIH Director's Update." National Institutes of Health, 21 Apr. 2025, Accessed 22 Apr. 2025. CDC. "Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)." Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), 22 Feb. 2024, Accessed 22 Apr. 2025. "Council of Councils > April 21, 2025 | DPCPSI." 22 Apr. 2025, Accessed 22 Apr. 2025. National Institutes of Health. "List of Registries." National Institutes of Health (NIH), 3 Sept. 2019, Accessed 22 Apr. 2025. "NIH Council of Councils." NIH VideoCasting, 2025, Accessed 22 Apr. 2025. Tin, Alexander. "@NIH 'S @DrJBhattacharya Said This New 'Data Platform' Will Aim for 'Broad Coverage' of U.S. Population He Promised 'State of the Art Protections' for Patient Privacy and Said @SecKennedy 'S Autism Researchers Won't Download Data X (Formerly Twitter), 21 Apr. 2025, Accessed 22 Apr. 2025. ---. "Jay Bhattacharya on Autism Research Plans." 21 Apr. 2025, Accessed 22 Apr. 2025. ---. "RFK Jr.'s Autism Study to Amass Medical Records of Many Americans." CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025, Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Yahoo
Authorities make horrifying discovery after inspecting suspicious package at US mail facility — here's what they found
U.S. authorities uncovered a disturbing wildlife smuggling organization inside a Southern California mail facility. According to reports by CBS News, Sai Keung Tin, a smuggler from Hong Kong, was arrested for illegally exporting a protected turtle species. Federal authorities seized Tin at John F. Kennedy Airport for aiding and abetting turtle smuggling across the U.S. He was part of an international smuggling organization that trafficked the eastern box turtle, a protected species native to the U.S. Under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, it is illegal to smuggle the eastern box turtle across international borders. The turtles were smuggled in boxes that claimed to be transporting almonds and chocolate cookies. Eight to 12 turtles were squished into each box and bound by socks to prevent movement. One of the turtles died, reported CBS News. After pleading guilty to four federal charges of exporting merchandise against the law, Tin was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. Wildlife trafficking is not only life-threatening for the animals being smuggled but also harmful to the entire ecosystem. As this incident highlights, many illegally smuggled animals do not survive the transport because they are forced into horrible conditions. If they do survive and are then introduced into an area they are not native to, these animals become an invasive species and can disrupt the local ecosystem. Invasive species destroy the ecological balance by competing with local flora and fauna for resources. Organizations across the globe are actively trying to stop wildlife tracking. One of the organizations is the World Wildlife Fund, which works to spread awareness of illegal wildlife trafficking and raise money to stop it. Some large corporations and airlines are taking a stance against wildlife smuggling by refusing to transport hunting trophies of certain species. Emirates, for example, will not transport hunting trophies from elephants, rhinos, lions, and tigers, even in cases where hunting these animals is legal. Should the U.S. government ban all products tested on animals? Absolutely No way Only certain kinds of products Let each state decide Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
