Economy News -SINGAPORE - Singapore's central bank is expected by economists to ease monetary policy on Wednesday (Oct14) - in effect, allowing the Singapore dollar to weaken - to support a struggling economy..
Gabriel OlsenâFilmMagic/Getty Images Peter Mayhew attends WonderCon Anaheim on March 30, 2013, in Anaheim, Calif. Peter Mayhew, the actor who plays Chewbacca in the iconic Star Wars franchise, has been taken to the hospital after suffering a bout of pneumonia. The news was confirmed by the administrator of Mayhewâs website on the actorâs Twitter account Monday, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
First posted anonymously on a theater blog by a self-identified Middle Eastern actor, the claim has since gone viral, gaining notice in recent weeks from sites like Racialicous and Jezebel. Actor Adam Jacobs, who played Simba in the Disney musical The Lion King, is the star of Aladdin.. Photo by Deen Van Meer. In an email to The Huffington Post, a Disney representative explained why the ethnic breakdown of the cast can neither be confirmed nor denied.