What Happened? On Novaya Zemlya, a Russian archipelago, authorities have declared a state of emergency after dozens of polar bears invaded homes and public buildings. The archipelago has a population of around 3,000 people and now, they are afraid to get out of their…
Hmm..what’s about time? In a slew of changes, many highly-anticipated changes to the Singapore Penal Code were proposed through the Criminal Law Reform Bill, which was first read on Monday (11 Feb). These changes were raised after the Penal Code Review Committee (PCRC) completed…
Indoctrination and torture amongst other human rights violations Kept in squalid conditions and subjected to “psychological torture” where meals are denied to those who refuse to glorify Chinese Communist Party propaganda, up to a million Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang province…
Three Outbreaks Madagascar is facing, as described by CNN, “its worst measles outbreak in decades”, with over 50,000 infected and over 300 dead since October 2018. The Philippines’s Department of Health recently declared a measles outbreak in its Capital, Metro Manila, and areas of…
What happened? In a stunning act signalling the deterioration of relations last seen at the end of World War 2, France shockingly and rather abruptly withdrew its ambassador to Italy. The act comes hot off the heels of Italy’s Deputy PM’s shocking meeting with…
What happened? On February 5, President Trump opened his State of the Union address by saying, “The agenda I will lay out this evening is not a Republican or a Democrat Agenda. It is the agenda of the American People”. If you were wondering…
What will happen? Indonesian authorities want to expand benefits towards businesses by reclaiming about 8,000 hectares of idle or confiscated land in Batam, and develop it into enclaves of special economic zones. These enclaves would serve as an alternative shipping and manufacturing hub, with…
What happened? You heard that right. Pedra Branca, population: 0, is now part of the East Coast electoral division. The decision to include the island east of Singapore was announced on February 1 by the Electoral Department Singapore on the electronic Government Gazette. Pedra…
What’s going on? Since 10th January, Venezuela’s current president, Mr Nicolas Maduro, was deemed illegitimate by Venezuela’s opposition-controlled parliament – voiding the results of the controversial 2018 Venezuelan presidential elections. The elections had seen record-low voter turnouts and opposition boycotts that nonetheless gave Mr…
What happened? Following a Facebook post by an Ang Mo Kio resident, which depicted many unopened letters and packages in a dustbin, SingPost has been urged to take action. The postman responsible for delivering the mail has now been arrested by the police and…
