“School can wait but climate change won’t.” Last Friday (15 March), students from every continent walked out of class and into the streets to demand that their leaders take meaningful action against climate change. With over 2000 events in up to 125 countries and…
What happened? Singapore is the first country to impose a temporary ban on all flight operations carried out by the Boeing 737 MAX passenger jet. This was a decision made in light of the twin spate of fatal crash accidents that happened within a…
Just when you thought losing your $50 deposit to oBike was bad enough… Less than a year after oBike abruptly left the bicycle-sharing market in Singapore, Mobike has now also applied to surrender its bicycle-sharing licence in Singapore. Ofo’s licence was also suspended last…
What happened? Paul Manafort, the former campaign chairman to US President Donald Trump has been found guilty for perpetrating a decade-long, multimillion-dollar tax and bank fraud when he was advising Ukrainian politicians. To the puzzlement of many, he has been sentenced to 47 months…
A Black Thursday An online furore erupted last Thursday (7 Mar) when Swedish black-metal group Watain’s concert was abruptly cancelled due to official concerns that their transgressive message may “affect our religious and social harmony”. The decision was handed down by the Infocomm Media…
What are the changes? Facebook, after years of pushing and prodding for its billion of users to share just about every detail of their lives, has announced last Wednesday (27 February) that it is going to focus on building a “privacy-focused communications platform”. In…
What happened? While Israel prepares itself for the Legislative Elections that is to be held on 9 April, Israel’s Attorney-General Avichai Mandelbilt announced plans to indict Israel PM Benyamin Netanyahu on several charges of fraud, bribery and breach of trust. PM Netanyahu is entitled…
What has happened? Recently, Minister for Education, Mr Ong Ye Kung, announced new measures that secondary schools in Singapore will be implementing. For the current batch of Primary 2 students, they will enter secondary school education in 2024. By then, all secondary schools are…
Spill the tea. As most love stories go, the sparkling happiness that defines the beginning of a relationship gives way to reality. Suddenly, the “love letters” stop and compromise doesn’t seem easy anymore. US President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un seemed…
What happened? Perhaps one of the most neglected effects of the trade war between the US and China is its effects on Hong Kong. Once revered as a part of the “Asian miracle”, Hong Kong is expected to slow further this year due to…
