According to the statement from his family and the Kofi Annan Foundation, Kofi Annan, the first United Nations (UN) secretary general from sub-Saharan Africa passed away on August 18 after an unspecified short illness. The statement called Mr Annan a “global statesman” who “fought…
What happened? In his annual National Day Rally speech, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong sketched out numerous plans for Singapore’s future, including hot-button issues like cost-of-living, healthcare, and housing. On healthcare, Lee announced the new Merdeka package, aimed at covering the healthcare costs of…
The effects of the US leaving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (better known as the Iran Nuclear deal) on Iran can finally be seen after the first round of sanctions have been imposed. Sanctions kicked off on August 7, hindering Iran’s access of…
The Intercept has reported that high level executives in Google are planning to release a version of the popular search engine, specially catered to the (censorship) needs of the world’s largest country. To be fair, Google has not been too shy about whiting out…
In America, Horizon Air employee Richard Russell managed to steal an Alaska Airlines plane and crash it into a near-deserted island. He stole the 76-seater empty plane all on his own and flew it despite not holding a pilot’s license. As if the story…
The lyrics above sum up Canada’s situation right now in its recent spat with Saudi Arabia. Alone in the fight for human rights, Canada was under a lot of pressure from Saudi Arabia, after its foreign ministry echoed the concerns of the United Nations…
What happened? Conspiracy theorist and far-right talk show host of Infowars, Alex Jones has been banned by Apple, YouTube, Facebook, Spotify and many others. The crackdown on Jones’ videos, media channels and podcasts came in on August 6th, with these companies citing an infringement…
Heard of Ivory Lane? Launched two weeks ago (Jul 31), Ivory Lane is a Singaporean online store which claimed to sell “vintage” ivory in the form of accessories. An arsenal of professionally-taken photos and videos of models parading these accessories was employed to advertise and sell…
This Saturday, August 18, marks the opening of the new Sengkang General Hospital, the biggest new hospital with 1,000 beds. Its attached community hospital is due to open on the 28 of August, and together, both hospitals will add 1,400 available beds. “As our…
What happened? Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong drew heat this past week after comments he made reopened the age-old debate over Singapore’s notoriously high ministerial pay. In response to a suggestion from a resident to cut ministerial pay and provide more financial support…
