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? 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…
What happened? A brave movement that went viral after sexual allegations against Harvey Weinstein came to light has reached the Vatican. An examination by the Associated Press (AP) found numerous cases of sexual abuse of nuns all around the world, indicating that the problem…
Malaysia’s new cabinet wants to involve more youth in the Malaysian political scene by lowering the voting age from 21 to 18. By reducing the voting age, more youths would be politically empowered with their increased ability to have a say in nation-building decisions,…
Remember the good old days when the MRT flooded while you were on your way home after a long day at work? LTA announced on July 20 (Friday), that SMRT will be fined S$1.5 million dollars for the incident, holding the rail operator “fully…
What happened? The NATO Summit happened. Held on July 11-12 in Brussels, Belgium, the summit was characterized by growing transatlantic tensions. It has been a known fact that Trump isn’t the biggest fan of NATO. On the first day of the summit, Trump has…
What happened? In the latest development of the Grab-Uber merger saga, the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) announced on July 5th that its investigations indicate that the controversial merger has infringed upon the Competition Act*. From the investigations, it was found that…
After an intense nine-day search, 12 boys and their assistant football coach were found deep inside a flooded cave complex of Tham Luang. The boys, aged between 11 and 16, and their 25-year-old coach disappeared on June 23 during an outing to the cave…
What happened? Under the glitz and glamour of Marina Bay Sands and Gardens by the Bay lies an uglier side of Singapore: rising social inequality. Despite being one of the wealthiest and most developed countries in the world, Singapore scores pretty high on the…
After the Malaysian General Elections that sent UMNO reeling in shock over its loss of its 60-year long rule, UMNO elected its new president, former Malaysian DPM Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to give the party new direction. With over 150,000 delegates voting throughout Malaysia in…
