On May 18, a 39-year-old Boeing 737 passenger plane crashed shortly after taking off from Havana, Cuba. 110 people were killed and the 3 remaining survivors have severe burns and are in critical condition. Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident and the…
President Halimah made her first-ever Presidential Address on the May 7 to the newly formed parliament. The Presidential Address is traditionally written by the government to be read by the president (wonder what turnitin would say). Additionally, it was the first Presidential Address drafted…
What Happened? Malaysia’s 14th General Election played like gripping television drama – legendary leader returns to the political scene, working with former foes to right what is wrong, and return order to the land. At least that was what seemed to happen when fourth…
Remember the Facebook scandal not too long ago? Where the company Cambridge Analytica collected Facebook user’s data to create targeting political advertisements? Well, Cambridge Analytica is now closing after negative media coverage left it with no clients and mounting legal fees. The company and…
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted on the May 4, leading to the evacuation of roughly 1,700 people in the Kilauea Estate. Akin to a scene in Moana, fissures in the Kilauea neighbour opened up and lava erupted, reaching heights greater than the Statue of Liberty…
What happened? By May 12, Donald Trump will need to decide if he wants to renew what he called the “insane” Iran Nuclear Deal. No one, including British Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, is sure if he will renew the deal he has been adamantly…
From April 30 – May 10, representatives from more than 190 countries will meet for climate talks in Bonn, Germany. The aim of this conference is to bring to life the world’s only climate treaty pledge, the 2015 Paris Agreement. Under the 2015 Paris…
What happened? The most ambitious crossover event in history and I’m not talking about Avengers Infinity War. On April 27, the Korean Summit stole the show from Marvel as both North Korea’s leader Mr Kim Jong Un and South Korea’s President Moon Jae crossed…
Recently, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) proposed to allow the short-term rental of condos on platforms like Airbnb, if owners holding at least 80% of the development’s share value allow for these rentals. Additionally, owners would only be allowed to rent out their Condo for 90 days…
What’s on your mind, Senator? By now most of you would have seen videos of the hearing, probably on Facebook itself, and laughed at the absurdity of some of the questions and at Zuckerberg’s replies. (My personal favourite was the blunt “Senator, we run…
