MON: UNPROVEN CANCER SUPPLEMENT POT-TENTIALLY FRAUDULENT The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has warned Singapore-based Riway Pte Ltd to stop making false claims about its supplement, Purtier Placenta. Riway claims, without evidence, that its health supplement could cure diseases such as cancer, eczema and stroke.…
MON: #KUTOO – JAPAN’S ANSWER TO THE #METOO MOVEMENT In a bid to ban mandatory dress codes at workplaces that force women to wear high heels, 32-year-old actor and writer Yumi Ishikawa submitted a petition with 18,856 signatures to the Japanese government. Ishikawa ignited…
MON: A UNION DIVIDED – EU ELECTIONS 2019 With the conclusion of the EU parliamentary elections on 26 May, the polarised political climate was made clear as far right and pro-EU parties made significant gains at the expense of the Social Democrats (centre-left) and…
TUES: HUAWEI HOO-HAH IN SINGAPORE In light of the brief suspension of business between Huawei and Google, anxiety between businesses and customers have surfaced in Singapore. Consumers are worried that they might not be able to access Google applications, with some having tried to…
MON: CO2 LEVELS REACHED HIGHEST IN 3 MILLION YEARS Carbon dioxide levels have reached the highest point in human history. The last time the world experienced such levels was during the Pliocene Epoch, the geological period 2.6-5.3 million years ago. If continued at this…
What happened? The projects Marina One in Marina Bay and The Duo in Bugis was officially opened on the 15 January by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib and PM Lee. The project was by M+S, a joint venture between Temasek Holdings and Malaysia’s Sovereign Wealth…
What happened? Myanmar and Bangladesh have agreed that 1,500 Rohingya each week will be sent back to Myanmar after fleeing from Myanmar’s Rakhine state. This all stems from a long conflict between the majority Buddhist population and the minority Muslim Rohingya in Myanmar. In…
What Happened? Both Koreas are marching under a common flag this year – well, at least at the upcoming Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in February. It was announced just yesterday (18 Jan) that the North and South Korean athletes will march together at the Winter…
