What happened? Our sunny (maybe too sunny) little island has been chosen for the summit between the US and North Korea that will take place on June 12th. Singapore was selected because of its political neutrality between the two countries, with strong ties with…
What happened? Trump has officially announced the exit of the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Program of Action, better known as the Iran Nuclear Deal. This landmark agreement, negotiated in 2015 under the Obama Administration, pledged a lifting of sanctions on Iran in…
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…
While this ‘equation’ seems impossible, this is what ride-hailing company Grab claimed after rolling back its discounts for customers and incentives for drivers. Grab Singapore head Lim Kell affirmed the public that these decisions had been made way before the company’s acquisition of rival…
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…
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has released its 2018 update of its Press Freedom Index. Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands fill up the top 3, while North Korea remains bottom. In between, the US continued its decline dropping two places to fall at 45, and…
On April 23, a US teen under the name Keziah sparked ‘cultural appropriation’ row on Twitter, after she posted a photo of her going to her prom in a qipao. After the photo was uploaded, Twitter user Jeremy Lam tweeted a response to her…
What happened? Last weekend, the funeral the late full-time national serviceman, Dave Lee, was held at Mandai Crematorium, with an attendance of almost 900 people. At the wake, his mother called for an immediate end to “tekan” sessions in the military. She expressed that…
