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THE PROBLEM PERSISTS, AND PERSISTS… It is almost as if the arrest of the NUS student, who allegedly installed two hidden cameras in the bathrooms of the College of Alice and Peter Tan (CAPT), was not enough to prove a point. Dual confessions on…

What happened on 8 March? 8 March is International Women’s Day. Amidst the coronavirus outbreak, many women’s day events in Asia were either cancelled or postponed until further notice. Nevertheless, tens of thousands continued to march in solidarity in other parts of the world.…

At this point, the Democratic Primaries are set to be a repeat of 2016 for Bernie Sanders (failing to win the nomination).   What Happened?  The race to become the Democratic Party’s nominee for the 2020 Presidential Election, a.k.a the Democratic Primaries, kicked off…

Following a week of political upheaval, Muhyiddin Yassin was sworn in as the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia after the resignation of Mahathir Mohamad. His appointment ruffled feathers as the legitimacy of his succession was questioned by the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition led by…

What happened? As part of the efforts in Singapore’s war against diabetes, the government has introduced a new measure which manufacturers and beverage outlets must abide by. This move will see “pre-packaged non-alcoholic drinks with a high sugar or saturated fat content display a…

Not Even Exaggerating MOE has unveiled its new National Digital Literacy Programme, and it’s LIT 🔥. By 2024, every secondary one student will own a personal learning device, such as a tablet, laptop or Chromebook, which can be paid by Edusave. In preparation of…

The Pioneers In 2018, a group of passionate, quite frankly insane, students in Tembusu College started up a small news-writing interest group. Inspired by their mentor Madam Bertha Henson, they had one goal – to bring the news to Tembusians and make keeping informed…

The Uighurs (a minority group in Xinjiang, China) have been transferred out of detention camps to work in factories across the country for major corporations, from huge technology firms like Apple, Samsung and Huawei, to lifestyle brands such as Nike and Gap, according to…

Combatting the Economic Downturn of the Coronavirus On Tuesday, 5 March 2020, The Federal Reserve System (Fed), the US’ central banking system, announced an interest rate cut of 50 basis points to 1 – 1.25 percent, the first emergency rate since the 2008 financial…

Guilty at Last  The verdict is out: Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty at his sexual assault trial. The verdict comes more than two years after the first allegations against the powerhouse film producer emerged. Since then, over 100 women have accused him of…