What Happened? On 11 April, the WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange was arrested at Ecuador’s embassy in London, bringing his seven-year stint there to a dramatic end. Video footage showed a heavily bearded Assange shouting and resisting as he was hauled away by several officers…
The sky’s the limit On 11 Apr, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) rolled out what it calls the Sky Aerial Response Command (Sky ARC), a fleet of vehicles capable of carrying high-tech drones to support police activities across the island. It is part of…
Netanya-who? Benny Gantz conceded defeat to his electoral rival Benjamin Netanyahu over the hotly contested Knesset (Israel’s unicameral legislature) on 11 April. This came after more than 99% of the votes were counted and indicated that Netanyahu’s Likud party won 65 out of the…
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) made history by capturing the first ever image of a black hole. It was described by scientists as “a monster” due to it being one of the heaviest known black holes. Located 500 million trillion kilometres away in a…
Singapore hit the record books again Well, quite unexpectedly. In a joint operation staged by Singapore Customs and the National Parks Board (NParks), 12.9 tonnes (12,900 kg) of pangolin scales were seized at Pasir Panjang Export Inspection Station last Wednesday (3 Apr). The Vietnam-bound…
What happened? The Singapore Parliament has tabled the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill on 1 April. This provides the state more power to deal with online falsehoods (online facts that are false and misleading). With this bill, any minister can make requests…
What happened? Foreign dignitaries from the Group of Seven nations met in western France, in a meeting marred by limited consensus. Yet, this is a success in comparison to previous G7 meetings blighted by disquiet and even quarrels. The meeting occurred with the notable…
No more fighting, ok? Singapore and Malaysia have been embroiled in disputes regarding the use of the Instrument Landing System (ILS) at Seletar Airport, as well as Malaysia’s unilateral claims of port limits sovereign to Singapore. Nonetheless, both sides have agreed to resolve the…
The Deadline Looms Near UK has been set a 12 April deadline to either pass the Brexit deal agreed upon with Brussels, settle on an alternative or leave the EU without an agreement, commonly known as “no-deal Brexit”. If UK leaves with “no-deal”, there…
Introduction of the New Law The Brunei government has just introduced a new Sharia penal code that threatens the lives of marginalised groups in the nation. The penal code, passed on April 3rd, dictates that acts such as adultery and gay sexual acts will…
