In the wake of India’s historic Supreme Court ruling to decriminalise consensual gay sex, Singapore’s Ambassador-at-Large Professor Tommy Koh commented on Facebook on 6th September that he “…would encourage our gay community to bring a class action to challenge the constitutionality of Section 377A”.…
For the first time, AI has been used to optimise drug dosage in prostate cancer treatment. According to Professor Dean Ho, director of the Singapore Institute for Neurotechnology (SINAPSE) at the National University of Singapore (NUS), the breakthrough is groundbreaking and changes the way…
With most global temperature estimates pointing toward a troubling increase of 2 to 4.9 degrees Celsius by the end of the century (median forecast at 3.2 degrees), experts have predicted that warmer temperatures will cause insect populations and metabolism to rise. Many of the…
The US State Department announced last Friday that the US will be ending all funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Palestine. UNRWA is currently responsible for supporting more than five million displaced persons in the Occupied Territories – providing…
Facebook announced that it was removing several Myanmar military officials from its platform to stem the spread of “hate and misinformation”. A United Nations report and pressure from advocacy groups such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch contributed to the decision. U.N. investigators…
What Happened? President Donald J. Trump has threatened to leave the WTO according to reasons that include unfair treatment by the international body. This comes as no surprise – after all, his protectionist trade policies often contradict the open-trade ethos of the WTO. In…
What happened? Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad met up with former Singaporean political dissident Tan Wah Piow and several other Singaporeans last Thursday (Aug 30) in Kuala Lumpur. The meeting ended off with an invitation for Dr Mahathir to give a keynote address at…
Set to take effect in 2023, future law graduates who wish to practise law within the jurisdiction of Singapore will find themselves facing a stricter and more rigorous Bar examination. Their six-month training contract after passing the exam has also been doubled to twelve…
What Happened? Starting from September 1 2019, it will be illegal for organisations to collect, use, disclose or make illegal copies of an individual’s NRIC. Under the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) (yup the same organisation that made collecting data for orientation stricter), organisations…
A study reviewing nearly 700 existing studies on global drinking prevalence found that no amount of alcohol consumption is safe for overall health. Literally none. This is contrary to what many public health officials have been saying for years, that moderate drinking won’t really…
