What happened? Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in a shock move, has fired former Canadian Ambassador to China, John McCallum. This follows controversial comments he made regarding the extradition case involving a senior executive from the Chinese telecom giant, Huawei. Ms Meng, the Chief…
What Happened? Myanmar’s LGBTQIA+ community just had their maiden voyage on the first-ever Pride Boat Parade held in Asia last Saturday, 26th January. More than 600 participants set sail off a river in Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar, as part of the Yangon…
What Happened? Democratic Party member and first-term Senator of California, Kamala Harris recently announced her candidacy for the 2020 United States Presidential elections during her appearance on daily morning show, ”Good Morning America”. Her campaign reveal on the 21st January coincided with Martin Luther…
What Happened? Dolapo Badmos, Chief Superintendent and spokeswoman for the Lagos State Police Command, warned the homosexual community in Nigeria to leave the country or face potential criminal prosecution in a recent Instagram post. “If you’re homosexually inclined, Nigeria is not a place for…
Jeremy Corbyn attempts to oust UK Prime Minister Theresa May The shocking 2016 referendum concluded with the UK voting ‘Yes’ on leaving the European Union. UK Prime Minister Theresa May has been scrambling since 2016 to get the UK Parliament to approve her EU…
What Happened? Overland, many are aware of the unilateral decision by Malaysia to delay the High-Speed Rail project in 2018. It was a topsy-turvy turn of events which saw newly elected Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad announced that he would abruptly cancel the project,…
After 12 years of state-sanctioned militarised war against Mexico’s illegal drug cartels and an estimated 200,000 people dead, incoming president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has admitted that the war on drugs was a “failed strategy”. On Nov 8, the incoming government of Mexico submitted…
China’s Ministry of Education wants to make university life harder for its undergraduates. Amongst its initiatives, the ministry has mandated that universities penalises its students more harshly for plagiarism and data manipulation. Also banned is the “clearing test”, which offers Chinese university students a…
A shroud of fear has been cast over Tanzania’s towering coastal city of Dar es Salaam. Paul Makonda, the regional governor of the rapidly developed city, has set up an anti-LGBT taskforce last month. Demanding for the identities of LGBT persons and their arrests,…
MRT commuters soon have to go through airport-like security checks before they go on their morning commute – walking through a metal detector and placing their bags through an X-ray scanner. Starting 12 November, enhanced security screening will soon be implemented at select MRT…
