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…
What happened? The Chinese government’s citizen surveillance program that is powered by high-tech cameras and facial-recognition algorithms may seem strangely reminiscent of the popular dystopian Netflix program, Black Mirror. However, for the citizens and residents of China, it is a living reality. With over…
What happened? Last Saturday, 30 March 2019, the CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, published an op-ed in the Washington Post. In his op-ed, he called for new global regulations governing the Internet and recommended overarching rules for online content and data. Zuckerberg is suggesting…
What Happened? More than 800,000 blood donors in Singapore may potentially have had their personal information illegally accessed and stolen. This was due to a mishandling of personal data by Secur Solutions Group (SSG), a vendor hired by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA). The…
Oh boy give me the juicy deets Unfortunately we didn’t get many. On 22 March, the Special Counsel, which was investigating links between the Trump Campaign and Russia, concluded its investigation and submitted its report to Attorney General William Barr. What we got was…
Keat believe this. Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat spoke at an NTU forum on 28 March. Mr Heng, who is expected to succeed Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, answered questions on having a minority race as Prime Minister (PM). He said that when the…
