China gasps after student compares homeland’s air unfavourably to US in graduation speech
A young Chinese woman has drawn criticism on social media after unfavourably comparing her homeland China’s air and politics to those in the US during her graduation speech at an American university. Speaking at the University of Maryland, Yang Shuping said that coming to the United States had been a breath of “fresh air” after […]
A 9-year-old girl in Vietnam was sexually abused and held hostage
VIETNAM: According to the Vietnamese news media reports, an owner of a provision shop in Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh had to buy some items from a nearby shop, therefore he asked his 9-year-old daughter to look after the shop. The incident occurred while the father of the 9-year-old girl was away, a drug addict passed […]
Man City and Mundipharama want to develop first Singaporean Premier League footballer
Imagine a Singaporean playing for Man City. It has been decades since a local footballer made an impact outside of the region, with Fandi Ahmad one of the few who enjoyed a successful European stint at Dutch top division side, FC Groningen, from 1983 to 1985. That could change in the future, as healthcare organisation […]
Oh my goddess :( Ayumi Hamasaki becoming completely deaf
Ayumi Hamasaki has begun to lose her ability to hear out of her right ear, putting her down a path to becoming completely deaf. Ayumi Hamasaki has revealed she has gone deaf in her left ear, but vowed to go ahead with an upcoming tour of Asia. After talking about her knee injury recovery, Hamasaki […]
Belt and Road Initiative presents a stern test for China
Beijing might have put on a spectacular light show in conjunction with the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, which concluded on Monday, but it was China’s political ambitions that shone the brightest. At a time when United States’ global leadership is found wanting with its mercurial president seemingly intent on turning America away […]
WannaCry aftermath : Cyber threats on Singapore
First it was the “sophisticated” attacks on NTU and NUS. Immediately after, the WannaCry ransomware surfaced. Systems infected with the ransomware were locked, with perpetuators demanding ransom. The attack has affected over 100 countries, crippling critical services such as the hospitals in the UK. CNN even called the WannaCry attacks as “one of the broadest […]
‘Unprecedented’ cyber attack hits more than 150 countries
It may not be over yet, warned security experts, after a devastating cyber attack described as unprecedented in scale caused disruptions in countries from Europe to Asia. An international manhunt was well under way for the plotters behind the world’s biggest-ever computer ransom assault. The indiscriminate attack, which began on Friday, struck banks, hospitals and […]
If you think China’s support for new Malaysian port projects can supplant Singapore, read here
China’s support for new Malaysian ports has sparked Malaysia’s optimism that it can supplant Singapore as South-east Asia’s shipping hub of choice. However, if you think that the main proponents of these Malaysian port projects are the huge Chinese companies, we pardon you. The main proponents of these Malaysian port projects are actually cash- strapped Malaysian […]
Sure boh? Singapore streams in at 9th in online piracy globally
Among the world’s top countries for online piracy in 2016, Singapore came in at ninth, according to a recent study by technology company MUSO, which offers anti-piracy and market analytics. In its Global Piracy Report 2017, MUSO said there were 191 billion visits to piracy sites last year. The global piracy visits per Internet user was […]
‘Raja Bomoh’ Ibrahim Mat Zain says sorry, admits everything were fake
Self-declared “Raja Bomoh” Ibrahim Mat Zain on Tuesday (April 25, 2017) gave up his title as Shaman King and apologised to Muslims worldwide over his controversial rituals which he claimed was merely an act. Ibrahim, who attracted international attention with his antics during Malaysia’s Flight MH370 crisis and diplomatic row with North Korea, claimed that […]