Singapore—Alex Yeung, a restaurant owner who held a gathering in October to discuss the situation back in his native Hong Kong, was repatriated and will not be permitted to return to Singapore without prior permission from the Controller of Immigration. In connection with Mr Yeung’s case, Philip Chan, the Singaporean businessman in whose establishment the […]
Hong Kong—The application of pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong to have his travel ban lifted in order for him to fly to London to receive a human rights award from both houses of Parliament of the United Kingdom has been denied. The judge noted Mr Wong’s risk of absconding and saying that he can remain in […]
Hong Kong—The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) became part of the ongoing protests in the city earlier this week as a confrontation occurred, with students endeavouring to bar police from entering the university campus. University officials suspended classes a fortnight earlier than the original schedule, but CUHK may yet continue to be the scene […]
Singapore—It was announced on Wednesday, October 9, that former US President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will be coming to the country this December. The events where President and Mrs Obama will be speaking have been announced as well. The events headlined by the Obamas were organized by The Growth Faculty, a “business education […]
Singapore—The body of Robert Mugabe, the President of Zimbabwe, who died in Singapore on Friday, September 6, is expected to be flown back home on Wednesday, September 11, at 9:00 pm local time. Zimbabwean government officials and close relatives of the deceased African strongman arrived in Singapore on Monday. Mr Mugabe had been travelling to […]
Hong Kong — Redmi, the budget brand of Chinese electronics company Xiaomi, found itself in hot water recently due to some references to the Hong Kong protests in its recent advertisement. On August 27, Redmi TV’s commercial on Weibo for the brand’s smart TV line described the video content on its platform as “the five platforms, not […]
Singapore — Demonstrations in the airport in Hong Kong brought flights to a standstill on Monday, August 12, stranding thousands of passengers and causing many airlines economic loss. Every single flight both going in and coming out of Hong Kong International Airport was eventually canceled because of the protestors’ sit-in. A Scoot flight from Singapore […]
The reason behind Maggie Lindemann’s abrupt disappearance from social media is now known, the US pop singer, who was supposed to be on tour in Asia and had been scheduled to perform in Singapore on June 24, was arrested while she was halfway through her concert in Kuala Lumpur on June 21. She broke her […]
Netizens are up in arms against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman and Malaysia’s Religious Affairs Minister Mujahid Yusof Rawa, over their comments regarding China’s ‘internment’ camps where Muslims are ‘imprisoned’. Netizens are sensitive on the widely reported issue of Beijing’s treatment of more than one million ethnic Uighur and other Muslims. While China officially calls these […]
