The family of one of the victims in the recent London attack spoke up against the apparent politicisation of their son’s death. Jack Merritt (25), a former course coordinator for prisoner rehabilitation, was one of the two casualties during the attack on London Bridge last Friday (Nov 29). Saskia Jones (23, a volunteer for criminal […]
The United States Senate passed the “Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act” on Wednesday (Nov 20). Under US law, the bill aims to require annual reviews of Hong Kong’s status and assess the extent of China’s involvement in Hong Kong’s autonomy. Government officials found to be harming human rights and democratic freedoms in Hong […]
A trending article on WeChat paints a different picture of the once well-loved Mark Zuckerberg in China. The article titled “China’s good son-in-law’ Zuckerberg suddenly stabbed his ‘father-in-law’ in the back” depicts a sense of betrayal felt by the Chinese people. This follows Zuckerberg’s recent stance on Chinese tech interventions and the growing tensions between […]
Apple pulled out a mapping app that tracked real-time movements of Hong Kong police vehicles, riot forces, and tear gas firing locations due to its alleged “violation of local laws and company guidelines.” The app called HKmap.Live uses crowd sourced data through a Telegram bot, news reports, and Facebook. The site is still accessible on browsers. […]
Police reported that Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, or Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes have been stolen from his memorial in central India on the day of his 150th birthday. The thieves also wrote “deshdrohi” (traitor) across Gandhi’s photos in the memorial. The caretaker reportedly went to open the grounds of the Bapu Bhawan memorial early in the morning […]
Singapore—Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong emphasized that Singapore must work together with other small states to advance common interests and overcome challenges. PM Lee addressed world leaders during a reception of the Forum of Small States (FOSS) on Wednesday (Sept 25). Currently made up of 107 countries from all economic statuses, the FOSS was launched […]
A number of Chinese researchers from the World Civilization Research Association made the bold claim that English and other European languages are mere dialects rooted in Mandarin. The scholars, an overwhelming majority of which are from Chinese academic institutions, support their claims with reportedly 20 years of research. They presented their research at the first […]
Petaling Jaya — Kylie Jenner is turning 22 and has chosen to celebrate her birthday on fugitive Malaysian businessman Jho Low‘s Equanimity super yacht. According to an initial report by TMZ, Kylie’s chief of staff for her cosmetics brand has booked the yacht for a trip across the Mediterranean sea for Kylie’s 22nd birthday party on […]
“Are you a working girl? Is that how you can afford the room?” Alice Han, a Harvard-educated Korean-Canadian doctor, checked in to a motel room in New South Wales (NSW), Australia after an unfortunate ordeal with a flat tire on her vehicle. The man at the motel desk asked her if she was a “working […]
Sandara Park, former member of K-pop girl group 2NE1, admitted that she was ashamed of her Filipino accent. Park (34) was born in Busan, South Korea but moved with her family to the Philippines in 1994 where she lived and studied for 11 years. She joined a local celebrity search in 2004 and got famous […]
