Chrissy Teigen Quits Snapchat After Rihanna Snafu
On Saturday, March 24, supermodel, Lip Sync Battle host, and worldwide celebrity Chrissy Teigen announced to her 10 million Twitter followers, as well as the rest of the world, that…
Nick Pope: From village milkman to England football goalkeeper
HE’S going to deliver, for sure. Nick Pope used to deliver milk and is now close to completing an amazing rise from part-time player to England goalkeeper. The Burnley…
Singapore ranked world’s most expensive city for 5th year in a row as ranking on UN happiness index drops
Singapore has been ranked the world's most expensive city in the latest Worldwide Cost of Living Report for the 5th consecutive time. The report, by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), tied Paris, France…
Tributes pour in for Stephen Hawking, the famous theoretical physicist who died at age 76
Duffy et al./ Acclaimed British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author Stephen Hawking has died aged 76. Hawking is best known for his work on black holes, which revolutionised our understanding…
Doctors Suspended for Using Severed Leg as a Pillow in India
An official for the government hospital Maharani Laxmibai Medical College and Hospital in Uttar Pradesh, India, announced an investigation on March 11 after reports surfaced that the severed leg of…
Vietnam President pushes for closer Indian ties
Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang spoke with nearly 300 Indian politicians, professors, researchers, scholars and students at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in New Delhi on March 4 morning during…
Rohingya genocide: the world can’t help until Myanmar changes its ways
By: Ashraful Azad/ After two weeks of extreme violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, where at least 400 people have been killed and 270,000 Rohingyas have fled their homes, the country’s de…
Defending Hong Kong and Our Liberal Values is the Only Option
By Martin Lee This opinion piece is part of the Silver Lining Series written by members of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD), an organization of liberal and…
Trump to meet North Korea’s Kim in May
A stunning development on the global stage: President Donald Trump has agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by the month of May. The announcement paves the…
With all eyes on China, Singapore makes its own Arctic moves
By Danita Catherine Burke and Andre Saramago/ Asian states are becoming increasingly interested and involved in the Arctic region. This signal was sent in 2013 when four Asian states were admitted into…