India’s National Council of Churches Advocates for Repeal of Section 377
The National Council of Churches in India (NCCI) has come out in favour of repealing Section 377 and welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court to refer Section 377 to…
Synthetic medical marijuana could fuel Singapore’s future economy and create jobs
The Republic of Singapore is well known locally and internationally for its strict laws on the use and sale of drugs. The possession or consumption of marijuana or cannabis can lead…
Trans-ASEAN education can play a role in building a regional community
Jaruwat Kiatiwongse, Bangkok University and Rosalia Sciortino, Mahidol University As the celebration for last year’s 50th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) wanes, ASEAN now face the…
T2 – Philippines SEC revokes Rappler’s registration; netizens remain divided
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Philippines, today, January 15, 2018, revoked the registration of Rappler, a popular online news organization, due to alleged violations in nationality restrictions…
Man holds funeral for pet fishes to the delight of netizens
Former US Army recruit Jeremy Milbern, 25, recently held a funeral for his pet fishes, Tiffany and Tori. Twitter posts about the funeral delighted netizens and quickly went viral. Milbern…
FB says FU to publishers and brands
The Founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, said that his company is introducing sweeping changes to to the kinds of posts, videos and photos that its more than two billion members will…
Eyewitness: the Rohingya horrors and Aung San Suu Kyi’s whitewash
Ellen Wiles, University of Stirling It was a bright autumn morning, and I had just dropped off my two children at nursery and was scrolling through Twitter, when I spotted…
The Man Who Owned Google for a Full Minute
Sanmay Ved was browsing through domain names in late September of 2015 when he stumbled upon the unexpected opportunity to purchase “google.com." Ved, then a previous Google employee and researcher,…
Indian superstar and LKY-fan Rajinikanth finally steps into politics after years of speculation
Indian superstar Rajinikanth has finally announced that he will step into politics, after years of speculation. The 67-year-old, who has acted in over 150 movies and is one of the…