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SINGAPORE — A report on global social mobility published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) found Singapore and Japan to be the only Asian countries to make it to the top 20. Out of 82 countries surveyed, Singapore is in 20th place worldwide. WEF released their inaugural Global Social Mobility Index 2020 on Sunday (Jan 19). […]

With a busy background of essentially buccaneering cases against members of a previous government, a by-election took place in Kimanis, Sabah, on Jan 18. The ruling Pakatan Harapan-backed candidate lost. The Opposition candidate from Barisan Nasional-Umno, Mr Mohamad Alamin, managed to secure a margin of some 2,029 votes over Mr Karim Bujang of Warisan, which […]

by Quy Le BUI Beer sales in Vietnam are down ahead of the lunar new year, bar owners said, as a tough new drink-driving law threatens to put a lid on celebrations in one of the world’s fastest-growing markets for the cold stuff. In the run-up to Vietnam’s Tet holiday, open-air ‘bia hoi’ bars are […]

Macau on Wednesday reported its first confirmed case of the new SARS-like coronavirus as authorities announced all staff in the city’s bustling casinos had been ordered to wear face masks. The former Portuguese colony is a huge draw for mainland tourists as the only place in China that allows gambling. With the Lunar New Year […]

Senior Greek judge Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou will join a small group of women leading European Union countries when she is confirmed as president Wednesday. Once her nomination is approved by parliament, Sakellaropoulou, 63, will be the first woman in Greece to hold the largely ceremonial post. Here are the EU’s other sitting women leaders, excluding queens. […]

The US Senate voted along party lines on Tuesday to set the rules for President Donald Trump’s historic impeachment trial. By a 53 to 47 vote, the Republican-controlled Senate approved an “organizing resolution” for the trial proposed by Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Before approving the rules, the Senate voted down several amendments proposed […]

by Beiyi SEOW A new virus that has killed nine people, infected hundreds and reached the United States could mutate and spread, China warned Wednesday, as authorities scrambled to contain the disease during the Lunar New Year travel season. The coronavirus has caused alarm for its similarity to SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), which killed […]

Taylor Swift enjoys it when The Good Place star Jameela Jamil talks about body image. In case if you are wondering who Jameela Jamil is, she is a 33-year-old actress who was also a host in the UK, hosting the Channel 4 morning show, Freshly Squeezed and BBC Radio 1 program, The Official Chart. Jamil […]

With the high number of travellers expected during the upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations this weekend, authorities in China are fighting to contain what is being termed as the Wuhan virus, which is believed to have originated from the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, Hubei, China. Chinese citizens expected to travel to commemorate the […]

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West said on Saturday that she had finished the first year of law school and that she was working on a documentary on advocacy work for criminal justice reform. The documentary, titled Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project, will premiere on the Oxygen cable network on April 5. The two-hour film […]

Facebook on Tuesday said it plans to create 1,000 more London-based jobs this year to improve safety on the social network with the aid of artificial intelligence. The new roles will increase the number of staff at the company’s largest engineering hub outside the United States to more than 4,000. “The UK is a world […]

by Alex PIGMAN and Sebastian SMITH Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday slammed the business elite for doing “basically nothing” on climate change, as the Davos forum braced for an address from US President Donald Trump hours before his impeachment trial begins. The 50th meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss […]

by Francesco FONTEMAGGI President Donald Trump’s historic impeachment trial begins in earnest Tuesday in the Senate, with Democrats calling for his removal from office and Republicans determined to acquit him — and quickly, if possible. Four months after the Ukraine scandal exploded and went on to overshadow the end of Trump’s term, and 10 months […]

Facebook apologised Saturday for a distasteful mistranslation of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s name from Burmese language posts during his much-touted visit to Myanmar. His two-day visit to Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw was the first made by a Chinese leader in almost two decades. But the historic moment was dimmed by the automatic translation feature on Myanmar’s […]

Pop singer Mariah Carey uploaded some photos of her 8-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe on Saturday. The photos showed them celebrating her induction to the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The twins were shown throwing shiny, gold confetti, while Carey posed with letter balloons forming the words “Hall of Fame”. The Instagram post was captioned with a […]