Articles by Krishnendu Banerjee

Singapore GE2020: PAP's New Face Ivan Lim Withdraws Candidacy Despite Issuing Clarification

PAP's candidate Ivan Lim issued a clarification on June 27 morning following online backlash but by evening he decided to put his political ambitions on hold

Jun 28, 2020

Archaeologists Unearth Mass Grave of Over 100 Children in Poland

The children's grave was found during motorway construction in Poland's Jeżowe village and as per archaeologists it is from 16th-century

Jun 27, 2020

Archaeology

Woodlands Checkpoint extension to be built at Old Woodlands Town Centre

Ahead of Singapore GE2020, Cross-Border Travel to Malaysia Opens

For now, only people with long-term immigration passes can cross border for work and business purposes

Jun 27, 2020

Coronavirus

Singapore GE2020: PAP's New Face Ivan Lim Clarifies on Remarks of 'Elitist' Behavior

Ivan Lim, Keppel Offshore & Marine general manager was accused of being arrogant and elitist by his former colleagues

Jun 27, 2020

Former Malaysia PM Mahathir questioned by police for the second time in June

Former Malaysia PM Mahathir Says Change Unlikely in Singapore's Political Power

Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad believes a change in Singapore's ruling party will help ease differences between the two countries

Jun 26, 2020

TikTok Still Snooping Around Your Copied Texts, iOS 14 Security Feature Reveals

Despite promising to stop the app from reading users' pasteboard, TikTok is still reading the copied texts but will stop soon

Jun 26, 2020

Cybersecurity

Singapore GE2020: Who Is Gan Siow Huang? PAP to Field SAF's First Woman General

Gan Siow Huang became Singapore's first woman brigadier-general and worked with labor unions as a deputy chief executive of e2i

Jun 26, 2020

US Professors Concerned Over Using Zoom to Teach on China; But Why?

Popular video conferencing platform Zoom has been receiving backlashes for complying with Chinese government's demands

Jun 24, 2020

UFO Task Force of US Navy Is Real, Confirms Senate Intelligence Committee

Senate Intelligence Committee directed Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense to submit an unclassified report on such UAPs

Jun 24, 2020

Singapore General Election: Who is Choo Shaun Ming? NUS Law Student Becomes Youngest Candidate

The 23-year-old wants to be the voice of the younger generation of the city-state and bring a change in policies that negatively impact them

Jun 24, 2020

NUS

North Korea Threatens 'Sensational Event' to Destroy US as Tension Grips Korean Peninsula

North Korea blames the U.S. for the renewed hostilities with South Korea and issues a fresh threat of another round of Korean war

Jun 23, 2020

China Launches Final Satellite of BeiDou That Can Challenge American GPS Navigation System

China's BeiDou satellite navigation system claims to have better accuracy than GPS that provides a strategic military advantage

Jun 23, 2020

Space

US Cracks Whip on 4 More Chinese Media Outlets as 'Foreign Diplomatic Missions'; What's Next?

The Global Times, China Central Television (CCTN), China News Service and the People's Daily were added to the list of foreign missions

Jun 23, 2020

Coronavirus

Singapore Doctor, Who Fractured Girlfriend's Face for Refusing Sex, Sentenced to Jail

Doctor Clarence Teo Shun Jie was handed over three years of jail time for his deeds that left her in the hospital for 20 days

Jun 22, 2020

Singapore crime

Ancient Syrian Village Destroyed 12,800 Years Ago After Cosmic Body Hit Earth's Atmosphere: Study

The study suggested that airbursts created the intense heatwave that melted soil and formed quartz to destroy the Abu Hureyra villages

Jun 22, 2020

Asteroid

Singapore: Dengue cases rise again after two-week decline

Dengue Season Leads to Non-Detection of COVID-19 Cases, Southeast Asian Doctors Face New Challenge

Similar symptoms in the initial stages of dengue and COVID-19 are a challenge for doctors to detect the disease

Jun 22, 2020

Coronavirus

Japan protests again after Chinese ships sail into waters near disputed isles

Territorial Clash Over Islands Between China and Japan Could Trigger New Political Tension in Asia

Since mid-April, Japan has spotted regular Chinese governments ships near the waters of the disputed Senkaku/ Diaoyu islands

Jun 21, 2020

Adult Film Star Johnny Sins Congratulates Graduating NUS Students

A Facebook user claims to have requested the American popular adult film star to congratulate his friends

Jun 21, 2020

NUS

The Sultan Mosque at Kampong Glam, Singapore

Singapore Makes Online Booking Mandatory for Friday Services Set to Resume From June 26

Singapore allows religious congregation with a maximum of 50 people permitted to offer prayers at one time

Jun 21, 2020

Coronavirus

Who is Jia Jia, Chinese columnist missing over letter asking President Xi to resign?

From Huawei to 'Spy' Arrest: China Targets Canada Now Despite Worsening Economy Amid Covid-19

China has acted swiftly against Canada with trade roadblocks and espionage charges against two Canadians since the arrest of Huawei's Meng Wanzhou

Jun 20, 2020

Huawei

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