Articles by Rishvi Pragasam

Samsung Electronics announces $9.89 billion net profit

The South Korean tech giant had its the brightest sector in the third quarter with an operating profit of 9.96 trillion won, three times more than the outcome a year ago.

Oct 31, 2017

Love locks are seen on a bridge in Gdansk, Poland September 7, 2017. REUTERS

Security System: Now unlock your car with finger vibrations

VibWrite aims to integrate both physiological as well as behavioural characteristics.

Oct 31, 2017

Visitors play games on PlayStation 4 (PS4) at the Paris Games Week, a trade fair for video games in Paris, France, October 26, 2016. REUTERS

6 Singapore originated video games you do not want to miss

Game Developers Conference (GDC), the largest annual gathering of video game developers, is where they showcased their games for the world to see.

Oct 30, 2017

Apple fires employee after his daughter leaks video of iPhone X

This happened when she went to the Apple Campus to visit her father and got to have a look at the iPhone X. Filming inside the Apple campus is strictly prohibited, and filming of an unreleased phone is definitely a big violation.

Oct 30, 2017

At the historic Peirce Mill. Dried corn drops from the trough in a steady stream into the grindstone to be ground into flour.

PM Lee enjoys visit to US, ties to strengthen

Looks like Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had fun reliving the memories of his old days. Singaporeans who were overseas or working in America got a chance to meet the Prime Minister and went as far as to fly in from Boston and even North Carolina.

Oct 24, 2017

Philippines government conducts mass burials as deadly Marawi siege continues

Longest Urban battle at Marawi, Phillipines ends officially

Philippine Troops had surrounded and captured a building with 40 bodies of suspected gunmen inside on October 16. This move would then help the announcement of declaring the end of the Marawi Seige.

Oct 23, 2017

FILE PHOTO: A man looks at a Singapore Airlines (SIA) signage outside an SIA service center in Singapore February 10, 2016.

Singapore Airlines to buy more fuel efficient aircraft, hopes to sign agreement with Boeing

Airbus seems to be blown out of the competition as the Boeing has an increase in its net orders in the first nine months of the year.

Oct 20, 2017

Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh poses upon arrival at the Foundation for AIDS Research's (amfAR) inaugural fundraising gala in Hong Kong March 14, 2015.

Actress Michelle Yeoh would have karate chopped Harvey Weinstein

What Yeoh told AP on Weinstein: "I knew he was a bully and not always honorable. I wasn't exposed to this side of him, otherwise, he would have experienced the full effect of years of martial arts training."

Oct 20, 2017

A view of the Nanyang Technological University campus in Singapore August 2, 2016.

Singapore Universities top Asia 10 list; NTU ranked first, NUS second

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) was named Asia's Top University by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings.

Oct 18, 2017

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Smoke rises from a burning cigarette as a woman smokes on the street in Bordeaux, France, September 19, 2017

Singapore: Accidental tobacco sales to minors keep health officials on constant vigil

If tobacco were sold to under-aged persons in school uniform or those below 12 years of age, the tobacco retail license will be revoked, even for the first offence.HSA to deal with it sending officials dressed in plain clothes.

Oct 18, 2017

Singapore: Skyline Luge Sentosa adds 2 new luge tracks

A new Skyride chairlift will reduce waiting times for the rides which can be up to an hour on weekends. It will also transport visitors from Siloso beach till the starting point of the luge on top of Imbiah Lookout.

Oct 17, 2017

Singapore: 288 counterfeit phones seized at Customs, 4 men arrested

A tipoff regarding these counterfeit phones was received by the Singapore Customs on October 12. That night officers stopped six shipments from Hong Kong which contained 180 cellular phones at the Airport Logistics Park of Singapore.

Oct 17, 2017

Harvey Weinstein arrives at the 89th Academy Awards in Hollywood

Harvey Weinsten kicked out of film academy for sexual assault allegations

Weinstein is the second person in the history of the academy to have his lifetime membership revoked, the first being the Godfather actor Carmine Caridi who shared screeners with his neighbour who ended up being a movie pirate.

Oct 15, 2017

Football Soccer - Premier League - Swansea City vs Manchester United - Swansea, Britain - August 19, 2017 A man holds a sign looking for a ticket before the match Action Images via Reuters

Student in Singapore subjected to identity theft, people duped of money for event tickets

The victim was aghast to hear from a friend that a person was using her identity card multiple times to sell entry tickets. These tickets are usually for entry to annual Halloween Horror Nights by Universal Studios Singapore (USS), among other events.

Oct 15, 2017

A young baseball fan makes sure there's not a kernel of popcorn left as she watches the Chicago Cubs play the Arizona Diamondbacks during their MLB National League baseball game in Phoenix, Arizona, June 24, 2012.

Singapore: Poopy diapers, live crabs found in theatres near you; raise awareness about cleanliness

Most of the waste usually is snack and popcorn boxes, empty drink bottles and nacho trays. But occasionally there are a few odd items such as prams, wallets, keys, luggage and once's even a bag full of new underwear.

Oct 15, 2017

Qiu Bai, a Chinese student who lodged a suit against the Ministry of Education over school textbooks describing homosexuality as a mental disorder, shows the textbooks she refers to before going to the court in Beijing, China

Singapore: ADHD student given wrong examination paper; father believes son's morale was affected

The student was given a standard paper, instead of being given the Chinese listening comprehension paper at a foundation level. The school stated that the paper was given to the student by an external examiner, and the school was notified only after the examination.

Oct 14, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump smiles after signing an Executive Order to make it easier for Americans to buy bare-bone health insurance plans and circumvent Obamacare rules at the White House in Washington, U.S.

Donald Trump gets verse served by rapper Eminem: Here's 6 other times Trump offended celebrities

According to The New York Times, Trump has insulted 380 people, things, and locations since his campaign kicked off in June 2015.

Oct 13, 2017

Kwon Oh-Hyun, co-chief executive officer of Samsung Electronics Co., speaks during the company's annual general meeting at the Seocho office building in Seoul, South Korea, March 24, 2017

Samsung CEO of 32 years resigns over 'unprecedented crisis'

Kwon will also resign as the Chief Executive Officer of Samsung Display and plans on not pursuing re-election as a member of the Board of Directors and the Chairman of the board when his term ends in March 2018.

Oct 13, 2017

A nurse cares for a woman injured during shelling along the disputed border between Pakistan and India

Singapore: Gleneagle's hospital covers bills of security staff who suffered heart attack

The family was touched by the donors on the Give.Asia page, who seemed more than forthcoming to help the family out, and on hearing that the bill was covered, they were ready to donate their money to "the next person in need".

Oct 13, 2017

A man walks past a Singapore Airlines signage at Changi Airport in Singapore

From Farm to Plane: Singapore Airlines unveils new menu aboard

Their new initiative "From Farm to Plane" was introduced to help support local farmers, their communities and encourage environmental sustainability.

Oct 11, 2017

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