Society

Anti-Brexit demonstrators wave EU and Union flags opposite the Houses of Parliament, in London

May's Brexit deal can get through parliament

May pulled a vote on her divorce deal earlier this month after admitting that parliament would reject it.

Dec 28, 2018

By Reuters

China police detain students protesting crackdown on Marxist group

The teachers in charge of guiding the group had determined its members had deviated from promises made to teachers when the group was registered and so had "restructured" the group

Dec 28, 2018

By Reuters

China allows first-ever U.S. rice imports in 'goodwill gesture' ahead of trade talks

Nonetheless in July, China formally imposed additional tariffs of 25 percent on U.S. rice, even though imports were not permitted at the time.

Dec 28, 2018

By Reuters

Singapore: You can't smoke if you are not a 19-year-old

MOH said that government has planned to raise the minimum legal age to 21-year over a period of three years.

Dec 28, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore: ICA officer admits to getting sexual pleasure in exchange of immigration-related favours

Chin Peng Sum is suspended from his jon and will be present in court for sentensing in January 2, 2019.

Dec 28, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime

Cockroaches in coffee and soup: Did Singapore food outlets forget the hygiene guidelines?

National Environment Agency (NEA) has set hygiene practices and guidelines for the food outlets in Singapore

Dec 27, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Indonesia orders flights to steer clear of erupting Anak Krakatau volcano

A crater collapse on the volcanic island at high tide on Saturday sent waves up to 5 meters (16 feet) high smashing into the coast on the Sunda Strait, between the islands of Java and Sumatra.

Dec 27, 2018

By Reuters

Chinese smartphone vendors begins losing buyers

Donald Trump to invoke national emergency to ban China's Huawei and ZTE in US

In August, President Trump signed an order banning US government and government contractors from using Huawei and ZTE equipment.

Dec 27, 2018

By Jacob Nelly

Huawei

Singapore: SMU wins 2018 ASEAN Energy Awards for Energy Efficient Buildings

SMU President Professor Arnoud De Meyer, who retired after eight years in November 2018, received

Dec 27, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Education

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In a first, Trump makes surprise visit to U.S. troops in Iraq

Trump was supposed to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi but in the end they only spoke by telephone.

Dec 27, 2018

By Reuters

Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits Sicily, some damage, few injuries

Television footage showed damage to older buildings in the towns of Santa Venerina and Zafferana Etnea.

Dec 26, 2018

By Reuters

Bali bans plastic: Can Indonesia achieve its goals or fail like South Africa and India?

The newly introduced policy that bans single-use plastics aims for a 70 percent reduction in Bali's marine plastics by 2019.

Dec 26, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

A passenger shares a photo after the Delta Air Lines flight

Beijing to Seattle flight makes emergency landing on Alaskan island

A passenger shared a picture after the Delta Air Lines flight safely landed on Alaskan island and addressed the place as the 'in the middle of the ocean.'

Dec 26, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

US govt shutdown may extend into January

Speaking of the partial government shutdown, Mick Mulvaney, Trump's budget director and chief of staff said that the shutdown could go on until January and that he doesn't think the discussion around Trump's wall along Mexico border will move too soon.

Dec 24, 2018

By Vanilla Sharma

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

Singapore's best: Nanyang Technological University ranks 18th in Financial Times' EMBA ranking

National University of Singapore Business School and Singapore Management University were defeated by Nanyang Technological University in the ranking list.

Dec 24, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Education

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Retired Indiana Police Chaplain Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Eight-Year-Old Girl More Than '100 Times' Since She was Five

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Society

May's Brexit deal can get through parliament

China police detain students protesting crackdown on Marxist group

China allows first-ever U.S. rice imports in 'goodwill gesture' ahead of trade talks

Singapore: You can't smoke if you are not a 19-year-old

Singapore: ICA officer admits to getting sexual pleasure in exchange of immigration-related favours

Cockroaches in coffee and soup: Did Singapore food outlets forget the hygiene guidelines?

Indonesia orders flights to steer clear of erupting Anak Krakatau volcano

Donald Trump to invoke national emergency to ban China's Huawei and ZTE in US

Singapore: SMU wins 2018 ASEAN Energy Awards for Energy Efficient Buildings

In a first, Trump makes surprise visit to U.S. troops in Iraq

Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits Sicily, some damage, few injuries

Bali bans plastic: Can Indonesia achieve its goals or fail like South Africa and India?

Beijing to Seattle flight makes emergency landing on Alaskan island

US govt shutdown may extend into January

Singapore's best: Nanyang Technological University ranks 18th in Financial Times' EMBA ranking

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