Singapore — Lawyer M Ravi is helping to take on Chinese tech giant Tencent in his first international human rights law case on breach of privacy and on surveillance. Mr Ravi wrote in a Facebook post on Friday afternoon (Jan 29) that his court clerk had served the court papers on Tencent in a lawsuit […]
Singapore—A man born in Singapore wanted in relation to a murder case nearly four decades ago is in jail in Australia, but the country’s Attorney-General’s Department has said he cannot be extradited if he faces the death penalty. Seventy-seven-year-old Tham Kwok Wah is a suspect in the murder of a man believed to have been […]
Singapore — Alibaba billionaire co-founder Jack Ma appeared in public for the first time in months on Wednesday morning (Jan 20), causing a surge in the price of its shares. His tech empire has been under close scrutiny by Chinese regulators of late. Mr Ma was seen in a video released by Chinese state media […]
Singapore—Mr Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom, has received a very specific mission from Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Post-Brexit, Mr Sunak will be decreasing the amount of red tape that the other European nations have to contend with. A full-page spread in the tabloid Daily Mail on Sunday (Jan 17) […]
Singapore — Rioters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday (Jan 6), making headlines around the world and forcing members of Congress to leave the building. It was reported later that four people had died in the insurrection, which many believed to have been incited by President Donald Trump on the day when Congress was to have […]
Singapore — No doubt about it, 2020 will be a year to remember, as life as we know it has changed in so many ways. The pandemic, which much of the world is still grappling with, took everyone by surprise. Covid-19 tops our list of the biggest stories, naturally. Read on to find out what […]
Singapore—Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba and one of the richest men in China, has vowed to donate 100 million yuan (S$19.6 million) to help find a vaccine. This is in addition to a previous financial pledge from Alibaba for medical supplies to the virus’ hardest-hit areas. A social media post from the Jack Ma […]
Singapore—Filmmaker, film critic and writer Sandi Tan has marked another career coup in landing the cover story for this year’s Vanity Fair’s Oscar edition, wherein she interviewed Bong Joon Ho, the director of Parasite, on his groundbreaking film. Ms Tan’s story, “Parasite Power: Director Bong Joon Ho on His Edgy Oscar Contender” was published in the […]
Manila — Singapore-born Angeline Tham is a hero to thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of Filipino commuters. Unfortunately, with some leaders, she is not nearly as popular, with one Philippine senator even seeking to deport the young mother of one due to controversy over a motorcycle ride-sharing business the entrepreneur runs in the country. […]
