Singapore has recently been hailed a standard to measure up to with regard to its Covid-19 response by former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. In a recent public post, he called out the current Australian government’s failure to follow suit, saying the reason for this is that it “does not want to be accountable.” This […]
Singapore — A young Singaporean has recently shared his disturbing experience with two boys who repeatedly and unapologetically threw racial slurs at him. Not only did the boys use derogatory words towards Asians like “Ch*ink” and “zipperhead,” they also nonchalantly joked about how the latter was a term that was first used in the Korean […]
The family owning the unit has reached out to TISG to clarify the matter: Hi, I’m the daughter of the owner of the flat mentioned in this article and wish to clarify the issue: My mother is in her 80’s and communicates mainly in Hokkien and Mandarin. When we seek a tenant, we need someone […]
Malaysia – Ain Sabrina Yusof publicly reported being asked to lift up her shirt by a police officer who had stopped her at a Jalan Duta roadblock. Other women have also recently come forward with similar stories, which seems to point to the fact that this is nothing close to an isolated incident. Ms Yusof, […]
Singapore — Workers’ Party (WP) treasurer Gerald Giam is set to raise concerns over the Myanmar coup and its effects on Singaporeans with Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan at the Parliament sitting on Feb 16. On Monday (Feb 1), the Myanmar military seized political control by detaining the nation’s leader, Ms Aung San Suu […]
In the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak making its way out of Wuhan and Asia and into countries as far as Canada, people are taking drastic measures to avoid the virus–apparently, some more than most. A Facebook post originally put up by one Lynne Carter on Tuesday (Jan 28) featured photos of a woman […]
Hindus are seeking an apology from Hollywood singer-actress Selena Gomez and multinational sports brand Puma for ‘blatant cultural insensitivity’ in their recent advertising campaign. The advertisement shows Gomez standing-sitting-foot resting on books. Books commanded immense respect among Hindus who saw a reflection of goddess Sarasvati in the books. “It was highly insensitive by Gomez and […]
Officials from the European Commission say Vietnam is making great strides in the elimination of illegal fishing, thereby regaining trust in helping to reduce illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) activities. Vietnam’s solid implementation of the recommendations from the EU regarding IUU fishing has impressed the latter’s representative Director for the Directorate General for Maritime Affairs […]
Malaysia has opened up in the South China Sea (SCS) conflict, showing growing interest in the defence of its territorial integrity which is taken for granted by China. On Oct 17, Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah says Kuala Lumpur’s ability to prevent other countries encroaching on its waters is lacking, and military upgrades are needed. […]
