Shinzo Abe: Why a state funeral for Shinzo Abe is controversial
Opposition to the funeral has been increasing in recent weeks, with thousands of Japan marching against it.Continue Reading
Hong Kong cardinal among activists on trial over protest fund
The Vatican has been muted on Zen’s police arrest, saying it was concerned and “following the development of the situation very closely”. Pope Francis I declined to comment on Zen’s arrest when asked about it earlier this month but said he was determined to continue pursuing a dialogue with Beijing.Continue Reading
Japan’s push into ‘deep tech’ innovation
Japanese start up firms are building next-generation solar panels plus microchips.Continue Reading
This Singaporean fashion designer makes clothes to empower stroke survivors and those with limited mobility
Parsons graduate Claudia Poh finds probably the most meaning in making adaptive fashion that serves and uplifts people in ways that are suddenly creative.Continue Reading
Covid: The Chinese artist filming PCR tests inside his mouth
Siyuan Zhuji put together close-up footage of himself taking lots of tests.Continue Reading
Philippines’ Marcos orders aid for typhoon-struck areas, five reported dead
Luzon, which makes up about more than two-thirds of the economy and approximately half of the country’s 110 million population, started clean-up functions as floods within the capital region got started subsiding, officials said. Five rescue employees were killed within Bulacan province, Governor Daniel Fernando told DZMM radio train station,Continue Reading
Typhoon Noru makes landfall in the Philippines, shutting schools and cutting power
MANILA: Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos declared suspension associated with government work and classes for Mon (Sep 26) as being a category 3 tropical storm barrelled through the major island Luzon after making landfall northeast from the capital Manila . Nearly 8, 400 people were pre-emptively evacuated from the path ofContinue Reading
Commentary: Pakistan floods a warning sign of more climate disasters to come
Though Pakistan contributes lower than 1 per cent of global greenhouse exhausts, it is among the top 10 most vulnerable nations to the effects of environment change, say scientists.Continue Reading
The Big Read: Amid intensifying global talent war, Singapore faces juggling act in hunt for world’s best and brightest
Ethos BeathChapman’s Mr Kochar pointed out that “when it comes to starting something new that has not really been done prior to by the firm, this cannot be done by simply one top executive”. He said: “They would require their own ‘army’, otherwise 100 per cent a minimum of 20Continue Reading
Commentary: Parents, do a self-check before preparing your child for PSLE
All of us cannot shield our kids from the stresses associated with exams and the accompanying pressure that they provide. But we have no to amplify it, says Cherie Tseng.Continue Reading