Indonesia is battling forest fires causing toxic haze across southeast Asia with aircraft, artificial rain and even prayer, President Joko Widodo said during a visit to a hard-hit area Tuesday. Forest fires are raging on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, sending a choking fug across the region — including towards neighbours Malaysia and Singapore. During a visit to Riau …

The government of Hong Kong is struggling to mend the city’s image as a world-renowned financial and tourism hub, as global PR firms have declined its invitation to collaborate in the wake of escalating political unrest. In a transcript of a talk at the end of last month, which was published by Reuters last week, Lam reportedly disclosed to a …

On the Facebook page, NUSWhispers, which is usually filled with a variety of confessions from current and former NUS students that are often negative about relationship problems to insecurities and even the occasional troll, one post stood out. Confession #69443 was submitted by a former NUS student who shared a heartfelt story of how they struggled through some truly difficult …

by Kate Bregovic According to recent reports, Singaporeans aren’t satisfied with their housing market, which isn’t a surprise. This, however, means that those who want to invest in real estate have to look elsewhere. Britain is one of the markets that might be tempting for investors because of the exceedingly high demand. However, before making any commitments in that direction …

On 23 September, Manushya Foundation, an NGO promoting community empowerment in Asia, will be launching a study on ‘Thailand’s Cybersecurity Act: Towards a more human-centered act’ at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand (FCCT) in Bangkok. The study is conducted in collaboration with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangkok, Thai Netizen Network, Access Now, Association for …

SG housing is not just a matter of building and providing housing at affordable levels for the different levels of income. Sharing a post from South China Morning Post (SCMP) about how China’s city of Shenzhen is looking to drop their Hong Kong model of public housing in favour of Singapore’s, Ho Ching said that housing in Singapore is not …

On 15 September (Sunday), Mohammad Nafiz Kamarudin, founder of non-profit organisation Happy People Helping People Foundation, took to his Facebook to reveal that Yellow Ribbon Project Singapore disallowed him from running in the Prison Run 2019 when he appeared at the event in an anti-death penalty t-shirt. “So they did not allow me to run, despite being clear on their …

For the first time in four decades, a Mass Transit Railway (MTR) train went off its tracks during morning rush hour, which led to the partial suspension of the East Rail line in Hong Kong. South China Morning Post reported rail operator MTR Corporation as saying today (17 Sep) that it has suspended services between Mong Kok East and Hung Hom …

Simon Lim, a regular opinion writer on Singapore’s current affairs, took to his Facebook on 11 September (Wednesday) to highlight that Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats are not at all affordable, and the grants that they’re offering to make it easier for people to purchase the flats are considered “dirty words” to him. Mr Lim started his post by …

by Rudy Irawan Kadjairi You don’t need to look hard for them. They are the construction workers, who toil under our relentless sun, that we may have roads, buildings and homes. It takes so little to show them your appreciation. They are the nurses, who are perpetually overworked at the wards, yet take care and concern so that we may …