Court Cases Crime Law & Order Apex court throws out second bid by British drug trafficker seeking reduction of jail term and caning The Court of Appeal has thrown out a second application by British… rendi12 August 2020
Animals Environment Mother otter in Punggol dies on National Day after crawling up the beach Earlier on National Day (9 August), an otter family in Punggol had… 003012 August 2020
Current Affairs Economics SG gov’t projects a decrease of 5-7% in 2020’s GDP growth – is that too optimistic? On Tuesday (11 August), the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) announced… The Online Citizen12 August 2020
Malaysia Politics M’sia: Former PM Mahathir Mohamad announces new ‘warrior’ political party KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Wednesday (12… diyanah12 August 2020
Current Affairs Labour Politics RDU calls for re-evaluation of Govt’s Fair Consideration Framework, proposes ‘Citizens First’ policy to address discriminatory hiring Red Dot United (RDU) on Tuesday (11 Aug) called for a re-evaluation… 003012 August 2020
Court Cases Former People’s Association employee jailed after falling into love scams and helping transfer criminal funds An ex-constituency manager with the People’s Association (PA) became “victim” of love… rubaa12 August 2020
Malaysia Politics M’sia: Perak opposition leader laments state govt’s alleged withholding of proper office, official vehicle KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — Perak Opposition leader Abdul Aziz Bari on Wednesday… diyanah12 August 2020
China Civil Society Media HK media tycoon Jimmy Lai returns to office following arrest, tells staff to “fight on” Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai reported back to work at… user12 August 2020
Health Politics New Zealand election date in doubt as virus returns by David Rowland Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern weighed delaying New Zealand’s upcoming… The Online Citizen12 August 2020
Asia Civil Society Politics ‘We must fight’: Thailand’s youth take on the establishment by Dene-Hern Chen and Pitcha Dangprasith Leaderless, social media-savvy and inspired by… The Online Citizen12 August 2020