Seah Kian Peng, a famous Singaporean politician who served as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore between 2011 and 2016, can be nominated as the new Speaker of Parliament in August. The Singaporean Prime Minister’s Office announced the news on Friday. Lee Hsien Loong, the Prime Minister of Singapore and Secretary-General of the People’s Action Party (PAP), will nominate …

DOTA 2, one of India’s most iconic Esports titles, has been a central part of the country’s gaming community for years. Given how popular and successful it has become, it came as no surprise when the country won a historic bronze medal in the first Commonwealth Esports Championships in Birmingham last year. Now that DOTA 2 will be a recognised …

Singapore women often need to pay so much more just to be … women. Have unwanted hair? Try Gillette’s Venus range. It’s S$15.85 versus S$14.05 for their men’s razors. Have menstrual cramps? Go, find Panadol Menstrual. It’s S$9.60 versus their normal painkillers at S$7.60. Let’s not discuss the cost of dry cleaning. The humongous cost difference between cleaning dresses versus …

Tesla Inc, an American multinational automotive and clean energy company owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk, aims to become a player in supercomputing.  The world’s richest person has said that his electric carmaker company plans to invest over $1 billion on its ‘Project Dojo’ by the end of next year. He revealed that Tesla had been designing an in-house supercomputer …

A deadly shooting took place in Auckland, a major city in the north of New Zealand’s North Island, hours before the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The attack on Thursday led to the death of two people and an armed attacker. Reportedly, six others, including police officers, were also wounded.  The incident occurred at 19:22 GMT on a construction site in …

Megawati Sukarnoputri, the chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), highlighted that Joko Widodo would serve as a “petugas partai” (party duty bearer) when the PDI-P nominated him as its presidential candidate in 2013. But when Jokowi’s second term as president ends in 2023, it is clear that he is not, and likely never was, a true “PDI-P …

The search operation for four fishermen and a disabled Penan man who went missing after their longboat capsized in Sungai Tutoh, Apoh Baram off Miri waters on Wednesday is continuing. A helicopter has been deployed for the search and rescue operation, which involves the Miri Civil Defense Force (APM), Marine Police, Bomba and the Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA).  Two missing …

The Pheu Thai Party, the third incarnation of a Thai political party, has emerged in a prime position to form a new government after Thai parliament rejected a bid by Move Forward Party (MFP), a social democratic and progressive political party, to renominate its party leader Pita Limjaroenrat for a prime ministerial vote.  After more than seven hours of debate, …

Cartier, a French luxury goods conglomerate that designs, manufactures, distributes, and sells jewellery, has announced its latest global ambassador who will represent Cartier’s most iconic lines, the ‘Panthère de Cartier’. Kim Tae-hyung, also known professionally as BTS’ V, has been named the new global ambassador for the renowned French luxury jewelry brand Cartier. He is set to represent the ‘Panthère …

In the span of June – July, two American diplomats have tried to make breakthroughs in China with talks of commitment and progress, but Washington remains steadfast with its hawkish policy stance towards Beijing.  U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken tried to steer relations with China back on track in June with both countries agreeing to stabilize the bilateral relationship. …