Pandelela Rinong, a Malaysian diver who has won two Olympic medals and seven World Championships medals, missed out on a top-18 semi-final spot in her pet event, the women’s 10m individual platform on Tuesday. The 2023 World Aquatics Championships is taking place in Fukuoka, Japan, from 14 to 30 July. The world’s top divers will take part in 13 different …

Srettha Thavisin, a Thai politician who is one of the Pheu Thai Party’s three prime minister candidates, has said that he is ready to be a Prime Minister of Thailand if he wins the trust of Pheu Thai Party.  He reportedly said, “We at the Pheu Thai Party have discussed this matter for four months, and if I weren’t ready …

As Taiwan gears for the island nation’s 2024 Presidential Election, China has opened to people-to-people exchanges. This was initiated by former Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou who was in mainland China for a 12-day private visit with 30 Taiwanese students.  This has been reciprocated by 36 students and faculty members from China’s universities upon Ma Ying-jeou Foundation for a nine-day visit. …

In an unexpected turn of events, revered Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki’s most recent film, “How Do You Live?” was released without trailers, advertisements, or other marketing initiatives. The purposeful secrecy around the film’s release sparked interest among viewers, who enjoyed the mystery approach. The anticipation for this rumoured final film was even more poignant because Miyazaki, famed for his …

June was the ninth consecutive month of continuous reductions for Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX). According to the most recent data, both the electronics and non-electronics industries witnessed a fall, resulting in a reduction of 15.5 per cent. This negative trend comes after decreases of 14.8%% in May and 9.88%% in April. Even though the June statistics marginally exceeded expectations, …

Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) was already struggling to deal with its highest-profile corruption case in decades when two of its MPs resigned on Monday over supposed “personal conduct” matters. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, whose father Lee Kuan Yew co-founded the PAP, said he had accepted the resignations of the Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin – also a …

Black Sea grain deal, which has allowed the safe Black Sea export of grain from Ukraine, is set to expire at the end of Monday if Russia does not agree to extend the agreement. Last year, the United Nations, an intergovernmental organization, and the Republic of Turkey brokered the Black Sea grain agreement in order to combat a global food …

Mayon Volcano, an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol, the Philippines, recorded 184 volcanic earthquakes in the past 24 hours, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). PHIVOLCS, a Philippine national institution dedicated to providing information on the activities of volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis, revealed that Mayon Volcano also recorded 238 rockfall events. In …

In his latest call to secure online data and information, President Xi Jinping underscored the need to build a “solid” security barrier around China’s internet under the supervision of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Delivering instructions to officials attending a two-day cybersecurity meeting in the capital Beijing, the leader said China must persist in managing, operating and ensuring access …

Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, the owner of Twitter, the founder of the Boring Company, the co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI, and the president of the Musk Foundation, has said that his new artificial intelligence (AI) company, xAI, will be able to “understand the universe.” On Friday, Elon Musk discussed his vision for his new AI firm …