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Emmanuel Stroobant witnessed one of his daughters being given chicken nuggets and ketchup as a snack when she was attending the preschool that the family attended. I inquired of the instructor, “’Where are the vegetables?’ Then she pointed to the ketchup and said, ‘There’s tomato in there,'” Stroobant recalled with a sardonic smile on his lips as he recalled the …

An initial list of countries that were announced as being eligible for visa-free access beginning the following week in Taiwan has been updated to exclude Singapore, Malaysia, and a number of other countries. A table that was released online by Taiwan’s Bureau of Consular Affairs on Monday (September 5), indicated that travelers from Singapore and Malaysia, among other nations, were …

Shoji Morimoto has a job that many people would consider to be their ideal: he is compensated for doing very little work. The 38-year-old resident of Tokyo charges clients 10,000 yen (about $71) per hour to merely accompany them and act as a companion. “In a nutshell, I hire out my services. Morimoto told Reuters that my job is to …

There has been a lot of talk about a meal from northern Thailand that is called “khao soi,” which is a noodle soup that is creamy. TasteAtlas, an online travel guide that focuses on food and has evaluations as well as recommendations from culinary professionals and critics from across the world, deemed it to be the best soup in the …

Mirrors lie. They put things in reverse order. That face that you see in the mirror of your bathroom every morning is “opposite you.” It is the inverse of the visage that other people see when they look in their cosmetics compacts. In principle, we are all aware of this fact. And yet, over the course of the last couple …

After being forced to find other means to make ends meet due to the coronavirus outbreak, transgender performers at one of Thailand’s most famous cabaret acts have returned to the spotlight for the first time in around three years. Peerapong “Bee” Butakul, one of the performers, mentioned that she had turned to selling chicken rice during this time period and …

One of the places on earth with the least amount of human interaction is North Sentinel Island. And those who have made it their home want to see that it stays that way. There is a good reason why the island’s verdant swaths of approximately 60 square kilometers, which are tucked away west of the Labyrinth Islands in the southern …

It was maybe never surprising that Franck Muller watches performed well in Asia or in Singapore, a small but intelligent market noted for its disproportionately high share of watch connoisseurs. Franck Muller watches are generally colorful and vibrant, with diamond-encrusted clocks commanding the attention of a whole room. They have a distinct look that combines eye-catching design with eye-watering pricing, …

In accordance with an agreement that was signed on Friday by the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA) and the Mandai Wildlife Group (MWG), the stays of the giant pandas Jia Jia and Kai Kai in Singapore have been extended for a period of five further years (Sep 2). The news was shared at the festivities that were held to commemorate …

K. Shanmugam, the Minister for Home Affairs of Singapore, stated on Thursday that the increased ease with which cannabis can be obtained in Thailand will bring about a corresponding increase in the number of problems (Sep 1). Mr. Shanmugam was replying to a question on how Thailand’s decision to legalize cannabis will affect the drug issue in the area and …