Mask Back On ASEAN – SG hits 56 000 COVID-19 cases Once again, more than 56,000 cases were recorded in Singapore since the beginning of December, marking a 75% increase from the 32,035 cases from the week before. The accumulation… Read More »Mask Back On ASEAN – SG hits 56 000 COVID-19 cases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On September 25, U.S. President Joe Biden announced his administration’s recognition of Niue and Cook Islands – two island nations off the Southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean – as two sovereign nations. Both countries have been… Read More »Pacific Island States’ Collective Rise Among Land-Based Nations’ Politics
In recent times, all eyes have turned towards ChatGPT, a cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) phenomenon that’s revolutionizing task management for millions. This surge in AI is not unique to Southeast Asia. Nonetheless, the region has seen unparalleled AI adoption across… Read More »Youth and Artificial Intelligence: Accelerating Innovation and Driving Southeast Asia’s Economic Growth
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – The 2023 general election in Cambodia saw the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) secure a landslide victory, extending its decades-long hold on power. The CPP, led by Prime Minister Hun Sen, has been the dominant political force… Read More »Cambodia’s 2023 General Election: CPP’s Dominance, Dynasty Politics, and the Road Ahead
India has been pushing ASEAN to enter into a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as a form of addressing concerns over-rules and gaps in trade. In this case, India has a goal of negotiating trade agreements due to a significant increase… Read More »India-ASEAN FTA as a Form of Economic Recovery?
In a time when mental health issues are slowly becoming a priority of healthcare around the world, many are struggling to ensure that mental health issues in Malaysia receive the same priority. However, the advocacy for mental health issues in… Read More »The Long Road to Destigmatize Mental Health Issues in Malaysia: The Initiatives
by Alessia Donzello / March 25, 2022 Vietnam, March 25 – A Vietnamese court jailed an eminent social commentator whose name is Le Van Dung, for five years and five subsequent years of probation for posting videos on social media… Read More »Vietnam’s repression of Human Rights: Journalist Le Van Dung sentenced to 5 years in prison
by: Ron Culvera / March 3, 2022 As damages to facilities in Ukraine have been increasing these past few weeks, hospitals and other medical facilities had not been an exception to Russia’s indiscriminate attacks on the country. On Tuesday, a… Read More »Ukrainian Hospitals attacked by Russian forces; children forced to flee to hospital basements to continue medical care
by: Raya Johan Biasca / September 2, 2022 During his speech at the National Day Rally on Sunday, August 21, at the Institute of Technical Education headquarters in Ang Mo Kio, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong proclaimed that Singapore would… Read More »The Best Way Forward: Singapore To Repeal Section 377A