ST will have government’s ‘full confidence and support’ in its mission to stay relevant: PM Wong 

[SINGAPORE] In an age of rapid change, Singapore needs trusted media outlets to help it navigate a complex world, discern fact from falsehood, and build common ground, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. Given... Read more »

Honor mobile phone leading in AI speed

Fiercely competitive smartphone market shifts focus from hardware features to virtual brainpower Zhao Ming, president of Huawei”s Honor Brand, delivers a speech at the launch ceremony for their AI phone Honor V10.... Read more »

Nuclear safety research in Singapore boosted with S$66 million grant, new radiation-proof facility in NUS

SINGAPORE: A key institute on nuclear energy research was boosted with a S$66 million (US$52 million) grant as it unveiled its new premises at the National University of Singapore (NUS) on Friday... Read more »

China’s Rights Lawyers on the Tenth Anniversary of the “Black Friday” 709 Crackdown

This week, many organizations and media outlets commemorated the tenth anniversary of the 709 (July 9) or “Black Friday” crackdown, a coordinated detention of more than 300 rights lawyers and activists in... Read more »

‘We waited and waited’: Jollibean staff allege unpaid wages, CPF contributions amid sudden outlet closures

WORKERS OWED SALARIES, CPF A former employee who worked at the Pioneer MRT station outlet, which closed on Dec 27 last year, described how SMRT Trains had repossessed the premises when the team arrived... Read more »

Buddhist rebirth v Chinese control: the battle to choose the Dalai Lama’s successor | Dalai Lama

Few celebrations have the hills of Dharamshala abuzz like the birthday of the Dalai Lama. But this year, as monks and devotees flooded into the mountainous Indian city before the Tibetan spiritual... Read more »

Tariffs overshadow diplomacy as Asean foreign ministers press on with meetings

KUALA LUMPUR – The second day of the Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings on July 10 was packed with high-level engagements, including some 10 separate meetings between the grouping and... Read more »

Hundreds of women writers arrested as China extends crackdown on ‘Boys’ Love’ fantasies · Global Voices

Boys Love is a fictional animated media genre depicting romantic relationships between two male figures. Image from zeroc0 via DeviantArt under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 China has launched a crackdown on so-called obscene... Read more »

Thousands celebrate baby hippo Moo Deng’s first birthday at Thailand zoo

Thousands of excited fans flocked to a Thai zoo on Thursday to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the adorable baby pygmy hippo that has become a social media sensation. The... Read more »

From fighter jets to flying the State Flag, here’s what goes into the NDP 2025 aerial display

Pilots of RSAF aircraft in NDP aerial display say precision & trust are everything When the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) takes to the skies this National Day, it will not... Read more »