On Sunday May 7, 2017, Emmanuel Macron defeated far-right nationalist Le Pen to become the youngest elected French president.
Author: Kareyst Lin
Celebrating diversity as part of humanity: Tagore’s legacy
“The ways in which we relate to diversity by broadening our engagement with difference have planetary significance – and Singapore has much to teach on this count,” said Saranindranath Tagore, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the National University of Singapore.
Five things to do over the weekend of May 6-7
This weekend is a trip down memory lane, as Singapore Heritage Festival comes to Little India with a myriad of exciting performances, revisiting the past of this cultural emclave.
Singaporeans can now enjoy simplified i-banking transactions with government’s MyInfo service
Singapore government have began a pilot with four banks to explore simplifying online banking transactions with the use of the government’s MyInfo service.
Singapore ranks 9th on worst Internet pirates in the world
Singapore online users have been ranked the ninth-worst Internet pirates in the world, according to a report by London-based tech firm Muso.
IMDA fines Mediacorp for offensive comments against Indians and Africans
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has imposed a financial penalty of $5,500 on Mediacorp for an offensive comment made by one of the characters.
nuTonomy and PSA to test self-driving cars in Singapore
nuTonomy and Groupe PSA announced a strategic partnership for on-road testing of fully autonomous cars in Singapore starting September this year.
WhatsApp is back after global outage
Popular messaging service WhatsApp suffered a widespread global outage on Thursday, May 4 (SGT) that lasted for several hours before being resolved, the company said.
Jack’s Place at Paya Lebar Square suspended by NEA for cockroach infestation
The Jack’s Place outlet at Paya Lebar Square has been suspended by the National Environment Agency (NEA) for a period of two weeks from May 3-16, 2017.
Fire at Toh Guan Road caused 50 people to be evacuated, one sent to hospital
A fire that broke out early Thursday (May 4, 2017) morning at 30 Toh Guan Road caused 50 people to be evacuated, and a woman in her 50s to be sent to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital for burn injuries.
