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Government data shows that three quarters of Singapore’s COVID-19 infections in the last four weeks were among vaccinated individuals as the country accelerate its vaccinations which leaves only a small number of unvaccinated people. About 75% of Singapore’s population of 5.7 million people had already been vaccinated which ranked the country as the world’s second highest after the United Arab …

The ASEAN Music Showcase Festival (AMS) in its second edition will be holding its 3-day event online in September. The festival’s showcase will go online from September 11 to 12 on YouTube while featuring performances by artists across the region. A private networking event will follow the showcase on September 13 and will also be holding virtual speed meetings to …

Professional esports organization RSG from Singapore has entered the Philippine market. They announced their commitment to support the growing local esports eco-system. RSG Founder and Chief Executive Officer Jayf Soh told reporters during RSG’s recent online launch, that they decided to expand here because the country “has a highly enthusiastic esports community that has grown rapidly in recent years. Related …

Myanmar politician Nyan Win, a senior adviser from Aung San Suu Kyi administration died from Covid-19 after being infected in jail as the South-east Asian country fight against exponential rise in infections. In a statement, the National League for Democracy (NLD) said that the 78-year old senior adviser, who had been detained in Yangon’s Insein prison after the Feb 1 …

The Cannes film festival aims to have a documentary on the 2019 crackdown on Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement on Friday get screened, although it also puts diplomatic tensions with China at risk. Revolution of our Times which is a late entry to the Cannes film festival have been slotted. It chronicles the Hong Kong’s government violent suppression of protests which …

Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam is currently on the verge of medical collapse as Covid-19 outbreaks ravage both the commercial and supply chain hub. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for an emergency meeting on Thursday asking for unity and mobilizing resources to fight against the outbreak in the city. Related PostsA Call To Strengthen Acceleration …

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the United States has turned down China’s unlawful maritime claims on the South China Sea and is siding with the Southeast Asian nations in standing against China’s oppression. In a video conference address, he told the foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) that the United States is troubled with the …

Mamoru Hosoda who, on a numerous instances is being compared to two other Japanese animators Steven Spielberg and Hayao Miyazaki has something to talk out with both of them. Hasoda who got an Oscar nod three years ago over his Mirai said that was already fed  up on how the Hollywood treats the digital world as well as how Miyazaki portray …

Shane Pow, who is previously a Mediacorp actor, has been imprisoned for five weeks, fined S$6,000 (RM18,589.55) and banned from driving for five years today after driving his van while drunk in the Bugis area last year. The 30-year-old Singaporean pleaded guilty in the State Courts to one count of drink-driving under the Road Traffic Act. Related PostsSingapore Suicides hit …

Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario said that the ranking Chinese officials have showed off while claiming that they had been part of the reason for the outcome of the Philippines’ elections in 2016, where President Rodrigo Duterte rose in power. The source has not been cited but according to him, the information came from the most reliable international entity. …