The Malaysian government has announced that it will sanction firms and revoke recruitment agency licenses that hired migrant workers, who were then left stranded without jobs. The sanction comes following reports from last week revealing that hundreds of migrants from South Asia, primarily from Bangladesh and Nepal, were left in limbo after being made to … Read more
Leaders from Southeast Asia met in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, on 11 May to resolve the crisis in Myanmar, which has worsened since its military seized power in a coup on 1 February. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has urged the Myanmar junta to implement a “five-point peace consensus” agreed in late 2020, which … Read more
A shocking incident has occurred in Serbia, where a 20-year-old man has confessed to killing eight people and injuring 12 others. The suspect was apprehended by the authorities in the municipality where some of the shooting had occurred. Serbia is currently in mourning after two mass shootings – a school massacre in the capital on … Read more
On May 6th, King Charles III was crowned in the largest ceremonial event to take place in Britain in over 70 years. The coronation, which dates back over 1,000 years to the time of King William the Conqueror, was held in Westminster Abbey in front of a congregation of world leaders and a global television … Read more
Geoffrey Hinton, a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence, recently spoke to Reuters about the potential threat posed by AI to humanity. According to Hinton, AI could be a “more urgent” risk than climate change. Hinton co-authored a landmark paper on neural networks in 1986 and was awarded the Turing Award in 2018 for … Read more
Indonesia’s food regulator has confirmed the safety of a popular product from one of the world’s biggest instant noodle brands, despite its recall in Malaysia and Taiwan’s capital. The recalled product, “special chicken” flavour Indomie, is a popular Indonesian instant noodle variety produced by Indofood CBP. The Taipei city health department found traces of ethylene … Read more
According to data released by the United Nations, India is set to surpass China as the world’s most populous country, with an estimated population of 1.4286 billion by mid-year, compared to China’s estimated population of 1.4257 billion, or 2.9 million fewer. Although both countries will account for more than a third of the global population, growth rates … Read more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has called for a temporary halt to the proposed acquisition of Black Knight, a mortgage technology firm, by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). The FTC has expressed concerns that the deal could lead to reduced competition, ultimately hurting consumers. The proposed merger, worth $11 billion, has already faced opposition from industry experts … Read more
Former US President Donald Trump is due to be arraigned on Tuesday in relation to hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels prior to the 2016 presidential campaign. Trump denies the charges, and his lawyers have said he will enter a plea of not guilty. The specific charges have not been disclosed, but Trump … Read more
Tensions between Vietnam and China have once again escalated as Vietnam announced the deployment of a ship to track a Chinese vessel patrolling a Russian gas field within Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This move comes amid increasing disputes between the two countries over territorial claims in the South China Sea. With geopolitical tensions on … Read more