Month: April 2022

US Must Increase Engagement With Burma to Counter China

Commentary While the world rallies to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Beijing undermines U.S. economic sanctions by supporting the Burmese military junta. In February 2021, the Burmese military overthrew the democratically-elected government of the National League for Democracy (NLD), led by the Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. After more than five decades of war…


FCC Commissioner Criticizes Apple CEO Tim Cook Over App Store Censorship in China

A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioner has called out Apple CEO Tim Cook for hypocrisy, arguing that his company’s dealings with the Chinese communist regime contradicts his own words about commitment to human rights in a speech in Washington. “I am concerned that your words in Washington founder upon the harsh reality of your actions…


Rep. Biggs Warns of ‘Border Catastrophe’ After Ending Title 42

After Title 42 ends, the volume of illegal border crossings will more than double, straining the already overburdened Border Patrol and leading to an “almost impossible to believe scenario of a border catastrophe,” said Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) on April 19. Biggs recently took about 45 of his colleagues in the House of Representatives—many from…


Down Syndrome Best Friends Shine at the Prom

They never let their special needs stop them from doing what they love. …


Marx Would Be Canceled by the Left If Their Criticisms of the West Were Honest: Douglas Murray

Journalist and author of the new book “The War on the West,” Douglas Murray, says people around the world have been misled by hypocritical and conflicting anti-West rhetoric by the left, which reveres German political theorist Karl Marx but will allow the denigration of Western heroes like U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and British Prime Minister Winston…


Singapore March PMI Dipped Amid Russia–Ukraine Conflict, Rising Prices

Singapore’s manufacturing activity dropped further last month, showing the slowest rate of expansion in more than a year-and-a-half. The March reading of the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dipped 0.1 point to 50.1, which is the lowest since August 2020, according to data published by the Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management (SIPMM). The PMI…


Why You Might Want to Quit Flossing Your Teeth

When she was in her mid-50s, my mother had a dentist who told her that if she didn’t floss her teeth, they would fall out of her mouth and she would have to get dentures. After his warning, flossing became something of an obsession. “Don’t forget to floss” is a reminder you’ve heard a thousand…


’I Never Dreamed of Finding Something Like This’: Woman Finds Treasure Chest During Beach Cleanup

A mom of two from England who always hoped of finding a treasure has had her dream realized after she dug up a chest during a beach cleanup event. Jennie Fitzgerald, 38, was with her litter grabbers and bucket for an hour on March 20, when she spotted the domed lid of a wooden chest…


Singapore Raises Electricity Tariff by 10 Percent Amid Global Energy Price Surge

The electricity tariff in Singapore is to increase by about 10 percent from April 1 to June 30 as the Russia–Ukraine war drives up global oil and gas prices, said SP Group, the country’s state-owned electricity and gas distributor, in a press release on March 31. Excluding goods and services tax, the household electricity tariff…


Singapore’s Labor Market Continued to Recover in 4th Quarter of 2021

Advanced estimates have shown that the labor market in Singapore continued to recover during the fourth quarter of 2021 as the economy grew. Resident employment grew at a faster pace and non-resident employment increased for the first time in two years, leading to a significant increase in total employment. Unemployment rates also continued to improve….