The forced disappearance of the five shareholders from Mighty Current Publishing and Causeway Bay Books formed a complete picture in December 2015 when Lee Po, its owner, was seen boarding a van at his Mighty Current publishing office in Chai Wan at around 6pm. He was then taken across the border without any official record […]

I’ve just finished reading the book The Last Girl by Nadia Murad. It’s an autobiographical book by a young lady who had gone through more than what most people had in several lifetimes. After witnessing a massacre of her people, she was molested, raped, sold into sex slavery. This is the story of how she […]

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Taiwan was only producing 1.8 million pieces of surgical masks a day. They had to depend on imports. From the end of April, Taiwan was able to produce 17 million pieces a day. By the end of May, that figure may approach 20 million pieces a day, greatly exceeding Taiwan’s own […]

We’re coming to the end of the first CB period with over 18,000 cases of coronavirus infection and 18 deaths. In view of the easing of community spread, some businesses will resume operations from May 12 2020, with a gradual resumption of selected activities and services over a few weeks. Below is an illustration from […]

Once upon a time in Africa, there was a very hardworking family. They toiled on the fields from dawn till dusk and the end of every harvest season, they would be handsomely rewarded for their labour. Next door, was a lazy family. The members of that family would always complain about pain, tiredness, breathlessness on […]

I’m writing this in the midst of our “circuit breaker” period. The latest figure reported for 13 April 2020, was a record number of 386. Meanwhile, international couriers announced that the export of face masks and other medical supplies has been banned from the US. Amazon also advised customers to only order essential items. It’s […]

A wake up call as Malaysia extended its Movement Control Order to 14 April 2020, originally scheduled to end on 31 March 2020. Some employers in Singapore have been housing their workers who are not living in Singapore until 31 March 2020. With the extension of the MCO, many employers stated that they would no […]

The other day, I woke up to be greeted by the roar of a heavy downpour. An piercing, menacing howl spread like a warning siren. Tree branches were strained by the strong winds, some creaking loudly and threatening to snap. The drains were rapidly filling up and flooding was just another raindrop away. The news […]

Why Rui En? No, I didn’t dream of her. It’s just that so many comments I’ve been getting from friends as well as strangers make me feel like asking the question: “Do you know who I am?” I don’t walk around with a CV hanging around my neck and believe me, I still get friends, […]

So what’s new? The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee’s (EBRC) has been very diligent during this Covid-19 pandemic. Their report was released on 13 Mar 2020. There will be 31 electoral divisions, up from 29, with a total of 93 seats in Parliament, 4 more than the 89 in the House currently. Good news for opposition […]