Whos winning debate

Badminton-crazy Malaysia would have normally been riveted to a live broadcast of a Thomas Cup fixture against long-time rivals India. But as the men’s team battled, and was eventually defeated, on Thursday night, the country’s attention was elsewhere, with social media buzzing over the highly anticipated and much-watched US-style ‘grand debate’ between scandal-haunted … [Read more...] about ‘Cakes and cash’ feature in rare Malaysia TV debate between 1MDB-tainted ex-PM Najib and opposition leader Anwar

The Workers' Party (WP) has won Sengkang GRC, capturing 52.13 per cent of the popular vote. It marks a historic moment in Singapore politics, being the second GRC to ever be won by the opposition. Thanked young voters WP's Sengkang GRC team, consisting of He Tingru, Jamus Lim, Louis Chua and Raeesah Khan, took turns to give thank-you speeches following the … [Read more...] about Jamus Lim on winning Sengkang GRC: ‘It warms the cockles of our hearts to be able to work for S’poreans’

Ferdinand Marcos Jr is set to become President of the Philippines and Sara Duterte, the daughter of the current President, Rodrigo Duterte, is set to become Vice President. Foreign investors are expected to resort to a wait-and-see approach since the President-elect has not made his economic policies clear. The Immediate challenges facing Marcos Jr include the Philippines’ high … [Read more...] about What a Ferdinand Marcos Jr Presidency Will Mean for Foreign Investors in Philippines

TBILISI: When a friend messaged voice actor Bev Standing to ask whether she was the voice of TikTok’s text-to-speech feature, the Canadian performer’s surprise soon turned to irritation. She had never done work for the popular social media platform, yet the voice was unmistakably hers. Standing concluded that speech recordings she had done for another client years earlier … [Read more...] about Performing artistes push for copyright protection from AI deepfakes

KOTA KINABALU: Parti Pejuang Tanah Air is in talks with parties from both sides of the divide in its bid to stake a claim in Sabah’s political pie. Pejuang president Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir said they are open to working with bigger parties affiliated with the government as well as the smaller ones who have not even contested in any election. “But at this moment, we are … [Read more...] about Pejuang in talks with all parties in Sabah over possible cooperation ahead of GE15