Spurned advances provoked Texas school shooting, victim's mother says, World News,SANTA FE, Texas – A teenage boy charged with fatally shooting eight students and two teachers during a gun rampage at a Houston-area high school had been spurned by one of his victims after making aggressive advan
Coronavirus: Mask exception to allow people to keep fit sparks debate, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A debate has erupted over one of the latest circuit breaker measures that exempts those engaging in strenuous exercise from having to wear a mask while outdoors. Some people have questioned the move, ar
US envoy signed North Korea document to pay for Warmbier's care: Bolton, World News,WASHINGTON – The United States signed a document agreeing to pay North Korea for the care of American Otto Warmbier but never paid the US$2 million (S$2.7 million) Pyongyang demanded, White House national securi
#NoMoreTopDown: Over 10,000 sign petition calling for reversal of Yale-NUS merger, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – More than 10,300 people have signed an online petition calling on the National University of Singapore (NUS) to reverse its decision to merge Yale-NUS College with its University Scholars Pr
How this entrepreneur is paying it forward by helping other women, Lifestyle News,Rachel Carrasco knows what it’s like when someone takes a chance on you. And the feeling you get when someone goes out of their way to help you in your career. That’s why she has chosen to repay this kindness by steeri
Millennials, how much do you know about credit?, Money News,The concept of credit may seem like a modern day invention but it is believed that crediting is as old as the invention of the wheel. The earliest known instance of crediting happened in Sumer (modern-day southern Iraq) 3500 BC. In the year
2 NUS students caught breaching SHN, reported by school to ICA, Singapore News,Two students from the National University of Singapore (NUS) were caught on video breaching their isolation orders. In an update on Saturday, Associate Professor Leong Ching, the NUS Dean of Students, said the duo were se
Author Alice Sebold apologises to man wrongly convicted of her rape, World News,LOS ANGELES – Best-selling author Alice Sebold on Tuesday (Nov 30) issued a public apology to a man who was wrongfully convicted of raping her 40 years ago in an attack that inspired her 1999 memoir Lucky. Anthony Broadw
US charges China-based Zoom executive with disrupting Tiananmen crackdown commemorations, World News,US prosecutors on Friday (Dec 18) charged a former China-based executive at Zoom Video Communications Inc with disrupting video meetings commemorating the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square cra
Over 500 arrested after fresh Indonesia protests over legal reforms, Asia News,JAKARTA – More than 500 people were arrested after clashes in Indonesia's capital amid nationwide protests against a raft of divisive reforms – including banning premarital sex and weakening the anti-graft agency – t
China reports first case of new coronavirus variant in Shanghai, China News,China has detected its first imported case of the new coronavirus variant that is spreading rapidly around Britain, according to a publication run by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Countries aro
Entitled or hardworking? Lecturer at NTU class questions student's request for consultation… on a weekend night, Singapore News,[Update April 14] The student David Lee quoted in this story has emailed AsiaOne to explain that lecturer Lee Yuet Lai was telling the class that students should onl
Virtual reality is being used to help girls deal with sexual harassment on campus, and Monica Baey approves, Digital News,Sexual harassment in colleges is a disquieting issue that afflicts campuses around the world, but it’s one that’s finally holding larger scrutiny in Singapore of late. There were
Dutch students devise carbon-eating electric vehicle, World News,AsiaOne has launched EarthOne, a new section dedicated to environmental issues — because we love the planet and we believe science. Find articles like this there. The sporty all-electric car from the Netherlands resembles a BMW coupe,
'20 of my friends and I got Covid-19': Multiple students test positive following NUS freshman orientation camp , Singapore News,It was the second day of a three-day freshman orientation camp at the National University of Singapore when students were notified by organisers of a positive Cov
