News World News World Facebook bars white nationalism, stepping up hate speech curbs In wake of Christchurch massacre, Facebook ramps up artificial intelligence tools for finding and removing hateful content March 28, 2019 SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Facebook announced Wednesday it would ban praise or support for white nationalism and white separatism as part of a…
News World News World Thai political parties to form democracy ‘coalition’ against junta Opposition parties to meet Wednesday to hammer out alliance March 27, 2019 BANGKOK (AFP) – Thai pro-democracy factions on Tuesday moved to unite and thwart a junta-backed party from forming a government after the first…
News World News World Australian watchdog to investigate broadcast of NZ mosque massacre The regulator will meet with industry players to discuss whether current rules provide 'adequate protections' for the public March 18, 2019 SYDNEY (AFP) – Australia’s media watchdog launched a formal investigation Monday into the possible breach of rules by networks which broadcast or put…
News World National News World National New Zealand mosque killings spark global horror Brunei gov't condemns attack as 'inhumane act of terrorism', says Bruneian students in Christchurch safe March 16, 2019 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Education (MoE) has said that Bruneian students in Christchurch are safe and accounted for after a…
News World News World Singapore bans all Boeing 737 MAX in its airspace Following China and Indonesia, Singapore's ban includes grounding of all SilkAir Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and all incoming airlines operating the affected Boeing model March 12, 2019 SINGAPORE – Singapore’s aviation regulator Tuesday banned the use of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in the country’s airspace following a deadly Ethiopia plane…
News World News World Gender parity at work only possible if men do more at home: UN Imbalanced division of household work between men and women is one of the most resilient features of gender inequality March 9, 2019 GENEVA (AFP) – Progress towards gender parity at work has barely budged for the past quarter century, and will only speed up once…
News World News World Saving biodiversity: Peru opens military base to protect Amazon from deforestation More military bases are planned to curb illegal mining which is the main cause of deforestation March 7, 2019 TAMBOPATA, PERU – Peru opened a military base in the Amazon on Tuesday in a bid to tackle illegal mining, the main culprit…
News World National News World National Bruneians in India, Pakistan safe amid high tensions With the threat of war looming over the subcontinent, MFA says Bruneians are not in areas affected by violence March 2, 2019 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan this week, Brunei’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said on Friday that…
News World News World Trump, Kim end summit abruptly but say dialogue still alive Full removal of sanctions proves to be sticking point in negotiations March 1, 2019 HANOI – North Korea on Friday promised further negotiations with the US despite a spectacular failure to strike a nuclear deal at their…
News World News World TikTok app fined for illegally gathering children’s data Chinese firm company ByteDance must pay US$5.7 million in fines to US authorities February 28, 2019 WASHINGTON DC (AFP) – The fast-growing, Chinese-owned video sharing network TikTok agreed to pay a US$5.7 million fine to US authorities to settle…