For 22-year-old Brandon Peh, there was nothing higher on his bucket list than visiting all HDB blocks numbered «67» as part of an online trend. Speaking to AsiaOne on Tuesday (Dec 23), Peh, a sociology student at Nanyang Technological University, shared why he specifically chose the number. «I chose to visit blocks 67 because it felt like something I wanted to do before I die. The number itself has no meaning, and sometimes it’s okay to just do nothing. People often ask me why I do it — I think the better question is, why not?» he said. Peh, who visited the five HDB blocks numbered 67 over a two-week period, said he plans to continue visiting any new ones that emerge. «During my research, I could only find five blocks numbered 67, so I visited all of them and plan to continue doing so,» he added. Peh, who also runs a personal YouTube channel documenting his explorations across various blocks, said that he enjoys playing card games with his friends in his free time. 

TEHRAN – A delegation from the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) paid a visit to Iran, holding roundtables on smart livestock farming and climate change, with experts from member states, namely Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan in attendance.

An internal review of technical outages that caused significant delays at airports and international land borders this fall has exposed critical flaws with the Canada Border Services Agency's IT services.

It was just a few months ago that U.S. President Donald Trump told the world he doesn’t want Canadian cars. But now, it’s a Canadian-built vehicle — a reimagined North American muscle car — that’s been racking up U.S. awards.

Two families in eastern Ontario have welcomed some very special four-legged friends into their homes, ones whose job is to help their children with autism.

Flu cases across Canada are on the rise and may push hospitals to their limits over the holidays and into the new year, leading health officials in regions across the country to warn people not to visit emergency rooms unless it's absolutely necessary.

More than 30 years after Canada's military allowed women to serve in combat roles, it's now specifically designing uniforms and body armour systems to fit their bodies.

[MSF] Bujumbura - According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), more than 88,000 refugees have fled to Burundi since the recent escalation of violence in South Kivu province, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. People face dire living conditions in the camps, with limited access to clean water, food, hygiene and basic needs, as people kept arriving during the last days. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is expanding its emergency response and warns about the risk of the spread of epidemic diseases

The St Catherine South police will be increasing its presence on the roads to address the problem of traffic congestion. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Christopher Phillips, who has responsibility for Area Five, said that police personnel...

Four deserving residents from Clarendon are proud homeowners, just in time for Christmas. Cynthia Johnson in Rock River, Maudlyn Simpson-Needham from Coxwain, Carlus Greyson from Four Paths, and Angella Boothe from Mocho, were presented with keys...

A Ukrainian investigative journalist has reportedly been “kidnapped” from his home by conscription officers Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukrainian attacks killed 20 civilians and left 73 injured last week, according to Russian Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik Read Full Article at RT.com

Kenya’s Foreign Ministry has said hundreds of people from the country were lured to Myanmar by trafficking syndicates using fake job offers Read Full Article at RT.com

A man, currently serving a jail sentence over his links to a case involving husbands who had their wives drugged and raped, has been ordered to spend an additional eight weeks behind bars.This took place on Dec 23 after the 47-year-old man, who cannot be named due to a gag order, pleaded guilty to one count of posting multiple obscene images on an online portal.He was one of the offenders involved in an unprecedented case where husbands with sexual fantasies conspired with other men to have their own partners sedated and raped.In January 2024, he was sentenced to 13 years’ jail and 12 strokes of the cane after he was convicted of being part of a conspiracy to commit rape between 2010 and 2011.He will start serving his latest sentence only after completing his previous one.For the current case, Deputy Public Prosecutor Sruthi Boppana told the court that in 2010, the man started a thread titled “Wife Fantasy” on the online portal.Court documents stated that he also invited other men with such fantasies to contact him.

The Hindu Endowments Board (HEB) will be getting a new leader at its helm. In a media release on Tuesday (Dec 23), HEB announced that Sarojini Padmanathan, who had previously served as its finance member, will be appointed as its new chief executive officer on Wednesday.Padmanathan, 63, is an experienced human resource practitioner with over four decades in Singapore's healthcare sector, having held senior roles in the Ministry of Health and the Health Sciences Authority. According to HEB, she was also involved in organisational resilience and people transformation efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic. In its announcement, HEB said Padmanathan is well-positioned to lead HEB in fulfilling its mission.«Mrs Sarojini Padmanathan's extensive leadership experience, strong governance background and prior service on the board position her well to lead HEB in fulfilling its mission of managing Hindu endowments and programmes for the benefit of the community.»She takes over the reins from Jeevaganth Arumugam, 58, who was appointed in mid-September 2024.

A Bukit Panjang resident returned home to a rude shock when he saw fallen concrete debris in the kitchen of his HDB flat. The incident reportedly happened on Monday (Dec 22) morning in a fifth-floor unit at Block 416 Saujana Road. A 46-year-old-man surnamed Wong told Shin Min Daily News that his father had just returned home after 9am when he found a 8cm-wide hole in his ceiling, adding that parts of the steel bars in the ceiling were also exposed. «As it was the first day of renovation works for the unit, there were a lot of noisy works. I had my earbuds on, so I wasn't sure when they broke our ceiling,» Shin Min reported Wong as saying. Checks by AsiaOne indicate that works at a sixth-floor unit in the HDB block are permitted to be carried out from Dec 22 to Jan 20, with demolition and hacking works permitted from Dec 22 to 23, and again on Dec 26. Wong shared that two workers carrying out the renovation works later came by to explain the situation. According to Wong, the workers said that they were removing the floor tiles when the incident happened. They were unsure what had caused the damage. 

The Israeli government has been accused of clamping down on press freedom after it ordered to close Army Radio after 75 years of operation Read Full Article at RT.com

The deaths of two Americans fighting as mercenaries for Ukraine have been confirmed by their families, according to Newsweek Read Full Article at RT.com

NATO member Finland will hike the upper age limit for rank-and-file military reservists from 50 to 65 starting on January 1 Read Full Article at RT.com

Protestors in the Indian capital tried to climb over the barricades of the Bangladeshi mission and fought with local police Read Full Article at RT.com

A Ukrainian investigative journalist has reportedly been “kidnapped” from his home by conscription officers Read Full Article at RT.com

TEHRAN – The head of the Welfare Organization, Javad Hosseini, and the deputy minister of Tajikistan's Health and Social Protection, Muhiddin Khayrullozoda, have agreed to boost cooperation in the welfare and social empowerment sectors.

TEHRAN – Over the past four decades, Iran has been one of the top countries hosting the largest number of refugees and migrants, despite many challenges facing the country.

TEHRAN – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has held two intensive neonatal health workshops in Saravan, Sistan-Baluchestan province.

Les populations de Fougamou ont vibré au rythme de « Noël Ensemble », ce samedi dernier. Evénement empreint de solidarité, de partage et surtout festif est porté par Zita et Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, couple présidentiel en faveur des enfants issus de familles vulnérables. Ces enfants et familles du chef-lieu du département de Tsamba-Magotsi, situé dans la province de la Ngounié, ont exprimé toute leur gratitude à l'égard du couple présidentiel . Les enfants étaient heureux. Le (...) - SOCIAL / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

The daily reported earlier that its journalists located the fugitive Ukrainian businessman in Israel and published a photo of him there

The 111th anniversary of Russia’s Long-Range Aviation is marked on Tuesday

The WDR broadcasting company’s investigative unit described the conversation as «a rare instance of direct contact between German and Russian agencies»

In particular, five drones were intercepted over the Republic of Crimea

Aisen Nikolaev expects that a high level of management and actions taken by shareholders will enable the company to reach its target production levels and meet its social program commitments