Artist Wong Keen says there is beauty in the horror of his new installation
The latest exhibition marks a culmination of hisfascination with flesh, which can be traced back to visits he made to a meat market in Beijing in 2012.
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Top Duterte critic Leila de Lima survives hostage-taking in jail, 3 inmates dead
A former human rights commissioner, Ms De Lima investigated reports of mass killings of drug suspects in Davao when Mr Duterte was the city’s mayor.
Malaysia’s opposition, netizens slam move to dissolve Parliament
Political analysts noted that the Premier was pushed into a corner by factions within his ruling Umno party, and that the flood season is likely to see a low voter turnout.
Not time for home phones to call it a day
Many seniors depend on them, and calling a landline is easiest way to get a quick response.
Singapore’s roll-out of Moderna Spikevax bivalent Covid-19 vaccine brought forward to Oct 14
This is because preparations for the vaccine's introduction were completed ahead of time, according to the Ministry of Health.
Russia bombs Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities at rush hour in apparent revenge strikes
Missiles tore into Kyiv, the most intense strikes on the capital since Russia abandoned an attempt to capture it in the early weeks of the war.
PM Ismail dissolves Malaysian Parliament, paving way for snap elections
An election is expected by early November, to avoid clashing with the year-end monsoon that has resulted in devastating floods in previous years.
Nuclear war unlikely despite Russia’s threats, says military strategy guru Edward Luttwak
He stressed: "Nuclear weapons were born too powerful to be useful."
Making mental health a priority for all
Although inroads have been made in mental healthcare, it is the collective and moral responsibility of a caring society to do more for the mentally ill.
Life expectancy falls for first time in Singapore’s history in 2021 because of Covid-19
This is the first decline in life expectancy at birth since 1957, the earliest year in which data was available.