Nicholas Yong

‘They Come at You’: The Grandmothers Playing Rough at a Kids’ Sport

Contributed reporting for this very fun story. Them Ah Mas are very competitive! www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/w...

Singapore election a test for ruling party against rejuvenated opposition Singaporeans long accepted fewer freedoms in exchange for economic growth and good jobs. But that may be changing.

My latest for @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social - Singapore election a test for ruling party against rejuvenated opposition aje.io/vgg1h0 #GE2025 #pollingday

South Korea, World’s Largest ‘Baby Exporter,’ Admits to Adoption Fraud A South Korean truth commission called for the country to apologize to those who were sent abroad “like luggage” so that adoption agencies could profit.

“This is a moment we have fought to achieve: the commission’s decision acknowledges what we adoptees have known for so long — that the deceit, fraud, and issues within the Korean adoption process cannot remain hidden.”

If any govt officials would like to add me to their top secret chat groups, I am ready and available. I promise not to leak any of your invasion plans for Country XYZ.

20,000 ‘positivity pizzas’ to be given out to youth in Punggol to promote mental wellness MP Yeo Wan Ling noted a growing concern about mental wellness in youth, especially regarding cyber bullying. Read more at straitstimes.com.

🧐The “positivity pizza” keychains serve as a reminder for children and teenagers to speak up when they face bullying, said MP Yeo Wan Ling
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36 Hours in Singapore: Things to Do and See (Gift Article) The former British colony is celebrating its diamond jubilee this year, and there’s every reason to plan a visit: hike through a beautiful rainforest, visit a supercool art and science museum, and sam...

My latest for @nytimes.com - a 36-hour #travel itinerary for #singapore www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump has been in power exactly 40 days.

Is this what Pritam was talking about?

Pritam Singh, Singapore Opposition Leader, Found Guilty of Lying Under Oath In a blow to the Workers’ Party, its leader, Pritam Singh, was fined for lying under oath to Parliament.

My first byline for @nytimes.com brought back (traumatic) memories of covering the COP hearings

COMMENT: Unequal access and self-censorship reign in Singapore journalism There are plenty of Chinese proverbs extolling the virtues of listening to your elders and respecting authority. In this regard, I have decided to take the advice of veteran journalist PN Balji, a ren...

Associated Press/Gulf of Mexico kerfuffle made think of what I wrote back in 2019: "If the journalists themselves are afraid of doing their jobs, how is the public being served? If the journalists do not speak up, then who will?" #journalism

What is natural wine?

A Michael Jackson song comes to mind

Blockade, panic, invasion: Taiwan TV drama imagines war with China A Chinese war plane goes missing near Taiwan. China sends swarms of military boats and planes for a blockade as Taiwan goes on a war footing. Chaos ensues on the streets of Taipei. This is the premise of a new Taiwan drama envisioning a Chinese attack that is sounding alarm for the Taiwanese, who face a heightened Chinese military presence near the democratically-governed island that Beijing claims as its own. Ryan Chang has more.

A Chinese war plane goes missing near Taiwan. China sends swarms of military boats and planes for a blockade as Taiwan goes on a war footing. Chaos ensues on the streets of Taipei. This is the premise of a new Taiwan drama envisioning a Chinese attack.

What is up with these people who think they can hire a master assassin and get away with not paying him #dayofthejackal

Really enjoyed editing this story - Kim Seung-hwan, who is himself a paraplegic and part of the KAIST team, demonstrated the prototype which helped him walk at a speed of 3.2 kph (2 mph), climb a flight of stairs and take sideways steps to slide into a bench.

Inordinately proud of myself that I caught the Martin Guerre reference immediately #dayofthejackal

NRICs be all like

When you need to have the hard conversations

"Impeach, impeach. Impeach Yoon Suk Yeol," protesters chanted to the beat of K-pop group aespa's latest techno track "Whiplash."

Videos of synchronised chanting and light stick movements in unison at the protests have gone viral along with flags carrying messages and memes

Super random - "Kim Tae-hyung, a member of boy band BTS who is known professionally as V, is serving his mandatory national service with the SDT in Seoul, though Reuters could not determine whether he participated in the operation."

YouTube video by Dragones de Borikén Awesome fights from Martial Law (Episodes 1-5)

This is the only martial law I like www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3kf...

Not to be facetious, but this would make a great anime about the last hunters in Japan. Wonderful story.

Fuel oil smuggling network rakes in $1 billion for Iran and its proxies The sophisticated smuggling network that some experts believe generates at least $1 billion a year for Iran and its proxies has flourished in Iraq since Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani took office in 2022.

The illicit trade potentially puts Iraqi institutions and officials at risk of US sanctions for helping Iran and some Iraqi officials are concerned a Trump administration could target them, three sources said reut.rs/3ZlFtd1 8/8

Respect, man! Respect!

Starbucks serves South Koreans coffee and glimpse into the North The world's last Cold War frontier now has a Starbucks cafe in South Korea where customers can get a glimpse through the heavily militarised border into the North, all while sipping a latte.

Even the DMZ can’t escape Starbucks!

Tom Gauld on the John le Carré advent calendar – cartoon Another day of darkening blankness …

As a decades-long le Carre fan, I approve!

Welcome to ... Wroxham? Meet the tiny club often confused with the Welsh sensation Wroxham is a tiny team in England's lower leagues often confused for the celebrity-backed Welsh sensation. They're using the links to raise awareness for a great, community-driven club.

Aside from the difference of one vowel -- there are posters in Wroxham about "A team only one vowel away from the big time" -- Wrexham and Wroxham could not be further apart, beyond the 250 miles that separate the Welsh city and the East Anglian village, population 1,502.

On Wednesday, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed that Sam Benastick, 20, was being treated at the hospital in Fort Nelson, British Columbia, more than seven weeks after he was last seen heading into the wild.

Very unfortunate clothing combi there

China scientists rush to climate-proof potatoes Scientists in China are growing potatoes under conditions that simulate predictions of higher temperatures at the end of the century

At just 136 grams (4.8 oz), the tubers weigh less than half that of a typical potato in China, where the most popular varieties are often twice the size of a baseball. - wait, what??