By Harihar Swarup Nobody knows how many leopards there are in the wild not even Chandrutt Mishra, the world’s foremost expert on the big cat, and he’s been studying them for 25 years. The spotted grey feline that lives on the snowcapped mountains of Asia’s is so elusive that a single photograph taken in 1970 […]
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THE ROUNDUP, a sequel to the 2017 box office hit THE OUTLAWS headlined by Spackman Media Group artist Son Suk-ku, continues to claim #1 in national box office ticket reservations in Korea THE ROUNDUP achieved the highest ticket reservations record for a Korean film in the past three years since PARASITE (2019) and the 4th highest opening day reservation volume in the history of the Korean box […]
Insights from survey led to creation of AIA Pay Protector; first in market to offer a simplified disability income plan which provides fixed monthly payouts regardless of any sources of income received during disability and any changes to insured’s income level prior to disability, and claimable upon inability to specifically perform own occupation SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 18 May 2022 – While two-thirds (66 per cent) […]
Licensed by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission for Types 1, 4 and 9 Introduces Direct Indexing Global Portfolios for Retail Investors HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 17 May 2022 – Syfe, a digital investment platform headquartered in Singapore, today announces its entry into Hong Kong. This marks the company’s first market expansion since its launch in 2019. Syfe has gained tremendous success in […]
MY LIBERATION NOTES, the Korean drama series starring Spackman Media Group artist Son Suk-ku, maintained its top spot in TV drama rankings in Korea for two consecutive weeks, according to Good Data TV Popularity Research Son Suk-ku, who is represented by SBD Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Spackman Media Group, is the most popular actor in Korea for three weeks in a row, based on Good Data […]
THE ROUNDUP, a sequel to the 2017 box office hit THE OUTLAWS starring Spackman Media Group artist Son Suk-ku, ranks #1 in national box office ticket reservations in Korea THE ROUNDUP was pre-sold to 132 countries around the world, including Singapore, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and France, as well as the regions of North America and Eastern Europe THE ROUNDUP, which is to be released in Korean […]
MY LIBERATION NOTES, the Korean drama series starring Spackman Media Group artist Son Suk-ku, breaks its own highest ratings records in Korea, according to Nielson Kore Represented by SBD Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Spackman Media Group, Son Suk-ku is currently the most popular actor in Korea, based on Good Data TV Popularity Research Son Suk-ku stars along with Ma Dong-seok (Don Lee) in upcoming film THE […]
Ten people, including five government officials, have been arrested for taking bribe on behalf of non-profits for allegedly facilitating violations of rules in receiving foreign donations, sources in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said Monday after a big nationwide crackdown across 40 locations. The Home Ministry officials, say CBI sources, gave illegal Foreign Contribution […]
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The World Economic Forum announced its selection of the 100 most promising Technology Pioneers of 2022 – companies that tackle issues from sustainability and climate change to healthcare and more. This year’s cohort includes representation from 30 economies on six continents with a reach far beyond traditional tech hubs like Silicon Valley. YesHeath Group, pioneer of Gelponic Vertical Farms, made it to the selection for its contributions […]
K-drama, MY LIBERATION NOTES starring Spackman Media Group artist Son Suk-ku, exceeded its own highest audience rating since its premiere last month Represented by SBD Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Spackman Media Group, Son Suk-ku was ranked number one in actor popularity for MY LIBERATION NOTES, according to Good Data TV Popularity Research in Korea Son Suk-ku stars along with Ma Dong-seok (Don Lee) in upcoming film […]
By Harihar Swarup Now that the dust has settled, it is time to take cool look at why so many analysts keep getting elections predictions wrong. The key reason in my view is that they remain stuck in the past and continue to rely on the politics of caste, community and religion and region to […]
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By K Raveendran The declaration by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of 4.7 million as ‘excess’ Covid deaths over and above the officially acknowledged figure in India and the response of the Modi government to the report are both shocking, but not surprising. The WHO has resisted persistent opposition from the Indian government to finally […]
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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Youth (age group 15-24) are almost five times more likely to be unemployed than adults across the Asia and the Pacific, and when they secure a work it is often in the informal economy with low wages and poor working conditions. After the COVID-19 pandemic, they are now facing additional labour […]
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By Sushil Kutty The whole idea and ideal of secularism came decades later, but the day India decided to be a pluralistic society, with Hindu-Muslim-Sikh-Isai, all living under the same sky, that day India ensured it would be a communal cauldron for all times to come. Dr. BR Ambedkar was practical. He wanted to make […]
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According to Good Data TV Popularity Research in Korea, Spackman Media Group artist Son Suk-ku ranked number one in actor popularity as his K-drama, MY LIBERATION NOTES, grows in following and viewership Represented by SBD Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Spackman Media Group, Son Suk-ku stars along with Ma Dong-seok (Don Lee) in upcoming film THE ROUNDUP, a sequel film to the 2017 box office hit THE […]
By Arun Srivastava If the Congress chief Sonia Gandhi would have refused to listen to the suggestion of Rahul Gandhi to appoint Navjot Singh Sidhu as the Punjab Unit president or if she had initiated action against him once he launched tirade against the Punjab Congress chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, the Congress would not […]
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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Most developing member countries (DMCs) are facing serious gaps in student learning outcomes, that the World Bank calls learning crisis. Half of the students in Grade 5 in India cannot do two-digit subtraction or read connected text, and half of the students who complete primary schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan cannot […]
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By K Raveendran It is not a clamour yet, but there is growing awareness about the need for the judiciary to shed its elitist character. As both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Supreme Court chief justice NV Ramana pointed out last week at the joint conference of chief ministers and high court chief justices, there […]
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By Dipankar Bhattacharya Constructing the future and settling everything for all times are not our affair… (what) we have to accomplish at present (is) ruthless criticism of all that exists, ruthless both in the sense of not being afraid of the results it arrives at and in the sense of being just as little afraid […]
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By Nitya Chakraborty The legend of the Indian cinema, Satyajit Ray, has crossed one more year after his centenary celebrations began on May 2 of last year. The last icon of what is termed as Bengal Renaissance, died at the age of only 71 on April 23, 1992. Though his last film ‘Agantuk’ was released […]
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By Anjali and Prabir Purkayastha Even before we reached peak summer, power cuts have started in many states. With power demand reaching 201 GW on April 26, we had a shortfall of 8.2 GW or 4 per cent. This shortfall is even before we have reached the peak of summer when the demand is expected […]
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee held a meeting in the national capital today, the first after their parties contested the assembly elections in Goa recently. There was buzz over ties souring between the two Chief Ministers, after the Trinamool Congress decided to contest in Goa, where Mr Kejriwal’s […]
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By Amarjeet Kaur May Day reminds us the saga of great sacrifices of the workers throughout the world in bringing to focus the extreme exploitation of the working class that they were treated as animals, no fixed working hours, no justified return of their hard labour, no occupational safety at work places and nothing for […]
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An initiative by LUX and Wunderman Thompson Singapore gives female-voiced virtual assistants witty clap backs for sexist comments, discouraging harmful behaviours SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 28 April 2022 – LUX is standing up for virtual voice assistants to highlight the contagious nature of sexist attitudes in a new initiative launched today called ‘Shut up Sexism’ – created in collaboration with creative agency Wunderman Thompson Singapore. Almost […]
