It needed something special and NZ Opera has delivered it. Coming out remarkably well from the dangers of being compared to the previous renditions of an opera so well-known and oft-performed, Giacomo Puccini's 100-year-old story of love and betrayal between a Japanese geisha and her US naval officer husband, is set to mesmerise Christchurch in the coming week.
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In response to a blog post on NDTV written by Congress MP Mani Shankar Aiyar titled, Mani-talk: Thank you. And good bye.
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No “anarchist” please, we are “happy” with our “sahib”
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Singapore Police Force (SPF) says that crime touched a 30-year low in 2013 but there's an increase in commercial and cyber crimes
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Recent findings by the National Council Against Drug Abuse (NCADA) indicate that out-of-school youths (OCYs) are more susceptible to drug abuse than their school-going peers
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Smith Street, Temple Street, Japanese Street and Banda Street; all adjoining streets in today's Chinatown had one thing in common during the colonial times. Three and four-storey brothels which along with prostitution, also promoted opium smoking, drinking and gambling
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While India and China would like to out-compete each other in every other respect, this is one competition in which they won't mind being the second-best
Read MoreIn Newzzit's 14th issue, we focus on a feature story about the brothels of colonial Singapore. Moving around in today's Chinatown, it's impossible to imagine that the area was once plagued by brothels, secret societies, opium addicts and gambling dens.
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A report just released and prepared by the White House Council on Women and Girls, and the Office of the Vice President revealed the shocking statistics
Read MoreThe two-week long celebrations of Chinese new year of the horse started on Friday, with the second new moon of 2014. Originated during the Han dynasty era (206-220BC), the Chinese zodiac – or lunar calender system – names each of the years in its 12-year cycle after rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig, in that order.
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The Labour Movement says many lost their jobs last year, with many more expected this year. The Economic Development Board's (EDB) outlook for the sector in 2014 is also weak
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This would help provide coverage to all Singaporeans for life, as is the stated objective of the scheme
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