S'pore youths spending more time online: study- Ki Eunyu

S'pore youths spending more time online: study

Summary: Youths in Singapore are spending more and more time online. They do activities such as  reading online content, viewing photos and videos, commenting and replying others, chatting online and sharing or posting content. Studies seem to show that people who spend less time online are happier and have better well being. Studies also showed that some people do not like face to face conversations and prefer chatting online.

Opinion: In my opinion, too much time spent online is not advisable. It is not good for your body and mind. With too much time spent, one will be unable to concentrate on other matters that may be more important than spending time online. Thus, youths in Singapore should limit their use of online and think about ways to spend their time more wisely.

Malaysia Airline Disasters by Ki Eunyu

Summary:  Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared with 239 people on board on March 8 while traveling from Kuala Lumpur to Malaysia. Intense searches have not turned up any sign of the plane.  Malaysia's national carrier suffered a second major loss when one of its planes, Flight 17, was shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people onboard. U.S. intelligence said it was brought down by pro-Russian rebels battling Ukraine fighters, which Moscow denied.

Why is it significant for Singapore: Malaysia is a very close country from Singapore. If many planes crashed near our country, we cannot just ignore. We also have to feel the sense of danger. In my opinion, these incidents have caused much insecurities to Singaporeans and people who live in Singapore. 

US Cuba thaw Ki Eunyu

Summary: In October 1960, US imposed an embargo on Cuba as the Cuba government refused to work towards democratization and greater respect for human rights and the embargo failed to accomplish our enduring objective of promoting the emergence of a democratic, prosperous, and stable Cuba. After 5 years of imprisonment for being accused as working as US intelligence services, Alan Gross has finally returned to Cuba. President Obama said that the embargoes were in the olden days and should have diplomatic ties. This will greatly improve quality of life of Cubans as more help is given to Cuba and imports from US are allowed. 

Opinion: I feel that this decision by Obama was great was it helped to foster diplomatic ties with Cuba. This will help many Cubans and they will get more rights they deserve. It was a good approach to break the embargo as it was due to olden day relationships after cold war which was long over and it showed little effects. More countries should learn from them and work towards diplomacy.

Conflict in Ukraine Ki Eunyu

summary: After Former President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted, conflict occurred between Russia and Ukraine and the annexation of the Crimean peninsula by Russia happened. Russian tanks, artillery and air defense systems have poured into Ukraine, leaving tattered cities and more than 4300 people dead. This has lead to countries like US and Europe having sanctions which has caused problems in the economy of Russia. Russia has officially declared Crimea as part of Russia but it is not being recognized by many members of UN. Crimea has no signs of being returned to Ukraine.

Opinion: In my opinion, Russia is the one at fault in this situation. Crimea originally belonged to Ukraine and Ukraine has the right to govern the country. The vote to determine whether Crimea becomes part of Russia was very unfair as it was not monitored internationally and in the country there were already military occupation, creating fear in people. Russia should give Crimea back to Ukraine and stop being involved in conflicts with other countries. Russia has already broken diplomatic ties with Ukraine and regions like US and Europe. The only way to get back the diplomatic ties is to agree and give Crimea back to Ukraine. 

Smart cities of the future - Ki Eunyu

Summary: Cities has become one of the rising topics in the world. More and more people come to live in cities as they provide many opportunities for people. Cities are main areas for developments such as business, social integration and innovation. Cities also face challenges and many smarts ways have been suggested to solve such issues. Cities are responsible for development of the whole country and thus must be sustainable, smart and inclusive to create jobs and improve quality of life.

Opinion: I think that cities are very important to a nation. Almost every city in the world is densely populated. Most activity in the country happen in the city. The government should continue to work hard for development of cities and create innovative ways to solve problems faced by cities.