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PETALING JAYA — A Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor has warmed hearts online after setting up a mobile crib in his office for his student’s baby. Troy Littleton took to Twitter to share a picture of the mobile crib that allowed his graduate student to work on her thesis while having her nine-month-old infant […]

Kuala Lampur — Are you afraid to take the vaccine? I’ve decided. It was not difficult. For those who have not – decided or do the next step to sign up – hear this. It’s a plebe’s view, full of holes. An unentitled person who incidentally shares your fears in this time of disease. For […]

KUCHING — A man was charged in court here yesterday with lodging a false police report claiming he was robbed at a car park in Jalan Matang. No plea was recorded from Spencer Alan, 31, after the charge, framed under Section 182 of the Penal Code, was read out to him. The court granted him […]

KUALA LUMPUR — Former and current lawmakers from South-east Asia have called for the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) to be replaced, citing the regional body’s failure to uphold democracy and human rights. Asean has been around for over five decades, but the group, the South East Asia Community (SEAC), said it has not […]

KUALA LUMPUR — Hong Kong police are on the hunt for a suspect for his involvement with an accomplice in a robbery using a water pistol on Monday morning. Hong Kong’s Apple Daily reported that the two men entered a finance company at Sheung Shui at 11.51am on the pretext of borrowing HK$200 million (RM106 […]

KUALA LUMPUR — It is now against the law to waste food in China following the passing of the Anti-Food Waste law recently. Chinese portal Xinhua reported that the law was aimed at safeguarding the country’s food security. The law states that catering service providers can charge a disposal fee on customers who leave excessive […]

GEORGE TOWN — Usually, in the days leading up to Hari Raya Aidilfitri, business is brisk at the Chowrasta Market in George Town, but this year, it has dropped by almost half. One of the traders at the market, Mohd Faizal Ismail, blamed this year’s slow Raya season sales on the movement control order (MCO). […]

Bhopal, India — As coronavirus infections and deaths soar to record daily highs in India, the pandemic has galvanised people who are determined to help others in whatever way they can. One such person is auto-rickshaw driver Mohammad Javed Khan who sold his wife’s jewellery and converted his three-wheeled vehicle into a small ambulance, fitting […]

Mexico City — The death toll in the collapse of an elevated subway line in Mexico City on Tuesday (May 4) increased to 26 on Friday after an injured passenger died in hospital. About 80 people were injured in the incident and 33 remain in hospital. The US$1.3 billion (S$1.7 billion) Number 12 Line that […]

New Delhi – Despite not having completed his medical training, 26-year-old Rohan Aggarwal is the doctor who must decide who lives and dies as India continues its battle against a brutal second wave of Covid-19. Working at one of the best hospitals in India, Mr Aggarwal makes the difficult decision during a 27-hour shift – […]

PARIS — The Covid-19 pandemic provided a boost for e-commerce last year, but the digital windfall was not enjoyed equally across the board, a UN study found yesterday. “Although it will take some time to get the full picture of the impact of Covid-19 on e-commerce… a number of developments point to the strong rise […]

PETALING JAYA — Singaporean social club 1880 has apologised for featuring a question about African American man George Floyd in one of its pub quizzes. The members-only joint posted a statement signed by its chief executive officer Jean Low yesterday acknowledging the Sunday evening incident. “At our pub quiz, a question was asked about the […]

Singapore—The future is looking good for Singaporean singer JJ Lin. The Hollywood Reporter in an “exclusive” report says the “Chinese Pop Music Superstar JJ Lin” has signed with United Talent Agency (UTA), one of the biggest in Hollywood. The 40-year-old Lin, based in Taiwan, released his first English album just a few days ago. He […]

KUALA LUMPUR — Jennie from popular K-pop girl group Blackpink deleted a photo from her visit to an arboretum in Paju in her Instagram after uproar over her supposedly flouting social distancing rules. Koreaboo reported that the photo showed seven hands holding an ice cream each which led to accusations that she had violated social […]

PETALING JAYA — A McDonald’s Singapore advertisement highlighting its Malaysian workers unable to reunite with loved ones during Ramadan is tugging hearts online. The ad, released in conjunction with the holy fasting month for Muslims, focuses on the chain’s Singapore-based Malaysian workers separated from their family due to Covid-19 that necessitated border closures. “During Ramadan, […]