Introducing Flow – the first hourly hotel booking app that recently debuted in Malaysia. Since its launch in Hong Kong in 2018, Flow has since expanded to Macau and Singapore, allowing travellers to book hotels by the hour. It could be a simple daycation, microstay, or a weekend getaway. Through the Flow app, users can book...
People who have survived the acute stage of Covid-19 have a higher chance of experiencing mental health issues within a year, a study by Washington University suggests. Those problems include anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts and sleep disturbances, according to the research led by Dr Ziyad Al-Aly, a clinical epidemiologist at the university’s School of Medicine in...
If you buy illegal plants or their by-products in China, you could be jailed for up to seven years. Buying endangered animals could result in life imprisonment or death. But for someone found guilty of buying a trafficked woman or child , the maximum jail term is three years. And if the court rules that the...
After being away from her family for two years, a Malaysian woman was finally able to pack her bags (and herself) to visit her parents back home. Evonne Yan uploaded a video to Facebook on Thursday (Feb 17), showing how she disguised herself as a parcel and got 'delivered' home to her parents. "I've never been more nervous and...
The father of the 11-year-old twin boys who were found dead in a canal in Upper Bukit Timah was slapped with a second murder charge on Friday morning (Feb 18). Xavier Yap Jung Houn, 48, is now also accused of murdering Aston Yap Kai Shern on Jan 21 between 4.25pm and 6.20pm, at the covered canal...
Porsche’s Macan line-up in Singapore, which consists of the Macan, Macan S and Macan GTS, has now been joined by the Macan T. Positioned between the Macan and Macan S models, the Macan T is the first four-door Porsche with the “T” or “Touring” designation, which was previously reserved for the 911 and 718 models. Unique design details To...
One of fiction's greatest detectives, Sherlock Holmes, once said: "The game is afoot!" And for the mystery fans out there, the recent release of Death on the Nile might have reignited your craving for a good whodunit show. For the uninitiated, Death on the Nile sees the return of Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh) after the events of...
On Wednesday (Feb 16), Singaporean actor Aaron Aziz revealed on social media that he has to undergo surgery to remove a tumour. A 24-second clip of Aaron being put through a computerised tomography (CT) scanner accompanied the post, which has garnered 600,000 views on Facebook at the time of writing. "Ninety minutes in here. The doctor said I needed...
Malaysian Deputy Minister of Women, Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff.Facebook As the rest of the world celebrated Valentine's Day on Monday (Feb 14), the air of romance was somewhat marred in Malaysia after a government minister stirred controversy by suggesting husbands had a right to use a "gentle but firm physical touch" on their "undisciplined and stubborn...
Kanye West sent Kim Kardashian a truckload of red roses for Valentine's Day. The 44-year-old rapper - who split from the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star in 2021 after seven years of marriage - shared an image of the truck emblazoned a slogan describing his "vision", which he had delivered directly to Kim's home, according...
