As of Dec 19, 80 per cent of firms have attained full vaccine coverage for their workforce.The Straits Times/Kua Chee Siong Around 52,000 employees in Singapore have not taken any Covid-19 vaccine, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Monday (Dec 27). Around 6,700 are aged 60 and above, and are at a very high risk of...
In a more typical time, burnout is an exception. In the era of Covid, it almost feels like the norm. According to Jennifer Moss, organisations should take a hard look in the mirror for fostering cultures of overwork that make things worse. The author, speaker and workplace wellness expert has penned The Burnout Epidemic: The Rise of...
Jean-Marc Vallée, a Canadian best known for directing the Oscar-nominated film Dallas Buyers Club and Emmy-winning HBO series Big Little Lies died suddenly at his cabin outside Quebec City. He was 58. Vallée's demise was reported on Sunday (Dec 26) by entertainment website Deadline and confirmed on Twitter by his representative Bumble Ward. "Still in shock over the news that...
Amanda Seyfried spent Christmas away from her husband and son after a Covid-19 exposure. The 36-year-old actress and her daughter Nina, four, were forced to isolate away from Amanda's husband Thomas Sadoski and 15-month-old son Thomas over the holiday period after Amanda was exposed to the virus. She wrote on Instagram: "It kills me that my girl...
Sources: Weibo/三只松鼠/新闻晨报 China’s largest online snacks retailer Three Squirrels (三只松鼠) recently apologised for some posters which had offended many. The main issue with the posters was their chosen model, who was wearing slanted eyes makeup. According to the brand, the posters were advertised in 2019 for one of their products. It had supposedly slipped public scrutiny then....
Source: Instagram/@wakdoyok Malaysian celebrity entrepreneur Mohd Azwan Haji Mohd Nor, or better known as Wak Doyok, is now expanding his business empire in the food and beverage industry! According to a report by Murai, the fashion personality has recently launched his very own Japanese cuisine restaurant called Sushiwak, located at Melawati Mall in KL on 26th December...
NurShahila binti Amir Amzah, or better known as Shila Amzah, has been piquing fans’ interest with her Instagram posts, mainly thanks to the shocking divorce news. Last week (23rd December), not only has she spilled more tea on the divorce between her and Haris Idraki Elias, but she also took the chance to advise mothers out there who are...
Flashing the peace sign and holding a rainbow float tube, one 'GrabFloat rider' turned a sombre TV interview into a light-hearted moment — giving Malaysians some comedic relief during difficult times. The country's worst floods in years happened on December 17 and 18. The death toll has risen to 46 across six states as of last Saturday (Dec 25). During a TV3 live interview at...
When freelance IT professional Saiful Nizam Abdul Wahab, 42, was growing up in Malaysia, he recalls learning about sexual reproduction during religious and science classes. But the lessons were not “comprehensive or holistic”, Saiful said, as they did not cover all aspects of sexual relationships such as consent and mutual respect. He believes education authorities and religious authorities...
China's local symptomatic coronavirus cases crept up again, with most new infections reported in the northwestern city of Xian as it entered a fifth day of a lockdown. Xian's case load — 150 local symptomatic cases on Sunday (Dec 26) versus 155 a day earlier — remains tiny compared with many clusters overseas, but it has...
