Malaysia will reopen its borders to international visitors by Jan 1 at the latest, a government advisory council said on Thursday (Nov 11), as the country seeks to revive its ailing tourism sector. The Southeast Asian country has gradually reopened its economy in recent weeks as coronavirus infection rates have slowed amid a ramped-up vaccination programme. More...
Screengrab from Facebook/Panasonic Beauty Malaysia, Twitter/@nhdyhzz Coming up with fresh advertising ideas isn't easy, especially if you're looking to create risque content. A viral tweet on Wednesday (Nov 10) — with over 8,100 retweets and 13,200 likes — has put a spotlight on an old Panasonic ad in Malaysia. For a men's body hair trimmer, it had local fruit imagery seemingly resemble parts...
For a full Covid-19 Phase Advisory during this "Stabilisation Phase of Transition to Covid-19 Resilience", click here. In the US, Nov 14 is National Pickle Day, National Spicy Guacamole Day and also National American Teddy Bear Day (yay). It is also World Diabetes Day. And we didn't anyhow come up with this date, ok. World Diabetes Day was launched...
Cast member Benedict Cumberbatch.Reuters The 45-year-old English actor plays heavy smoker Phil Burbank in The Power of the Dog - a western drama based on Thomas Savage's 1967 novel of the same name - and in order to portray the character authentically he decided to take on a tobacco habit, with detrimental effects on his health. Speaking...
Malaysian popular singing competition “Gegar Vaganza” is set to premiere its eighth season in the coming weekend! Earlier on Wednesday (10th November), the 13 contestants for this year’s “Gegar Vaganza” were officially revealed to the public. Some of the much-anticipated names in the lineup include Dr. Fazley Yaakob, Aliff Aziz, Suki Low, Nikki Palikat, and also...
There are a variety of reasons why people get drunk. Some do it to forget, some do it for fun, others do it as a social activity. Most of the time, getting drunk is something people prefer to do in private or with friends. After Taiwanese rapper Nana Liang (梁云菲)’s drunk live-stream fiasco, we can...
Love isn’t always the bed of roses we think it is. There are often thorns waiting beneath the petals to present challenges in our journey. For Hong Kong-based Malaysian actress Lisa Ch’ng (莊思明), she’s currently struggling with one such dilemma. Her boyfriend, Hong Kong actor Mat Yeung Ming (林明樂) was arrested last year after he was...
Malaysia is a rapidly developing country and we love how we are given access to various privileges — cheap healthcare, free education, easy access to public transport, etc. But, there’s always a catch to it; long queues at the hospital, normalised rape jokes in schools, and what we’re going to look into today – non-functioning...
Malaysians were overjoyed when Dato’ Lee Chong Wei (李宗伟) married fellow badminton player Wong Mew Choo (黄妙珠) in 2012. It was a happy occasion for the country, but most of all, for the badminton couple. Nine years have passed since then. The two have gone through ups and downs but have come out stronger through everything....
Uncle Kentang (Mr Kuan Chee Heng, 马铃薯叔叔日志) and Joey Mattress teamed up to donate RM52,220 worth of mattresses and pillows to underprivileged families from Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Perak, Johor, and Pahang. Many Malaysian families were affected by this pandemic, and in an effort to save money, many cannot afford to spend on non-essential goods anymore. Such...
