KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has struck a deal with US drugmaker Merck & Co to buy 150,000 courses of its experimental antiviral pill, the health ministry said on Thursday (Oct 7), joining other Asian countries in a rush to secure supplies. Molnupiravir, which would be the first oral antiviral medication for Covid-19 if it gets regulatory approval,...
An incident in which employees of Pontian Wanton Noodles were seen chopping and handling meat on the floor at its Paya Lebar Square outlet.Stomp The Singapore Food agency (SFA) is investigating an incident in which employees of Pontian Wanton Noodles were seen chopping and handling meat on the floor at its Paya Lebar Square outlet. A Stomp contributor...
Twitter/oaksandcompany What's something that can cause more panic than a pandemic or the Evergrande crisis? A blue plushie shark from Ikea called Blahaj. Over the past few days, the internet has gone haywire over news that the popular toy will be discontinued next year and Chinese microblogging platform Weibo has been stormed with distressed comments. However, Singaporean fans don't have to worry...
The No Time To Die star has recalled his conversation with Duchess Catherine at the BAFTAs in February 2019 - when he won Best Actor for his role as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody - and revealed he offered to help as they had just welcomed their third child Prince Louis, now three, in April...
US singer Tina Turner waves during a photocall before the Emporio Armani autumn/winter 2011 women's collection show at Milan Fashion Week on Feb 26, 2011.Reuters file LONDON - Soul and rock star Tina Turner has sold the rights to her music catalogue to music company BMG, the latest vocal artist to strike such a deal for...
Questions involving Squid Game’s front man are among many that viewers have after watching the show.Netflix This article contains spoilers. Squid Game is one of the most successful Korean drama series ever, with millions of people worldwide revelling in the explosive climaxes, the unflinchingly bloody sequences and the slow disintegration of some characters' honour and morality. Using children's...
Now that her three boys are older — Brayden is 16, Ashton 14, and Nathan 11 — local actress Zoe Tay, 53, has been allocating more time for herself and work. Late last year, she surprised some of us when she picked up skateboarding with TV host Vivian Lai. In an Instagram post then, she said it was something...
A sushi enthusiast shared a photograph of his meal on Facebook, only to be pranked by netizens who ordered more food for him via the QR code in the image. On Saturday (Oct 2), a man in Hong Kong posted in a sushi and sashimi interest group on Facebook, showing him dining in at Genki Sushi...
Fugitive Malaysian businessman Nicky Liow Soon Hee.Weibo Amid the scandals that Malaysia ’s anti-corruption agency has grappled with this year, two notable figures stand out: Fugitive Malaysian businessman Nicky Liow Soon Hee and ex-Macau crime boss Wan Kuok-koi, also known as Broken Tooth. Liow is the vice-chairman of the World Hongmen History and Culture Association, which claims...
Leisure travel has been put on the backburner for the better part of two years – we miss it terribly, save for the endless crowds that one has to contend with at some of the world’s hottest tourist spots (think Beijing’s Forbidden City, or the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City). On the flipside, some of these...
