As the blood bank levels at hospitals in the state fall with the number of blood donors decreasing during the movement control order (MCO), thalassaemia patients are now facing a shortage of supply for their monthly blood transfusions. Abu Mansor Muhamad, 46, who receives two pints of blood (600 to 800cc) for transfusion monthly, said that...
There is so much attention on Covid-19 that many people forget that the nation is battling another deadly disease at the same time - dengue. Many Covid-19 hotspots are also hotspots for dengue, especially in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. On Sunday, the number of new dengue cases outnumbered those of Covid-19. That day, 139 new cases of...
Experience is the best teacher for one man, who is among a small group of Malaysian preppers, or people who actively prepare for emergencies such as natural disasters, pandemics or even recession. For Fiqri Ahmad, 25, his experience of being stuck for a month in his dorm room while he was a college student during a...
People who are preparing for the end of the world are triggered by uncertainty, fear and anxiety in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, say psychologists. In the eyes of the doomsday preppers, the pandemic portrays apocalyptic scenes of deserted cities and panic buying of essentials. The psychologists advised the group to remain calm. Monash University and ReGen Rehab...
If your grandparents are having trouble staying home, perhaps this adorable little reminder would do the trick. "Ah gong, ah ma, don't walk around outside!" a young girl in twin tails chirps in fluent Hokkien in an Instagram on April 14. The video, re-shared by Facebook group All Singapore Stuff on April 19, has since melted the...
We're halfway into a month-long circuit breaker and being stuck at home has left many of us with frayed nerves. So much so that some people have taken the task of 'disciplining' others flouting the safe distancing rules upon themselves. In a video clip circulating on Facebook, a pair of residents were heard speaking harshly to a group...
Happily married to actor Hsiu Chieh-kai (修杰楷) and a mother to three beautiful daughters, 41-year-old Alyssa Chia (賈靜雯) had went through hell and back in order to unlock happiness. As she opened up to Chinese MC Chen Luyu (陳魯豫) about a terrifying childhood encounter, she also shared another horrifying experience where she was betrayed by two of the people she loved the...
King Kong (金剛), who just ended the first season of his ViuTV program Travel with King Kong and the Beauties <金剛旅神團>, has confirmed that he has broken up with Taiwanese rapper Nana Liang (梁云菲), exactly one year after announcing their relationship. On April 19, the Taiwanese entertainer—who shot to fame following his TVB appearances in Hong Kong—uploaded a black and white...
After completing his mandatory two week quarantine, Kelly Cheung’s (張曦雯) boyfriend is finally free from his coronavirus cell and is back with Kelly. The Legal Mavericks 2 <踩過界II> actress shared that they immediately embraced upon seeing each other. To celebrate her 30th birthday in advance, her boyfriend also surprised her with a gift that she’s been dying to try out...
The actor took precautions to avoid any misunderstandings during filming of “Airport Security Strikers’’. Thirty-seven-year-old TVB actor Hugo Wong’s (黃子恆) personal life has been marked by scandals, earning him the unflattering label of “despicable man of the century”. He was allegedly broke up singer Hiromi Wada’s (裕美) marriage in 2016, revealed to have impregnated his Mainland Chinese fan in end 2018,...
