KUALA LUMPUR: Five areas recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as of 9am on Thursday (Oct 5), with Bukit Rambai in Melaka being the most affected area with an API reading of 153. Based on the Malaysian API Management System website operated by the Department of Environment, other areas with API of above 100 are...
KOTA KINABALU: The subsidies given by the government to the people throughout the country including electricity, fuel and food is expected to exceed RM81bil this year, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said even though the figure was seen as high, reducing the total subsidy without looking at the needs of the people was...
The actress revealed in a discussion with Gabrielle Union that she was affected by body stereotypes during the 1990s. Kerry Washington brought up her contemporaries Jennifer Lopez and Gwyneth Paltrow during a serious discussion about body image with Gabrielle Union. “These are stereotypes, but the ways that their moms and the women in that world looked was so different from the women that...
The internet never forgives. Chinese actor Liu Haoran has angered netizens after he walked for Balenciaga at Paris Fashion Week on October 1. The 25-year-old, who shot to popularity with 2015 Chinese comedy Detective Chinatown, was criticised for "lacking integrity" and working with a brand that had discriminated against Chinese shoppers. In 2018, the French luxury fashion house came under fire for mistreating...
GEORGE TOWN: Fast lanes on Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway at The Light Waterfront will be closed to make way for the construction of an interchange. In a statement by developer IJM Land, it said the fast lanes in each direction bound for George Town and Bayan Lepas will be closed and diverted from Oct...
LONDON (Reuters) - British police said on Wednesday they had opened an investigation into corporate manslaughter at the hospital where nurse Lucy Letby, who murdered seven babies, had worked. Letby, 33, Britain's most prolific serial child killer of modern times, was convicted in August of killing five baby boys and two baby girls at the Countess...
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia tested its emergency public warning systems across the country on Wednesday, blaring out sirens and interrupting some television and radio broadcasts to warn the population to stay calm. The test, first conducted in 2020, is part of a new initiative that requires authorities to conduct tests twice a year, starting from Sept. 1. It...
KUALA LUMPUR: The 23rd Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment (RAMD) was awarded the regimental colours on Wednesday (Oct 4) by Sultan of Kedah Al Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah. The ceremony, held at Kem Perdana Sungai Besi here, was in recognition of the services and sacrifices of the battalion in defending the country’s sovereignty...
"Manny can buy happiness," replied one netizen. FYI: Manny is said to be worth an estimated S$302mil. One of the perks of having famous parents? You’ll likely get to meet other famous people too. Such was the case for Manny Pacquiao’s daughter, YouTuber Mary Divine Grace, who celebrated her 17th birthday this past weekend (Oct 1). The Filipino politician...
PETALING JAYA: Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) continued their fiery form when they downed BG Pathum United 4-2 in their AFC Champions League match in Pathum Thani on Tuesday (Oct 3). Young winger Arif Aiman Hanapi struck twice in the sixth and 78th minutes while goals from their leading striker Bergson Da Silva (14th) and midfielder Juan...
