Children are often the light of their parents’ lives. No matter how much they tend to grumble, get angry or nag; parents love and cherish their children a lot. However, that often makes losing them all the more painful, especially when the parents realise after there was something they could have done to prevent it. 19-year-old...
Muslim preacher Syed Mohd. Bakri Al-yahya (famously known as PU Syed) was recently asked by one of his followers on Instagram to share his thoughts on local entrepreneur Liana Rosli’s provocative marketing strategy on her social media postings. Over the past year, PU Syed has been relatively very vocal in calling Liana, or Kak KM, out...
It’s quite heartbreaking to see numerous hotels crumble over the past 1.5 years due to the pandemic and ongoing travel restrictions. We’ve only recently entered October and already, 2 more hotels have announced its closure. Over the past week, Holiday Villa Hotel & Conference Centre in Subang Jaya and Silka Cheras Hotel had to break the...
High school students and their parents wait in line to receive coronavirus vaccines at a school in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia has fully vaccinated 63.8 per cent of the population, and 88.4 per cent of adults.Reuters After 150 days in operation, one of Malaysia's biggest Covid-19 vaccination centres shut its doors on Sunday (Oct 3), with over...
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,...
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...
AirAsia chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes is a father again. The 57-year-old took to social media to introduce his newborn daughter, Aliyah Ena, to the world via a LinkedIn post. In sharing the happy announcement, the Malaysian entrepreneur shared that the birth of his baby girl is easily one of the highlights this year...
Technology can be part of a healthy childhood, but it can also influence them for the worst. Last night (Tuesday, 5th October), Vivy Yusof posted on her Instagram Story that she doesn’t mind letting her young kids watching TV shows with vulgarity. While her opinion certainly raises an eyebrow, we think it’s worth exploring her point...
Police received a phone call at 5am this morning (Tuesday, 5th October) with some dreadful news. A member of the public had found a body in a high-end condominium at Kelawei Road, Penang. Sources say the deceased is Ewe Swee Kheng (尤瑞庆), the president and group managing director of Ewein Bhd. Investigations. Additionally, he was a...
Malaysia’s badminton team may not have made it into the finals for the Sudirman Cup, but they certainly did their best. Lee Zii Jia (李梓嘉) in particular was very happy with his performance. Although he was sorely disappointed when he lost in the Tokyo Olympics 2020, he managed a comeback this round. Lee pulled off a...
