SINGAPORE: When Jillyn Lee, 19, first tried a matcha drink in 2022, she was captivated by its rich and creamy taste. The Singapore Polytechnic student has since made drinking matcha – powdered green tea – a daily ritual, enjoying it at least twice a day. Her obsession with the superfood even led her to Japan in October...
GERIK: The cousin of the drowning victim, Nur Arina Azizan, said the 20-year-old was quite excited to return to her village this time around for leisure activities, including taking a dip and going down the river on a float during a picnic outing. Norhaslinda Mohamad Yusuf, 36, said Nur Arina rarely had the chance to visit...
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BEIJING: A girl died after falling four storeys to the ground in a shopping mall in eastern China’s Shandong province on Saturday (Nov 16). The girl had been standing near the top of an escalator, leaning on an adjacent glass panel when it gave way at about 8.30pm, according to media outlets. The accident occurred at...
KUALA LUMPUR: Fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, may be hiding in Myanmar under the protection of its military generals, says lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah. According to Sinar Daily, the defence attorney of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said rumours of Jho Low's whereabouts initially pointed to Dubai,...
BANGKOK: Though Miss Thailand, Suchata 'Opal' Chuangsri (pic), won fourth place in Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico on Sunday, several fans in Thailand praised her for her achievement in the final round of five pageants. A 21-year-old Phuket native was born on Sept 20, 2003. Her family runs a hotel in the southern island province. She is...
BEIJING (SCMP): A Chinese doctor has been condemned online after he tried to treat his girlfriend’s insomnia by administering anaesthesia more than 20 times in six hours, a move which tragically resulted in her death. The medic, identified only by the surname Qu, is an anesthesiologist at an unnamed hospital in Jiajiang county, Leshan, Sichuan province,...
RIO DE JANEIRO: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged the electrical and electronics (E&E) and semiconductor industries of Malaysia and Brazil to leverage each other’s strengths and enhance collaboration, particularly given the increasing prominence of the Global South. "Although we are from distant lands, the potential is immense. Brazil is a key pillar of...
PETALING JAYA: The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, has suggested that electronic cigarettes or vapes be completely banned. His Majesty said that the recommendation came in response to his concerns over the increasing abuse of drugs in Pahang, especially among the youth, based on statistics from the National Anti-Drug Agency. According to Sinar...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has the highest rate of online fraud revictimisation in Asia, with victims being retargeted over 2.5 times on average, according to the Asia Scam Report 2024 issued by the Global Anti-Scam Alliance. CelcomDigi Head of Sustainability Philip Ling said the report also revealed that Hong Kong and Thailand ranked second and third, respectively. "There...
