‘Find a job and man’: Desperate mum in China goes on TV to beg daughter with 6 cats to marry

A 70-year-old Chinese woman has begged a local TV station for help as she is "extremely worried" about her single and unemployed 38-year-old daughter who spends her time posting videos of her six cats online. The daughter has a degree from a top university and worked in Beijing and Shanghai, but several years ago quit her...

South Korea develops nanotech tattoo as health monitoring device

South Koreans may soon be able to carry a device inside their own bodies in the form of a bespoke tattoo that automatically alerts them to potential health problems, if a science team's project bears fruit. Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in the city of Daejeon southwest of Seoul have...

Chinese husband kicks wife of 2 days out of house after air conditioning dispute, sparks divorce debate online

A domestic argument in a new marriage spurred a debate on the mainland Chinese internet over the weekend after a shouting match over air conditioning went viral. An unnamed woman in the northern Chinese province of Henan tried to turn on the air conditioning during the heatwave in late July that saw temperatures in the country...

Aliff Syukri Slammed For Using “Masturbation” Video To Promote New Hijab Collection

Dato Aliff Syukri is many things and questionable may be one of them. The entrepreneur is very confident in his talent, skills and abilities to do anything he sets his mind to. Remember when he vowed to become Malaysia’s no.1 male singer? He was not kidding as he recently dropped hints that he’s working on new music...

Malaysia’s Tasik Chini risks being stripped of its Unesco status unless decades of damage to ‘dragon god lake’ is undone

Tasik Chini occupies a special place in Malaysia's national psyche. Steeped in legend, the vast body of water in central Pahang is rumoured to contain an ancient sunken city, and be inhabited by a mythical "dragon god" that makes its home among the watery depths. The freshwater lake, Malaysia's second largest, and its surrounding wetlands were...

Macau to reopen city as no Covid-19 infections detected for 9 days

Macau will reopen public services and entertainment facilities, and allow dining-in at restaurants from Tuesday (Aug 2), authorities said, as the world's biggest gambling hub seeks a return to normalcy after finding no Covid-19 cases for nine straight days. Beauty salons, fitness centres, and bars too will be allowed to resume operations, the government said in...

South Korean teachers, parents protest plan to lower school entry age

South Korean parent and teacher groups protested on Monday (Aug 1) against a plan to bring forward school enrolment by one year to age five, saying such young kids were intellectually unprepared and the change would increase difficulty in finding childcare. The Education Ministry said last week it would lower the age in stages, beginning as early as...

Brazilian city’s homeless get incentive for going to shelter: Beds for their pets

A small city in southern Brazil has found a way to attract more homeless people to one of its shelters on chilly winter nights: They now also take in people's pets. Canoas -- a city with an estimated population of 348,000 in the state of Rio Grande do Sul -- came to the realization that many...

Malaysia’s Largest Indoor Entertainment City Is Set To Open In Resorts World Genting

You’d think the newly-opened outdoor theme park or the countless number of famous retail outlets will be your ultimate reason to never leave the pleasure-filled entertainment hub that is, Genting Highlands. We would disagree, now that we have an announcement that is sure to delight you all. Malaysians went AWOL after the opening of the much-anticipated...

Monkeypox FAQ: Does it only spread through sex? Is household transmission possible?

More monkeypox cases are expected to surface here in the weeks ahead as more than 18,000 cases have been reported in 78 countries, with the majority in Europe. Singapore saw its first monkeypox case on July 6 and now has six local and five imported cases. None of them is linked, but contact tracing is ongoing. The...