CURRENT AFFAIRSDr Noor Hisham Made ‘Tan Sri’ In Conjunction With Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s Birthday!

Our Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has just been honoured with the title ‘Tan Sri’ after receiving the Darjah Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM)! This is in conjunction with the birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah. According to Bernama, 11 others also received the Darjah Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM) namely: Court of...

Shweta Sekhon On Referring To The Miss Universe Malaysia Crown As Her “Baby”

Ever since winning the Miss Universe Malaysia pageant back in March last year, Shweta Sekhon has been carrying out her duties as the reigning title holder. Of course, much attention has also been centred on the coveted jewellery crown. According to Shweta, who was also the Miss World Malaysia 2016, she has not worn the crown for the...

Sensitive Malaysian Navy Documents Hacked & Leaked On Dark Web

The Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) has been hacked and approximately 70 documents from the military have reportedly ended up on a Dark Web portal. As per Singapore daily The Straits Times, these information were accumulated from several sources that “hacked into military personnel’s email accounts”. However, it is not known whether the person responsible intents to sell...

Kedah Woman Followed Husband To Nightclub To Ensure He Wasn’t Cheating

A Malaysian woman and her husband were among those who were detained at a nightclub raid in Langkawi, Kedah over the weekend for violating the restricted movement control order (RMCO). After being interrogated, she admitted to visiting the nightclub, fearing that her husband has another woman. Worse, they even left their 4 sons aged between 4...

Trump escorted from briefing after shooting near White House

The US Secret Service abruptly escorted President Donald Trump out of the White House press room in the middle of a briefing on Monday because of a shooting outside the White House. Trump returned to the media room several minutes later and said a person had been shot by law enforcement and taken to the hospital. He...

Philippines’ Duterte has ‘huge trust’ in Russia vaccine, volunteers for trial

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lauded Russia’s efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine and is willing to participate in trials, as he welcomed a supply offer from Moscow that he expects will be free of charge. Russia expects regulatory approval for a potential Covid-19 vaccine this month and is ready to provide it to the Philippines,...

Family of Chinese man cleared of murder exhausted by media glare and accusations

When Zhang Yuhuan was exonerated, Song Xiaonu wanted just one thing from her ex-husband – a big hug. Then she wanted to return to her quiet life. Song said she always knew that Zhang was no murderer and should be freed. So his acquittal last Tuesday from the highest court in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangxi...

Chryseis Tan Was Terrified Before Her C-section Delivery

Chryseis Tan (陈雪铃) gave birth to her first child on 16th July 2020 and named her Arianna Kyla Tan SM Faliq. Last night (Monday, 10th August), the new mom decided to share a bit about her pre-delivery and her decision to opt for a C-section (despite hoping for a natural birth). According to the 31-year-old, her gynae...

Coronavirus vaccine will not be a magic bullet, scientists warn

Health experts fear expectations for a Covid-19 vaccine may be too high, as producers announce delivery timelines for hundreds of millions of doses and countries lay down billions of dollars hoping to have first pick of a product that can put a swift end to the pandemic. But no vaccine for the disease caused by the...

US sets record as coronavirus cases top 5 million

The United States set a record for coronavirus cases on Saturday, with more than 5 million people now infected, according to a Reuters tally, as the country’s top infectious diseases official offered hope earlier this week that an effective vaccine might be available by year-end. With one out of every 66 residents infected, the United States...