China’s sex toy makers enjoy boom as coronavirus lockdowns fuel global appetite

Sex toy manufacturers in China have seen a surge in orders since the start of the coronavirus, marking one of a few bright spots in an economy battered by the pandemic, according to industry insiders. China's economy, including its manufacturing outlook and exports, crashed at the start of the year at the height of the outbreak...

In Malaysia, confusion reigns over licences for TikTok, Facebook videos

Malaysians were left baffled after the government on Thursday appeared to walk back an earlier announcement that all video producers – including media agencies and users of social media platforms such as TikTok and Facebook – must obtain official licences. Communications and multimedia minister Saifuddin Abdullah clarified the government did not intend to use the existing Film Act to stifle personal...

Don’t expect first Covid-19 vaccinations until early 2021: WHO expert

  Researchers are making “good progress” in developing vaccines against Covid-19, with a handful in late-stage trials, but their first use cannot be expected until early 2021, a World Health Organisation (WHO) expert said on Wednesday. WHO is working to ensure fair vaccine distribution, but in the meantime it is key to suppress the virus’s spread, said...

China scheduled to launch independent Mars mission on Thursday

China is scheduled to launch an unmanned probe to Mars on Thursday, aiming to demonstrate its technological prowess as it makes a bid for global leadership in space with its first independent mission to visit another planet. The probe, due to blast off on the Long March 5 Y-4 rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre...

Malaysian court orders ex-PM Najib to pay $550m tax bill

A Malaysian court on Wednesday ordered former Prime Minister Najib Razak to settle 1.69 billion ringgit (S$550 million) in unpaid taxes over seven years while he was still in office, according to a report by national newswire Bernama. Defeated in the 2018 general election amid widespread outrage over allegedly rampant graft in his government, Najib is...

More Individuals With Covid-19 Tags Spotted Breaking Home Quarantine Rules

It appears that more and more individuals are having trouble adhering to home quarantine rules. Earlier on Tuesday (21st July), an elderly woman in Ipoh and a man in Sri Hartamas went viral on the internet after netizens called them out over their irresponsible behaviour. Source: Twitter The woman in the pink headscarf was wearing a pink tag...

As Britain’s Prince George turns seven, parents share new photos

Britain's Prince George, third in line to the throne after his grandfather Prince Charles and father Prince William, was shown flashing a gap-toothed smile in two photos released to mark his seventh birthday. The photos, taken earlier this month by his mother Kate, officially known as the Duchess of Cambridge, were issued by Kensington Palace late...

Thai influencer presents evidence to show donation money not pocketed

Social media influencer Sean Buranahiran, accompanied by his lawyer, went to the Pak Kret Police Station on Tuesday (July 21) to acknowledge allegations related to the donations he had collected to deal with forest fires in the North. On June 30, Ronnarong Kaewpetch, leader of the Network of Campaigning for Justice, had filed a police complaint...

Malaysia’s Top Glove factory raided, no evidence of forced labour found: Human resources ministry

Malaysian authorities found no evidence of forced labour at a factory of world's largest glove maker Top Glove Corporation following a raid last week, the human resources ministry said on Tuesday (July 21). Two units of Top Glove - which is dual-listed in Malaysia and Singapore - were last week barred by United States Customs, citing...

CCTV Footage Shows 2 Women Vandalising Murals Of Our National Leaders

It was revealed that the viral murals of our national leaders in Shah Alam were vandalised earlier on Monday (20th July). The faces of our Agong, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, and Health DG Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah were sprayed with red-coloured spray paint. Soon after the news made headlines, another Twitter user @amrlfazreq uploaded...