Police Are Steadily Closing The Net On Dato Sri Nicky Liow

The hunt is still on for Dato Sri Nicky Liow Soon Hee. However, police are also working to shut down his criminal empire. On 20th March, the police launched an operation to clear out the base of the Winner Dynasty Group in Puchong. Although dozens of people were successfully arrested, Liow himself was not apprehended. SOURCE: UTUSAN This was not...

Awal & Scha On Neelofa’s Wedding: “We Wore Our Face Masks All The Time Except…”

Police have already recorded statements from Neelofa‘s family members over possible breaches of the Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) at her wedding ceremony with hubby PU Riz which was held last weekend, The Star reported earlier on Tuesday (30th March). Apparently, the controversy has also taken a huge toll on celebrity couple Awal Ashaari and Scha Alyahya, who have...

M’sian Calls Out Company For Hiring Designers With 3+ Years Experience But Zero Salary

Job opportunities in 2021 remain insufficient, which results in people taking any chances they can get to find a job. However, some companies will take advantage and exploit them by not paying their employees. Twitter user Nazri uploaded a photo of a job advertisement for graphic designers he discovered on Linkedin with ludicrous demands. He also...

Girls In Hijab Criticised For Visiting Nightclub Just To Drink Milkshake

A female TikToker sparked controversy this week over a post she shared on the popular video-sharing app. The user, known as Nadiatur Rizki (@nadiatur_rizki), uploaded a clip of her and her girlfriends during their recent trip to a nightclub. SOURCE: TIKTOK In the 18-second long snippet, the hijabi emphasised that she and her friends went there not to...

Selangor & KL To Experience Water Disruption Up To 68 Hours

Yikes, here we go again! Air Selangor has announced yesterday (Wednesday, 24th March) that over 30 areas in Petaling, Shah Alam and Klang will experience scheduled water supply disruptions at the end of the month. SOURCE: FACEBOOK In a statement posted on their official Facebook page, the company revealed that it involves the work of removing and connecting...

Pfizer begins early-stage study of oral Covid-19 drug

The Pfizer candidate is a protease inhibitor that prevents the virus from replicating in cells.Reuters Pfizer has started an early-stage US trial of an oral Covid-19 antiviral therapy that could be prescribed to patients at the first sign of infection, the company said on Tuesday (March 23). The drugmaker, which developed the first authorised Covid-19 vaccine in...

Indian lingerie model, 52, hopes to inspire inclusivity, change

A 52-year-old Indian lingerie model is pushing e-commerce firms to hire older women for their advertising campaigns, challenging what she says are the ageist norms practised by many companies. Geeta J, a former teacher who took to modelling when she turned 50, says she wants innerwear companies in India to be more inclusive and avoid featuring...

‘Selling vulgarity’: Property developer in China slammed for turning models’ bodies into floor plan brochures

A property sales company used woman’s bodies as a gimmick to sell real estate, but the promotion has backfired in China.Weibo A real estate developer in central China has been accused of ‘consuming women’ and ‘selling vulgarity’ and halted from making sales after using female models as human brochures with floor plans painted on their backs,...

Malaysia’s police chief causes ripples with claims of corruption among senior ranks of force

Malaysian Inspector General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador said he knew of former police chiefs using serving police officers to do their bidding. Facebook/Abdul Hamid Bador Retiring Malaysia police chief Abdul Hamid Bador has caused ripples by alleging corruption among senior ranks of the police force. Just weeks before his retirement in May, Inspector General of Police (IGP)...

Singapore’s senior Muslim leaders welcome shift in position on allowing nurses to wear tudung at work

Minister K. Shanmugam (second from right) speaking at The Religious Rehabilitation Group Quarterly Engagement on March 23, 2021, with (from left) Ustaz Mohd Hasbi Hassan, Ustaz Ali Mohamed and Minister of State Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim.The Straits Times Senior Muslim leaders have welcomed the shift in the Government's position to consider allowing nurses to wear the tudung...