Just last week, former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak found himself facing backlash from other politicians as well as the rakyat when he stated that not a single sen of public funds have been used to repay 1MDB debts and that the government should not blame the country’s financial situation on the 1MDB debt. Following the backlash, Najib explained that he will...
One of the biggest questions pertaining to Covid-19 and its endemicity has finally been answered. Source: Berita Harian Just a moment ago, in a press conference, Prime Minister Dato Seri Ismail Sabri had announced that Malaysia will officially move into the endemic phase on 1 April 2022. Not only that but the borders of the country are also expected...
I think it's safe to say most people picture the Queen as an upstanding, sensible and generally serious figure, but it turns out she's still just as much a fan of rude jokes as any of us. Whether it's an age-old 'pull my finger' or a more intricate quip with a perfectly-timed punch line, rude jokes are typically...
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday (March 1) said he has tested positive for Covid-19 and was experiencing flu-like symptoms, including fever. "I am continuing to follow health guidelines and am isolating at home in Sydney," Morrison said in a statement issued late Tuesday night. Morrison said he would continue to discharge his duties as prime minister...
Lee Jae-hong would have had no trouble buying a home in the suburb of Ilsan on the outskirts of Seoul back in 2018. With a strong credit score and a job at a blue chip company, borrowing enough for an average apartment in the city costing about US$562,000 (S$763,000) was well within reach. But the now 39-year-old...
Over the past three decades, an 81-year-old Chinese man has been operating by himself a small zoo hosting animals, most of which were saved off the streets or on the way to be slaughtered. The zoo on Phoenix Mountain Forest Park in Enshi, central Hubei province, is dubbed as the “world’s loneliest zoo” as very few...
Two former Goldman Sachs bankers sought advice from a feng shui master in 2016 on how to handle a US investigation into the looting of funds from Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund, one of the bankers, Tim Leissner, testified on Tuesday (March 1). Leissner is the prosecutors’ star witness at the Brooklyn federal court trial of...
A 19-year-old teenager was on Wednesday (March 2) charged in a district court with the rape of his younger sister. His sibling was between the ages of eight and 11 when he allegedly committed the sex offences. He faces two charges each of rape and sexual assault by penetration, one count of attempted rape and another two...
Dream Cruises' vessel World Dream, one of two ships that began cruises to nowhere pilots here in 2020, will cease operations after it returns to Singapore shores on Wednesday (March 2), with the operator saying it no longer has the financial capacity to keep it going. The death knell sounded on Monday has been anticipated and dreaded...
As new coronavirus cases reach fresh highs in Hong Kong, the neighbouring city of Shenzhen is also feeling the pressure to contain its worst outbreak fuelled by a new Omicron sub-variant. To help prevent transmission, Shenzhen has put cross-border drivers under greater scrutiny. From Tuesday (March 1), drivers must show a negative nucleic acid test result from...
