The first week of 2021 has certainly been a roller coaster ride so far. In back-to-back Covid-19 cases reported in shopping malls, the latest are The Gardens Mall and Berjaya Times Square. This comes after The Manhattan FISH MARKET in Melawati Mall and The LINC KL’s Ben’s Independent Grocer (B.I.G) temporary closure due to Covid-19. Late last...
WhatsApp was first owned by Facebook dating back to 2014. During that time, WhatsApp stated that user data will not be shared with Facebook. However, as times progress, shared user data between the social media platforms will come into effect on 8th February 2021. Now, WhatsApp is giving its users two options, either agree to share...
A bombing in a town on a restive southern Philippines island killed nine people and wounded dozens on Monday, among them soldiers and civilians, the military said, with Islamist militants suspected of being behind the attack. Two explosions believed to be homemade bombs were triggered within one hour of each other in the main urban centre...
Plans to reopen Bali to international tourists on Sept. 11 have been reconsidered following the government's decision to wait until the end of this year before welcoming foreign visitors. "The government is still prohibiting its citizens from traveling abroad at least until the end of 2020. In line with the policy, we also cannot open the gate to international travelers...
A shop that allows customers to interact with mini-musk swines has opened in Shanghai's Super Brand Mall. Located on the second floor of the shopping mall, the shop currently has 10 of these small piglets. According to the shop attendant, customers are allowed to feed the piglets once during their visit. Each entry costs 69 yuan (S$15)...
A Malaysian court opened an inquest on Monday into the death of an Irish teenager whose body was found near a jungle stream, 10 days after she went missing during a family holiday at a rainforest resort. The naked body of Nora Anne Quoirin, 15, who suffered from learning difficulties, was found in a ravine near the...
About 2.7 million Chinese tourists visited Hubei, the province where Covid-19 first emerged, over the past week, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Images and videos that circulated online included thousands of largely mask-free visitors packed together at a pool party in Wuhan during a music festival that runs until the end of the month. When the park...
Taiwan said on Wednesday hacking groups linked to the Chinese government had attacked at least ten government agencies and some 6,000 email accounts of government officials in an “infiltration” to steal important data. Democratic Taiwan has been urging its people to be alert for what officials call “omnipresent infiltration” from China, involving from Beijing-backed media campaigns to...
Nations that hoard possible Covid-19 vaccines while excluding others will deepen the pandemic, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday, issuing a last-ditch call for countries to join a global vaccine pact. The WHO has an Aug. 31 deadline for wealthier nations to join the “COVAX Global Vaccines Facility” for sharing vaccine...
Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden for president on Tuesday, vowing his election would repair a pandemic-battered America and put an end to the chaos that has defined Republican President Donald Trump’s administration. The second night of the party’s four-night national convention, under the theme “Leadership Matters,” featured elder statesmen like former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy...
