A young ByteDance employee in his late 20s died Wednesday (Feb 23) afternoon, according to two internal company memos seen by the South China Morning Post, which said the person collapsed after a workout at a company gym. The company, China's most valuable unicorn and the owner of short video platform TikTok, confirmed the authenticity of...
Tired of being on the receiving end of derogatory comments on social media, an influencer decided to stand up for herself by calling out the perpetrators. Chrysan Lee, who is a talent from local production company Wah!Banana, made an Instagram post on Monday (Feb 22) showing screengrabs of the comments she had been receiving online. The comments were either on her body...
As Covid-19 cases in Singapore have been rising, so have the number of people who have tested positive on an antigen rapid test (ART) at home, albeit with little or no symptoms. This would place them under Protocol 2 of current Covid-19 recovery arrangements — that is, individuals who are well but have tested positive for...
The following is a summary of some recent studies on Covid-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Antibodies improve for months after mRNA vaccine Antibodies induced by mRNA Covid-19 vaccines keep improving in quality for at least six months while the immune...
A woman has been spared jail for trapping her cat in a washing machine as punishment for defecating on her clothes in a Hong Kong flat last year. Insurance agent Yuki Wong Yee Ting received 80 hours of community service on a count of animal cruelty at Tuen Mun Court on Monday, after a magistrate found...
People who have survived the acute stage of Covid-19 have a higher chance of experiencing mental health issues within a year, a study by Washington University suggests. Those problems include anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts and sleep disturbances, according to the research led by Dr Ziyad Al-Aly, a clinical epidemiologist at the university’s School of Medicine in...
If you buy illegal plants or their by-products in China, you could be jailed for up to seven years. Buying endangered animals could result in life imprisonment or death. But for someone found guilty of buying a trafficked woman or child , the maximum jail term is three years. And if the court rules that the...
The father of the 11-year-old twin boys who were found dead in a canal in Upper Bukit Timah was slapped with a second murder charge on Friday morning (Feb 18). Xavier Yap Jung Houn, 48, is now also accused of murdering Aston Yap Kai Shern on Jan 21 between 4.25pm and 6.20pm, at the covered canal...
Maximilian Zeng, a 22-year-old Singaporean man, has wowed the socks off viewers of quiz show University Challenge by demonstrating his immense memory and knowledge of geography with his quick-fire answers to questions pertaining to maps. He was on the Imperial College team that beat King’s College 235-50 in the long-running quiz show in January 2022. His prowess in identifying...
Seems like the most romantic date of the year is Feb 22, or 22/02/2022, as many couples rush to make it their wedding date. In fact, about 500 couples are planning to get married on this unique, auspicious date. Since it is a once-in-a-lifetime date, it is understandable why many people would want to tie the knot on such...
