When does a Malaysian stop being a Malaysian? Never, apparently, since other Malaysians won’t let them go. Singaporean shuttler Loh Kean Yew (骆建佑) recently dominated the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championship 2021 finals. Many were happy for the Penang-born player, including Malaysians. However, Loh supposedly angered them when he paid homage to his country, Singapore. SOURCE:...
Source: Sinar Harian & Causeway Link Previously, the Singaporean and Malaysian governments announced that a VTL will be opening up between the two countries. Now, they have announced that the VTL is accessible to all starting from 20 December. In a press release by the Singaporean Ministry of Trade and Industry on 14 December, they said that starting from...
The following top 10 buzzwords of the year have been released this week by the National Language Resources Monitoring and Research Centre, an institution administered by the country’s Ministry of Education, after checking billions of posts on Chinese social media for trending terms. 1: YYDS or “forever God” The four English letters are the initials of yong...
Canada and Britain have announced diplomatic boycotts of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, joining the US and Australia in taking such action amid allegations of human rights abuses in China. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday (Dec 8) said his government was "deeply troubled" by Chinese rights violations. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly cited concerns about the treatment of...
On Saturday (4 December) Mount Semeru, a volcano located on Indonesia’s most densely populated island of Java suddenly erupted and spewed gigantic columns of ash of more than 12 kilometres into the sky as well as sending searing gas and lava flowing down its slopes. Reports stated that the death toll stood at 13 with at least 98...
People light oil lamps next to laid roses to express their condolences to the people of Sri Lanka, following the lynching of the Sri Lankan manager of a garment factory after an attack on the factory, in Karachi, Pakistan on Dec 5, 2021.Reuters A shocking and deadly mob attack on a Sri Lankan factory manager accused...
Screengrab from Tiktok/wanderellaco Imagine this — it's almost Christmas, you're working from home and you're invited to a Zoom call from your boss with your colleagues. Instead of an early holiday greeting, though, you get the boot. 900 employees faced this scenario when digital mortgage company Better.com's chief executive announced the sack in a three-minute call which has now gone viral. “I do...
The Singaporean Ministry of Health has reported two imported Covid-19 cases of the Omicron variant following preliminary testing. Based on a report by The Straits Times, both patients were aboard Singapore Airlines flight SQ479, arriving from Johannesburg on Wednesday (1 December). “They have undergone a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test upon arrival in Singapore and were immediately conveyed...
Some 70,000 people who took two Sinovac or Sinopharm jabs have till Dec 31 to get their third dose in order to keep their fully vaccinated status from Jan 1, while the grace period for children turning 13 next year to get fully vaccinated has been extended by two months to March 1. The Ministry of Health...
We are always planning for the future. However, no matter how many plans we make, sometimes, God has his own plans. Taiwanese YouTuber couple “That couple (那對夫妻)” Nico (品筠) and Kim (京燁) have been expecting their second child for a long time now. They got a happy surprise today (2nd November) when their expected child decided...
