Singapore will next month accept visitors who use a mobile travel pass containing digital certificates for Covid-19 tests and vaccines, its aviation regulator said on Monday (April 5), becoming one of the first countries to adopt the initiative. Singapore will accept the International Air Transport Association (IATA) mobile travel pass for pre-departure checks, where travellers can...
A mummy is seen in a video screened during a ceremony of a transfer of Royal mummies from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat, in Cairo, Egypt, on April 3, 2021.Reuters A grand parade conveyed 22 ancient Egyptian royal mummies in special capsules across the capital Cairo on...
A handout photo. A wedding organised by Ultra Rich Match.South China Morning Post When the son of a wealthy Indian politician returned home in 2019 after acquiring an Ivy League education in the United States, his search for a prospective partner soon stalled as he realised he had no way of meeting someone suitable. “I was abroad...
The train was carrying almost 500 people.FACEBOOK/鄭榮貴 A Taiwanese construction site manager whose truck rolled down a hill and collided with a train appeared in court on Saturday (April 3), local media reported. The accident on Friday killed 51 passengers and crew and injured nearly 180, making it the island’s worst rail disaster in 7 decades. The...
A handout photo. Performance artists put toy fish in a polluted river in Zibo, Shandong province, to make it look like ‘hotpot fish’ in order to promote public awareness about environmental issues.South China Morning Post It was the biggest hotpot fish soup anyone has ever seen. Fifty one-metre-long fish were dancing in orange “soup” that ran...
Malaysian Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein (left) with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang YiFacebook/HishammuddinH2O Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein on Saturday (April 3) sought to clarify a remark made during his trip to China this week that appeared to suggest he viewed Beijing as a “big brother”, saying the remark was directed at his counterpart Wang Yi. The Malaysian foreign...
Overall, about seven million people in Malaysia have registered for vaccination.Reuters The Johor state government will roll out a Covid-19 vaccination app aimed at Malaysians who commute between Malaysia and Singapore. Johor Menteri Besar Hasni Mohammad said in a Facebook post on Sunday (April 4) that for a start, 100,000 people are recommended to register for their vaccination...
Xiaomi’s iconic “mi” logo on top of an orange background got a revamped design with rounded corners, but the company largely drew mockery online over the expense.Xiaomi Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is being mocked on social media for spending three years and hundreds of thousands of dollars on a revamped logo that looks remarkably similar to...
In 2001, an 18-year-old Malaysian boy was away from home to study abroad and wanted to do a part-time job to gain some work experience. This is a tradition with many college students. He then saw a sign hanging from a lamppost, written that it was planning to hire “Voice actor & Phone operators” for...
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...
