Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s official visit to Thailand this week is expected to bring in some ‘good news’ in regards to the reopening of Malaysia-Thailand borders according to Malaysian ambassador to Thailand, Datuk Jojie Samuel. As reported by national news agency Bernama, Jojie Samuel said that Ismail Sabri’s 3-day visit to Thailand was at...
CUBE Entertainment recently revealed that PENTAGON’s Jinho will be sitting out for promotions due to testing positive for COVID-19. CUBE released the official statement through the United Cube website. Hello, this is CUBE Entertainment. We are here to inform you that PENTAGON’s Jinho has confirmed positive for COVID-19. He first took a self-diagnosis kit which turned out positive. He then took...
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...
After being away from her family for two years, a Malaysian woman was finally able to pack her bags (and herself) to visit her parents back home. Evonne Yan uploaded a video to Facebook on Thursday (Feb 17), showing how she disguised herself as a parcel and got 'delivered' home to her parents. "I've never been more nervous and...
The World Health Organisation has called for rich countries to pay their “fair share” of a US$16 billion (S$22 billion) shortfall to fund tools it says could end the emergency phase of the Covid-19 pandemic this year. Launching an appeal for funding together with several national leaders on Wednesday (Feb 9), WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus...
Kuan Chee Heng or better known as Uncle Kentang to many, is a beloved figure in the Malaysian community. He’s always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone who needs it, and has been the driving force behind organizing aid for others. Unfortunately, Mr. Kuan ended up needing help as well. Yesterday (Monday, 7th February), Mr. Kuan reported feeling...
Singapore had record low international arrivals in 2021, but saw signs of recovery after introducing a quarantine waiver system for vaccinated visitors and offering cash vouchers, its tourism authority said on Tuesday (Jan 25). Singapore had 330,000 international arrivals in 2021, the lowest since the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) started tracking the numbers in the 1970s,...
After two years of lull in tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic, the popular Indonesian holiday islands of Bintan and Batam are finalising plans to reopen their shores to leisure travellers from Singapore. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto on Monday (Jan 24) said the Indonesian government was now prepared to launch the travel bubble...
A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a swab sample from a woman amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), at Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border, in Noida, India, Nov 19, 2020.Reuters India's election commission extended its ban on political rallies and roadshows in five states on Saturday (Jan 15) due to rising Covid-19 cases...
Many countries around the world, including Singapore, are taking steps towards living with Covid-19. But as recently as Jan 11, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned against treating the virus as endemic, especially since the Omicron situation has not yet stabilised. What explains this apparent difference in views? The main reason is that the world as a whole is not...
