A domestic helper from Indonesia died after falling in a pool while on a hike at a scenic Hong Kong spot famous for its waterfalls on Monday. The 35-year-old woman was hiking with her friends at Tso Kung Tam Stream in Tsuen Wan when she fell into a deep pool and disappeared. A woman friend of the...
A scandal involving illicit payoffs linked to last year’s Tokyo Olympic Games is continuing to widen in Japan, throwing a cloud over a campaign by the city of Sapporo win the right to host the 2030 Winter Olympics. Residents of Sapporo, the largest city in Japan ’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido, were already divided over...
New Zealand scrapped mask wearing rules and vaccine mandates on Monday (Sept 12), bringing an end to some of the toughest Covid-19 pandemic rules in the world about two years after they were put in place. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in a weekly news conference that it was time to safely turn the page on...
You do crazy things when you’re in love. It may leave you vulnerable, and open to judgement but hey, you are in love! And in an ideal world, it would be okay. Unfortunately, some people don’t always treasure the trust you’ve given them. Chinese internet celebrity Qi Jiale (戚佳丽) recently went viral for appearing in a rather...
Where else could we feel safe if not in our own home? Our parents are supposed to be our protectors, but it appears that child sexual misconduct by stepfathers or even fathers is a common occurrence that will eventually leave a permanent scar in the lives of the victims. A video had gone viral detailing the perverted misdeeds...
Mourners marked the 25th anniversary of Princess Diana's death in Paris on Wednesday (Aug 31), laying flowers and leaving messages on the bridge above the underpass where she was killed in a car crash. Blooms and pictures of Diana adorned the gold-leaf covered Flame of Liberty, a replica of the torch of the Statue of Liberty...
The chairman of Genting Group Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay just gained a new daughter-in-law. His eldest son Lim Keong Hui (who became the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Genting Bhd in January 2019) tied the knot with his girlfriend Ten-ni Soh after being together for 4 years. Close friends and family were in attendance during...
A few weeks after their first child was born, Mr Nabeel Salim Abdat and Ms Syahirah Yakub found that little Zayn's appetite was getting worse. On Aug 4, Mr Nabeel took their baby to the National University Hospital (NUH), where Zayn fell seriously ill. "While I was looking at some admission forms, I heard him cry," said...
Supporters of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak petitioned King Al-Sultan Abdullah to pardon the disgraced politician, a day after he was jailed for corruption linked to the multi-billion-dollar scandal at a state investment fund. About 200 loyalists gathered outside the national palace on Wednesday afternoon to hand in a request for an immediate pardon for...
Not many people like to consider it, but there will come a time when people start wondering. What will we leave behind when we go? For some, the answer is simple. Memories. After all, men never truly die until they are forgotten. And we always remember best what people did for the world. There’s no denying...
