People are more likely to want to return to their workplaces rather than continue logging in from home if MRT trains are, firstly, less crowded and, secondly, journey times are shorter. This was the finding of a Nanyang Technological University (NTU) study published in Travel Behaviour and Society - a journal of the Hong Kong Society...
A vial of the Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is seen as medical staff are vaccinated at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel on Dec 19, 2020. A fourth dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine lowered rates of Covid-19 among the elderly but the protection against infection appeared short-lived, a large study in Israel...
A woman wearing a mask to prevent contracting coronavirus walks past an electronic board showing flight schedules at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, on Jan 3, 2020.Reuters South Korea said on Wednesday (April 6) it will add hundreds of international flights per week beginning in May, continuing to ease anti-coronavirus measures as its Omicron wave...
Hiking accidents in Hong Kong have become more common in recent yearsWinson Wong A 32-year-old male hiker sustained head, hand and foot injuries after falling from a height on Lion Rock, a popular hiking spot in Hong Kong. The man’s friend notified police around 2.15pm on Tuesday (April 5). He told authorities the victim was trying to climb...
A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.Reuters Passengers on a Malaysia Airlines flight feared for their lives as the plane allegedly dived 7,000 feet last Sunday (April 3) afternoon. One of the passengers, Halimah Nasoh, took to Facebook that evening to recount her experience. The Boeing 737-800 took off from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 2.30pm, and...
Mark Wahlberg won't "impose" his faith on his children. The 50-year-old actor - who has Ella, 18, Michael, 16, Brendan, 13, and Grace, 12, with wife Rhea Durham - won't force his children to go to church but hopes they can look at him and see the positive affect his Christian beliefs have had on him...
Researchers in several countries have identified hybrid variants of the Delta and Omicron strains of the coronavirus.Wold Health Organisation The first time one was reportedly spotted turned out to be a false alarm. This time it appears to be for real. Researchers in several countries have identified hybrid variants of the Delta and Omicron strains of the coronavirus. They...
People attend a protest against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a residential area after the government imposed a curfew following a clash between police and protestors near the President's residence during a protest amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka on April 3, 2022.Reuters Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa called on Monday (April...
A five-year-old boy surnamed Zhao died of sudden pulmonary oedema on March 2.Weibo In early March, a family was seen standing in front of a kindergarten in eastern China with a banner that read, “give us the truth, and justice for our child”. They were protesting because they wanted to find out the truth behind the death...
Pump prices have fallen by five cents a litre since last week, with all brands of 92-octane fuel and one 95-octane dipping below $3 as of Monday (April 4). This follows further easing of oil prices as sanctions against Russian supplies look increasingly unlikely. According to pump price tracker Fuel Kaki, an initiative by the Consumers Association of...
