Quantum physicist Zhou Zongquan (right) says he believes a code-breaking quantum computer will be gradually developed.University of Science and Technology of China Chinese scientists say they could be a step closer to developing a code-breaking machine, thanks to a recent breakthrough in quantum memory technology. A quantum computer can crack an encrypted message in hours, but it...
Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak.Reuters All-too familiar political rumblings are once again being heard in Malaysia , as the country prepares for its fourth statewide election in the Covid-19 era. The upcoming vote in the country’s second most populous state of Johor comes after Chief Minister Hasni Mohammad over the weekend received royal assent to dissolve...
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,...
Source: FB/Kecantikanmu Bermula Disini, Makeup Artist Malaysia Did you hear? Athisha Khan, the younger sister to local celeb Neelofa, officially got married to her beau, Wan Amirul Haiqal, in a wedding ceremony held at the Sime Darby Convention Centre in KL over the weekend. They had only announced their engagement a few days prior to the...
The festive holidays are great; there’s good food to chow down, family reunions where you can finally meet your cousins. There’s a downside of course.. “Why are you still single?” Hence, the amount of effort put into finding a partner before the reunion. But, maybe for this year, you can take a chill pill and rent...
A motorcycle burst into flames moments after it allegedly skidded along Mandai Avenue on Monday (Jan 24) morning. In a video clip that emerged online hours later, the motorcycle occupying the middle lane was suddenly engulfed by the blaze. A silver Mercedes could be seen manoeuvring around the fire. According to a passer-by, a male motorcyclist was lying on...
Aerial view shows vehicles and buildings inundated by floods in Shah Alam's Taman Sri Muda, one of the worst hit neighbourhoods in Selangor state, Malaysia, on Dec 21, 2021. Reuters For decades, Peninsular Malaysia’s east coast has had more than its fair share of floods during the November to February monsoon season. But as the country now...
A non-fungible token (NFT) project featuring 2,000 pixel art hamsters has been launched in Hong Kong, after the public hit out at a government decision to cull the animals over the possible risk of Covid-19 transmission to humans. Earlier this week, Hong Kong authorities asked pet shops and owners to hand over about 2,000 hamsters for...
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...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street in London, Britain on Jan 19, 2022.Reuters file British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fighting to shore up his premiership on Monday (Jan 24) as he faced the publication later this week of an investigation into boozy parties at the heart of the British state during Covid-19 lockdowns. Johnson,...
