Reuters Malaysia's Smart Glove on Saturday (Nov 6) said it was opposed to forced labour and committed to the well-being of its workers, after the United States banned imports from the rubber glove maker for alleged forced labour practices. On Thursday, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order prohibiting imports from Smart Glove and...
TikTok/Simplejeee A group of youths in Singapore recreated the iconic scene of a Bollywood blockbuster to wish others Happy Deepavali, and their video became an online hit. TikTok user Simplejeee posted the video on Nov 4, amassing 480,000 views and 3,200 comments. With nifty footwork and void deck setting, the youths channelled Kareena Kapoor and Hrithik Roshan as they danced to Bole Chudiyan —...
The much anticipated HoYo FEST Theme Café has opened its doors in Singapore, offering theme merchandise and F&B from the company’s top three games. Locating the place might be tricky, as the entrance is located at the exterior of Esplanade Mall, which is near the drop-off point. But once you are near the shop, things become...
If you thought the “Karen” issue was over, you thought wrong. On 27th October, a video of a maskless woman being denied entry into Suria KLCC’s Dior went viral. The woman, nicknamed “Karen” for the way she behaved, was later fined RM3000 for her actions. However, it seems people have risen in support of her on Twitter. Twitter...
Haidilao (海底捞) may be popular among hotpot lovers but the company has not been doing well ever since the Covid-19 pandemic hit. As a result, Haidilao International Holding announced that it will be closing down or suspending 300 stores by 31st December 2021. Despite the aggressive expansion in recent years, the Chinese hotpot chain has been...
Coral surrounds two small islands on the Great Barrier Reef, located off the coast of Queensland, near the town of Rockhampton, in Australia, on Nov 15, 2018.Reuters AsiaOne has launched EarthOne, a new section dedicated to environmental issues — because we love the planet and we believe science. Find articles like this there. SYDNEY - A study released on Friday...
Amid sweeping funeral reforms to phase out ground burials, authorities in a remote town in southern China have dug up the body of an elderly woman for cremation after her son gave her a traditional burial, the Chuncheng Evening News reported on Tuesday (Nov 2). A villager surnamed Yang from Datang township of Pingtang county, Guizhou province, southern...
Apple was ordered to pay 12 million yuan (S$2.5 million) to a Chinese online publisher in an initial ruling handed down by the Tianjin Binhai People's Court on Monday (Nov 1), months after the country's highest court decided against the US technology giant in another lawsuit. That ruling in favour of the Tianjin subsidiary of COL...
Moderna Inc on Thursday (Nov 4) slashed the 2021 sales forecast for its Covid-19 vaccine by as much as $5 billion (S$6.7 billion), grappling to fill vials and distribute them to meet unprecedented world demand, sending its shares tumbling 16 per cent. Moderna executives said production challenges now lie with bottling up doses, also known as...
Malaysia has always had a string of heroes on the badminton scene. From Dato’ Lee Chong Wei to current world No. 8 player, Lee Zii Jia (李梓嘉), we have no shortage of skilled players. However, former national player Roslin Hashim is of the opinion that we shouldn’t sleep on another athlete. We’ve had several badminton tournaments since the...
