JOHOR BARU — A 35-year-old female civil servant fell victim to a “Macau Scam” syndicate and lost RM28,600 after she was tricked into believing she was dealing with the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) and police. Johor Baru North police chief Assistant Commissioner Rupiah Abd Wahid said she lodged a police report regarding the incident shortly […]
KUALA LUMPUR — Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said investigations on alleged queue-cutting for Covid-19 vaccines have yielded no evidence that any such incident occurred in the country. Speaking to Malay Mail, Dr Adham insisted that vaccines have so far only been administered to those who were due to get them. He said […]
KUALA LUMPUR — The Malaysian Association of Hotel Owners (Maho) wants the interstate travel ban lifted for the sake of hotels that have suffered huge losses in the past 12 months. Maho in a statement today revealed that a meeting with the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) and its minister, Datuk Seri Nancy […]
LONDON — A super simple recipe has been going viral worldwide. The ingredients for this global success? Tomatoes, feta cheese, olive oil and … 40 million views. Its success is such that even highly respectable media outlets like The Wall Street Journal have taken interest in the subject. Here’s a look back at how this […]
PETALING JAYA — Malaysian actress Janna Nick has apologised for mocking Blackpink member Lisa by naming a character in her telefilm Lisa Blackpig. Janna, whose real name is Nurul Jannah Muner, is the director and producer of Delen which includes an “attention-seeking” antagonist named after the global K-pop singer. She apologised in a virtual press […]
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysians surveyed had been practicing a relatively healthy lifestyle and lost weight during the lockdown caused by Covid-19, contrary to the worldwide trend of weight gain among others globally. In research outfit Ipsos’ study on diet and health under Covid-19, the report released today revealed that Malaysians polled have made exercises more […]
PETALING JAYA — K-pop singer Jennie of Blackpink is reportedly in a relationship with Big Bang vocalist and fellow YG Entertainment labelmate G-Dragon. News outlet Dispatch claimed that Jennie and G-Dragon, whose real name is Kwon Ji-yong, have been together for about a year. The outlet, known for exposing the dating lives of Korean celebrities, […]
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysiakini’s operator Mkini Dot Com Sdn Bhd has paid the RM500,000 fine imposed on the news portal – for being in contempt of court over its readers’ comments – a day ahead of tomorrow’s deadline. In a brief video clip by the news outlet’s video outfit KiniTV, Malaysiakini’s CEO Premesh Chandran was […]
Kuala Lampur — For 15 years, the Malaysian Paediatric Association and its partners have been fighting for the inclusion of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) into the National Immunization Program (NIP). We studied the burden of the disease, researched the serotypes at play in our community, examined the increasing resistance of the bacterium to our […]
