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Bangalore — At least ten Indian states are showing signs of an emerging third wave of Covid-19 infection, indicating increased transmission within the community in the past three months. India’s average R-value is now at 1.01, reports noted on Tuesday (Aug 10). The R-value or reproduction factor is a tool utilised by epidemiologists and policymakers […]

Manila — A video circulating online showed a woman getting vaccinated against Covid-19 only to discover that the nurse injected her with a used syringe. “We understand that our nurses are tired, but this is a big NO-NO,” wrote one Elyas on Twitter on Sunday (Aug 9). He shared a TikTok video with over 151,000 […]

Beijing — After watching a fight break out among visitors, zoo animals allegedly followed suit and imitated what they just witnessed. “A big fight that occurred at the Beijing Wildlife Park yesterday apparently set a very bad example for the animals witnessing it,” wrote one Manya Koetse on Twitter on Sunday (Aug 8). She shared […]

Petaling Jaya — Singer Siti Sarah Raisuddin, pregnant with her fourth child and battling Covid-19, passed away due to virus complications on Monday (Aug 9). The singer, 37, passed away at 5:13 am on Monday at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre while doctors operated to rescue the baby. It was reported that the singer […]

Tokyo — At least 10 passengers onboard a commuter train in Tokyo were stabbed on Friday (Aug 6) by a man wielding a knife. The man told police that he became incensed after seeing women “looking happy,” sparking a desire to kill them. The 36-year-old was arrested by police after the attack, which occurred at […]

Singapore — Popular vlogger Nuseir Yassin of the Nas Daily fame is finding himself embroiled in not only one but two controversies in the Philippines. In the fallout, he lost 72,200 followers between Aug 4 and 5 alone. Ms Mary Pauline Del Rosario, the head of social media for The Philippine Star, tweeted a screenshot […]

The salary of a recent job posting has prompted netizens to compare the drastic difference between the average salaries in Singapore and Malaysia, two countries that are divided by a mere border. A Twitter user with the handle @histonomer took to the social media site on Sunday (Aug 1) to share a screengrab of a […]

A Frontier passenger allegedly groped and assaulted flight attendants on a Miami-bound flight, resulting in the man arriving at the destination duct-taped to his seat. Police reported that Maxwell Berry, 22, had two drinks while onboard a flight from Miami to Philadelphia on Jul 31. He was ordering another drink when he reportedly brushed his […]

What started off as Malay unity Government in the Sheraton Move (Malaysian political crisis 20-2021) on 23rd Feb 2020 may collapse. The Sheraton Move is an ongoing political crisis in Malaysia that has led to the appointment of Muhyiddin Yassin as the 8th prime minister. It also oversaw the ousting of the coalition government of […]

Singapore — It was announced on Friday (Jul 30) that the US Justice Department seized a 2,734-ton tanker that violated international sanctions by bringing petroleum products to North Korea. The M/T Courageous is said to be owned and operated by a Singaporean national. The seizure of the vessel occurred in Mar 2020 with Cambodian officials […]

Netizens have held an interesting online dialogue comparing Singapore’s parliamentary sessions with those of its neighbour, Malaysia. This follows a back-to-back video that was recently shared of a civil speech being delivered in a session in Singapore followed by what seemed to be more boisterous in a session that took place in Malaysia. A Redditor […]

Yet another social media influencer has died, this time it was a young woman who was uploading a post to Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok. Twenty-three-year-old Xiao Qiumei, who was popular on the site, was a mother of two. She worked as a crane operator at Quzhou, in western China’s Zhejiang Province. The videos […]

Singapore — Singapore has long enjoyed being the top supplier of marine fuel in Asia, but this may change due to moves from China. The world’s second-biggest economy is now able to attract more vessels after having built more refining facilities and ports. In the past five years, China’s sales of marine fuels have nearly […]

Australia — A 39-year-old man serving quarantine was arrested after he fled his fourth-floor hotel room using tied-up bedsheets. According to the police, the man had arrived on a flight from Brisbane to Western Australia on Monday (Jul 19). He had failed to complete a G2G pass (an initiative by Western Australia Police Force to […]

Singapore — A 50-year-old businessman who donated money to an Islamic State militant on three separate occasions in 2013 and 2014 faced charges of terror financing on Monday (Jul 19). Mohamed Kazali Salleh remains detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) and made his court appearance via video link. The businessman intends to enter a […]