Archive
Back to homepage
The Mystery of the Maldives, Unveiled
MALE, Maldives, Dec. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Accor, a world-leading, augmented hospitality group with more than 4,900 hotels and residences across 110 countries, is an expert at introducing travelers to new destinations. The Maldives is one of the company’s latest
Read More
Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunzi crowned Miss Universe
ATLANTA – Zozibini Tunzi, Miss South Africa, has been crowned Miss Universe. “I grew up in a world where a woman who looks like me with my color skin and my kind of hair is not considered beautiful,” Tunzi said during her closing
Read More
Australian firefighters burn grasslands to minimise looming bushfire risk
Thousands of firefighters burned grassland in eastern Australia today in a desperate bid to starve an anticipated new front of bushfires of fuel before forecast searing temperatures tomorrow. More than 100 fires are ablaze in New South Wales and Victoria
Read More
Health Ministry: Vaccinate your kids against polio!
PUCHONG: Health Ministry today advised parents to ensure that their children are vaccinated from polio after being born, as Malaysia just had its first polio case after 27 years recently. In a Facebook post, the ministry said parents must ensure
Read More
Saudi shooter acted alone, Florida governor decries ‘deep-seated’ hatred
Investigators believe a Saudi Air Force lieutenant acted alone when he killed three people and wounded eight at a US Navy base in Pensacola, Florida, before being fatally shot by a deputy sheriff, the FBI said yesterday. But they have
Read More
KJ: Malaysia’s problem bigger than your drama
The song title in my last post ‘Misery’ refers not to my personal state of mind but rather that of the nation. We end this year out in complete misery. The economy is stagnant. People are struggling more than ever
Read More
New Zealand volcano spews ash plume in eruption, several injured
A volcano erupted in New Zealand on Monday, spewing a plume of ash thousands of feet into the air, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern saying tourists were among several people unaccounted for as emergency services mounted a rescue operation. As
Read More
Forest City’s international business complex Feathers of the Sea wins the 2019 Asian Townscape Jury’s Award for the first time
JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia, Dec. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — On November 29, 2019, the ceremonies for the 2019 Asian Townscape Awards and the Tenth Anniversary of the Awards were held at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan. Nearly 300 government officials, business
Read More
Malaysia wins the Miss Universe 2019 Best National Costume
PUCHONG: Local designer Carven Ong’s themed ‘A Feeling of Indulgence’ by the Baba and Nyonya costume defeated 89 other participants at the world’s number one beauty pageant. Carven said he really didn’t expect it and was grateful to have his
Read More
PKR bad blood: Saifuddin says Zuraida feeling guilty
KUALA LUMPUR: PKR secretary general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution today hit out at vice president Zuraida Kamaruddin for saying that she was prepared to be sacked from the party as bad blood continues in PKR. Speaking to the media, Saifuddin
Read More