Simone Biles becomes 1st Olympian to get own Twitter emoji
TOKYO, 22 July 2021: US gymnast Simone Biles has become the first Olympian and first female athlete to get her own emoji on Twitter — a goat wearing a red …
1998 Holocaust skit sees sacking of Tokyo Olympics ceremony director
TOKYO, 22 July 2021: One of the creative directors of the Tokyo 2020 opening and closing ceremonies was dismissed from his role today amid criticism of past comments on the …
Pilgrims ready to start on haj in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, 18 July 2021: Muslims living in Saudi Arabia began their haj pilgrimage today amid strict rules for the second consecutive year over coronavirus fears. Only 60,000 fully vaccinated residents …
Facebook engages with Malaysian enforcement authorities to raise scam awareness
PUTRAJAYA, 18 July 2021: As part of the industry effort to fight financial fraud, Royal Malaysian Police’s Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) and Facebook Malaysia, in partnership with government agencies, …
‘Robot’ students graduate at Philippines high school (video)
MANILA, 16 July 2021: Students of a Philippines high school today participated in a virtual graduation ceremony to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The faces of the students were shown …
1 million applied to be on 1st tourist trip to the Moon
TOKYO, 16 July 2021: American deejay Steve Aoki is among 1 million people to have requested a place in the “DearMoon” project, headed by Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa – who …
Global hungry rose by 161 million in 2020
GENEVA, 13 July 2021: The number of people who suffered from hunger last year increased by 161 million compared to the previous year, the latest annual UN report on the …
Win phones, sports shoes by getting vaccinated
PRAGUE, 13 July 2021: The Czech Republic yesterday raffled off cell phones, sports shoes and video games in an attempt to boost its Covid-19 vaccination drive after opening two centres …
Bodycare range from Safi Hijabista
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 July 2021: Why just stop at hair alone when you can go the whole nine yards with the Safi Hijabista bodycare range as well? The newly-launched range …
Podcast celebrating Singapore’s ‘hidden’ gay community
SINGAPORE, 9 July 2021: Through stories of personal experiences and interviews with guests, a groundbreaking podcast is trying to “celebrate and stop hiding” the LGBTQ+ community in Singapore – where …