“Asia is a great proxy for other markets in the world,” Tony Zameczkowski, vice president of business development for Asia Pacific. After a significant drop in the first quarter of 2022, Netflix Inc. plans to project hands-on management within its Asian market. Although the streaming giant had plans to lessen expenditures, investments in Asia will increase including funding for the ...

Malaysia-based application RepotLah is going above and beyond the usual as it now includes reports of smoking in public places. Mobile application RepotLah announced on June 22 its collaboration with Selangor Bebas Asap Rokok (SELBAR), a non-governmental organization. This partnership aims to take the app on another level by using the platform to lessen instances of smoking in public. Imagine ...

A British man who visited Singapore on June 15-17 is the first to test positive for monkeypox. After the man’s positive test result was confirmed, contact tracing for his alleged 13 close contacts followed, among them are the crew of the flight he was one. He had skin rashes, headaches, and a fever last week and was tested positive for ...

The World Health Organization has questioned North Korea’s claim that the outbreak is winding down. As North Korea faces an alarming number of cases amid COVID 19, WHO says that the situation is being ‘underreported’. During the first official outbreak, the country reported more than 4.6 million episodes of fever, but authorities have not disclosed how many of those individuals ...

Dubbed as the country’s “Project of the Century” the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) in the Philippines is now under construction. The 25-kilometer mass underground transportation project is the first of its kind in the Philippines. MMSP is designed to accommodate 1.5 million passengers daily but for the first year of its operation it is expected to transport about 370,000 ...

Dengue fever cases have increased by 23% in the Philippines, according to the Department of Health. In 2019, a National Dengue Epidemic was declared by the DOH after a redord-high 146,000 cases and over 600 deaths. Given the consistent rise of the mosquito-borne disease in the country, 180 dengue-related deaths have already been reported from January to May. According to ...

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Singapore is prepared for a shortfall of chicken rice, the country’s de facto national dish, Malaysia, its major chicken supplier, has halted all chicken exports as of Wednesday. As supplies of the staple food deplete from neighbouring Malaysia, where production has been interrupted by a global feed scarcity, restaurants and street stalls in the city-state are considering raising prices or ...

In the 21st Epidemiology Week (ME21), the country’s Covid-19 fatalities and new cases dropped by 34.5 percent. According to a statement issued today by Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, the average daily active cases for ME21 reported were 25,360, indicating a downward trend of 15.1% from the previous epidemiological week. In comparison to the previous week, new ...

Touch ‘n Go e-wallet app users are reporting receiving a notification on 26 May stating that the company’s NFC-enhanced cards, which were previously sold out, are now available for purchase again via the app while stocks last. The app also reports high usage, which might be creating delays in completing the purchase request. Customers who get the notification are encouraged ...

Getting your passport renewed can be a difficult procedure for the unprepared, especially now that national borders have reopened. While the Immigration Department has extended the opening hours of all service counters in various states until 10 pm to deal with the flood of passport applications, certain conditions still apply depending on where you are. For example, The Vibes discovered ...

The “Legendary Rainforest Celebration” three-day music event will take place at the Sarawak Cultural Village in Santubong, Sarawak. Fans can also watch livestreams of the various acts from the comfort of their own homes. The current edition of RWMF will feature performances by artists from all over the world including: The opening performance, courtesy of Majlis Seni Sarawak in a ...

The return of direct flights to Sabah since the reopening of borders in April was marked by the arrival of Jin Air flight from Incheon to Kota Kinabalu. At 9.30 p.m. on Thursday, 185 passengers, including Jin Air branch manager Park Jeong Hoon, were greeted warmly. With the improved Covid-19 scenario, we are optimistic that South Koreans will want to ...

Even if it’s just listening to music, many of us now have a rising number of devices that interact with one another over Bluetooth. This increases the chance of being hacked as this wireless communication technology is particularly vulnerable. Here are some tips to prevent your Bluetooth from getting hacked: Switch off Bluetooth When your connected devices are not in ...

It is reported that Singapore dollar (SGD) resumed its ascent against the Malaysian currency, achieving an all-time high against the ringgit. SGD hit a new high of RM3.1964 on May 23, before weakening to RM3.1950 later the same day. SGDMYR hit a record high of 3.1964 this morning (6.48am BST, 1.48pm Singapore time), largely due to strength in the Singapore ...

Green Day, Westlife and DJ Marshmello are set to perform at the Padang stage at this year’s Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, which will take place from Sep 30 to Oct 2. This is the first round of confirmed artists for the event. The final lineup will feature more than 75 performances spread across eight stages, with additional performers to ...

Keluang Man was first seen in an animated series that aired from 1998 to 2005 and lasted seven seasons and 142 episodes. He’s named after a local fruit bat called Keluang, and he’s a spoof of DC Comics’ Batman. The character is a real mental patient, however, unlike Moon Knight, this was played more for comedic purposes. Raja Jastina Raja ...

As the commercial aviation sector continues to revive, more than 6,600 positions are available at Changi Airport. The massive hiring is intended to fill much-needed roles to power Singapore’s travel revival. List of positions available at Changi Airport: Professional, management, executive, and technician (PMET) Non-PMET Hiring is focused on attracting talent for much-needed frontline passenger service positions and newly created ...

According to the COVIDNOW website, 1,646,257 youngsters have gotten at least one dose of the vaccine, accounting for 46.4 percent of the whole cohort. A total of 2,905,317 adolescents aged 12 to 17 have finished the immunisation, accounting for 93.4% of the group. Meanwhile 3,002,852 adolescents (96.5%) have received at least one dose of the vaccine. At the same time, ...

Singapore’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Vivian Balakrishnan calls for a visit to Malaysia in meeting Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob to reaffirmed the two countries’ commitment to one another amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Besides that, the full reopening of land and air borders between Singapore and Malaysia (previously allowed for vaccinated people only) was also hailed by ...