Exterminate! UV robot sent to Singapore mall to zap coronavirus
A shopping mall in Singapore is deploying a newly developed smart robot to fight the novel coronavirus, not with chemicals – but with light.
Philippines Duterte earned international infamy, praise at home
MANILA: Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte (pic) earned international infamy for the deadly narcotics crackdown that led to his arrest Tuesday (March 11) on charges of crimes against humanity, despite enjoying huge popularity at home.
Hungarian Auschwitz survivor says world has not learned lesson
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - When Agnes Darvas was deported from Hungary to Auschwitz in 1944, she escaped being sent straight to the gas chambers with other children largely because her coat had been stolen in the ghetto and her mother had cut off her braids for fear of lice.
Insect invasion making life miserable for hundreds of villagers
HORDES of flies and the smell of manure from a nearby farm have made life a living hell for residents of two villages in Cherang Ruku, Kelantan, following a recent flood, Kosmo! reported.
Building hope after their darkest hour
JEANNE Allaire Kayigirwa believed she would die three times during the Rwandan genocide, where most of her friends and family were massacred.
Hong Kong yoga ball murder case retrial: ‘lethal gas was to kill shrews lured by ham’
Malaysian academic Khaw Kim Sun says he brought home carbon monoxide from his laboratory to conduct his own pest control.
Activists call for holistic approach to stray animal welfare
PETALING JAYA: The inhumane killing of stray animals by local councils can only be resolved with a holistic whole-of-society approach instead of just changes to the Veterinary Services Department (DVS), say animal activists.
‘There were thousands of bees’: Woman returns home to beehive on her laundry rack
SINGAPORE: When Gillian Yap returned home from her weekend trip to Malaysia, she was greeted with a swarm of unwanted visitors.
The BRICS summit should mark the end of neocon delusions
Simply put, the majority of the world does not want or accept US hegemony, and is prepared to face it down rather than submit to its dictates.
Thailand’s Pita to return to Harvard following 10-Year political ban order
BANGKOK: Popular Thai politician Pita Limjaroenrat is returning to Harvard University, where he will take up a fellowship and share his lessons from a period of political turmoil that saw his party win a general election only to be disbanded a year later.
Pita to return to Harvard while on ‘forced’ break from politics
Popular Thai politician Pita Limjaroenrat is returning to Harvard University, where he will take up a fellowship and share his lessons from a period of political turmoil that saw his party win a general election only to be disbanded a year later.
Paris prepares warm Olympics welcome – except for rats
PARIS: While the Paris Olympics is set to be a festival of socialising and intermingling, city authorities are keen for visitors not to encounter any of the capital’s notorious furry inhabitants.
Writers are refusing PEN America award in protest of its position on Gaza
Several authors decline recognition from PEN America in protest over its Israel-Hamas war stance
Of war and peace in beautiful Hawaii
Contemplating history’s biggest events during a visit to the Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
Experimental Malaysian gardener tends to 127 plant varieties in KL home
This self-taught plant lover has cultivated a 1,600sq ft (148sq m) green oasis in TTDI, Kuala Lumpur filled with local and exotic herbs, vegetables, tropical fruits and edible flowers.
Ukraine rebuffs Pope Francis calling for talks with Russia
(Reuters) -Ukraine on Sunday rebuffed Pope Francis's call to negotiate an end to the war with Russia, with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy saying the pontiff was engaging in "virtual mediation" and his foreign minister saying Kyiv would never capitulate.
Culpability of all Israelis
IN 1996 an American writer, Daniel Jonah Goldhagen, published a book based on his doctoral dissertation at Harvard University. It created quite a commotion among the public and was hotly debated by historians.
Young enthusiasts: Tetris is good fun, but teaches us life skills too
As a seven-year-old child, Hugo Ho struggled while playing the Tetris video game on a vintage Nintendo Game Boy.
Duterte death threat case thrown out
A LOCAL prosecutor has thrown out a criminal complaint against former president Rodrigo Duterte, who was accused of making a death threat against a woman legislator, according to newly-released court documents.
