Malaysia cannot stay closed for long

[ad_1] RULE: The government cannot shut down the country indefinitely and not allow people to move freely, said Chief Minister (security group) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri. (pix) “In the end, we have to allow them to be free as Covid-19 will always be around us like dengue and so on,” …

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Pandemic fuels Cambodia’s ‘bride trafficking’ to China

[ad_1] PHNOM PENH, Dec 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation): The trafficking of Cambodian “brides” to China has increased dramatically this year with the massive loss of jobs caused by the Covid-19 pandemic that has brought more women and girls to the foreigner to support their families, according to two charities that …

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Warisan decides to go national, serving the Sabahans

[ad_1] Warisan Chairman Shafie Apdal announced that the party had unanimously decided to establish branches in West Malaysia. (Image from Facebook) KOTA KINABALU: Sabah-based Warisan unanimously decided to spread its wings to the peninsula, party leader Shafie Apdal said today. The party will start with Johor and Selangor, where there …

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‘Alor Setar Woman’ becomes mayor of California

[ad_1] Jocelyn Yow, the daughter of a Malaysian father and a Vietnamese mother, has become mayor of a California city. (Instagram photo) PETALING JAYA: A woman of Malay descent has made history by becoming the youngest woman of color to become mayor of California. Jocelyn Yow, 25, has a Malaysian …

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Winners of The Fact Music Awards

[ad_1] The Fact Music Awards was held on December 12 as a “contact” ceremony (no face-to-face contact, broadcast online), hosted by Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun and Jun Hyun Moo. Previous The Fact Music Awards were scheduled to take place in February 2020, but were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, although …

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Soccer: Thousands attend Rossi’s funeral in Vicenza

[ad_1] VICENZA, Italy (Reuters) – Thousands of mourners gathered in the Italian city of Vicenza on Saturday for the funeral of former Italian forward Paolo Rossi, whose coffin was carried to the cathedral by his teammates from the World Cup winning team 1982. Marco Tardelli, Antonio Cabrini, Giancarlo Antognoni, Alessandro …

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