SINGAPORE: Seventy pregnant Malaysian women working in Singapore together with 10 kids and other people with disabilities have been brought home at the moment via the Johor causeway. The journey was made doable by the Malaysian High Commission in Singapore. “They were brought home in two buses. Prior to that, they gathered at the Kranji…
Me, circa 1984, in my choir uniform and what was possibly the now infamous tambourine. R. Evon Benson-Idahosa, Esq R. Evon Benson-Idahosa, Esq I remember falling asleep at a Tuesday evening church service as a 9 year old child. I had a tambourine on my lap and as I fell to the floor, it reverberated…
PETALING JAYA: Private hospitals are asked to put profits aside for now and in the name of service, support the Health Ministry in combating the Covid-19 pandemic. Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (Fomca) CEO Datuk Dr Paul Selvaraj said in this time of crisis, private hospitals, especially those run by government-linked companies, should give their…
An analysis of a classic Monty Python sketch suggests the Minister of Silly Walks has a walking style 6.7 times more variable, or silly, than normal walking Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/2236891-monty-pythons-silly-walk-is-exactly-6-7-times-more-silly-than-normal/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0
PETALING JAYA: In a show of solidarity amidst the Covid-19 outbreak, Radio stations across Europe today played You’ll Never Walk Alone simultaneously. The song by Gerry and The Pacemakers was played at 7.45am GMT this morning on BBC Radio 1’s weekend breakfast show with Matt Edmondson and Mollie King, Zoe Ball’s Radio 2 show, and…
In this replay of a recent webcast, Kahlilah Dowe, a Certified Financial Planner™ professional with Vanguard Personal Advisor Services® and Kim Stockton, an investment research analyst with Vanguard, walk through the 4 steps financial advisors take when choosing investments for their clients. Read More https://investornews.vanguard/how-to-choose-the-right-investments-for-you/ Views: 0
Secret digital intrusions into our computers and mobile devices have garnered increasing attention in recent times. But a decidedly lower-tech assault has also been troublesome: shoulder surfing. You know the types: friends, work colleagues and assorted passers-by who walk by you and can’t resist quietly peeking over your shoulder at the content of your screen…
Amazon on Monday began offering its “just walk out” technology to other retailers in a move aimed at boosting the use of the cashierless store system. Read More Views: 0
Remarks by Dr Ibrahima Socé Fall, World Health Organization Assistant Director-General, Emergency Response Good afternoon. I hope that your busy week was interrupted, like mine, with a moment of joy on Tuesday. That moment was the celebration of a woman being discharged from an Ebola treatment centre in Beni. Her name is Masiko. She…
A psychological theory could kickstart improvements in the way robots are able to walk, thanks to a University of Manchester study. Read More Views: 0