Selfless service every day
Now, the family provides some 70 packets of food daily besides replenishing the food bank at their Taman Kebun Teh restaurant. “Three to four of our volunteers come in as early as 5am every day to prepare the meals. Meanwhile, a group of volunteers from Taman Damansara Aliff have also banded together to provide basic necessities to those in need. Businessman Azhar Abdul Ghaffar, who heads the group, said they have been providing aid since the first MCO was implemented last year. “During the first MCO, we gave aid to those who lost their source of income, especially taxi and bus drivers.
Source:The Star
July 21, 2021 23:15 UTC
Chef de mission Chong Wei stays connected to team
PETALING JAYA: Badminton legend Datuk Lee Chong Wei has smashed his way to many firsts in his career as a player. In fact, Chong Wei has already established a tight schedule to keep himself connected with the team led by chief secretariat Datuk Nazifuddin Najib in Japan on a regular basis. I get reports daily on the athletes and on the Covid-19 situation,” said Chong Wei. “It was one of my best Olympics,” said Chong Wei. Knowing how important it is to deal with pressure, Chong Wei had no plans to distract the athletes.
Source:The Star
July 21, 2021 23:03 UTC
Olympics-Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act won't keep Tokyo clean - lawyer
(Reuters) - The Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act (RADA) is essential to restoring integrity to international sports and protecting clean athletes but won't be able to keep the Tokyo Games clean, a Helsinki Commission hearing in Washington was told on Wednesday. "Sadly, RADA will not make the Tokyo games clean. They will not be clean, that much I guarantee," Jim Walden, attorney for Rodchenkov, told the hearing. He also said a second imperative would be to withhold funding for the World Anti-Doping Agency until more transparency and Executive Committee comprised primarily of former clean athletes and anti-doping scientists are achieved. "This law protects the U.S. financial investment in international competition; stops corrupt actors that organize and facilitate doping fraud; compensates clean athletes who have been defrauded; and protects whistleblowers and clean athletes," said Moses.
Source:The Star
July 21, 2021 22:08 UTC
FINAS reminds production companies to comply with PPN Phase Two SOPs
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): All drama, advertisement and documentary production companies with approvals to do outdoor filming in States under Phase Two of the National Recovery Plan (PPN) are reminded to comply with the guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOP) set by the Government. The National Film Development Corporation, Malaysia (FINAS) chief executive officer Dr Ahmad Idham Ahmad Nadzri said production companies must carry out isolated, restricted and controlled outdoor filming in accordance with the Filming Bubble Protocol or PREP in PPN Phase Two States. He said more information on the guidelines, including the application form for the Special Filming Certificate or SPP Khas could be found on the FINAS website from today. He said FINAS also extends its thanks to KKMM Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah for supporting various strategies and initiatives, including a new policy on filming activities in a more systematic, controlled and enhanced manner during the PPN implementation period. On July 19, the Government approved permission of filming activities outside the studio with strict SOP compliance during Phase Two of the PPN.
Source:The Edge Markets
July 21, 2021 13:52 UTC
Enough is enough!
On a Sunday morning, former NTV7 and 8TV editor-in-chief Mohsin Abdullah suddenly sent me the video of the song "We're getting old, brothers" sung by Chinese singer Chen Min. Other than the singer's clean and almost ethereal voice, what stirred my emotions was the lyric that smoothly flowed into my ears. Our youth is slowly fading away,All that's left is remembrance,Thinking of my brothers in my dream,Life has not been easy. Our youth is slowly fading away,All that's left is remembrance,Thinking of my brothers in my dream,Life has not been easy. Some have retired today, or have switched to a different line, while two of them have left us early.
Source:The Star
July 21, 2021 13:52 UTC
This US TikTok star built his following on videos about millennial work-from-home culture. And now – like many others – he quit his job.
“I just started talking about things that not everyone was talking about,” Thill said. “I’m still using the same tactics I used before in my corporate job, but now as my own person,” Thill said, adding that it “is even more anxiety-inducing”. After announcing on TikTok that he quit his job, Thill said that most of his followers have been supportive and excited for him, but some have left him notes questioning his decision. “You don’t want to quit your job when there’s a lot of uncertainty, but now the economy is doing better. “There’s so many new anxieties from starting a new job,” Thill said.
Source:The Star
July 21, 2021 11:26 UTC
Ordinary citizens praised as heroes for saving family of four from overturned car
State Fire and Rescue Department director Khirudin Drahman said their prompt response within five minutes of the incident on Saturday night (July 17) helped to save four lives. Suzana Drahman and her husband Jamal Ahmad showing their certificates of appreciation from the Fire and Rescue Department. "I did not stop to think if there might be snakes or anything – my only thought was to rescue the victims. When Fire and Rescue Department personnel arrived minutes later, all four victims had been brought to safety and found to have suffered light injuries. Grab rider Khairul Izwan Sidek stopped at the scene when he saw a fellow delivery rider at the roadside.
Source:The Star
July 21, 2021 09:56 UTC
Horror on 'Line 5' as Chinese subway floods
BEIJING (AFP): A manicured hand touches the train carriage window as a brown swirl of floodwater squeezes up against the tunnel outside -- one of many scenes of desperation from an underground tragedy shared Wednesday (July 21) across a stunned Chinese social media. At least 12died and five others were injured in the subway flood, according to city authorities, as water coursed below ground on Tuesday evening in Zhengzhou in central China's Henan province. Social media platform Weibo and local media outlets carried fragments of the horror -- video posts seemingly made as a final testimony -- of chest-high and rising water inside carriages as lights went out on the city's 'Line Five' during the commuter rush hour. She was making her way home around 5pm on Tuesday when her train halted between two stations close to the city centre. "In the half-hour that, followed the water level became higher and higher inside the train, from our ankles to our knees to our necks."
Source:The Star
July 21, 2021 08:55 UTC
Producer of controversial film Babi charged with unlicensed production
PETALING JAYA (Bernama): The producer of the controversial film Babi has been charged in a Magistrate's Court here with participating in its production, and promoting it through posters, without a licence from the National Film Development Corporation (Finas). I am also applying for low bail as his income is affected due to the Covid-19 pandemic," the lawyer said. Muhammad Iskandar later allowed the accused bail of RM5,000 with one surety and the case was fixed for mention on Oct 14. In December, Persatuan Seniman Malaysia (Seniman) lodged a police report against the film, directed by controversial rapper-director Namewee. According to Seniman, the film which was screened abroad allegedly had racist elements and tarnished Malaysia's image.
Source:The Star
July 21, 2021 08:37 UTC
Olympics-Tennis-Honeymoon has to wait! Newlywed Svitolina back on court
TOKYO (Reuters) - Few athletes would have had a more eventful buildup to the Tokyo Olympics than Ukrainian Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils of France. Tennis' latest power couple got married on Friday but the honeymoon has had to wait as two days later they boarded the flight to Tokyo to participate in the Games. "We are used to having so many competitions in a year so there is no time for resting," Svitolina told the International Tennis Federation. "Now it's time to focus on tennis, and the Olympics of course. The focus was back on the tennis for Svitolina as she sweated out on court trying to get acclimatised to the hot and humid conditions in Tokyo.
Source:The Star
July 21, 2021 07:53 UTC
Costly undertaking: Negri exco negotiates reasonable rates for funeral services to halt overcharging
Non-Muslim affairs committee chairman J. Arul Kumar said some crematoriums are also overcharging bereaved families, and this was unacceptable. “It has come to my attention that some of these funeral service providers have taken advantage of the situation and charge ridiculously high rates. Arul said he has been in talks with several companies that have agreed to provide the service for Covid-19 victims at reasonable rates. State health committee chairman S. Veerapan had also said some undertakers charged between RM4,000 and RM5,000 with “special packages” as high as RM7,000. “I have checked with the relevant government agencies and none of them have said specific undertakers or companies were given permission to provide the service for Covid-19 victims.
Source:The Star
July 21, 2021 04:41 UTC
YouTube intros new tip-jar feature, ‘Super Thanks’, which lets fans give money to creators
LOS ANGELES: YouTube is adding another way for creators to get money: Super Thanks, a feature that lets fans send cash to their favourite channels – it’s like a permanent tip jar that will show up on all of a creator’s videos. YouTube had been beta-testing the feature (previously called “applause”) for several months, and now has settled on Super Thanks as the name. YouTube said Super Thanks will be available to all eligible YouTube Partner Program participants by the end of 2021. “Just like Super Chat and Super Stickers, Super Thanks does double duty for creators: keeping their connections with (super) fans meaningful, while also giving them a new way to make money,” Neal Mohan, YouTube’s chief product officer, wrote in a blog post. One of Super Thanks beta-testers is Nicholas Ashbaugh, a “psychic intuitive” YouTube creator who says tips now account for almost 15% of his revenue.
Source:The Star
July 21, 2021 03:22 UTC
DPM advises humanitarian aid mission to Palestine to return to Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pic) has advised the Humanitarian Mission 4 Palestine (HM4P) team currently in Cairo, Egypt to return to Malaysia as the situation in Gaza remains uncertain. The advice was conveyed during his video conference with the team led by Umno Welfare Bureau chairman who is also the Baling MP, Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, on Tuesday. "God-willing, if the situation is stable, they can go back to Gaza. To my beloved Malaysians, everyone has their sacrifices and in every sacrifice, there will be trials. - BernamaArticle type: metered User Type: anonymous web User Status: Campaign ID: 46 Cxense type: free User access status: 3Join our Telegram channel to get our Evening Alerts and breaking news highlights
Source:The Star
July 21, 2021 01:07 UTC
TAMING MULTICLOUD CHAOS
NO matter which cloud vendors they use, businesses need a digital platform that creates a unified data model. A unified data platform can also boost efficiency, speed time to market, and generate better customer service. Storing some data on Azure and then moving some data to AWS is a recipe for chaos and unexpected complexity. Reducing licensing headachesThe solution to multicloud chaos is a single digital platform that can map out IT assets across various cloud providers, allowing users to glean real-time insights from various workflow streams, such as asset management, security, and cost compliance. A single digital platform can help companies manage their data regardless of what cloud provider they use and predict problems before they happen.
Source:The Star
July 21, 2021 00:33 UTC
Putting the numbers into context
This information is now being highlighted in the media with the purpose of putting the “high” number of cases in perspective to curtail unwarranted fear among the public. These numbers show that only 1.5% of the total cases are in the more worrisome last three categories. If not, the daily numbers and categories do not reflect the real situation on the ground. These numbers also form the basis upon which decisions on further actions or relaxation of standard operating procedures are made. Perhaps the main news media could highlight these three crucial numbers daily.
Source:The Star
July 21, 2021 00:11 UTC