Venezuelan teenager sells drawings on Twitter to buy food
Without his mother's knowledge, he began selling his drawings on his Twitter page to help the family get by and to pay for a special diet doctors say he needs in Venezuela's troubled economy. I’m Samuel, I’m selling my drawings for US$1 (RM4.11) to help my mom with my diet, buy her a house and a shop so she won’t work on the street and get sick with Covid-19 and buy peanut butter for me. Thank you, sir and madam, ” he tweeted along with photos of four drawings. But they came home in December after she lost her job and found increasing prejudice against the growing number of Venezuelan migrants. Venezuelan artist Oscar Olivares, who runs an art academy, saw Samuel’s tweets and gave him a scholarship to study drawing.
Source:The Star
March 17, 2021 01:52 UTC
Clubhouse’s founder is in a state of perpetual motion
Unlike Highlight, Clubhouse has outlasted the initial burst of excitement. Davison established a company called Math Camp, a reference to a two-week crash course offered to Stanford business students before real classes began. As people drifted away, Math Camp spent the next couple of years trying to see what else might catch on. “He’s just constantly generating ideas,” said Ansari, the venture capitalist who was an investor in Math Camp. Like Highlight, Clubhouse doesn’t give people a clear reason to use it, and that has actually turned out to be an asset.
Source:The Star
March 17, 2021 01:52 UTC
Rare cat species raise ecological awareness
“Rare species that we rarely saw before are now showing up, ” said Kong. The two rare cats are both on the country’s top protection list and also “star species” in the Qilian Mountains National Park. “This shows that ecological protection efforts have worked, ” said Xi during his discussion with lawmakers from Qinghai. After recent years of intensive restoration efforts, the populations of snow leopards, Tibetan wild donkeys, white-lipped deer and alpine musk deer have been expanding as the quality of their habitats was significantly improved. In Namse township in Qinghai, 45 snow leopards have been spotted, and the township is thus dubbed as the “hometown” of snow leopards due to the frequent sightings of the big cats.
Source:The Star
March 17, 2021 00:45 UTC
Cops, firemen seek shelter in India
MORE than 400 people from Myanmar, many of them policemen, have crossed into neighbouring India since late February, an Indian police officer said, as Myanmar security forces seek to crush pro-democracy demonstrators after last month’s coup. “About 116 crossed on Friday, ” the police officer in the Indian state of Mizoram told Reuters, declining to be named because of the sensitivity of the issue. They included policemen and firemen, some of whom carried only clothes stuffed into white plastic sacks as they crossed the border. “I didn’t want to be under the control of the military, ” he said, speaking through an interpreter, adding that 16 other Myanmar firemen had also sought shelter in the Indian village. On March 3, Myanmar security forces discovered their hideout, forcing him to flee the country, leaving behind his wife and four children.
Source:The Star
March 17, 2021 00:33 UTC
Curious Cook: The story of hybrid meat
Therefore, as a comparison against processed meats, processed plant products only managed US$11.1bil in revenues, around 2% of processed meats. For years, the hype and focus have been almost entirely on plant-based meat substitutes to replace meat in human diets. Therefore, it is worth understanding why there is resistance to hybrid meat products and whether this status can continue for much longer. The irony, of course, is that hybrid meat items have been around for several decades, and many of them are even preferred to full meat products. Overall, 61% also express an intent to buy hybrid meat foods compared to the 52% preferring to buy wholly plant-based meat substitutes.
Source:The Star
March 17, 2021 00:22 UTC
Cheng Hoe defends his choice of players for training camp
PETALING JAYA: Coach Tan Cheng Hoe is unperturbed by the questions raised over some players selected for the Harimau Malaya training camp next week. Cheng Hoe has named 28 players and they will train at the home of Johor Darul Ta’zim. But Cheng Hoe said he has his reasons for selecting the current set.“The fans have a right to debate about it. “Yes, I know some of them have not turned out for their clubs but these players already know my system and tactics. I don’t have much time to try out the newcomers.”When asked about De Paula, Cheng Hoe explained: “He has proven himself to be a top striker.
Source:The Star
March 16, 2021 23:08 UTC
Faisal to keep tormenting opponents
PETALING JAYA: Pint-sized Faisal Halim (pic) can stand tall with his standout performances in the Super League thus far. The 1.58m Terengganu winger has made amazing strides as he continues to bamboozle opponents’ defence with his pace and dribbling. And against Melaka at the Sultan Mizan Stadium today, expect Faisal to run rings around the opponents. “It’s too early to talk about our chances after just three matches but our good start has been crucial in building the players’ confidence, ” he said. “Coach has a different way of getting what he wants from us and judging by our results it has proven to be successful.
Source:The Star
March 16, 2021 22:58 UTC
Harinder jumps into the Book of Records
PETALING JAYA: Cricket wicketkeeper Harinder Sekhon not only excels outdoors but he equally shines indoors too. The 29-year-old made his way into the Malaysia Book of Records when he broke the national record for the highest standing jump with 1.397m on Monday. Pushing my body to its limit almost every day for the past few months to break the record does make me feel really good, ” he said. “It’s something I did for my fitness as a wicketkeeper for the national team. I only started taking it seriously and competitively in December last year.”When asked if he would want to break his record, Harinder said he is game for it.
Source:The Star
March 16, 2021 22:30 UTC
BCorp, CScenic, Complete Logistic, Daya Materials, FGV, MyEG, Sime Darby Plantation, Superlon, Time dotCom, Top Glove and United Malacca
KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): Based on corporate announcements and news flow today, companies in focus on Wednesday (March 17) may include: Berjaya Corp Bhd (BCorp), Classic Scenic Bhd (CScenic), Complete Logistic Services Bhd, Daya Materials Bhd, FGV Holdings Bhd, My E.G. Services Bhd (MyEG), Sime Darby Plantation Bhd, Superlon Holdings Bhd, Time dotCom Bhd, Top Glove Corp Bhd and United Malacca Bhd. Services Bhd (MyEG) has proposed to undertake a one-for-one bonus issue of up to 4.15 billion new shares. Under a maximum scenario, the enlarged share capital of MyEG could rise to 8.3 billion shares. Post bonus issue, the share base may increase by 1.21 billion shares to between 1.81 billion and 1.82 billion shares, according to the group's filing.
Source:The Edge Markets
March 16, 2021 15:30 UTC
Jalil Rasheed emerges as 'first non-family member' CEO of Berjaya Corp
KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): Abdul Jalil Abdul Rasheed, the former chief executive officer (CEO) of Permodalan Nasional Bhd, has been appointed the new CEO of Berjaya Corp Bhd (BCorp). Jalil, 38, takes over from Datuk Seri Robin Tan Yeong Ching, 46, who has been promoted and redesignated as executive deputy chairman of the conglomerate. This marks the first time BCorp's CEO position is held by someone who is not a member of the Tan family. Jalil said: "I am delighted to be joining BCorp as group CEO, after several months of discussion with Tan Sri Vincent Tan." Jalil also thanked Robin Tan "for making my task that much easier with the great management team he has put in place and the organisation he has led".
Source:The Edge Markets
March 16, 2021 12:56 UTC
MyEG proposes one-for-one bonus issue, diversification into healthcare-related businesses
This is to reward existing shareholders as well as to encourage trading liquidity of MyEG shares on the local stock exchange, said the company in a filing with Bursa Malaysia today. As at March 10, the group’s issued share capital stood at RM638.78 million, comprising 3.67 billion shares. MyEG said the group intends to hire more personnel progressively as its healthcare-related businesses grow. MyEG shares closed two sen or 1.02% higher at RM1.99 today, valuing it at RM7.31 billion. Some 15.43 million shares were traded.
Source:The Edge Markets
March 16, 2021 11:52 UTC
PM Muhyiddin confirmed negative for Covid-19 on sixth day of home quarantine
KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has been confirmed negative for Covid-19 from his swab test result on the sixth day of being under the Home Monitoring and Surveillance Order (HSO) today. Muhyiddin said he was under the HSO upon his arrival with his delegation in Kuala Lumpur from Abu Dhabi at 9.34pm on March 11 after an official visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “Yesterday, I had a Covid-19 swab test done on the fifth day of the HSO after returning from my official to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. “Alhamdulillah (praise be to Allah) that today, the sixth day of my [home] quarantine, I received the screening test result, which is negative,” he said in a statement on his official Facebook page. “During the six-day official visit to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, the delegation and I had undergone five swab tests for Covid-19 to monitor the risk of viral infection,” he added.
Source:The Edge Markets
March 16, 2021 09:22 UTC
No respite for fraud victim as bank insists on payment for purchases she never made
She subsequently lodged a police report as well as reports with the bank and online shopping platform. Syuk Yee said when she got the message from the bank, she immediately asked the bank to block her card. “I also called the online platform, and the representative told me to change my password and make a police report. “People should not save their credit card details on online shopping platforms. “Although it is troublesome to keep on typing in the card details whenever a purchase is made, the risk is lower this way, ” he added.
Source:The Star
March 16, 2021 08:58 UTC
Badminton: Japan's Momota eyes Olympic gold after recovering from crash
The accident, which killed the van driver, occurred hours after Momota had secured his first victory of the season at the Malaysia Masters. "For me, getting through that crash was a massive thing; my outlook on life really changed after that," Momota, who is set to return to elite-level competition at this week's All England Open, told BBC. I never really thought about quitting the sport but I did worry that I would be left unable to play it anymore. Momota said he does not feel the pressure of being one of Japan's major hopes for a gold medal at the Games, which were postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "I just want to go for that gold medal to grow the profile of badminton in my country."
Source:The Star
March 16, 2021 08:53 UTC
Anger simmers over Syria's economic collapse, but Assad appears secure
"You don't have sources of foreign currency, neither oil nor wheat - all of it we are paying from scarce hard currency. The government did not respond to questions about its economic record and about dissatisfaction over people's worsening financial situation. In Damascus, some residents say that signs of economic strain are everywhere, including beggars and homeless people roaming the streets of more affluent areas. Meanwhile, the lifestyle of Syria's elite appears relatively untouched behind the gated compounds of Yafour neighbourhood close to the Damascus-Beirut highway. "Putting the spotlight on corruption and the corrupt is a bigger crime than corruption itself," said Rajaa Jerf, Hala's sister.
Source:The Star
March 16, 2021 07:18 UTC