All fired up – Kisona out to cherish her first-ever trip to England
At least, it will be for shuttler S. Kisona as she gets ready for her first All-England appearance in Birmingham from March 17-21. 2019 SEA Games champion Kisona will be joining national No. The 22-year-old, who is currently ranked second in the country behind Soniia and ahead of Lee Ying Ying (127), Goh Jin Wei (145) and Eoon Qi Xuan (166), hopes to cherish the moment. “In fact, this will be my first-ever trip to England, ” said Kisona. In her same half are second seed Nozomi Okuhara (Japan), fourth seed Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand) and seventh seed Mia Blichfeldt (Denmark).
Source:The Star
February 26, 2021 23:37 UTC
Bukit Aman lauds heavier fines
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman has welcomed the maximum RM10,000 fine for those who violate the movement control order regulations saying that repeat offenders are the ones who should fear the higher penalty. Malaysians Against Rape, Assault and Snatch Theft founder Dave Avran said increasing the fines is necessary as Malaysians are lackadaisical in following SOP. “Since the amount is no more than RM10,000, I think first offenders should not be punished as harshly. However if they are repeat offenders, I think the penalty should increase proportionately, ” he said. “What that means is that even for first-time offence by entities, the punishment in no way should equate to that of a first-time individual.
Source:The Star
February 26, 2021 23:26 UTC
Ex-All England champion sheds 10 kilos in a month after ‘MCO lifestyle’
And he did it by shedding 10 kilos within a month. Hafiz, who stands tall at 1.88m, had put on a few kilos during the movement control order (MCO) at the start of this year. A slimmer Hafiz after shedding those extra pounds. “I weighed about 92kg at the start of the year and gained about four kilos within a month. I felt uncomfortable, lazy and bloated, ” admitted Hafiz, who coaches the Under-15 boys at Academy Badminton Malaysian (ABM) under Datuk Misbun Sidek.
Source:The Star
February 26, 2021 23:26 UTC
Alex Yeow brings vast experience as Star Media Group CEO
PETALING JAYA: Star Media Group Bhd (SMG) has appointed Alex Yeow Wai Siaw as its new group CEO effective March 1,2021. Yeow brings with him vast experience and knowledge from his previous posts. He is formerly the group CEO of Tropicana Corp Bhd, the managing director of Guocoland Malaysia Bhd and chief executive of Malaysian Mosaics. Yeow said he will use the experience garnered in the various industries he has worked in to help propel the business of the media group. Noting that The Star has just won the Putra Brand Awards’ Gold award in the media networks category, he hailed SMG as a prominent media company that has a lot of talents.
Source:The Star
February 26, 2021 23:26 UTC
Three journos among frontliners to get jabs
KUCHING: Three journalists from Kuching have become the first in the country to receive the Covid-19 vaccine along with other frontliners. Quick and painless: Zulazhar receiving the Covid-19 vaccine jab at the Kota Samarahan health clinic in Sarawak. Utusan Borneo journalist Saibi Gi, who was also vaccinated yesterday, thanked the state government for recognising the media’s role as frontliners. Federation of Sarawak Journalists Associations president Jacqueline Radoi David said the rest of the selected journalists would be vaccinated between today and March 4. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg also received the Covid-19 vaccine at the Petra Jaya health clinic at 3pm yesterday.
Source:The Star
February 26, 2021 23:26 UTC
The heat is on – till mid-March
According to the Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), warmer weather and less rainfall is predicted for the coming weeks. Jailan said the warm weather being experienced now is a normal phenomenon that takes place between February and April each year. Jailan also urged Malaysians to take steps to conserve water due to the warmer weather, and advised against open burning. Azizan Yusof, a public relations executive who works from home, also complained about the unusually hot weather of late. She also said that the air-conditioner isa necessity, as the warm weather has caused rashes on her mother’s sensitive skin.
Source:The Star
February 26, 2021 23:19 UTC
The app for getting immunised
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin had earlier said that the registration process for dependants will be rolled out in mid-March. Khairy said that over one million people registered for the vaccine via the app within four days of the vaccination registration feature being made available on Feb 23. Malaysians weigh in: Some find registering for immunisation on MySejahtera easy while others say the app could be more intuitive and user-friendly. Most Malaysians have described the registration process as easy and fuss-free, though some have indicated that clearer instructions would have made the experience even better. “She doesn’t have the app downloaded in her name on the phone, so she can’t register for the vaccine independently.
Source:The Star
February 26, 2021 23:16 UTC
Steamed nian gao a festive must-have for year-round good fortune
IF you know the mythological story of the Kitchen God, you will be familiar with nian gao. Nian gao literally means sticky cake, but it is transliterated as “year high”, so every Chinese family will buy this cake hoping for higher prosperity or an increment. Steamed nian gao with fresh grated coconutIngredients1 nian gao, about 350g1 fresh grated coconut, about 250g1 tsp saltCooking oil, for brushingMethodPlace grated coconut in bowl and steam for five minutes. Place the cut-up nian gao in one layer on an oiled plate and steam over medium heat for 10-15 minutes, depending on the hardness of the nian gao. While still hot, pick up pieces of nian gao with an oiled chopstick and roll in grated coconut.
Source:The Star
February 26, 2021 16:30 UTC
High-flying Hammers face tough mission against Citizens
Well, his players have the chance to prove themselves when they visit league leaders Man City in today’s early game. It is no surprise that the Hammers’ good form has coincided with some of their top players playing out of their skins. Man Utd’s loanee Jesse Lingard has scored three times in four league games for his new club and is proving to be a big hit in London. A run of five defeats in six league games have seen Tottenham slip from title challengers to Champions League hopefuls and lately to Europa League contention next season. This looks like a tough game for Tottenham with the magic of Harry Kane much needed to make the difference.
Source:The Star
February 26, 2021 16:18 UTC
How tweet deleting increased in 2020
A growing number of Twitter users decided to tidy up their tweets in 2020. Users in the US lead the way for the most tweets deleted. According to data from the Tweet Deleter tool, deleted tweets in 2020 were up by 13.9% compared to 2019. This could suggest that web users are placing greater importance on the messages they post on social networks. As part of continual improvements, the social network hopes that the trial will help reduce the number of offensive tweets on the platform.
Source:The Star
February 26, 2021 15:22 UTC
Serge Gainsbourg's home in Paris to be turned into a museum later this year
Charlotte Gainsbourg didn't like discussing her father, the pioneering troubadour Serge Gainsbourg, as she struggled to share her personal grief with a public that still reveres him as the epitome of French libertine cool. "I held back from giving interviews about him for a long time," she said from her Paris home. A flood of album reissues, documentaries, books and podcasts have underlined the reverence with which Serge Gainsbourg is still held as France marks the anniversary of his death next Tuesday (March 2). "It was all I had left of him, so I held on to it like a treasure," she said. For Charlotte Gainsbourg, the most moving item is a bust of her mother, the actor Jane Birkin: "It's a cast of her body, it's very, very beautiful.
Source:The Star
February 26, 2021 13:28 UTC
Warisan reps laugh off talk they will be next to quit party
KOTA KINABALU: Five of six Parti Warisan Sabah assemblymen rumoured to be crossing over to Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) have laughed off the speculation triggered by a post on the Sabahkini2 website. The portal published the speculation after Warisan's Sebatik assemblyman Hassan Gani Amir quit to support GRS as an independent on Thursday (Feb 25). I am with the people and Warisan," he said, adding that he believed opponents of the party were trying to confuse the public. Darau assemblymen Azhar Matussin, when contacted, denied the claims and stressed that he was not quitting Warisan. Warisan's Datuk Ismaili Bungsu posted on Facebook that all the assemblymen named denied that they were leaving the party when he contacted them individually.
Source:The Star
February 26, 2021 12:38 UTC
Sharing ‘deepfake’ porn images should be a crime, says British law body
LONDON: Sharing digitally altered “deepfake” pornographic images should be made a crime, a British government-backed review said on Feb 26 after finding victims were being denied justice because the law has not kept up with new, high-tech forms of abuse. Reforms are also needed to fill in gaps on taking and sharing intimate images with permission, and “sextortion” threats to share them, said the Law Commission, an independent body that recommends reforms to laws in England and Wales. “For victims, having their intimate images taken or shared without consent can be an incredibly damaging and humiliating experience,” Prof. Penney Lewis, criminal law commissioner at the Law Commission, said in a statement. Ministers had asked the Law Commission to review criminal laws around taking, making and sharing intimate images, amid concerns technology was driving new forms of sexual abuse and making it easier to create and distribute intimate photos. “Like me, they felt that their experience either wasn't understood, captured adequately in law or taken as seriously as it should be by the authorities.
Source:The Star
February 26, 2021 08:32 UTC
Electronic Arts cancels ‘Gaia’ game after years in development
Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc has cancelled a game that was in development at its Montreal office for nearly six years, according to people familiar with the matter. The game, codenamed Gaia, was first hinted at in 2015, but was never officially announced or given a title. Earlier this month, the publisher reviewed in-progress games including Gaia and a new iteration of the poorly received online game Anthem, which was also cancelled. A team at Motive was also assigned to work on the action game Star Wars Battlefront II, which also came out in 2017. By the beginning of 2018, the Gaia team had absorbed the creative leads from Star Wars Battlefront II and faced cultural clashes as a result.
Source:The Star
February 26, 2021 08:12 UTC
Ahmad Faizal to discuss with PM his appointment as KTMB chairman
IPOH (Feb 26): Former Perak menteri besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu today said that he will discuss with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin over his appointment as the chairman of Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB). The Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) deputy president said he will meet the prime minister in the near future to discuss the matter. Ahmad Faizal described the post as a challenging responsibility as KTMB was facing losses following the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, Ahmad Faizal said so far, there had been no discussion between Bersatu and Umno on seat allocations for GE15. He also refuted claims that Bersatu wants to take over many seats as there had been no discussion yet over the matter.
Source:The Edge Markets
February 26, 2021 07:51 UTC