Singapore's Tanjong Pagar crash: M'sian-born woman who burned herself trying to save fiance is out of ICU and conscious
SINGAPORE, Feb 23 (The Straits Times/ANN): The Malaysian-born woman who tried to save her boyfriend in the fiery Tanjong Pagar crash is out of intensive care and stable, said the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) in an update on Tuesday (Feb 23). Raybe Oh Siew Huey, 26, is in a high dependency ward and is conscious, said SGH. Her boyfriend, Jonathan Long, was driving the white BMW which slammed into a Tanjong Pagar shophouse at around 5.40am. Oh, a former Singapore Airlines air stewardess, had tried to save her boyfriend and friends from the car, which was engulfed in flames. Tan added: "She did what she did for love and it was a selfless act that not everybody could do.
Source:The Star
February 23, 2021 12:56 UTC
Malaysian artist Jeganathan Ramachandram dead at 58, best known for his spiritual works
Multidisciplinary artist Jeganathan Ramachandram, renowned for works steeped in mystical realism, cosmic philosophy and metaphors from Indian culture, has died in Kuala Lumpur. As an artist, symbolic abstraction and deep spirituality had been the Selangor-raised Jeganathan's way of translating his innermost expressions for many years. Using an ancient method of dabbing, his paintings told stories about his roots, ideology, and often celebrated Hindu scriptures. Jeganathan, born July 17,1962, started out as a graphic artist at the New Straits Times before becoming a full-time artist in 2004. Jeganathan trained under various Indian masters, where he specialised in areas of fine arts, traditional Indian painting, granite sculpturing, wood carving, Indian classical music and Tantric art.
Source:The Star
February 23, 2021 11:38 UTC
Young, impoverished mother from Chinese viral photo finally found after 11 years, and how different her life is now
That was when Zhou found the woman, Bamu Yubumu, now 32 years old, in her hometown in Yuexi county, in the Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture in Sichuan province, in the country’s southwest. It was much better than planting crops at home,” she told Xinhua. “Living in a house like this, that won’t let the rain leak in and the cold wind blow in, has been my dream since childhood,” Bamu told Xinhua. Our transportation was by horse and cart,” Bamu told Xinhua. Bamu told Xinhua she would not forget the hardship and poverty they had endured but that her life had greatly improved since then.
Source:The Star
February 23, 2021 10:18 UTC
Militant preppers, ‘boogaloo’ members and QAnon adherents can push products on Amazon
Amazon launched an affiliate marketing programme, called Amazon Associates, shortly after the company’s founding in 1995. Amazon affiliate marketing is likely a side hustle even for the most successful social media personalities, Schaffer said. A Dutch Trump supporter whose Twitter account was suspended still has an Amazon storefront with a section for “QAnon products”. Dice said Friday he “forgot I even had (an Amazon storefront) until you mentioned it”. He provided a screenshot showing he earned US$44.95 (RM181.71) from Amazon affiliate links so far this month.
Source:The Star
February 23, 2021 09:45 UTC
Bill Gates wants to team up more with Jeff Bezos to combat climate crisis
Bill Gates is aiming to work more closely with Amazon.com Inc chief executive officer Jeff Bezos to combat a climate crisis that the Microsoft Corp co-founder said could dwarf the current pandemic in fatalities and global impact. His book, How To Avoid A Climate Disaster, went on sale earlier this month. “It’s a real test of humanity to invest in advance for problems that come later,” Gates said. In his book, Gates uses the concept of a “Green Premium”, the difference in price between a traditional, carbon emitting technology like a gas-powered car and its green alternative, an electric car. “Some people are trying to change the cow’s diet or capture the methane, so you know I don’t want to count the cow out,” Gates said.
Source:The Star
February 23, 2021 07:31 UTC
Philippines takes key step to end child marriages
The ceremony in the southern Philippines goes viral - only days after legislators took a key step to end child marriages in the country. Most condemned the groom and what one described as "one of the most disgusting traditions" in the southern Philippines. Child marriages are however on track to be outlawed soon in the Philippines, where there are an estimated 726,000 girl brides - the 12th highest number of child marriages in the world. There are more child marriages in areas that are poor or racked by conflict or humanitarian crises. But even in times of stability, archaic social and gender norms fuel child marriage, said Lot Felizco, Oxfam's country director in the Philippines.
Source:The Star
February 23, 2021 06:56 UTC
Winds of change blowing through MBSB
CHANGES are afoot at Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB), starting with a board and management revamp at its wholly-owned banking subsidiary MBSB Bank Bhd. He stepped down as chairman of both MBSB and MBSB Bank on Feb 6, according to a stock exchange filing. Interestingly, the two EPF representatives, Sazaliza Zainuddin and Zaidatul Mazwin Idrus, also stepped down as non-independent executive directors at MBSB Bank and MBSB respectively upon the end of their tenures on Feb 6. There are no other changes to the remaining eight directors on MBSB Bank’s board. Ahmad Zaini attributes this to the fact that many government servants, who have continued to hold jobs, took up the blanket moratorium.
Source:The Edge Markets
February 23, 2021 06:00 UTC
This procedure is often overlooked when treating arthritis
Joints can be classified as either fibrous, cartilaginous or synovial, but the synovial joints – e.g. The synovial joint consists of hyaline articular cartilage and a synovial cavity filled with synovial fluid and lined with synovium (synovial tissue). Diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, arthropathia psoriatica (psoriatic arthritis), haemophilic arthritis and pigmented villonodular synovitis cause inflammation in the synovium (synovitis) and joint swelling. — APRemoving the synoviumRheumatoid arthritis is one of the most common autoimmune diseases affecting the synovial joints. In the case of haemophilic arthritis, there is a tendency of the synovial joint to bleed due to the hereditary deficiency of blood-clotting factors (e.g.
Source:The Star
February 23, 2021 04:52 UTC
Road tax renewals at post offices suspended until March 31
PETALING JAYA: Road tax renewals for private vehicles have been suspended at post offices nationwide until March 31. In a statement, Pos Malaysia said this was under instruction from the Road Transport Department (JPJ) vehicle owners have been given an exemption from renewing road tax during the movement control order as long as the vehicle is insured. "Following the Transport Ministry's road tax and driver license renewal exemption for MCO 2.0, licensed drivers may still operate their motor vehicles with a valid vehicle insurance certificate (e-cover note)," read the statement posted on Pos Malaysia's Facebook page on Tuesday (Feb 23). It also said that all other services, including driving license and vehicle insurance renewals, are still available at post offices nationwide. "We apologise for any inconvenience," said Pos Malaysia, adding that Malaysians can reach out to them via AskPos at www.pos.com.my or through the Pos Malaysia mobile app.
Source:The Star
February 23, 2021 03:22 UTC
Sunway TES students’ clean sweep of best three ACCA Top Affiliates
It was a clean sweep for the three best ACCA Top Affiliates, with three Sunway TES students scoring the top three best ACCA Top Affiliates in Malaysia with their impressive exam scores. When asked about her experience at Sunway TES, Xin Ying was grateful for the unwavering support of the lecturers. (From left) Ng, Kean Yik and Imiey Eleena Hanim are among the seven ACCA Malaysian Prize winners December 2020. Ng is no stranger to winning prize awards, having received one World prize and two Malaysian prize awards. CAT World and Malaysia’s best studentsCAT World Prize winners December 2020 Teong (left) and Nur Aniess Shamida.
Source:The Star
February 23, 2021 02:26 UTC
Amazon's 'antique fruit basket' is a Chinese chamber pot
The item on sale is in fact a chamber pot, or a spittoon, commonly used in Chinese households as a mobile toilet for people to defecate or spit into. The listing described the item as an antique Chinese fruit basket with "beautiful colours and patterns" that represent "traditional Chinese culture" and "symbolise the happiness of life". The Amazon listing went viral after an Internet user posted it on Chinese social media marvelling at how the humble Chinese chamber pot was being so highly regarded by Westerners. I can't believe my childhood potty is more valuable than I am," one Internet user remarked. The listing went viral after an Internet user posted it on Chinese social media marvelling at how the humble Chinese chamber pot was being so highly regarded by Western buyers.
Source:The Star
February 23, 2021 02:07 UTC
Making sure that a woman never finds herself alone in the meeting room again
On January 1, Holzinger-Burgstaller took over as head of Erste Bank and its 2,500 employees, combining the roles of CEO, CFO and COO. Among her goals is "to ensure that a woman never finds herself alone in the meeting room again", she says. After a stint at the Austrian Financial Markets Authority (FMA), she rose rapidly through the ranks once she joined Erste Bank - but had to battle sexism at every step. The first question she gets in public meetings, she says,"are always specifically related to the fact that I am a woman". Though not required to do so by law, Erste Bank put in place a quota system to fill at least 40% of its management positions with women.
Source:The Star
February 23, 2021 02:01 UTC
Sunny Side Up: No, you're unmotivated and lazy
I’ve listened to people as they describe their “laziness” and how they feel “so unmotivated” to do anything after their day is done. In times before the ubiquitous message to grind till we drop, being unmotivated and lazy was better known as taking the time to rest when tired. It’s difficult not to be moved when people describe their tiredness and need for rest in terms of being unmotivated and lazy. How did we reach the point that to rest and take time off was seen as being lazy or not trying hard enough? Sunny Side Up columnist Sandy Clarke has long held an interest in emotions, mental health, mindfulness and meditation.
Source:The Star
February 23, 2021 01:52 UTC
Fintech firm Apex Clearing agrees to go public via SPAC
NEW YORK: Apex Clearing Corp, a financial technologies firm that focuses on securities custody and clearing, has agreed to go public through a merger with the blank-check company Northern Star Investment Corp II, according to people familiar with the matter. The special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) was started by Jonathan Ledecky, co-owner of the National Hockey League’s New York Islanders. To support the transaction, the SPAC will raise about US$450mil from investors including Fidelity Management & Research Co and Coatue Management, they added. Officials from Apex and Northern Star declined to comment. Apex Clearing, owned by financial technology firm Peak6, was the clearing house for Robinhood Markets Inc before it launched its in-house platform in 2018.
Source:The Star
February 23, 2021 01:07 UTC
UNITAR’s journey to educational brand of choice
This includes active participation from the industries as part of the comprehensive UNITAR Graduate Employability Framework. This is where UNITAR’s brand promise of accelerating innovative learning solutions for a sustainable future meets with its mission to cater to the needs of its students – their need for access, for quality and for employability. In creating viable future businesses, the organisation found the need to build on capabilities required for implementing new ways of capturing diverse revenue. UNITAR’s journey, which is increasingly growing in excitement, has much to look out for further ahead, as it moves on to the next phase of creating value in new and innovative ways. UNITAR International University is the Enterprising Brand of the Year at the Putra Brand Awards 2020, as well as platinum winner in the Education and Learning category of the awards.
Source:The Star
February 23, 2021 00:29 UTC