MBPJ meets 26 NGOs to discuss best practices
PETALING Jaya City Council (MBPJ) wants to implement the trap, neuter, release and manage (TNRM) method to control the stray dog population in the city with compassion and dignity. “Recently MBPJ met 26 NGOs to discuss the best stray animal practices to improve animal welfare. Nalina said there were also policies in place by MBPP and IAPWA to manage aggressive stray dogs. Nalina said the stray population would not drop overnight but would require long-term work between seven and 13 years before results could be seen. “However, this is the best and most humane solution to control the stray population,” she said.
Source:The Star
June 27, 2023 07:32 UTC
Dear Thelma: I'm so frustrated, being overworked and underpaid
Dear Thelma,I'm 28 and have been working in this company for about three years now. I have requested for help, but the response from my superior is vague, so I don't know if I'm being taken seriously or not. The other issue is my pay, which I feel should be increased, in view of my added work responsibilities (doing two people's work). It's normal to struggle the first few months of work because there are odd expenses we don't think about. In addition, contact everyone who has left the company and let them know you're looking to move.
Source:The Star
June 25, 2023 18:54 UTC
‘High rise’ of criminal activity in condos
KUALA LUMPUR: With the rise of criminal activity inside high-rise apartments, fighting and detecting these “vertical” crimes are a bigger challenge than combating crime on ground level, says the city’s top cop. According to Comm Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain, ganja farms on the 12th and 18th floors as well as call centres are among the more rampant “vertical” criminal activities taking place. Comm Mohd Shuhaily said that such robots could be used to help boost police presence in an area. It’s not such a sophisticated thing now as you see robots being used at nasi kandar restaurants too,” he said. “I think it’s high time that the police engaged technology, even basic technology, to facilitate policing and the community.
Source:The Star
June 25, 2023 07:17 UTC
Ex-footballer nabbed for trespassing into woman's hotel room
PETALING JAYA: A former national footballer has been arrested for allegedly trespassing into the hotel room of a woman here. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid said police were alerted of the incident around 6.10pm on Wednesday (June 21). "We received a report from the victim who claimed that the suspect, a former national football player, had trespassed into her room,” he said, adding the victim left the room. ACP Mohamad Fakhrudin said police arrested the suspect and remanded him to help in the investigations. Police urged those with information to contact the Petaling Jaya police operations room at 03-7966 2222.
Source:The Star
June 25, 2023 04:58 UTC
JB cops seek Singaporeans in petrol pump spat with delivery rider
JOHOR BARU: The police are looking for two Singaporeans involved in an altercation with a food delivery rider at a petrol station in Sunway Iskandar here. ALSO READ: Grab Malaysia reinstates suspended rider after users announce plan to boycott, uninstall app. Efforts are ongoing to locate the two suspects with the help of the Singapore Police Force. A video capturing an argument between the delivery rider and the two suspects has been widely shared on social media. In a separate statement on Wednesday (June 21), ACP Rahmat said the complainant had lodged a police report on the incident but decided not to pursue the matter.
Source:The Star
June 23, 2023 20:49 UTC
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Is it chicken? Here’s how the first bite of ‘cell-cultivated’ meat tastes
Yes, it’s strange to think of eating a totally new kind of meat — chicken that doesn’t come from a chicken, meat that will be sold as “cell-cultivated” chicken after the U.S. Agriculture Department on Wednesday gave the green light to two California firms, Upside Foods and Good Meat. And in this case, to the larger question behind it: Is this new material in fact chicken, or is it an impostor? Last week, I visited the Alameda, California, plant where Good Meat is poised to begin production of its chicken products. The taste was richer than a chicken breast, more like the dark meat of a thigh. And the texture was both tender and chewy, like a well-cooked chicken thigh should be.
Source:The Star
June 23, 2023 05:58 UTC
Many laud court’s decision, call for indoor smoking ban to be strictly enforced
PETALING JAYA: The government’s indoor smoking ban should now be strictly enforced, say non-smokers, restaurateurs and health experts after the Federal Court threw out a case challenging the law. Malaysian Medical Association president Dr Muruga Raj Rajathurai hailed the decision, saying that the ban on smoking must now be enforced strictly. The seven, who called themselves the Smokers Right Club, were also ordered to pay RM30,000 in costs to the government. The group began their challenge to the smoking ban at all eateries on Dec 31, 2018, a day before its enforcement on Jan 1, 2019. We should be able to handle a smoking ban too,” he said.
Source:The Star
June 23, 2023 03:21 UTC
Beauty pageant with a difference
TWELVE women have so far signed up for a maiden beauty pageant organised by a skincare and health food product company. Organised by De Age Titanium Beauty, the Ratu beauty contest requires participants to be over 27, buy two sets of skin cleanser and anti-ageing serum from the pageant organiser and have enough of a sporting spirit to show off their talent on stage. “This is a no-stress beauty pageant. In her speech, she said the beauty contest created opportunities for women to build their self-esteem and confidence. “In this way, the pageant can promote goodwill, empower women and contribute to charity,” said Cheah.
Source:The Star
June 19, 2023 13:59 UTC
Just a 1°C rise in temperature can lead to empty nets
And the temperature rise can be as little as 1°C, said Universiti Sains Malaysia Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies director Prof Datuk Dr Aileen Tan. Inshore fishermen will suffer first because bigger, better fish will not want to venture into shallow waters with poor conditions. Floating fish farms at sea, she said, would not compete for land resources. “But our floating fish farms today are still made of wooden planks and plastic drums. Prof Tan urged policy makers to “come down from their ivory towers” to make proactive decisions on expediting open sea aquaculture.
Source:The Star
June 19, 2023 06:26 UTC
Fair game without crossing the line
NOT many Singaporeans are going to admit it, but I have personally experienced many cases where Malaysia has been talked down to because our neighbours feel they are better off. Indeed, they are way ahead of us. As much as we hate admitting it, we are the losers.
Source:The Star
June 10, 2023 23:38 UTC
Blackpink’s Jennie to star as Marvel superhero
MARVEL Studios is planning to create an Asian superhero movie with reports claiming that Blackpink’s Jennie will join the cast as Luna Snow, Sin Chew Daily reported. Like Jennie, the character is a K-pop star but Luna Snow will have healing powers and the ability to manipulate ice. Fans of Jennie are excited to see a collaboration between K-pop stars and Marvel, but others are sceptical, saying that Jennie would need more acting experience. > A couple in Selangor were stunned to find out that their only son had been borrowing money from loan sharks, China Press reported. They had been getting endless calls from the loan sharks threatening to damage their house if the loans were not settled.
Source:The Star
June 10, 2023 10:43 UTC
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After making Oscar history, Troy Kotsur pays tribute to his father in new short film
NEW YORK (AP) — When Troy Kotsur made history as the first Deaf male actor win an Oscar at the 2022 Academy Awards, he was thinking about his father. Ninety percent of Deaf children are born to hearing parents but the wide majority of those parents never learn American Sign Language. The elder Kotsur wasn’t one of them. “Most deaf kids have hearing parents who unfortunately do not know sign language at all,” says Kotsur. “CODA,” Kotsur thinks, has impacted Hollywood.
Source:The Star
June 09, 2023 20:30 UTC
Market to rebound in Q4
It is, however, probably going to get worse for the market in the coming months before the expected rebound towards the fourth quarter of this year (4Q23), according to CGS-CIMB Research. “We expect the poor market sentiment to continue for the next few months despite forward valuations falling to two standard deviations below the post-Global Financial Crisis mean,” the brokerage said. These rerating catalysts, according to CGS-CIMB Research, included a weakening of the US dollar, with a convincing break down of the US Dollar Index (DXY) below the psychological 100 mark. “Our earnings gap analysis shows that the FBM KLCI could reach 1,610 points by year-end, and 1,800 points by end-2024,” CGS-CIMB Research said. “With the right triggers in place, upside to the FBM KLCI and FBM100 could be significant, in our opinion, underscored by their multi-year low valuations,” CGS-CIMB Research said.
Source:The Star
June 08, 2023 13:07 UTC
Farm Fresh entry into Inside Scoop a sweet deal
PETALING JAYA: Farm Fresh Bhd ’s completion of its 65% stake acquisition in ice cream chain The Inside Scoop Sdn Bhd (TISSB) for RM84mil holds greater upside potential, says TA Research. Post-acquisition, TA Research said Farm Fresh plans to leverage the expertise and experience of the existing management of TISSB’s Edmund Tan to launch consumer packaged goods (CPG) ice cream by January 2024. “The plan is to introduce a premium version of CPG ice cream under the brand The Inside Scoop and a more affordable version of CPG ice cream under the brand Farm Fresh. “Based on our channel checks, Malaysia’s CPG ice cream market is currently dominated by Unilever and Nestlé,” said TA Research. The integration will also allow Farm Fresh to be more flexible in optimising its profitability along the value chain, it added.
Source:The Star
June 07, 2023 18:25 UTC
Farid Kamil refuses to divorce wife Diana Danielle, case to continue with hakam process
Actor Farid Kamil has refused to divorce his wife, actress Diana Danielle at the Subang Bistari Lower Syariah Court in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday (May 30). "Because the defendant (Farid) disagreed (to utter talak), the court hereby orders this divorce case to continue with arbitration and the court set June 15 for the parties to appoint the hakam (arbitrators)," said Shukran. Diana’s counsel, syarie lawyer Datuk Akberdin Abdul Kader said since the outcome of the JKP report was negative, his party requested Farid (defendant) to utter the talak. "If the defendant (Farid) refuses to pronounce talak, we go to the next stage, which is hakam (arbitration)," he said. The celebrity couple attended Tuesday’s proceeding and Farid was accompanied by his parents Datuk Dr Zahari Che Dan and Datin Sharifah Bardah Syed Abdillah.
Source:The Star
May 30, 2023 20:24 UTC