In Perlis, it’s literally a good time to go fly kite
Villager Norsham Khamis, 36, from Kampung Lama in Guar Sanji said this was the best season to fly kites. > Producer, actor and YouTuber Syahmi Sazli surprised actors Yoe Parey and Bedul with the gift of a Y15 motorcycle each, Harian Metro reported. “Yoe and Bedul intended to buy the Y15 motorcycle so I am granting them a New Year gift, ” he said. It is estimated that a Y15 motorcycle costs RM11,000. In just one month, Syafie has successfully harvested chillies, ladies’ fingers, chives, tomatoes and water spinach.
Source:The Star
February 23, 2021 00:10 UTC
Caring for boyfriend down with Covid-19
LAWYER G. Dahlia felt like living with a ‘ticking bomb’ when her boyfriend tested positive for Covid-19 last Christmas. There were no proper instructions on how to take care of someone who is Covid-19 positive. “When I contacted the Health Ministry, they told me to just make sure my boyfriend stayed in his room. Recalling those nail-biting days, Dahlia said she did her own research in caring for a Covid-19 patient while ensuring she was protected from the virus. “Although I have recovered, my sense of smell has not returned to normal, ” said Khoo, who tested positive last month.
Source:The Star
February 22, 2021 23:26 UTC
Badminton: Dad’s not a problem
PETALING JAYA: These days, Chan Peng Soon is not just a shuttler but wears many hats at home. From being an online ‘teacher’ to changing diapers and feeding – it’s all in a day’s work for the mixed doubles star. The 32-year-old has been juggling between his badminton career and parenting of not one, but four children. “I help Milton and Hannah with their homework, and there are quite a bit of assignments to do, ” said Peng Soon. “Liu Ying and I want to do well in the Swiss Open and All-England.
Source:The Star
February 22, 2021 23:15 UTC
65-year-old sitting for SPM for the first time
At the golden age of 65, he is determined to sit for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination for the first time. He is among 645 private candidates, out of the total 16,554 SPM 2020 candidates in Negri Sembilan, who sat for the examination which started yesterday. So now I want to take up the challenge of sitting for the SPM as well. A total of 401,105 candidates nationwide are sitting for the 2020 SPM examination in the new norm, with a strict SOP in place. The first day of the exam began with Bahasa Melayu Paper 1 at 8am and the Bahasa Melayu Paper 2 at 2pm with 48,014 exam invigilators assigned to ensure full compliance with the SOP.
Source:The Star
February 22, 2021 23:04 UTC
Asian stocks to open weaker; commodities rally
(Feb 23): Most Asian stocks look poised for a weaker open Tuesday following declines in U.S. markets as investors’ expectations for strengthening growth and inflation pushed bond yields higher. The S&P 500 Index fell for a fifth day, its longest losing streak in a year. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index futures fell 0.2%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index futures rose 0.5% earlier. The Bloomberg Commodity Spot Index rose 1.6%.
Source:The Edge Markets
February 22, 2021 22:52 UTC
Students relieved to finally be able to take their exams
GEORGE TOWN: After several postponements, Form Five students are relieved and happy to finally be able to sit for their SPM examination. At SMK Raja Tun Uda here in Bayan Lepas, Nurul Najwa Rizal Husaidi, 18, said she was excited that the long wait was finally over. “Although we do feel nervous about certain subjects, the long wait was so stressful for us. Another student, Muhammad Akafha Rufli, 18, was just happy to be able to sit for the exam. “Although I have not done exceptionally well in my revisions, I am still happy to finally take the SPM exam.
Source:The Star
February 22, 2021 22:52 UTC
1,200 lives at stake: Please don’t send them back
When a military seizes control of the government, and immediately thereafter offers to bring back 1,200 of its citizens, any reasonable person should ask: Why? This military junta is cracking down harder and harder on Myanmarese who are protesting the coup, through the use of more and more violence. I might also somehow try to use the 1,200 people as leverage against their relatives back home. Some United Nations reports have put the Myanmarese military as having one of the worst human rights records in the world. We ask ourselves again: What is likely to happen to the 1,200 people once they are handed over to the junta?
Source:The Star
February 22, 2021 11:09 UTC
Conway's unbeaten 99 helps NZ to big win against Australia
(Reuters) - Devon Conway rescued New Zealand from a precarious start with a scintillating unbeaten 99 as the hosts defeated Australia by 53 runs in the opener of their five-match Twenty20 series in Christchurch on Monday. Monday's series opener was the first international played under lights at the Hagley Oval and it started after a minute's silence was observed to mark the 10th anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake that killed 185 people. "The key from there was just trying to stay positive throughout," said Conway. "When I'm positive I'm at my best so trying not to think too far ahead, try and play good cricket shots and build partnerships at the end." The second match will be played at Dunedin on Thursday.
Source:The Star
February 22, 2021 09:45 UTC
Advise Zahid to refrain from attending meetings, defence team told after trial postponed again
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The defence team of Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has been told to advise him to refrain from attending meetings at least a week before his trial date, after the Umno president’s corruption case was postponed again as he is undergoing quarantine. "Ahmad Zahid informed (us) he attended two party meetings at the Institut Latihan Memperkasakan Ilmu (ILMU) in Janda Baik, Pahang. The defence needs to furnish all the relevant documents on the meeting attended by Ahmad Zahid such as the permit to cross the state," he said. The defence then submitted a letter from the Umno supreme council calling for Ahmad Zahid to attend the meeting. Ahmad Zahid, 68, is facing 47 charges - 12 on criminal breach of trust, eight on corruption and 27 on money laundering - involving tens of millions of ringgit belonging to Yayasan Akalbudi.
Source:The Star
February 22, 2021 08:37 UTC
Spanish handmade chess board sales soar after 'Queen's Gambit' cameo
A Spanish chess board maker discovered by chance that its products played a cameo role in hit Netflix series The Queen's Gambit, and its sales have since soared. "One day I came into work and a colleague, Miguel, told me that Netflix had released a new series The Queen's Gambit and some Rechapados Ferrer boards appeared in the trailer," said David Ferrer, 30, who runs Rechapados Ferrer. It follows orphaned chess prodigy Beth Harmon as she takes on the male-dominated world of chess. It is in this pivotal scene that the distinctive Rachapados Ferrer chess board takes centre stage. But with demand booming and chess more popular than ever, Ferrer says the company might try to sell the board through other channels too.
Source:The Star
February 22, 2021 06:56 UTC
Woman with a mission: Dr Swati Mohan heads successful landing of Mars rover
The "Mars 2020" mission orchestrated by NASA has just passed a crucial stage, with a successful landing of a rover on the "red planet." At the head of operations is Swati Mohan, an Indian-born engineer with a promising career. One objective of this mission is to explore the "red planet" in the hopes of finding traces of past microbial life. Responsible for guidance, navigation and control operations, Swati Mohan was at the heart of this mission. Born in India, Swati Mohan grew up in the United States, in the North Virginia - Washington DC metropolitan area.
Source:The Star
February 22, 2021 03:56 UTC
Malaysian IT manager arranges free meals for Covid-19 patients at local hospital
Email us at lifestyle@thestar.com.myFor IT service delivery manager Jesvinder Singh, 51, helping others is all about “the value of life”. Jesvinder reveals that some of the patients from his village were elderly folks and they found it difficult to adapt to regular hospital meals because they are used to traditional Punjabi food like chapati. Furthermore, the village was 60km away from the hospital so it wasn’t viable for their family members to commute daily to send meals to them. This enabled them to provide two meals a day and a more varied menu for both vegetarian and non-vegetarian patients. “It’s encouraging because what we started motivated others to do the same – other groups, mainly associations, also started providing food to the patients at the hospital, ” he says.
Source:The Star
February 22, 2021 03:56 UTC
Muhyiddin throws ultimatum at Umno
But it was one of the most significant meetings in months because of an “ultimatum” from Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Muhyiddin has asked Umno to decide whether the party wants to contest the general election as part of Perikatan Nasional and he wants an answer by March 1. As such, the Umno supreme council meeting was basically to discuss the PM’s ultimatum. In the meantime, supreme council member Datuk Seri Shakar Shamsudin said Umno will continue to support the Perikatan Nasional government as well as the leadership of Muhyiddin. Sharkar said the party’s earlier decision to use the Barisan Nasional “dacing” symbol in the general election has not changed.
Source:The Star
February 22, 2021 02:15 UTC
This poetry anthology aims to find new voices in the Malaysian literary landscape
Malaysian Millennial Voices, a new poetry anthology published by Maya Press and edited by author/academic Professor Malachi Edwin Vethamani, might offer us some clues. The book, available now, features 69 poems by 37 young Malaysian poets, all aged below 35. I wanted to bring out a collection of poems to showcase the young Malaysian voices," he adds. 'We wanted poems that presented the millennials’ lives, concerns, worldview and experience,' says Malachi. I was certainly pleased to see these young poets drawing from their varied heritage, concerned about their identities, examining their lives and showing political consciousness, ” he concludes.
Source:The Star
February 22, 2021 02:03 UTC
Top military authority honours border clash casualties
This is the first time the Chinese military has published the number of casualties, the names of the fallen soldiers and details about the border clash with India. It’s really sad that they could not wait until their wishes came true, but sacrificed their lives on the plateau to protect the country’s sovereignty and safeguard peace at the border, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Friday. But border tension escalated in June as foreign soldiers crossed the Line of Actual Control again in brazen violation of bilateral agreements. Within a short time, the Chinese soldiers expelled the foreign troops who “paid a heavy price”, leaving many injured, the report said. It explained that Chen Hongjun, Chen Xiangrong and Xiao Siyuan died courageously while fighting.
Source:The Star
February 22, 2021 01:41 UTC