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She’s a nude model, but she doesn’t champion body positivity anymore

For someone whose hobby involves stripping down to their birthday suit and modelling in front of the camera, one might … More

Janice Leong, Neutrality, Nude Model

In oil-rich Iraq, a few women buck norms, take rig site jobs

BASRA, Iraq (AP) : It’s nearly dawn and Zainab Amjad has been up all night working on an oil rig … More

Iraq, Oil & Gas, Site Jobs, Women

Thailand’s Phuket aims to become ‘immunity island’ for tourists as it seeks post-coronavirus bounce-back

With 80 per cent of tourism businesses on the island having gone bust, the island’s tourism authorities have hatched a … More

Covid19, Immunity Island, Pandemic, Phuket, Tourism, Tourist

Indian rooster kills owner with cockfight blade

NEW DELHI (AFP) : A rooster fitted with a knife for an illegal cockfight in southern India has killed its … More

Cockfighting, India, Rooster, Telangana

N. Sembilan man turns used tyres into amazing sculptures

SEREMBAN – A facilitator is turning used tyres into incredible works of art. Zazali Iberahim (picture), 58, is transforming old tyres into sculptures … More

Movement Control Order (MCO), Sculptures, Tyres

Cruise ship Epic Princess capsizes off Langkawi

ALOR STAR : Four crew members of a cruise ship survived when their vessel capsized after hitting a rock at … More

Capsizes, Cruise Ship, Epic Princess, Langkawi

The Dispossession of André Leon Talley

An attempt to evict the fashion icon shines a spotlight on some of the very blurry lines in fashion. André … More

André Leon Talley, Fashion Icon, Memoir, New York, The Chiffon Trenches

The Hainanese chicken rice debate: Singapore and Malaysia both lay claim to it – who’s right, or are they both wrong?

Adapted from Wenchang chicken, the dish was sold in Malaya and Singapore in the 1940s, the rivalry heated up after … More

Heritage, Chicken Rice, Hainanese, Signature Dish

Starbucks Red Cup 2020: A Look at Every Winter Holiday Cup By Year from 1997 to 2020

From magenta cups to custom designs, is there anything Starbucks hasn’t done Every festive season since 1997, Starbucks has launched a new … More

Custom Designs, Holiday Cup, Red Cup, Starbucks

In Thailand, death of a ‘pretty’ underscores dangers of life as a hostess

Model-for-hire who appeared at ‘VIP’ party in Bangkok dies after being dropped off at hospital An activist lawyer says she … More

Bangkok, Drug, Hostess, Model-for-hire, VIP

Interview : TikTok guru @sir_asai

English teacher and internet sensation Ahmad Shahrul Azhan has no qualms keeping up with Gen Z to make teaching virtually … More

Covid19, Influencer, Pandemic, Teacher, TikTok

Memoir by Amos Oz’s Daughter Divides Family and Shocks Israel

“He told me I was filth,” Galia Oz writes in her book, “Something Disguised as Love,” among other accusations of … More

Amos Oz, Galia Oz, Memoir, Something Disguised as Love

Man from Ireland becomes world’s oldest ice mile swimmer

 A 66-year-old Irish man plunged into freezing waters and swam for a mile to claim a Guinness World Record as … More

Ger Purcell, Guinness World Records, Ireland, Limerick, Swimmer

The World’s Weirdest Museums You Didn’t Know Exist

After months of museums and cultural centers remaining shuttered around the world, some venues are once again opening their doors. … More

Amsterdam, Avanos, Beijing, Maine, Mexico, New Mexico, Osaka, Weirdest Museums, Zagreb

Tamara Dewi Gondo Soerijo: From Miss Indonesia Finalist to Empowering Refugee Women

JAKARTA :  A refugees’ life is always full of uncertainties. Work opportunities for refugees and asylum seekers are limited to … More

Empowerment, Miss Indonesia, Refugees, Tamara Dewi Gondo Soerijo, Women

Nearly All Indonesian Medical Workers Have Received First Dose of Covid-19 Vaccine

JAKARTA :  Indonesia has vaccinated 1.46 million medical workers since the campaign began on Jan. 13, representing 99.53 percent of … More

Coronavirus, Covid19, Vaccination, Workers

RM10,000 fine – MPs cite double standard still an issue

Both sides of the political divide express concerns over the hefty fine. Punishment for MCO violators should be to educate, … More

Covid19, Emergency Proclamation, Fine, Pandemic, SOPs

Street Artist Transforms Ordinary Landscapes Into Playful Cast of Characters

In the eyes of the artist Tom Bob, a parking block is more than just a concrete slab. To him, this … More

Mural, Street Art, Street Artist, Tom Bob, Urban Landscape

Van Gogh painting to be shown in public for first time

(Reuters) : A painting of a Paris street scene by Vincent Van Gogh is to be shown to the public … More

1887, A street scene in Montmartre, Painting, Paris Street, Sotheby, Vincent Van Gogh

I’m the Amazon Worker the Media Doesn’t Want You to Meet | Opinon

I appear to be that rarest of working-class Americans: a gruntled Amazon employee. Judging from what you read in the … More

Amazon, Covid19, Experience, Workers

Baarack from the brink: Wild sheep rescued in Australia shorn of 35kg fleece

SYDNEY (REUTERS) : A wild and ailing sheep found in a forest in Australia, named Baarack by rescuers, has yielded … More

Australia, Victoria, Sheep, Wild, Ailing, Baarack

PM Muhyiddin receives first Covid-19 vaccine as Malaysia kicks off mass inoculation campaign

KUALA LUMPUR : Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin became the first person in Malaysia to receive a Covid-19 vaccine shot on … More

Coronavirus, Covid19, Dr Noor Hisham, Muhyiddin, Vaccination

7 travel experiences to try: From Korea’s purple islands to Australia’s starry skywalk

SINGAPORE : A purple-hued island in South Korea. A luscious chocolate fountain in Switzerland. A world-first Monopoly theme park in … More

Australia, Dubai, Hong Kong, New Zealand, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland

Cambodia to get back artefacts lost during Khmer Rouge regime from late British collector Douglas Latchford’s daughter

The antiquities were taken during the Khmer Rouge regime and are being returned by the daughter of controversial art collector … More

Antiquities, Art, Artefacts, British, Heritage

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