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Don’t spread it: Filipinos caught kissing in public to be given warnings by police

Stay updated with the latest in Tech, Science, Culture, Entertainment, and more by following our Telegram channel here. The Philippines is getting really tough with its pandemic SOPs, as evidenced by the fact that police will now take action against those still daring enough to perform public displays of affection (PDA). On March 10, 2021, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reminded all Filipinos to be mindful of enforced protocols, which […]

today10 March 2021

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Child-marriage cases likely increased during pandemic, UNICEF Malaysia says

Stay updated with the latest in Tech, Science, Culture, Entertainment, and more by following our Telegram channel here. More than detriments to the world's healthcare and economy, the COVID-19 pandemic has also seemingly brought setbacks to global social mores, with the topic of child marriage once again popping up as a hotly debated issue. In conjunction with International Women's Day, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) recently released […]

today10 March 2021

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Thailand cuts quarantine period for vaccinated visitors to only seven days

Stay updated with the latest in Tech, Science, Culture, Entertainment, and more by following our Telegram channel here. In a bid to revitalize its struggling tourism sector, Thailand has announced that visitors who have already received COVID-19 vaccines will only need to be quarantined for seven days instead of the usual 14-day period. This will come into effect beginning April 2021. On March 8, 2021, the country's health minister Anutin […]

today9 March 2021

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MH370 vanished seven years ago, but Malaysia still refuses to give up

Stay updated with the latest in Tech, Science, Culture, Entertainment, and more by following our Telegram channel here. On March 8, 2014, the news of a Malaysia Airlines flight disappearing without a trace gripped the entirety of Malaysia and ended up as an enduring mystery that the world has tried so hard to make sense of but yet to no avail. MH370 carried with it a total of 239 passengers […]

today8 March 2021

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Feeling the heat, Malaysians? That’s because your cities are getting hotter every decade.

Stay updated with the latest in Tech, Science, Culture, Entertainment, and more by following our Telegram channel here. If you're living in Malaysia and feel like the weather's been getting hotter and hotter each year, you aren't just imagining things. A new study conducted by Think City – an organization aiming to make Malaysian cities more liveable and sustainable – revealed that there has been a considerable increase in the […]

today8 March 2021

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Completely new species of firefly discovered in Singapore after over 100 years

Stay updated with the latest in Tech, Science, Culture, Entertainment, and more by following our Telegram channel here. A new species of firefly has been discovered in Singapore for the first time since 1909 – over 110 years. On March 4, 2021, a team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and National Parks Board (NParks) published a paper detailing the discovery of Luciola singapura – the scientific […]

today8 March 2021

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Lazada and Shopee get called out for advertising sale of ‘rape’ drugs

Stay updated with the latest in Tech, Science, Culture, Entertainment, and more by following our Telegram channel here. If you've ever shopped on Lazada, Shopee, or any other Southeast Asian e-commerce platform, chances are that you've probably stumbled across some weird items on sale. Some of these items come with really strange descriptions of images, and they translate even more weirdly onto advertisements that you encounter while scrolling through other […]

today5 March 2021

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Be excited, the first-ever space hotel is set to open in 2027

Stay updated with the latest in Tech, Science, Culture, Entertainment, and more by following our Telegram channel here. What would it be like to go on a vacation in space? While we – not long ago – could only dream of partying in zero gravity, that dream might soon become reality if the plans to open the world's first-ever space hotel in 2027 play out without any interruptions. In 2019, […]

today5 March 2021

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‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ is quietly booming in Southeast Asia. But is it here to stay?

Stay updated with the latest in Tech, Science, Culture, Entertainment, and more by following our Telegram channel here. Welcome to Advent: SEA, our series highlighting Southeast Asian tech innovations, products, inventions, discoveries, startups, & personalities. The big appeal behind credit cards has always been the opportunity for users to defer a payment for something they want immediately. Want a new phone, wallet, pair of kicks, or fancy meal? Today, right […]

today5 March 2021