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When you see food that makes your mouth salivate and causes your tummy to seriously growl, you know you can't help but chow down no matter what – which is exactly the kind of situation a Malaysian kid found himself in just recently. On December 2, Malaysian Twitter user @idealuzair documented the cute and heartwarming exchange between his friend Faiz Rosman – a Foodpanda delivery rider – and a boy […]

The War of the Ring may have long been won and the denizens of Middle-earth may be free from the clutches of Mordor, but still another Tolkien-inspired battle rages on – the one to preserve his home. After reports surfaced last month revealing that the house of the late legendary author J.R.R. Tolkien was put up for sale, a host of celebrities and former stars of Tolkien-inspired movies have come […]

Even at the tail end of the year, 2020 is still adding to its list of curious events. In Malaysia, the discovery of a rare yet-to-be-named mineral in the state of Kedah is causing a fair bit of amusement and chatter online, with constant comparisons of the situation to Marvel Comics' fictional African state of Wakanda. On December 3, 2020, the Kedah state government announced a partnership with a yet-to-be-named […]

A considerable number of today's professions today are undervalued – the role of a teacher being one such example. Many teachers go about dedicating themselves to the challenging role of educating and shaping today's young into sterling citizens of tomorrow, but often performing their duties without due reward or recognition. This is something the Varkey Foundation has aimed to fix, with their efforts culminating in the creation of the Global […]

A bit of escapism every once in a while does the soul much good. Under ordinary circumstances, the ability to travel offers the ideal way to visit foreign lands, experience new cultures, and see interesting – sometimes breathtaking – sights. But in the middle of a pandemic, such things belong only to fantasist thinking, and all we can do is look at photos of beautiful places through our screens. For […]

In what will come as a bit of much-needed relief to its general populace, the United Kingdom's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced a greenlight for the COVID-19 vaccine co-developed by U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German counterpart BioNTech, making it the first country in the world to do so. While this isn't full licensing – which ordinarily takes longer to process – the temporary authorization provided […]

On December 1 2020, China successfully completed the successful moon landing of its Chang'e 5 unmanned spacecraft – the third time the country has successfully completed such a feat since 2013. The official Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported that the Chang'e-5 spacecraft made a successful landing within the moon's Mons Rümker region – a volcanic plain on the near side of the moon said to be approximately 1.2 billion […]

For those waiting to catch a glimpse of Studio Ghibli's magic in full CG animated glory, the wait is finally over. Japanese broadcasting company NHK has dropped the first trailer for Earwig and The Witch — the first full computer-graphically animated feature film from the acclaimed studio in Tokyo. First announced in June, Earwig and The Witch — also known as Aya and The Witch in Japan — is a […]

Fresh off winning the first Bahrain Grand Prix, record-breaking Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has today tested positive for COVID-19. This sidelines him for the upcoming race at the Sakhir Grand Prix to also be held in Bahrain. Hamilton was tested with mild symptoms the day after securing his eleventh win of the 2020 season, and is now undergoing a ten day quarantine in a hotel in Bahrain. The […]