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SINGAPORE - As part of its Thank You, Mom campaign, Procter & Gamble (P&G) says it is tying up with supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice and will deliver 500 care packs to mothers of Singapore's Special Olympic athletes over this May 8-10 weekend. The bundles, worth $50,000 in total, contain items like face cream and food items like rice, cooking oil and milk. They are delivered directly to the recipient's home. For Ms Chan Kam Ling, whose son Jeremy Yeo Zhi Hui competes in athletics and swimming, it was a welcome distraction with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. She said: "Mother's Day was the last thing on my mind when we don't remember what day it is any more. When the care package arrived, it was as though suddenly someone thought of us mothers." P&G vice-president for Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam, Shankar Viswanathan, paid tribute to the work of parents like Ms Chan. He added: "Through this campaign, we thank mums for their boundless love, care, and support ... » Learn More about FairPrice, P&G deliver 500 care packs to mums of Special Olympians to celebrate Mother’s Day

CUSTOMERS of Ramadan bazaars under Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) will receive cash vouchers worth RM10 if they bring their own food containers and bags to pack their purchases. Those spotted with food containers and bags will be given the voucher on the spot and they must use it at the bazaar. MBPJ wants the public and traders to be conscious of the environment and the waste they produce, especially when it comes to packing food and drinks. Petaling Jaya mayor Datuk Mohd Sayuthi Bakar said the incentive was to further encourage the habit of going green. “This is part of our efforts to increase awareness and protect the environment. “We hope the public will ultimately reduce dependency on plastics and minimise waste. A sample of a cash voucher that will be given to Ramadan bazaar visitors in Petaling Jaya who bring their own food containers and bags. “We want them to adopt a greener lifestyle, one which encourages them to use their own containers to store the food ... » Learn More about Cash vouchers for those who bring containers, bags to MBPJ’s Ramadan bazaars

LIKE walking into an oasis within an oasis, Penang Hill boasts of bypaths with myriad plants and trees that feel almost like a scene out of a fairy tale. A stroll along the 400m Bamboo Walk will leave one gasping in awe to see a tree with its gnarly roots exposed, taking one back to the scary trees scene in the Disney movie, Snow White. Upon learning further from Nature [email protected] Hill team director KP Ong, the leaves of this tree – Simpoh Gajah (Dillenia Reticulata King) – are used in Indonesia to pack meals as they keep the food fresh. The walkway boasts of a variety of bamboo plants and medicinal herbs, making it not only pleasing to the eye but educational. At Heliconia and Ginger Walk, the 450m path boasts a variety of colourful plants such as the Brazilian Red cloak and Red Ginger (Alpinia purpurata) which are part of the ginger family. The Moniot Trail 1825 is considered the main hidden gem as it is an all-natural trail that takes one through a pathway that narrows ... » Learn More about Enriching walk with Mother Nature

Debate is raging on social media following a claim from the Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, that Thailand’s plan to orbit the Moon is going ahead. Anek Laothamatas adds that it will be “mission accomplished” within the next 7 years, costing, “only 3 billion baht”. A report in the Bangkok Post says that, according to Anek, Thailand will be producing satellites weighing 50–100 kilograms within 5 years, and in the following 3 years, will start building spaceships capable of going beyond the Earth’s orbit. He says we can all look forward to an official announcement on January 13. “The new economy of space travel will be a way for Thailand to overcome the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and then to escape the middle-income trap, and the ministry will embrace creativity and innovation.” Anek’s announcement has sparked debate on social media, with some saying the poverty and other social issues facing their fellow countrymen should take ... » Learn More about Minister’s insistence Thailand’s moon mission will go ahead sparks social media debate

Senate President Vicente Sotto at the Senate session hall. (File photo by EDWIN BACASMAS / Philippine Daily Inquirer) MANILA, Philippines— Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III shot back at Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya on Monday as the latter unleashed fresh attacks following the signing of the 2019 budget into law. Andaya hinted that the Senate’s alleged pork was still intact in the budget, despite the deletion of P95.3 billion as funding for infrastructure projects, including the P75 billion “unconstitutional” realignments made by the House of Representatives. “My friends in the Senate are going to town claiming victory over the deletion of the House amendments. Does this mean that the Senate pork remains intact?” the congressman said. “Could this be the reason for their celebratory mood? Hindi Biyernes Santo sa Senado ngayon kundi Pasko,” Andaya said. Sotto retorted: “It’s the people’s victory, silly!” “We do not need to pay attention to brickbats. It’s the ... » Learn More about Sotto to Andaya: ‘It’s the people’s victory, silly!’

Philippine Senator Christopher Go posted photos of President Rodrigo Duterte that show “proof of life”. REUTERS, CHRISTOPHER BONG GO/FACEBOOK via The Straits Times/Asia News Network MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has not made any public appearance for close to two weeks now, fueling speculation that his health is declining, with some even claiming that he has died. His aides and sources have dismissed the rumors – one was that he had suffered a mild stroke and was taken to Singapore where he purportedly died, another was that plans were being drawn up for a military junta to run the Philippines. Adding to the fog was a disclosure that his daughter, Davao Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, flew to Singapore last week. Senator Christopher Go, who remains Mr Duterte’s closest aide and confidant, has been posting photos and short clips that showed himself and Mr Duterte in good health and working in his office in Manila. “Nothing to worry about. In fact, we are ... » Learn More about Aides dismiss rumors circling Duterte’s health, including one which said he has died in Singapore

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia called on U.S. media group VICE to withdraw an article featuring newly colourised photos of the Khmer Rouge "killing fields" victims, saying the images were an insult to the dead because some mugshots had been altered to add smiles. At 1200 GMT on Sunday, the article later was no longer available on the VICE.com website. In the article published on Friday, artist Matt Loughrey said his project to colourise images from the notorious Tuol Sleng prison, or S-21, aimed to humanise the 14,000 Cambodians executed and tortured there. However, the article caused a backlash on social media after comparisons with the original black-and-white photos showed that some subjects were smiling only in Loughrey's colour images. The VICE article did not contain the original images. "To play around by using technology to put make-up on the victims of S21 ... is a very grave insult to the souls of the victims of #genocide," exiled Cambodian politician Mu Sochua ... » Learn More about Cambodia condemns VICE for images by artist who added smiles to Khmer Rouge victims

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India on Sunday banned the export of anti-viral drug Remdesivir and its active pharmaceutical ingredients as demand rocketed due to a record surge in COVID-19 infections, leading to a crippling shortages in many parts. Authorities have blamed the ferocious resurgence of the virus mainly on crowding and a reluctance to wear masks. Still, religious gatherings have continued and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have themselves addressed election campaigns attended by tens of thousands of people, many without masks and hardly any following social distancing. As new COVID-19 cases surged to 152,879 on Sunday, the sixth record rise in seven days, harried relatives of patients made a kilometre-long queue to buy Remdesivir outside a big hospital in the western state of Gujarat, witnesses said. India, known as the pharmacy of the world, has already stalled major exports of coronavirus vaccines though its supply too has run short in some ... » Learn More about India bans Remdesivir exports as coronavirus rages on; rallies continue

The USS John Paul Jones "asserted navigational rights and freedoms," inside India's EEZ in line with international law by sailing about 130 nautical miles (241 km) west of India's Lakshadweep islands, the US Seventh Fleet said in a statement on Wednesday (April 8). But an Indian foreign ministry spokesman said in a statement that UN rules did not allow such passage without consent. "The Government of India's stated position on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is that the Convention does not authorise other States to carry out in the Exclusive Economic Zone and on the continental shelf, military exercises or manoeuvres, in particular those involving the use of weapons or explosives, without the consent of the coastal state," the spokesman said. India's military monitored the movement of the John Paul Jones as it transited from the Persian Gulf towards the Malacca Straits, the foreign ministry said. The US Navy has previously conducted so-called freedom of ... » Learn More about India protests US Navy’s transit through its exclusive economic zone

DAVAO CITY: At least 1,130 families in some villages in Santo Tomas town in Davao del Norte were displaced by flash floods early morning of April 11, 2021. Mart Sambalud, municipal information officer, said relief efforts for the affected families, particularly in San Miguel Village, have already been conducted by the local government headed by Mayor Ernesto Evangelista. Evangelista ordered the deployment of the personnel from the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, the Bureau of Fire Protection-Santo Tomas, the Santo Tomas Philippine National Police and the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO) and other offices of the Santo Tomas local government unit (LGU) that are part of the disaster response initiative to provide the needed assistance on the ground. Food packs and ready-to-eat meals were provided to the displaced families. Evangelista said the MSWDO was coordinating with Barangay Kimamon, Barangay Lunga-og and Barangay San Vicente ... » Learn More about Over 1,000 families flee Davao del Norte floods