Life & Love

Two Malaysian policemen were charged on Thursday with robbing a 42-year-old Indonesian female tourist, according to The Straits Times. They allegedly stole RM1,800 ($410) worth of goods from the woman, identified Anisa, including a bank ATM card and her Indonesian passport, at the Plaza Mahkota Hotel in Melaka Tengah on …

Netflix has removed the first episode of “MH370: The Plane That Disappeared” as demanded by the Vietnamese government. The Department of Radio, Television and Electronic Information had demanded that the misinformation about Vietnam contained in the British docuseries about missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 be removed. In response, Netflix removed …

Minh Duc used to spend at least five hours a day scrolling through TikTok. The 21-year-old Hanoian often received lots of short, funny videos from his friends. Whenever he didn’t plug into TikTok, he would suffer FOMO (fear of missing out) because his demographic peers would know what was trending …

Thai mother Suwan Thothong has finally found her long-lost daughter Sangdao Thothong via Facebook after 30 years of separation, according to Thai media outlet Khaosod. “When I saw my mother for the first time, I was overjoyed,” said 33-year-old Sangdao. “I had never thought I would see her again. I …

Thai mother Suwan Thothong has finally found her long-lost daughter Sangdao Thothong via Facebook after 30 years of separation, according to Thai media outlet Khaosod. “When I saw my mother for the first time, I was overjoyed,” said 33-year-old Sangdao. “I had never thought I would see her again. I …

Suwan Thothong and her daughter, Sangdao Thothong, have found each other with the help of Facebook after over 30 years being separated because of a family discord. “When I saw my mother for the first time, I was overjoyed,” said the now 33-year-old Sangdao. “I had never thought I would …

Friends introduced me to many methods of contraception after I gave birth, but I don’t know which one actually works. I hope a doctor can give me some advice on this. (Lan, 25, HCMC) Answer: The Implanon implant is said to be the most effective (temporary) birth control today. Endocrine …

Tran Uyen Phuong, first daughter of Tran Qui Thanh, chairman of Vietnam’s largest beverage producer Tan Hiep Phat (THP), used to be referred as the powerful lady tycoon. Of the two daughters, the now 42-year-old Tran Uyen Phuong is holding more key positions in the family’s corporation and owning more …

The Malaysian government considers Vietnam a key tourism market and is seeking to lure high-spending Vietnamese tourists with favorable hotel room rates and flight ticket discounts. A report from the Malaysian National Administration of Tourism, presented at a conference to boost Malaysia’s tourism held in Hanoi on Tuesday, said Vietnam …

Malaysia is investigating a claim by a British couple who said they were charged RM120 (S$36) for a haircut in Kuala Lumpur. A sign outside the barber shop advertised haircuts “from RM19”, according to The Strait Times. If the allegation is true, the barber could be fined for violating anti-profiteering …