India’s ‘superfood’ jackfruit goes global
By Abhaya Srivastava THRISSUR, India: Green, spiky and with a strong, sweet smell, the bulky jackfruit has morphed from a backyard nuisance in India’s south coast into the meat-substitute darling of vegans and vegetarians in the West. Part of the South Asia’s diet for centuries, jackfruit was so abundant that tonnes of it went to […]
Sleeping late, waking up late new norm for children?
KUALA LUMPUR: For the past 50 days or so, Mary’s two children, both primary school pupils, have been getting to bed way past midnight and waking up the next afternoon. This routine of theirs started with the imposition of the movement control order (MCO) on March 18 to check the spread of Covid-19 in the country. […]
A matter of health versus wealth
KUCHING: The state government’s decision not to implement the conditional movement control order (CMCO) has been well received by business people including owners of eateries, and the public. Generally, people in business are raring to go back to work while the public want life to return to normal, but their fear of Covid-19 is greater […]
Trump says he does not know about Kim Jong-un’s health
WASHINGTON: US president Donald Trump said Tuesday he does not know about the health condition of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un but hopes he is doing well amid unconfirmed reports that the young leader may be seriously ill. “These are reports that came out, and we don’t know. We don’t know,” Trump said at a […]
Kim Jong Un was in critical condition after surgery
By Bloomberg The US is seeking details about Kim Jong Un’s health after receiving information that the North Korean leader was in critical condition after undergoing cardiovascular surgery last week, US officials said. The Trump administration wasn’t sure of Kim’s current condition, said the officials, who asked not to be identified. One of the officials […]
Chinese reports 41 newly imported Covid-19 Cases
BEIJING: The Chinese mainland reported 41 newly imported cases of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) Friday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 269, according to the National Health Commission. The commission said it received reports of 41 newly confirmed cases on the mainland Friday, all of which were imported, China’s Xinhua News Agency […]
TB deaths high due to late treatment
By Kurniawati Kamarudin KUALA LUMPUR: Tuberculosis (TB) claims about 1,500 to 2,000 lives annually in Malaysia, with an average of six deaths occurring every day. Head of TB/Leprosy Sector at the Health Ministry’s Disease Control Division Dr Mohamed Naim Abdul Kadir, who revealed these statistics, said about 20,000 to 25,000 new TB cases are recorded […]
