Just last month, Kristen Antoinette Gray, an American tourist, and her girlfriend were deported from the Indonesian resort island of Bali after her tweet that celebrated the island as a low-cost and queer-friendly destination went viral. The couple had arrived in Bali in January 2020 and ended up staying through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Whole neighbourhoods of Indonesia's capital Jakarta and dozens of major roads were flooded on Saturday after torrential rains pounded the Southeast Asian city overnight.More than 1,300 residents have been evacuated to temporary shelters, with parts of the capital under four to nine feet (1.2 to 2.7 metres) of water.Images showed rescuers on rafts battling to evacuate the elderly and children from submerged houses in hard-hit southern and eastern areas of the city, and dozens of cars were

According to Malaysia's Health Ministry's (KKM) Guide to Nutrition Labelling and Claims, manufacturers must be aware of nutrient content claims and the conditions for their use. For example, one of the conditions listed in the guide states that the food product must contain a range of nutrients including carbohydrates, fat, protein, vitamins and minerals for it to be labelled as "nutritious."Marketing strategies are sometimes developed to bypass legal requirements

With nearly 74 police reports lodged and a chorus of criticisms from civil society groups and Malaysians over safety conditions and the promotion of immoral acts, controversial online dating platform Sugarbook was blocked by the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Ministry (MCMC).

Climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution pose a triple threat to human health and prosperity that may be averted only by transforming how we power our economies and feed ourselves, the United Nations (UN) said Thursday. A scientific assessment by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) found that galloping economic growth has come at a devastating cost to the planet and urged governments, businesses and people around the world to act to reverse the damage before it is

Every industry across the world has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic – some even more so than others. Those in the e-commerce and technology sectors have probably seen their businesses booming in recent months, while those in tourism and hospitality have probably seen thousands of colleagues being laid off.In the sex industry, workers have also expressed difficulties in getting clients as coronavirus restrictions are imposed in many nations.

In a bid to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus that has killed over 2.4 million people worldwide, the Malaysian government has called for a partial lockdown, also known locally as the movement control order (MCO) that is expected to end on 18 February. Therefore, more roadblocks or road barricades have been set up by police officers to carry out compliance operations in order to ensure that the public adheres to coronavirus restrictions stipulated by local authorities.However,

Providing accessibility for the disabled is a major determinant for developing countries to qualify as developed nations.

Saint Valentine's Day may now be celebrated worldwide but traditions are often very different – and sometimes have nothing at all to do with romance.While in Europe it's all about couples cosying up, in the United States (US) it's more about schoolchildren celebrating friendship while in Japan women give chocolates to their bosses.Yet in Muslim countries it has a subversive edge.From pagan festival to marketing ploy, we look at the rich Valentine's mix:All Whipped UpValent

With over seven billion humans inhabiting our crowded planet, forests have mostly disappeared, animal species have gone extinct and the Earth’s atmosphere keeps getting dangerously warmer by the day. The number of humans is expected to grow to nine billion people by 2050 and reach 11 billion by 2100, according to the United Nations (UN).