20 Things That Mentally Strong People Don’t Do

I often write about the things I believe we all should be doing, trying or experimenting with in order to maximize our success and happiness. However, it’s not always the things we do that make the biggest difference in our lives; it’s often the things we avoid doing that have...

George Clooney engaged to girlfriend Amal

LOS ANGELES: Oscar-winning heartthrob George Clooney, one of Hollywood’s most coveted bachelors, has got engaged to his British lawyer girlfriend Amal Alamuddin, People magazine reported today. “George and Amal are trying to keep things very low-key but they also aren’t...

Virgin Blue: Drunk passenger attempts ‘hijack’

BALI: A passenger has been detained in Indonesia following an apparent attempt to hijack a plane that landed at Bali airport, reports say. The Virgin Boeing 737 plane had flown from Brisbane in Australia. Police told Indonesian TV that a passenger tried to enter the cockpit...

Laughter can improve short-term memory

Laughing can improve short-term memory in older adults as humour reduces stress, lowers blood pressure and boosts mood, scientists suggest. In a study conducted at Loma Linda University in US, 20 normal, healthy, older adults watched a funny video distraction-free for 20 minutes,...

MH370: Check Kandahar, say family members

PETALING JAYA: Family members of the missing MH370 flight passengers want the government to investigate claims that the missing flight is in Kandahar, Afghanistan. There are reports that the plane is in the South Asian country and it quoted Russian intelligence agency as the...

Missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370: Lawsuits set to begin after officials confirm death certificates to be issued to families

The families of passengers and crew aboard missing Flight MH370 will be issued with death certificates, in a move that could pave the way for potential lawsuits against the airline. Government officials met distressed relatives at a meeting in Kuala Lumpur yesterday to discuss...

Survey: Doctors, lawyers, engineers are Malaysia’s unhappiest workers

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 — Doctors, lawyers and engineers are the unhappiest workers in Malaysia as advancement opportunities beyond their supervisory positions are scarce, a survey has shown. The recent survey conducted by recruitment site JobsCentral Malaysia among...