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Daily roundup: Pitch-black Penang river now jade green thanks to MCO - and other top stories today

Daily roundup: Pitch-black Penang river now jade green thanks to MCO - and other top stories today
PHOTO: The Star/Asia News Network

Stay in the know with a recap of our top stories today.

1. Once pitch-black, polluted Penang river now jade green thanks to MCO

Photographs captured from a drone of Sungai Pinang in the heart of the city, taken seven weeks apart, revealed that after the MCO started, the 3.5km river is healing... » READ MORE

2. $7,000 a month as a food delivery rider?

To save up for his wedding in December last year, GrabFood rider Muhammad Alif Mohd Jasmin worked seven days a week the month before... » READ MORE

3. Man rails at Burger King staff in the fast-food chain's second viral squabble this week

With takeaway and delivery orders surging thanks to circuit breaker measures, some in the food and beverage industry are getting the short end of the stick... » READ MORE

4. Zhu Houren says, if you get Covid-19 from breaking CB rules, you pay your hospital bills

Houren is walking the talk as he masks up whenever he leaves the house (or is in the car) and he only steps out once a week to do grocery shopping... » READ MORE

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