Marching on to Tuesday and here we are on today's serving of Daily Digest!
- A new sleeker, smarter version of the iPhone was unveiled by Apple yesterday. The 5-megapixel camera (with a built-in flash) can also shoot and edit HD video, make video calls and more. [Mirror.co.uk]
- Non-Muslim woman lawyer is challenging a decision that only Muslim lawyers are allowed to practise at the Syariah Court in Federal Territory. [Bernama]
- Bizarre: Pet owners in China are turning their pets into exotic wildlife! [Mail Online]
- Traders will stop selling sugar, cooking oil and flour from June 15, following the Government’s ruling that they need a licence to sell these essential items. [Sun2Surf]
- Apparently, gamblers are smoking dried vulture brains because they believe it will give them power to predict World Cup matches. [Metro.co.uk]
- 25 years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, former Union Carbide of India Limited (UCIL) chairman Keshub Mahindra and seven others in the case are sentenced to only two years in prison. [The Economic Times]
- Is it possible to complete Monopoly in less than a minute? Here's one that did it in 21 seconds! [scatterplot]
- Technology is rewiring our brains. Scientists say juggling e-mail, phone calls and other incoming information can change our ability to focus. [The NY Times]
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It's a Thursday -- can't you just taste the weekend? Here's today's serving of Daily Digest:
- In Muar, Vietnamese workers in a furniture factory are causing a stir by drinking homemade liquor, fermented with the carcasses of monitor lizards. They claim it strengthens their kidneys and improves their libido! [The New Straits Times]
- Tremors rocked several high-rise buildings on Penang following the earthquake in Sumatra, causing some residents to fear that another tsunami was about to lash the island. [The Star]
- Will motherless baby boys grow up to be adulterers? A British doctor claims that male infants left in the care of nannies by their mothers are likely to commit infidelity as adults, adding that "it introduces them to the concept of the other woman". [The Daily Chilli]
- A Komodo dragon-like, fruit-eating lizard that lives in the trees on the northern Philippines island of Luzon has been confirmed as a new species. [Yahoo! News]
- Junk food and poor eating habits don't only affect humans -- they kill pets too, say European veterinary surgeons and experts. [The Malaysian Insider]
- Since his four-goal demolition of Arsenal for Barcelona, is Lionel Messi the greatest player of all time? Eurosport journalists talk it out! [Yahoo! Sport]
- You've all heard of Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle, now meet the Chinese version! [The Daily Chilli]
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PeTA has done it again. Another celebrity gets donned in a costume to save animals from death and cruelty. The reigning Miss Malaysia World, Thanuja Ananthan, dresses up as an angel to spread this message across the globe, "Be an Angel for Animals: Spay and Neuter". Why should you spay your pet, you may ask. Read more
With Christmas and New Year just round the corner, we're positive you'll be having issues parting with the special furry creature that melts your heart every time you look into its eyes. For your peace of mind, we've put together a list of pet hotels for your "furkids". Read more
As 2009 draws closer to an end, we can't help but to look forward to a brand new year. To kick start 2010, reward yourself with a calendar that features Amber Chia, Jojo Struys, Serena C, and Angel Wong. Read more
We spotted a new SPCA ad by filmmaker Yasmin Ahmad. Read on to see it! Read more
