Today in News History
On June 28, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 202, Yuan Shao, Chinese warlord passed away. In 1194, Xiao Zong, Chinese emperor (born 1127) passed away. In 1653, Muhammad Azam Shah, Mughal emperor (died 1707) was born. In 1924, Kalevi Keihänen, Finnish entrepreneur (died 1995) was born. In 1938, S. Sivamaharajah, Sri Lankan Tamil newspaper publisher and politician (died 2006) was born. In 1940, Karpal Singh, Malaysian lawyer and politician (died 2014) was born. In 1950, Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge in an attempt to slow North Korea's offensive. The city falls later that day. In 1950, Korean War: The Korean People's Army kills almost a thousand doctors, nurses, inpatient civilians and wounded soldiers in the Seoul National University Hospital massacre. In 1967, Zhong Huandi, Chinese runner was born. In 2005, Brenda Howard, American activist (born 1946) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Why Malaysia’s tourism boom lives and dies on a Chinese app
Stand on the pedestrian crossing outside McDonald’s in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, and you will understand something about how travel works in the 21st century. To the office workers and taxi drivers streaming past, it is just another junction in Malaysia’s biggest city. Yet Chinese tourists will often stop at the side of the intersection, phones raised, capturing a sight only RedNote taught them to see. This is the new geography of Malaysian tourism: shaped less by guidebooks or travel agents...
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