Off the Phuket shore, about 20 volunteer divers equipped with submersible gear, scissors, nets, and notebooks dive down to collect discarded fishing nets, recording data during cleanup missions. They are also encouraging other recreational divers to join their initiative. The group also engages about 500 fishermen to collect abandoned nets. …
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SINGAPORE — The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is investigating cases where people are seen in social media racing each other at high speeds on power-assisted bicycles, or e-bikes. In response to TODAY’s queries on Friday (April 19), LTA said that it has also stepped up its enforcement efforts in the areas. A one-minute video clip posted on the SG Road Vigilante Facebook page on Monday shows at least four people racing with their power-assisted bicycles…
SEOUL: South Korea’s Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said on Friday (Apr 19) the government will…
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday painted a dark picture of the situation…
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SINGAPORE — A fourth man among the 10 persons allegedly involved in Singapore’s largest money laundering scheme is set to plead guilty on April 30. Zhang Ruijin, 45, will be pleading guilty to three charges of forgery. According to charge sheets, he allegedly forged three documents that indicated he had borrowed…
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Algeria’s UN Ambassador Amar Bendjama argued before the vote that admitting Palestinians to the United Nations would strengthen rather than undermine the two-state solution, adding: “Peace will come from Palestine’s inclusion, not from its exclusion.” The Palestinian Authority, headed by Abbas, exercises limited self-rule in the West Bank. Hamas ousted…
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NEW YORK: Meta Platforms on Thursday (Apr 18) released early versions of its latest large language model, Llama 3, and an image generator that updates pictures in real-time while users type prompts, as it races to catch up to generative AI market leader OpenAI. The models will be integrated into…
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If you think nothing of working out before heading to the office, you deserve serious respect for your superhuman dedication to fitness. But for us mere mortals who sometimes need that extra push to hit the gym, blasting our favorite tunes can provide the added motivation we need. When scouting…
