Lisa of Blackpink attends 2nd night of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Singapore, other celebrities spotted

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Lisa was in the place to help Shinee the night before, but it’s not clear if she attended the music or just stopped in to say hello to the kids. &nbsp,

That secret was also solved by Swift’s surprise of both domestic and international viewers during the performance by revealing the album’s fourth and final version, The Tortured Poets Department. &nbsp,

The Grammy Award winner also revealed previously unreleased song artwork, including a photograph of herself running her hands through her tresses, in addition to sharing that the extra record for this version is called The Black Dog. &nbsp,

The singer even took to Instagram to share the news following the music, writing:” Old Habits death screaming… ‘ File Name: The Black Dog. Pre-order the newest version of THE Abused POETS DEPARTMENT with special bonus monitor” The Black Dog” right now on my website.

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18-year-old among 119 arrested, S3,000 worth of drugs seized during CNB raids

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The Central Narcotics Bureau ( CNB) announced on Monday ( Mar 4 ) that an 18-year-old was one of 119 suspected drug offenders who were detained during a recent island-wide operation. &nbsp,

During the February 19 to February 29 raids, which included areas like&nbsp, Clementi, Geylang, Punggol, Sembawang, Tampines, and Woodlands, drugs with an estimated street value of S$ 343, 000 ( US$ 255, 100 ) were also seized.

About 1,900 grams of heroin, 390 grams of ice, 453 grams of cannabis, 8 grams of ketamine, 2 grams of new psychoactive substances ( NPS), 82 ecstasy tablets, two erimin- 5 tablets, nine lysergic acid diethylamide ( LSD ) stamps, and 1g of cocaine were seized.

19-YEAR-OLD CHARGES AT CNB OFFICER

On February 19, CNB officials visited a 19-year-old suspected drug user’s home in the Clementi Avenue 4 neighborhood.

The Taiwanese youth, who had been hiding behind the curtain, launched a knife at a female agent as they searched the master bedroom. &nbsp,

According to the ministry, the officers arrested and subdued the perpetrator before disarming him. &nbsp,

While CNB continues to look into his drug crimes, “he was referred to ( the ) police for further investigation for criminal intimidation.”

A 21-year-old Malaysian man who was later discovered to be a friend of the 19-year-old was detained for suspected substance misuse within the unit.

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One-fifth of Mekong River fish species face extinction, report says

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PUBLISHED: 4 Mar 2024, 9:27

One-fifth of Mekong River fish species face extinction, report says
On October 21, 2002, a Mekong big carp was spotted on a boat in Cambodia’s Tonle Sap River. ( Photo: Zeb Hogan, USAID Wonders of the Mekong Handout via Reuters )

One-fifth of the fish species in Southeast Asia’s major arteries are threatened by unsustainable growth, according to a report released on Monday by restoration organizations.

The Mekong is a farming and fishing backbone for tens of millions of people in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam, stretching roughly 5, 000 kilometers from the Tibetan Plateau to the South China Sea.

According to the report compiled by the World Wildlife Fund and 25 world sea and wildlife conservation organizations, threats to its bass include biodiversity loss, wetlands change for agriculture and fishing, untenable sand mining, the introduction of invasive species, worsening climate change, and hydropower dams severing the flow of the river and its tributaries.

Hydropower growth is currently the biggest threat, according to fish scientist Zeb Hogan, who is one of the organizations behind the report’s release.

According to him, rivers alter the flow of the third-most diverse river in the world, alter the quality of the water, and prevent fish from migrating.

In the Mekong River Delta, a growing number of Chinese-built hydroelectric dams have largely blocked the sand that provides important nutrients to tens of thousands of fields, according to a report from Reuters in 2022.

According to the conservationists ‘ report,” The Mekong’s Forgotten Fishes,” some 19 % of the 1, 148 or more fish species in the Mekong are on the verge of extinction, with some saying that the figure may be higher because no information is available about 38 % of the species ‘ conservation status.

18 types, including two of the world’s largest fish, the largest fish, and the big water shark, are among those facing death that the International Union for Conservation of Nature has labeled as” thoroughly endangered.”

On the Mekong River, Hogan claimed,” Some of the largest and finest seafood… anywhere on earth exist.”

According to the report, the Mekong, which accounts for over 15 % of the world’s inland catch and generates over$ 11 billion annually, could affect food security for at least 40 million people in the Lower Mekong basin whose livelihood depends on the river.

Hogan claimed that coordinated efforts to stop the fish population’s negative effects were” hardly also late” for the river.

There is still hope, he said, “if we take action, cumulatively take action, to create the river responsibly.”

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Democrats ‘need MFP backing’ for debate motion

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PUBLISHED: 4 Mar 2024 at 07 :02.

Democrats 'need MFP backing' for debate motion
Jurin: We just have 25 Members.

According to Democrat list- MP Jurin Laksanawisit, the main opposition Move Forward Party ( MFP ) does not have enough votes to support a censure debate or a general debate in the House.

According to Mr. Jurin, a public debate activity without a ballot under Part 152 of the law requires the support of at least 50 members of parliament, while a no-confidence debate under Section 151 requires the support of at least 100 MPs.

According to the previous Democrat chief, the Democrat Party cannot continue without the MFP’s support. Only 25 Members make up the Democrat Party.

In response to criticism that some cabinet ministers failed to appear in the House to answer parliamentary questions, Mr. Jurin even criticized the government for not prioritizing better.

The opposition station scrutinizes the president’s work and uses the House as a platform to voice their concerns. The Democrat MP claimed that the government is slow to explicit its bills, which results in the opposition parties ‘ proposals for other versions of the expenses to shop.

” Those payments are kept in Government House until the state is ready to make their recommendations.” Individuals miss out because of the difficulties. I advise the authorities to spend more time on congressional issues rather than on field trips, he said.

Mr. Jurin made his remarks as a result of widespread criticism that the criticism was not being brutal enough with the state.

MFP list-MP Pita Limjaroenrat on Saturday defended the group’s position in the government’s investigation, claiming that the MFP was focusing on quality rather than quantity.

He stated that while the celebration is committed to scrutinizing the government, it must be sure that a public’s best interest is served when it decides to seek a censure debate or public debate.

Important opposition figures will match this week to determine when to stand the motion, according to Chaithawat Tulathon, the Move Forward Party’s and the opposition bloc’s leader.

He argued that the opposition parties were gathering information and were n’t “bowing down to the state.”

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Heard of Swiftposium? What happens when serious academics discuss all things Taylor Swift

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Dr. Alethea Rae from Murdoch University in Perth conducted a word study of every song by Taylor Swift. Did you know that the words “you” and” I” are the most frequently used in her music, 3, 371 for you and 3, 105 for I? A Completely Good Heart has the least number of words, at 68, and All Too Well has the most exclusive number of words, at 333. This Passion, a Taylor Swift music with the highest frequency of the word “love,” came as no surprise.

There were also presentations that sparked debate about whether Swift should address or address contentious issues, such as whether she ( and another celebrities ) should do more to stop online bullying among her followers, or whether being a Swiftie was truly a labor of love.

The keynote address,” My coins made your crown: Taylor Swift as your billionaire best friend,” was delivered by Dr. Georgia Carroll, a self-confessed Swiftie.

I discovered that spending a lot of time making friendship bracelets involved monetary donations ( such as buying multiple records just because they came in different covers ), support ( such as defending her from others ) and actual labor ( such as buying multiple records ).

Lengthy Live this practice of Wonderland, but the three-day Swiftposium event had to come to an end. I’m so appreciative of the event’s creators ‘ fearlessness in creating a cannon function.

I’m then so excited about my upcoming Taylor Swift performance, The Eras Tour Singapore.

Dr. Natasha Riard is a practicing counselor. She is the office manager at its Psychology Clinic and teaches at James Cook University in Singapore.

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Experts split on PM’s hub dream

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Experts split on PM's hub dream
Srettha Thavisin, the prime minister, declares his perception for Thailand at Government House next month. ( Photo: Chanat Katanyu )

Srettha Thavisin, the prime minister, just made his vision for Thailand’s coming. The schedule, which is titled” Ignite Thailand,” aims to make Thailand the world’s top hotspot for eight key industries, including financing, hospitality, health and wellness tourism, food and agriculture, aviation, logistics, potential mobility, and modern economy.

Financial analysts praised the vision, claiming that the government should continue to advance the country’s ability and that the plan could pave the way for a more sustainable recovery from the nation’s current economic slump.

Nonarit Bisonyabut, a senior economic researcher at the Thailand Development Research Institute ( TDRI), believes that making the country a regional hub for businesses and industries can help Thailand escape the middle-class trap.

” Thailand does find a way to public revenues in a more lasting way, as the government’s main issue is low economic growth,” he said.

SET Objectives

He urged state authorities to identify the areas that require immediate attention so that officials is concentrate their efforts on the issues and use resources more efficiently.

He remarked,” The resources for soft power promotion, for example, will never be sufficient, as long as the government only uses it to organize occasions,” and urged the government to use its resources more wisely.

For example, the government might want to spare a portion of the 500 billion ringgit budget for the digital budget initiative to help solve some of the country’s fundamental problems.

” It may miss the Land Bridge proposal if the state wants to promote the nation as the logistical hub. He continued,” It would save up some billion baht, which could be used to target border issues and address deficiencies in our regulations.”

” We are now variety one in the area in terms of commerce. We are also price-competitive with Singapore as a healthcare and health hub, especially in terms of surgery and birth.

Thailand could very well be a local hotspot for agriculture and food thanks to our affluent food traditions and our status as an exporter, he said,” we just need to rely on maintaining the quality.”

QUESTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY

The scholar did, however, point out the difficulties that the other five sectors face.

Because of the fierce competition in the area, Mr. Nonarit claimed that the government’s ability as a hub for aircraft development is gradually diminishing.

Although the authorities intended to build aircraft maintenance depots at the airports in U-tapao and Chiang Rai-Mae Fah Luang, structure has been hampered by delays since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Because of its proximity to the Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam area, which is expected to expand rapidly over the next few years, Thailand is well-positioned to be a logistics hotspot. However, plans for a cross-country connection would only be feasible if they connected to either India or China on one end.

Because there is a lot of desire, he said,” If we can attach to India and southern China, it would be a great benefits.”

The Land Bridge mega-project, according to Mr. Nonarit, wo n’t significantly shorten transit times, unlike the Panama Canal and Egypt’s Suez Canal, according to the government.

Thailand has the ability to become the next hub for foreign funding, he said, especially given that China is plagued by various political issues.

The government does ask itself whether it is ready to transform the nation into a modern special economic zone and put a real emphasis on new businesses in order for it to become a hub of the modern economy.

Thailand can still be a hotspot for local investments, particularly for businesses and projects based in the CLMV area, he said, even though it will be impossible for it to do so in the next few years.

Given those restrictions, he urged the government to concentrate on its areas of expertise, such as food and commerce.

Nonarit: The government needs to concentrate.

Isares Rattanadilok Na Phuket, vice-chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), expressed his satisfaction that the government is ultimately focusing on the main problem facing the nation.

” I want to see the government work with the private sector, just like the Joint Public and Private Sector Consultative Committee ( JPPSCC ) did,” said Mr. Isares.

According to Mr. Isares, if the state has a clear path, the private sector will then be able to help the nation compete with its neighbors. I believe that the government is beginning to recognize that the country needs better system to accommodate both innovative industries and tourists, he said.

Links to Laos via Thanaleng railway station, and onward to southeastern China and beyond can be improved thanks to changes to the country’s rail system. However, private organizations are frequently turned down by red tape because of it. In order to encourage private sector participation, he urged the government to relax the rules. The benefit of this administration is that the prime minister is knowledgeable about what the state wants, he added.

Isares: It’s time to established actionable targets.

The Wish

Varakorn Samakoses, an economical and finance professional and president of Dhurakij Pundit University, disagreed with the hub growth strategy, arguing that the idea of centres is outdated.

He claimed that the hub growth program has been discussed for a while, adding that the world today is more developed than that. Perhaps the top is the only person’s wish. Before committing to gateway development processes for another 20 to 30 years,” I believe the government should concentrate on short-term plans that are more suited to more recent issues,” said Mr. Varakorn. The premier wants to fulfill a dream, but his approach does n’t take into account the facts. We hardly ever hear another nations mention centres in this day and age.

Thailand, he said, has a lot of short-term issues that need to be resolved. This is why the government should survey the plan to develop the eight centers to see if it still aligns with the national development plan. The most crucial thing to learn in these two to three years is to understand how to use the money effectively and improve the quality of human tools, Mr. Varakorn continued.

Varakorn: Hub dream no longer relevant

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Group steps up amnesty call

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PUBLISHED: 4 Mar 2024 at 06: 04

Group steps up amnesty call
Adul asks Pheu Thai to “be significant.”

The decision Pheu Thai Party must halt dragging its feet in keeping with its pledge to push for an amnesty for all social criminals, according to a group of friends of victims killed in the 1992 Black May rebellion.

Social conflicts, according to Adul Khiewboriboon, president of the group, which refers to itself as the Committee of Relatives of the 1992 Black May Heroes, pose a significant risk to financial and national stability and prevent the country’s growth in an opened letter submitted on Sunday to Pheu Thai.

According to him, the House of Representatives established a particular house committee to examine the draft of a bill to introduce a political amnesty.

Although this commission, which is led by Pheu Thai deputy president Chusak Sirinil, is supposed to complete its job in 60 days, the council recently attempted to squeeze some time by creating a sub-committee to further examine proposals, according to Mr. Adul.

According to Mr. Adul,” This is a way to deceive people into thinking the group is serious about the guaranteed parole costs push for its own democratic benefit.”

The team even urged Pheu Thai to honor its promises by encouraging former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is regarded as Pheu Thai’s de facto leader, to give back to society.

According to him, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin may request that an executive order been approved by the case in order for an amnesty to be granted to political criminals, as was suggested by a previous authorities committee on national peace.

The National Reform Council endorsed findings from a research conducted by the national reconciliation commission, he claimed.

After the House of Representatives received these conclusions, they were approved by the House of Representatives. The group will write a petition to HM the King if Pheu Thai does n’t respond, he said.

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The Big Read: Malaysia’s brain drain to Singapore – winners and losers in the long run not so clear-cut

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SINGAPORE: Despite having a successful sales career, a workplace with supportive colleagues, and a stable relationship in Malaysia, Ms Anna Chin still felt something was missing.  And so, like many of her fellow compatriots with big dreams, the Malaysian started considering looking southwards: Singapore.  “I got hold of an opportunityContinue Reading

Commentary: What if managing obesity isn’t just about sheer willpower?

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NEW ENTREPRENEURS IN MEDICAL TREATMENT

Exercise, diet, behavioral assistance, and medication are no independent solutions in this paradigm, but they are components of a larger toolbox for more long-term outcomes. When properly prescribed as part of a systematic approach, weight loss medications may play a crucial role.

Semaglutide-containing new drugs have been referred to as “miracle medication.” Body weight decreased by 14.9 % over 68 weeks on average, according to one study, while that of another group lost by 24 % after 12 weeks.

In a clinical trial, newer medications like Zepbound, which use tirzepatide as the active ingredient, claimed weight loss of 20 % or more, placing them in the same category as the much more aggressive bariatric surgery.

The Health Sciences Authority ( HSA ) in Singapore approved semaglutides under the brand names Ozempic and Rybelsus in 2021 for Type 2 diabetes and Wegovy in 2023 for chronic weight management.

For the first time in the history of obesity therapy, this medication not merely helps people lose weight and eat less, but it also lowers the risk of feared complications like kidney and heart disorders and other serious illnesses.

These new remedies, of course, have some drawbacks. Semaglutide has been associated with, among others, dizziness, vomiting, bloating, pain, and stress. Additionally, there are instructions about an increased chance of pancreatitis, liver problems, and even suicidal thoughts ( although this has since been refuted ).

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