Rahul Gandhi, the ‘prince’ of Indian politics who lost his parliament seat
At the heart of his central role in opposition politics is the fact that his party has ruled India for 54 of its 75 years since independence from Britain, and his father, grandmother and great-grandfather were prime ministers for more than 37 of those 54 years. Congress was the largestContinue Reading
Schools discuss active shooter drills
A network of international schools has provided active shooter preparedness training as part a crisis management course for students and faculty, a meeting was told.Continue Reading
Work-life balance gets a boost
The government has amended the Labour Protection Act to promote a work-life balance and the work-from-anywhere concept.Continue Reading
Baidu’s ChatGPT rival ERNIE Bot an AI letdown
On March 16, Baidu unveiled China’s latest rival to OpenAI’s ChatGPT – ERNIE Bot (short for “Enhanced Representation through kNowledge IntEgration”). The “multi-modal” AI-powered chatbot can generate text, images, audio and video from a text prompt. However, ERNIE was poorly received by the public. Baidu’s Hong Kong-listed shares fell by 10% during the press conference, […]Continue Reading
Hun Sen’s post-election resignation a near done deal
Prime Minister Hun Sen is ready to step back from frontline politics after a general election in July, raising the chances that Cambodia will soon have a new leader for the first time in 38 years. The plan is now for Hun Sen, 70, to retire as premier immediately after the general election on July […]Continue Reading
Gunman who wounded 2 women in Pattaya caught
CHON BURI: A gunman who opened fire on a car in Pattaya and injured two women has been arrested in Sukhothai, police said on Friday evening.Continue Reading
Cyber warfare increasingly sophisticated; requires partnerships, information-sharing to counter: US cyber command chief
General Paul Nakasone, commander of the US Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency (NSA), spoke to CNA on the sidelines of the Singapore Defence Technology Summit 2023.Continue Reading
Two men seen smoking, vaping in Sentosa cable car identified by authorities
Although media reports initially referred to the two people in the TikTok video as teenagers, they have now been identified as 24-year-old men.Continue Reading
Hong Kong fire forces 3,400 people to evacuate
HONG KONG: Hong Kong firefighters were battling a blaze on Friday (Mar 24) at a warehouse that forced 3,400 people to evacuate, including students, police said. Thick smoke was seen pouring out from the building where the fire broke out around 2pm at the warehouse on Fat Tseung Street inContinue Reading
Former WeVo guards get suspended jail terms
The former chief guard of the volunteer group known as WeVo and 18 others have been sentenced to 20 days each in jail, suspended for two years, and fined 6,000 baht each, for illegal assembly and obstructing police during an anti-government protest in December 2020.Continue Reading