#us sees biggest #measles #outbreak in 30 years #bangkokpost - #video #news and features "‘They don’t come in the building,’ says nurse amid major US measles outbreak Spartanburg County in #southcarolina finds itself the #epicenter of the largest #usa measles outbreak in more than thirty years […]

MUIS defends market-rate #rent for wakaf #properties | @straitstimes #Singapore 🧐"Fauzia Rani, who helps run the #family #business#rent told ST that she feels there should be more consideration for #heritage#properties#singaporeusinesses in the area. It is sad that the merchants who first started everything in […]

Has the Rate of #globalwarming (GW) More Than Doubled? "world seems headed into another #elnino, just 3yrs aft te last one.. we suggest tt even a moderately strong El Nino may yield record global #temperature in 2026 & still greater temp in 2027. Te extreme warming will be a result mainly of […]

#noam #chomsky, Jeffrey #epstein & the #politics of Betrayal 🧐"he's not as passive or gullible as his wife claims. He knew abt Epstein’s #abuse of #children.. He wasn't fooled by Epstein. He was seduced. His association w Epstein is a terrible &, to many, unforgivable stain. It irreparably […]

#thailand’s corruption score slips "🇹🇭 ranked fifth in #asean, w #singapore the highest & #myanmar the lowest at 169th.. #transparency #international said global ave score in 2025 dropped one point to 42 & 122 countries scored below 50, signalling #widespread #public #sector #corruption. “Only 5 […]

#journalism May Be Too Slow To Remain Credible Once Events Are Filtered Through Social Media " #socialmedia collapses te distance btw event, exposure & interpretation. Claims circulate b4 #journalists can evaluate them.. forces journalism into a reactive posture.. accurate reports often arrive […]

😊 Harking back to an #autumn afternoon walk in #Otaru, #hokkaido, #japan. #mosstodon #mondaymood

RE: https://mastodon.social/@thejapantimes/116037270929802604 Canary in the coal mine...?🤔 #malaysia #genai #ai #datacenters #profitvspeople #water #environment

#singapore to limit #mercury use in tooth #fillings despite #who call for phase-out by 2034 "Dentists in🇸🇬 will gradually reduce te use of mercury in tooth fillings, but will not entirely end its use.. several dentists told Straits Times tt mercury-based #tooth #amalgams r still ideal for deep […]

I Was Trapped in #Chinese #Mafia #Crypto #Slavery | Hacklab @wired#chinese🧐"It began with a message in WIRED #technology journalist Andy Greenberg's inbox, sent fr a lawless stretch of #laos bordering #myanmar & #thailand. A computer engineer fr India, trapped far fr home inside an isolated compound […]

Why struggling #thailand keeps voting for change tt never comes "A group of academics published an open letter warning🇹🇭 is approaching “breaking point.” It urged voters to shun #political parties hostile to LT devt, w dismantling #monopolies among its core proposals. The top 5% of cos control […]

Has anyone wondered: who's #security does the #dhs work for?🤔 👉 #america on #ice #impeachtrump

Under Pressure, #cambodia Cleans Out #CyberScam Compounds 🧐"Revenue generated by #scam #compounds is est'd at US$12.5-19 billion p.a., equiv to as much as 60% of Cambodia’s formal GDP according to a Jan 25 report by Washington, DC-based #csis, ahead of industry at 41.8% of the formal economy […]

Efficiency over pomp 👍"By embracing a #frugal approach, #chadchart underscores a crucial shift in bureaucratic #priorities: #efficiency must outweigh pageantry. He's clearly shown tt #public benefit shld always come before "face".. Te unprecedented nod to #pragmatism emphasises te shift twds […]

#thoughtoftheday Will #POTUS47 make #potus be known as: Pedophile 👈 Of The United States? 🤔👆 Pedophiles-in-crime👉: Allen, Clinton, #epstein, Gates, Maxwell, Rose, ...🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Life #insurance for #depression on the cards 🧐"According to #thailand's Department of #mental #health, more than 1.5 million people aged 18 through #retirement age -- or around 17% of te population -- are living with depression. Of every 100 patients, only 28 are able to access #treatment […]

Instant commerce reshaping #thai #retail Natee S brand lead #cocacola 🇹🇭, said te traditional fight for "share of shelf" has shifted to "share of attention" on phone screens.. brands need to invest in 3 areas. 1st is #visibility by dominating screens.. also invest in #searchability by optimising […]

#bangkokpost - #survey shows #japanese #companies optimistic🧐 "Despite optimism, Japanese firms highlighted #challenges requiring #government #action, including #labour shortages, rising #energy #costs, #household #debt and #Inefficiencies in tax audits and refunds. They also urged improvements […]

#China bans hidden car door handles in #worldfirst safety policy 💪"China has banned #concealed #door #handles on #EVs, becoming te 1st country to outlaw a design popularised by #Tesla tt's now facing #global #regulatory #scrutiny owing to a spate of #deadly […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

'It wasn't working': #canada province ends #drug #decriminalization "BC's experience mirrors tt in US state of #oregon which #rolledback its drug decriminalizatn prog in 2024 aft a 4-year trial.. A flashpoint moment in BC was a 2024 incident where a person was filmed smoking a narcotic inside […]

Who are ‘we’? Why some #singaporeans bristle at ‘we first’ #inclusive #society call 🧐"user questioned why it was only “we first” on te benefits, such as high-paying jobs for #foreign talent & #tax breaks for #familyoffices, but not for speaking English & #nationalservice, referring to 🇸🇬males […]

Latent #misogyny - isn't this is why #japan keeps performing below its true potential?🤔 #female #candidates account for #record 24.4% in Japan #lowerHouse poll "still falls short of the goal of having nearly equal numbers of male & female candidates, as mandated by the country's #law promoting […]

Where have all #thai #doctors gone? "Private hospitals retain profitable, predictable cases while transfer'g complex, high-risk, resource-intensive #patients to state hospitals. Tis "cherry-picking" & cost-shift'g mean #public #hospitals r left w te sickest patients, te highest risks, & te […]

#china #executes 11 linked to #myanmar scam compounds "criminal gangs, including “key members” involved in #telecom #scam operations, state media reported. #fraud compounds have flourished in Myanmar’s lawless borderlands, part of a multibillion-dollar illicit industry.. thousands of people have […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@CAPETOK/115974583542270253 When will #israel #jailnetanyahu or is it really a banana republic run by a #dictator?🤦‍♂️

Old rules hurting #thai #economy 🧐"Tariffs r only part of te prob. Other trade barriers, such as a quota system, often do more harm.. under #thailand–China #fta, fully built EVs fr #china enter duty-free, while key components face tariffs. Tt discourages local production.. Lax #environmental & […]

#japan’s top #university apologises over #bribery #scandal "Sato is suspected of accepting favours fr #tokyo gp exploring business opportunities in te use of #cannabidiol for skin products. Japan #cosmetic Assoc wanted to conduct a joint study on #cbd, hoping to use te university’s prestige & […]

#letteroftheweek Forum: Do more to help victims of #creditcard #fraud "affected consumers r expected to file a police report, obtain a formal rejection letter fr te bank, escalate te case to Financial Industry Disputes Resolution Ctr, possibly report it to #mas, & even consider te Small Claims […]

#german Economists Call For Full Repatriation✅️ of Germany's #gold Held in US Amid Colossal Loss of #trust 🧐"US’ gold holdings hvn't been subjected to a comprehensive #audit since 1950s🤦‍♂️.. Germany has te 2nd largest gold #reserves in te world, ~3,550 tons, ~half r stored abroad. 1,236 tons r […]

More #young adults, teens in #singapore being diagnosed with #cancer “Researchers hv identified a ‘birth cohort effect’ ..” Dr Poon said.. someone born in 1990 is 4 times more likely to develop colorectal cancer cf w someone born in 1950, she noted.. emerging evidence points to changes in the […]

#nus team launches #ai #headset to help #visually #impaired commute, shop "AiSee can detect te #bus stop users are at thru GPS.. The device draws bus arrival timings from LTA’s database, providing users w an est'd arrival time for the bus of their choice.. users can speak to #aisee to book a […]

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@oswaldosrm/115955641914849921 This timelapse of yesterday's monumental (all puns intended! 😉) #freesolo climb by #alexhonnold up the #taipei101 skyscraper in #taipei #taiwan makes us feel that spiderman does exist amongst us and that he's a very special #humanbeing - […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@benroyce/115954118323844695 Was desperately holding my breathe while watching #alexhonnold #freesolo El Capitan and the reactions of Jimmy Chin then. I'm sure that there were many more holding their breathe today as this climb was broadcast live from #taipei101 - […]

Excellent! Kasteev is my favorite #museum in #kazakhstan and a #mustvisit everytime I travel to #almaty. #mastoart Kazakhstan’s Kasteev #art Museum Reopens After Major Renovation - The Astana Times https://astanatimes.com/2026/01/kazakhstans-kasteev-art-museum-reopens-after-major-renovation/

#tepco's behavior during and after the #fukushima Dai-ichi #nuclear #crisis already clearly showed us that they cannot be trusted to act in the best interests of the #public, haven't they? What's happening now, #japan?🤦‍♂️ #disappointed #flabbergasted #日本 TEPCO's just-restarted nuclear plant to […]

#singapore proposes ASEAN-first mechanism to trace scam calls across borders 👍"traceback mechanism is one of te recomd'ns in te #asean Guide on #antiscam #policies & Best Practices endorsed at te meeting.. a #traceback system begins at te terminating #telco, which delivers te call to te victim & […]

#kazakhstan’s Abay Theater Brings Classical Ballet to #singapore "The Abay #kazakh #national #opera & #ballet Theater will perform in Singapore for the first time on Jan. 23-25 at the National University of Singapore, announced the Kazakh Ministry of #culture & Information.. This performance is […]

As more nations block #grok for #obscene content, calls for #asean-wide curbs "Asean (w population significantly larger than #eu) shld coordinate & apply collective pressure similar to tt wielded by Brussels against #tech cos for failure to deal w manipulated sexual content. “If Asean presents a […]

RE: https://mastodon.art/@historyofart/115933431660419682 Imho, everything about this toot is #exquisite - the art, the description, the #alttext, exquisite. 🏆🙏 #mastoart

RE: https://mastodon.social/@VeroniqueB99/115918285682849519 #fediverse #thoughtoftheday 👇

RE: https://flipboard.com/@aljazeera/europe-news-usk80vk6z/-/a-lrUnrJo9Q5CTFfg5iaAyxA%3Aa%3A3199698-%2F0 So many have said what a piece of shit the orange turd #trump is. With this last move of his, we no longer have to insist on it - he's worse than a crap job, this #brainless […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@joseph11lim/112698798545113376 #dejavu #nakedcapitalism 🏆👏

@TheEconomist Wrecks Its Limited Credibility in Article on #darkfactories That Ignores That #china Already Has a Lot of Them " #theeconomist has managed to sink to an astonishing low in a new #article, The “ChatGPT moment” has arrived for #manufacturing. Its managed te impressive show of […]

Which major🇹🇭 #sugar #mills bought the cane off these errant #farmers? Did the mills pay an #environmentally #sustainable price?🧐 Slow-burn incense used to start deniable, #illegal cane fires🤦‍♂️ "Officials reported numerous incidents of burning-off #sugarcane fields, incl'g a major fire on […]

2026 outlook calls for recalibration "governments & central banks must recognise tt they'll no longer be saved by private-sector innovation & #financing miracles. No longer will #aihype & ample funding offer a shield for #policy failures. Te transition will be especially challenging for #USFed […]

#dubai #chewy cookie #craze raises #health concerns, experts warn "such foods can blunt signalling for leptin, responsible for satiety, increas'g likelihood of #overeating.. Refined sugars r absorbed rapidly, sharply rais'g blood glucose, while te high fat content slows digestion & prolongs tt […]

#america’s New Age of #empire by #josephstiglitz @prosyn 🧐"It's worth remembering tt te great imperial power of 19ce, te #unitedkingdom, didn't fare well in te 20ce. If most other countries cooperate in te face of tis new American #imperialism (as they should) te long-term prospects for #usa cld […]

Good but we've questions: 1) why borrow in SFR? 2) MIGA guarantees cross-currency risks too? 🤔 #aiib to Lend $150 Million for #almaty #railway Bypass Project #astanatimes "As part of a broader financing package, the International #finance Corporation (IFC), AIIB and the Multilateral Investment […]

Over 20 killed in train accident at China-backed project in Thailand 🤦‍♂️"A #crane at a #china-backed #highspeedrail project in #thailand collapsed onto a #passenger #train & caused it to #derail, killing at least 28 people.. The health ministry said in a statement tt 28 were killed & 64 people […]

RE: https://mastodon.online/@hkfp/115888380868639585 Mr #DavidWebb will be sorely missed by anyone that follow capital markets in #hongkong and his indefatigable spirit will be long remembered. Webb's contributions, to making Hong Kong's public #equity markets fairer and more transparent, were […]