WASHINGTON: California will conclude a two-year investigation into Exxon and the fossil fuel industry’s role in causing global plastic pollution by summer and decide if it will file a lawsuit against oil giant, its attorney general told Reuters on Monday (Apr 22). The state launched its investigation into the oil…
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BANGKOK: Thailand’s 500 billion baht (US$13.51 billion) “digital wallet” stimulus policy gained Cabinet approval on Tuesday (Apr 23), Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said, clearing another hurdle for the signature policy of the ruling Pheu Thai party. The handout would give 10,000 baht (US$270.20) to 50 million Thais to be spent in their local communities over a six-month period. It aims to spark growth in Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy as it struggles with soaring household debt.…
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SINGAPORE — The police have warned of a phishing scam variant involving fraudulent Budget 2024 infographics sent via messaging app Telegram. In a statement on Tuesday (April 23), the police said victims would receive a message containing a phishing link in an infographic purportedly from the Ministry of Finance (MOF). Phishing generally involves victims…
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SAVING MOUNTAIN-PYGMY POSSUMS From his laboratory, Prof Archer is helping to forge a better understanding of how wildlife existed millions of years ago. Thanks to his work on the Riversleigh area of far north Queensland, it was discovered that 20 million or more years ago, a critically endangered Australian marsupial…
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TOKYO: Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday (Apr 23) that last week’s trilateral meeting with his US and South Korean counterparts has laid the groundwork for Tokyo to take appropriate action to deal with excessive yen moves. “I voiced strong concern on how a weak yen pushes up…
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DO LIKE THE KIDS DO Jill Dreves, the founder of Wild Bear Nature Center in Nederland, Colorado, has a simple recipe for getting dirty: Make a mud pie. She suggested throwing something similar to a sip and paint event: Ask everyone to bring an old cake pan and get creative…
