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The introduction of a Through Bill of Lading (TBL) is reported to have dealt a major blow to the once-lucrative mode of cargo transportation in the region. The fall out in business among the lorry owners is contained in a recent report tabled before the regional Assembly at its sitting in Nairobi.
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2 years ago Read more at The Citizen

National carmaker Perodua is set to lead the charge in making affordable EVs accessible and affordable to the masses. Slated for the end of 2025, this initiative aligns with the New Industrial Master Plan 2030 (NIMP2030), aiming to transform Malaysia into a hub for affordability EV production. On March 26, International Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said Perodus’s role in breaking the cost barrier, could facilitate a broader adoption
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2 years ago Read more at theSun

Governments should treat vaccine mandates like other health policies and review them regularly in context of changing evidence. This is why NSW and some other states require staff in health or aged care to get flu vaccines each year. However, there’s a risk vaccine or mandate opponents will use this opportunity to claim mandates were never necessary.
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2 years ago Read more at The Conversation Indonesia

Seven Seas Entertainment has announced the licensing of five new titles set for release in August and September 2024. The new licenses include the fantasy manga series The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store. Other highlighted titles are the raunchy Do You Like Big Girls?, the scandalous Someone’s Girlfriend, and the fantastical Korean novel series Lout of Count’s Family.
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2 years ago Read more at Anime Trending News

ARTS AND CRAFTS The Virginia Foothills Quilters Guild meets the first Tuesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at Piedmont Arts to work on their individual projects. The public is invited. The cost is $5. A crochet group meets from 10 m. to noon each Thursday at the Collinsville Library; join them for free.
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2 years ago Read more at Martinsville Bulletin

Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) to acquire Gearbox Entertainment Company in $460 million deal. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of the company’s 2025 fiscal year. Take-two has entered into a “definitive agreement” with Embracer Group for the purchase of Gearbox.
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2 years ago Read more at Shacknews

New Zealand ANZ Business Confidence fell from 34.7 to 22.9 in March. Own Activity Outlook fell from 29.5 to 22.5. Inflation expectations fell from 4.03% to 3.80%. Cost expectations rose from 73.5 to 74.6. Wage expectations rose sharply from 6.2 to -3.8.
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2 years ago Read more at Action Forex

Jan Lee The Straits Times March 27, 2024 Actress Julie Tan shaved her head to play a cancer-stricken social worker in the local movie Good Goodbye. It is about palliative care and follows the journey of three terminally ill patients and their loved ones. Tan plays Cindy, a medical social worker living with cancer who develops a romance with a nurse named Zheng (Tosh Zhang)
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2 years ago Read more at STOMP

In a pilot programme last year, Harvard researchers provided mental health influencers with simple toolkits (and in some cases, training from public health experts) The goal: to flood the zone with good information in the hope of drowning out the bad. The effect was small – just a 3% increase in references to those topics – but even small shifts can matter.
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2 years ago Read more at The Star Online

Warriors have lost many games this season that they could and probably should have won. In Orlando on Wednesday, the Warriors went the opposite direction and pulled out a critical 101-93 victory. Golden State entered the game missing one of its top play-makers. The Warriors responded with one of their biggest and most critical victories of the season.
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2 years ago Read more at Yahoo Sports