Generative AI System assists foreign visitors to Japan at Haneda Airport
The AI used by the system can provide details on airport facilities, train stations and tourist attractions.
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‘Monsoon brides’: Extreme weather fuels Pakistan child marriages
Pakistan's high rate of marriages for underage girls had been inching lower in recent years, but after unprecedented floods in 2022, rights workers warn such weddings are now on…
A sacred struggle: South Hnila Temple community calls for an end to encroachment
The land on which the temple stands has been embroiled in a long-standing dispute, which began in 2010 when the late Mohammad Ali, a former lawmaker for Cox's Bazar-4…
Scandal or sex crime? Reframing the narrative on leaked intimate images
Modern relationships bring a new layer of digital intimacy—selfies, flirty texts, and even intimate images. But when these are shared without consent, they leave emotional scars…
Thais urged to change habits as diabetes cases cross 6.5 million
Health minister Somsak Thepsutin says experts estimate that as many as 40% of those with type 2 diabetes are undiagnosed.
Free condoms, HIV testing for public during Phnom Penh Water Festival
The free contraceptives will be accompanied by 45,500 educational pamphlets on HIV/AIDS, 3,000 pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis kits, HIV testing services, counseling, AIDS and…
6,000 online vape listings removed in first nine months of 2024, says Singapore Ministry of Health
This is double the 3,000 listings removed in the whole of 2023.
Preschooler names 47 dialling codes in 60 secs, sets new Malaysia record
Aaryn developed an interest in country codes when her mother Erica Ng Joe Yin, 35, trained Aavyn to recognise flags on flash cards last year.
Laws passed to grant more parental leave, tackle abuses of court processes in Singapore
With the amendment, parents-to-be will get 10 weeks of shared leave on top of their current leave entitlement, bringing the total amount of government-paid parental leave to 30…
Suneung for all: Opportunity, redemption and the right to dream
The nation’s college scholastic ability test, held just once a year, is a nine-hour marathon that determines the universities students will be able to attend, and from there,…