Brunei News API

Supported Countries - 165

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Angola

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Bermuda

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia And Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei

Bulgaria

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Cayman Islands

Central African Republic

Chile

China

Colombia

Comoros

Congo

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

DR Congo

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Estonia

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

France

French Polynesia

Gabon

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Guatemala

Guinea

Haiti

Honduras

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Ivory Coast

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Latvia

Lebanon

Libya

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macedonia

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Marshall Islands

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Moldova

Monaco

Mongolia

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Nepal

Netherland

New Zealand

Niger

Nigeria

North Korea

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

Palestine

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Qatar

Romania

Russia

Rwanda

Samoa

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Sweden

Switzerland

Syria

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

Tonga

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United States Of America

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Vietnam

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Get headlines from Brunei with our JSON API.

🔑 Get API key for the Brunei News API

Country Parameter

The country paramter for the Brunei is BN.

Some example queries:

Below is the search query to fetch random 100 news-sources of Brunei.

https://newsdata.io/api/1/sources?country=bn&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

Some of the well known sources

Live Example

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make, and the JSON response you will receive, when you use the News API to get headlines from Brunei.

Headlines from Brunei

https://newsdata.io/api/1/latest?country=bn&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

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      • "content": "Oleh Sim Y.H. – BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 13 MEI – Dalam usaha membincangkan kepentingan melindungi data dalam landskap digital masa kini, Dynamik Technologies dengan kolaborasi strategik bersama Veeam Software dan Scality serta disokong oleh Ingram Micro telah mengadakan sesi penglibatan bertema, , yang berlangsung di Kiulap, baru-baru ini. Sesi itu menyaksikan penyertaan lebih 60 profesional IT daripada sektor awam dan swasta seluruh negara, bermatlamat untuk memperkasakan organisasi tempatan dengan ilmu pengetahuan dan peralatan yang diperlukan untuk mengukuhkan strategi pemulihan dan perlindungan data mereka dalam landskap yang semakin terdedah kepada ancaman. Sesi berkenaan menawarkan pandangan bagaimana penyelesaian gred perusahaan menyokong kelangsungan operasi dengan perbincangan menekankan kepada aplikasi dunia sebenar serta cabaran tempatan. Usaha itu mencerminkan komitmen berterusan untuk menyampaikan sistem digital kritikal-misi dan memupuk sebuah budaya pengurusan data berdaya tahan dan bertanggungjawab. Di samping menyampaikan amalan industri dan penyelesaian terkini, acara itu juga menggariskan bagaimana perlindungan data menyumbang secara langsung kepada kelangsungan perniagaan jangka panjang. Ketua Pembangunan Perniagaan, Dynamik Technologies, Albert Hwong menekankan impak inovasi sosial data dalam ucapan alu-aluannya, menyatakan apabila data dilindungi, boleh diakses, diyakini dan berdaya tahan, ia menjadi ruang selamat untuk inovasi. Mereka yang menghadiri sesi berkenaan memperoleh perspektif berharga mengenai amalan perlindungan data menerusi sesi yang dikendalikan oleh Jurutera Sistem, Veeam Software Malaysia, Farid Roslan dan Pengurus Saluran Kanan, Veeam Software Malaysia, Oscar Koay. Sesi itu menyentuh pencegahan kehilangan data Microsoft 365 dan pendekatan pemulihan dan sandaran Veeam. Manakala itu, Pengurus Saluran Scality, Ting Siow Yong mengongsikan mengenai infrastruktur simpanan berintegrasi dan tahan lama untuk menyokong keperluan peniagaan jangka panjang. Para peserta juga mengambil bahagian dalam sesi interaktif berasaskan senario bertajuk di mana mereka meneroka risiko perlindungan data dalam konteks perniagaan dunia sebenar Brunei.",
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      • "description": "Bookshop.sg, which launches on May 14, will include titles from Epigram Books, Wardah Books, City Book Room, Union Book, Sea Breeze Books, Nurul Anwar Bookstore, Basheer Graphic Books and Thryft.",
      • "content": "Book lovers, rejoice – there’s a new way to support your favourite independent bookstores in Singapore. Bookshop.sg , which launches Wednesday (May 14), is a one-stop online shopping platform that brings together eight independent local bookstores, allowing readers to browse and purchase books from all of them in one place, without the need to visit each store in person or to hop between different websites. The eight participating bookshops are: Epigram Books, Wardah Books, City Book Room, Union Book, Sea Breeze Books, Nurul Anwar Bookstore, Basheer Graphic Books and Thryft. Bookshop.sg will allow readers to explore a wide selection of titles, from local literary fiction and graphic design to Malay books and titles on religion and spirituality, among many others. So, how does it work? Let’s say you’re looking for The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei, To The Last Gram by Shreya Davies, or Why Palestine? Reflections From Singapore by Walid Jumblatt Abdullah – all recent popular titles by Singaporean authors. Or perhaps you’re not sure what to look for, but you’re interested in either a book about historical fiction or an international bestseller on mental health. You can simply search for a title or browse through the various book categories available on the site and purchase. The platform runs on an artificial intelligence (AI) system similar to what thrift store Thryft uses for its own secondhand store . Browsing, checkout and payment are handled seamlessly on Bookshop.sg, while logistics are managed on the backend. Orders above S$150 qualify for free shipping, even if your books are from multiple bookstores. Otherwise, a flat delivery fee of S$5.90 applies. A SHARED PURPOSE FOR LOCAL BOOKSTORES For the booksellers involved, this isn’t just about sales or visibility, it’s also about the potential the collaboration can bring. “This partnership shows the many creative ways bookshops here are bringing great reads to the masses,” said Eddie Lim, Thryft’s co-founder and CEO. Ho TingXuan, Thryft’s retail manager and project manager of Bookshop.sg, added: “With this platform, we hope to spotlight and grow Singapore’s reading culture.” With its slogan “Singapore's indie bookshops, in this together,” the platform also aims to encourage participating bookstores to collaborate further. Tan Waln Ching, director of City Book Room , a bookstore and publisher at Joo Chiat Road that specialises in Chinese books, said: “With this first collaboration, all the publishers, booksellers, readers and writers can soon come together and discuss, brainstorm, share our challenges and think of solutions.” Ibrahim Tahir, director of Wardah Books , an Islamic bookshop in Kampong Glam, echoed the sentiment. “The platform is secondary,” he said. “The primary goal is the cooperation among booksellers that this platform enables. It moves us away from the ruthless competitive model of capitalism. “Once we realise that we can have a unity of purpose, we can do many other things for the reading scene here.” Bookshop.sg is launching with eight stores, but the team hopes to welcome more independent bookstores and publishers based in Singapore in time. To mark the launch, the team is also hosting a physical exhibition of curated titles from the participating bookstores, along with a booksellers’ panel at Thryft Hub at 120 Lower Delta Road on May 31. Interested attendees are welcome to register for the event via Bookshop.sg’s Instagram page .",
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      • "description": "Entrepreneurs and makers Derrick On and Koh Chong Hui of Okdodoo offer thousands of musical box ornaments (at least according to customers) as well as customisable tunes to make your own inimitable musical box.",
      • "content": "Okdodoo, a cosy musical box studio that looks like where Santa’s elves go to work, is an absolute anomaly in the maze of small businesses in Oxley Tower. Shelves full of little painted wooden ornaments cover the walls, all ready for you to pick to customise your very own musical box. But more than that, the inviting studio space is also a chance for you to escape into your imagination, recreate a cherished memory, see a favourite Studio Ghibli movie scene come to life, or simply escape from reality for a while. This mission to delight was what guided co-founders Derrick On, 59, and Koh Chong Hui, 54, to start Okdodoo 10 years ago. The wish to escape the nine-to-five routine was a motivation for the entrepreneurs to pivot their career paths after spending decades in the pharmaceutical and IT industries, respectively. “While travelling for work, I enjoyed visiting independent businesses to see how people lived differently in other countries,” said Koh. “I had hoped that one day, I could do the same in Singapore by opening a small shop and living a simple life.” And he did – with his friend of 30 years. JUST DO DOO IT On recalled that “when we first began, we only offered ready-made musical boxes”. “We also had a few product lines such as ceramic figures and terrariums. We tried a few things and slowly, we realised it was okay to just focus on musical boxes.” And why not when “musical boxes are such products of joy”, said Koh. “That’s the nice thing about our business. People come for different reasons of joy like anniversaries, birthdays, hen parties or just to make a gift for themselves or for someone.” Even the name “Okdodoo” (pronounced as \"okay-doo-doo\") sounds joyful. “The ‘ok’ part comes from combining our surnames,” explained On, “while ‘dodoo’ reminds us of the time we deliberated so much about switching careers. Then, one fine day, we decided, let’s just do it.” Koh chimed in: “I read The Lean Startup about not waiting for everything to be ready to start doing things. It may be better to tweak and change things as you go along. So the name ‘okdodoo’ really resonates with me in that sense”. As for the extra “o”, the domain name for \"okdodo\" was already taken, On explained, “but we like the name so much, we decided to add one more ‘o’ to differentiate ourselves. Customers have also told us that the name is intriguing as it's not immediately about musical boxes.” A post shared by OKDoDoo (@okdodoo) GETTING A BOOST DURING THE PANDEMIC “Actually, the pandemic helped give us the push to start the workshops,” said On. “Before, we didn’t have the confidence because nobody knew who we were, even though we had done a radio interview and had booths in Orchard Road, Clark Quay and East Coast Park”. The circuit breaker period was the most opportune time for them to give workshops a shot, albeit virtually. “The online workshops took off during the pandemic because people couldn’t go anywhere,” recalled On. “When the social distancing rules relaxed a little, we were able to fit about five people in our studio.” That was when the duo realised that people really wanted to make their own musical boxes. “They want theirs to have a story and meaning,” said On. “That gave us the confidence to conduct workshops and offer customisations.” SEEING BEAUTY WITH THE HEART The decorations were initially sourced online but a year in, On and Koh realised they had to make their own designs to stand out. So, they started with simple but charming trees and later added little swings. \"W e have a lot of tree ornaments inspired by our time in New Zealand,\" said Koh. \"We went on the Milford Sound trek for over five days. The shape of the trees, the form of the greenery, it was wonderful to be in that forest. When I see a musical box made with trees, I feel like I’m in that peaceful scenery again.\" On said that \"we’re lucky that the tree ornaments sell out quickly\". It has motivated them to create other designs such as the tower ornaments that are based on the duo's recent holiday in Europe. Another of On's popular creations is the balloon house inspired by the 2009 Pixar film Up. “This is 100 per cent made in our studio,” he said, gesturing to the various permutations of the ornament. You’ll also notice a corner filled with Totoro, Ponyo and popular Sanrio characters. “Studio Ghibli movies indirectly helped motivate us to create our ornaments and designs. The movies are so rich in details and imagination,” said On. Another source of inspiration for the decorations came from The Little Prince. “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye,” said Koh, citing the book. “You’ll have to see the most important, beautiful things in life with your heart. I try to see things this way.” When asked how many ornament designs Okdodoo offers in total, On and Koh were momentarily stumped. “Our customers tell us we have a few thousand different ones. We’ve never counted them!” said Koh, laughing. After some deliberation, the two decided that about 40 per cent of Okdodoo’s ornaments are entirely made in-house, while 30 per cent are modified. “We often get incomplete designs from our suppliers, both overseas and local,” said Koh. “Then, we add our finishing touches”. For instance, the legs of a stool can be removed and used as a tripod for a camera, while the seat can be refurbished into a low table, he explained. The duo has recently worked with a third party to produce their 3D-printed takes of Singapore icons such as Marina Bay Sands, Gardens by the Bay, ArtScience Museum, Toa Payoh’s dragon playground and of course, the Merlion. A post shared by OKDoDoo (@okdodoo) “I am proud of the Singapore-themed ones because they’re all made here,” said Koh. Tourists, who want more unique souvenirs, have already sought them out, according to him. Other than offering purportedly the largest selection of musical box ornaments in Singapore, understanding the customers’ needs is just as important to them. “We ask a lot of questions to see if they need to modify anything,” said On. “We do everything on the spot, including laser engraving. This kind of freedom suits us better.” That freedom to create and collaborate would have been amiss if they took up a franchise, On continued, as they wouldn’t be allowed to tweak anything. “We are independent and I think creativity is correlated to the freedom to design.” MAKING MUSIC ONE NOTE AT A TIME The tinkling heart of a musical box is, of course, the music-playing mechanism. Generally, a mechanism with a bigger note size will create a longer playing time, more varied notes, richer melody, and of course, a more expensive price. At Okdodoo, they offer two mechanical movements: 18 and 30 notes. Just as you can customise the look of your musical box, you too, can have a bespoke tune by submitting the musical score, MP3 sample, or a YouTube or Spotify link. A post shared by OKDoDoo (@okdodoo) Or pick from their list of readily available music. “Studio Ghibli theme songs, such as Spirited Away’s Always With Me, are all-time favourites,” said On. Tunes inspired by pop culture such as Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter, Moonlight Densetsu from Sailor Moon, and Melodies Of Life from Final Fantasy IX are also hits. “A classic that everybody’s suddenly into is Fly Me To The Moon. You are My Sunshine is popular with parents,” said Koh, who also lists evergreens such as Love Story, Canon D and La Vie En Rose on their list. TELLING MEANINGFUL STORIES Storytelling is why On and Koh always get their participants, especially corporate ones, to talk about their designs. “It serves the purpose of team bonding and everyone knows their colleagues a bit better,” said On. “The musical box always seems so different after hearing the maker’s story.” Koh added: “You'll be surprised that the musical boxes that I remember were not only because they were beautiful. There was one lady who put eight ladybugs in a row. She said they represented her family members and she liked the simple design of the ladybugs”. And sometimes, it is a way to process grief, said On. \"There was a man, a psychiatrist, who wanted to come in and make a musical box. It was during our busy period and our slots were full. But he persisted and even waited till midnight,\" he recalled. \" We found out that he had lost his wife to suicide and felt lost because although he helps people in his work, he couldn't help himself.\" A post shared by OKDoDoo (@okdodoo) It doesn’t take much to tell your story. In fact, keeping things simple is the key. “When we first started, we didn’t set a limit to the number of ornaments and some musical boxes ended up looking messy,” said Koh. “We always tell customers not to use the number of ornaments as a basis for their designs. It’s about your storyline and how the combination of ornaments best tells your story,” said On. How do you tell if a design works? “The overall effect shouldn’t look crowded,” said On. And like a good movie plot, it should have a good backdrop, a main character and enhancement materials like small details. “If you like the design and feel like you can pass it down to the next generation, that's good,” said On. “You don't have to care about what other people think because you know the story behind the musical box.” PROJECT RESTORATION Whether the musical box is from Okdodoo or a competitor, or is an actual heirloom, On and Koh recognise that they all have sentimental values. “Some of the ones we see are more than 30 years old,” said On, “and have been passed down from generation to generation.” A post shared by OKDoDoo (@okdodoo) Especially the vintage ones with ballerina figures, said Koh, who recounted a customer who showed up at their studio with one. “She was told by her grandmother that this was the only thing the older woman had received from her parents when she got married. The grandmother wanted to hear the music again but it no longer played. “Derrick managed to revive it. We weren’t there when the granddaughter opened the box but I could feel the smile on the grandmother’s face,” Koh beamed. WHO CAN PARTICIPATE? Go with a friend, a maximum group of nine or make it a solo activity. Just contact Okdodoo beforehand to enquire about the availability of slots. Each session is about two to three hours. Starting from S$40, you'll receive a base, ornaments, musical box mechanism – and all the guidance you want from On and Koh. No time to make one? Select from their ready-made musical boxes from also S$40 a piece. \" We’ve done workshops for kindergarteners as young as four years old,\" said Koh, \"although it was the parents who were more excited than their toddlers! You'll be surprised that some four-year-olds are able to focus on and enjoy the building process under supervision.\" A post shared by OKDoDoo (@okdodoo) On and Koh are accustomed to hosting small corporate groups in their studio as well as taking it to their customers' offices for bigger engagements. Despite just the two of them running the show, they have punched above their weight. \"For example, the Yellow Ribbon Project last year for their 20th anniversary,\" recalled On. \"We hand-painted a family of three for each musical box and there were nearly 50 boxes in total. We started one month in advance.\" The other big project was with Catholic High School, remembered Koh. \"They had about 100 teachers make musical boxes to sell for charity. The principal was very happy and shared that they’d exceeded expectations.\" The pair has also fulfilled orders for retiring bigwigs, including a certain minister. \"We had no idea, until we saw a social media post of him with the musical box,\" said Koh. How have their lives changed since starting Okdodoo? \" The hours are a lot longer than in the corporate world,\" admitted On. \"And we paint tree ornaments till past 11pm.\" But both of them have the right mindset and spirit. “Here, our KPIs are benchmarked against our own index of happiness and our customers’ satisfaction with their musical boxes,\" said Koh, laughing at his ironic use of corporate lingo.",
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      • "content": "Oleh Nurdiyanah R. – BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 13 MEI – Cambridge Institute of Islamic Finance (Cambridge IFA) selaku penganjur utama dan Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA) melalui Fakulti Ekonomi dan Kewangan Islam (FEKIm) sebagai penganjur bersama telah menganjurkan acara Sidang Kemuncak Tadbir Urus Baik Global (3G) 2025 yang berlangsung di Balai Khazanah Islam Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (BKISHHB), hari ini. Sidang kemuncak sedemikian telah bermula pada tahun 2016, dan sejak itu, ia berkembang ke Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, serta Manila. Melalui penganjurannya, ia berjaya menghimpunkan golongan pemimpin, pakar, penggubal dasar, pengamal industri, usahawan, pegawai kerajaan, wakil organisasi bukan kerajaan (NGO) serta ahli akademik. Tema Sidang Kemuncak 3G pada tahun ini Hadir selaku tetamu kehormat pada sidang kemuncak berkenaan ialah Pengarah Urusan Brunei Darussalam Central Bank (BDCB), Hajah Rashidah binti Haji Sabtu yang sekali gus menyampaikan ucapan pembukaan. Beliau antara lain menyentuh dengan krisis yang saling berkaitan yang kita hadapi daripada perubahan iklim dan cabaran kesihatan global kepada ketidaksamaan yang semakin meluas pastinya menuntut bukan sahaja pembaharuan dasar tetapi pemikiran semula asas tentang cara kita memimpin dan mentadbir. Ia adalah panggilan untuk inovasi, keberanian, dan kerjasama. Hajah Rashidah antaranya berkata sidang kemuncak berkenaan telah menghimpunkan sekumpulan pemimpin yang luar biasa daripada kerajaan, organisasi komuniti, perniagaan dan ahli akademik, semuanya bersatu dengan komitmen bersama untuk membina masyarakat yang lebih kukuh, adil dan lebih berdaya tahan. “Kehadiran awda di sini hari ini adalah bukti kuasa dialog dan kerjasama, serta kepercayaan bahawa tidak kira betapa rumitnya cabaran kita, kita lebih kuat apabila kita menghadapinya bersama,” ujarnya. Turut hadir ialah Rektor UNISSA, Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Norarfan bin Haji Zainal dan Pengerusi Cambridge IFA, Dr Humayon Dar. Antara objektif yang ingin dicapai menerusi sidang kemuncak berkenaan ialah untuk membincangkan dan mengongsikan mengenai perihal tadbir urus dan amalan terbaik dunia dalam aspek yang pelbagai; melancarkan laporan 3G bagi tahun 2025 yang akan mengetengahkan informasi berkaitan tadbir urus terbaik dunia dan topik-topik semasa termasuk penganugerahan bagi kategori yang berlainan kepada pemenang-pemenang bagi tahun ini. Sehubungan itu, pada sebelah pagi telah menyaksikan tajuk perbincangan dimuatkan dalam sesi panel pertama yang terdiri daripada Pengarah Bahagian Pengurusan Sisa dan Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Tadbir Urus, Agensi Alam Sekitar, Abu Dhabi, IR Salem Mubarak Al Braiki; Ketua Penasihat, Jabatan Tadbir Urus Korporat dan Kewangan, Suruhanjaya Sekuriti dan Bursa Filipina, Mara Louise A. Ruiz; Pengurus, EnEvo Sdn Bhd, Tan Kheng Tong dan Penolong Profesor di Institut Sains Kesihatan Pengiran Anak Puteri Rashidah Sa’adatul Bolkiah (PAPRSB IHS), Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Dr Khadizah binti Haji Abdul Mumin serta Penolong Naib Presiden Perancangan dan Strategi Korporat, Robinsons Land Corporation, Ramon Daniel Rivero selaku moderator bagi sesi panel berkenaan. Manakala sesi panel kedua membawa tajuk perbincangan terdiri daripada Penolong Ketua, Perhubungan Kerajaan dan Projek Khas, Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam, Dayangku Rodzi binti Pengiran Haji Abdul Rahman selaku moderator bersama empat orang panel iaitu Naib Presiden, Walailak University, Thailand, Profesor Madya Dr Warit Jawjit; Pengarah Geran dan Program, Sulaiman bin Abdulaziz Al Rajhi Charitable Foundation, Dr Nayef Al Jaber; Timbalan Pengarah Urusan, Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia, Jani Izwandy Che Jan dan Ketua Pengurusan Pematuhan dan Risiko, Takaful Brunei Darussalam Sdn Bhd, Dayang Nur Sadrina binti Pehin Khatib Dato Paduka Haji Suhaili. Sidang kemuncak berkenaan mengetengahkan ucaptama, sesi panel, dan peluang rangkaian yang membincangkan pelbagai isu penting seperti pembangunan mampan, perubahan iklim, pemerkasaan ekonomi, kesaksamaan, etika, kepimpinan, serta kesan sosial dan alam sekitar.",
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Gurung, 46, says processing his childhood experiences with an abusive father at home and bullies and predators at school in order to write and record the book was the hardest thing he’s ever done. “I really hadn’t told too many people, not even my close friends. To relive that part and to write it down ... it was harrowing, I won’t lie,” Gurung told The Associated Press. “It really brought back so many memories and ... it’s less of an anger. It’s more like the injustice of the situation. More than anything else, I just wanted to go back to that kid and like, give him a hug ... and just be like, ‘You’re gonna be OK,’” Gurung said, choking back tears. FROM NEPAL TO NEW YORK Despite being teased and struggling academically, Gurung always thought he was destined for a bigger life: “I don’t know, I just had it in me. I think it was survival also a lot of times.” One bright light that kept him going was the unwavering love and support of his mother, Durga Rana. She's the hero of the book, encouraging him to follow his passions and find joy wherever possible, even though his interest in fashion and experimentation with makeup and feminine clothing was highly unconventional in Nepal at the time. Surviving a marriage with an unfaithful, abusive husband, she essentially raised three young children on her own. Rana developed several successful businesses and eventually got into politics, telling her kids to use their platforms to make an impact. “She’s a blueprint of my strength. Watching her carry the weight of the world with such elegance, you know, was really inspiring,” Gurung said. “The way she built the world around us, unbowed, unapologetic, was, I would say, my first lesson in resilience.” A DEEP LOVE OF WOMEN The book’s title and cover are a purposeful nod to the designer’s love of women. \"Walk Like a Girl\" was something kids said to tease him at school. “I just didn’t understand it as an insult in the beginning because I think ‘Great, I’m like my mother, my sister, all these women.’ Wonder Woman was my favorite action hero, and Charlie’s Angels,” Gurung said. He decided to reclaim the phrase and chose his strength pose for the cover in honour of Rosie the Riveter and other “iconic, feminist women.” Cindi Leive, the former editor-in-chief of Glamour and Self magazines, championed Gurung early on because of his authenticity on and off the runway. “It became clear to me that he was incredibly interested not just in fashion as fashion, but in the women who would wear the clothes,” Leive told the AP. “I also noticed that every time I would have a conversation with him, he would end up talking about his mom.” Gurung couldn’t wait to get to the US; he felt immediately at home in New York, a place he sees as the best culmination of people, cultures and creative freedom, he writes. But he was surprised and disappointed by the general lack of diversity on runways and at social events. “My recollection is he was one of the first to use models who more closely resembled the diversity of people that you actually see in America ... in size, race and everything else,” Leive said. Gurung’s runway casting was only part of his commitment to inclusion. Now a Met Gala mainstay, Gurung uses his platform to speak out about injustice and women’s rights issues, which, at the beginning of his career was not a popular stance, leaving him feeling “like a lone ranger.” He recalled the emails and messages he used to get saying, “Oh, stay in your lane, you're a fashion designer ... not a politician.” “He was very open about his support for issues that mattered to women, long before it was a thing. Eventually, I think, every designer had some, you know, slogan T-shirt proclaiming their support of women’s causes. He did it before anybody, but it went way deeper than the T-shirt,” Leive said. “I’ll never forget when Cindi Leive at a dinner said to me — right after George Floyd’s murder and all of that stuff that happened, the Black Lives Matter movement,” Gurung said. “She pulled me aside, she said, ‘How does it feel now ... to see the world catching up to you? You’ve been at it for such a long time.’ I didn’t even think about it.” AUTHENTICITY, ON AND OFF THE RUNWAY Part of Gurung’s story is being a proud immigrant, and his connection to his Nepali roots come through in his designs. Indian-born American designer Bibhu Mohapatra has been friends with Gurung since they were both starting out, bonding over their South Asian roots. He says Gurung is “naturally curious” and has always been a great storyteller. “Whether he’s doing a jewellery collection, whether it’s a piece of clothing or a whole collection, it’s always sort of backed by receipts of his experiences that are his tools of telling a story ... whether about craft, whether it’s about colour, whether it’s about his heritage, or simply people in his life, the designer said. “You believe it because it comes from a very authentic place.” Mohapatra also admires Gurung’s “naturally rebellious streak” and his courage to speak out for causes he values. “He’s brave to be the first one or join the force with people who are starting a movement,” the designer said. Mohapatra also suggests Gurung’s spiritual side and roots add to his work and his ability to empathise: “There is an aspect of slowing down, really attention to the core and looking back at the path and ... there is a bit more spirituality woven into the daily lives of people of Nepal.” Gurung says he hopes the book resonates with readers and encourages them to share their own stories. “I want people to really understand that their existence, their story is worthy of being told, that they don’t have to hide themselves, they’re no longer invisible,” he said. “I know I’m on the cover, it’s my name and my story, but it really is a story about, for, and of so many people.”",
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      • "content": "KUALA LUMPUR: In his hometown of Batu Arang in Selangor, 65-year-old Ravi Shankar is rallying against the authorities. Ravi and fellow residents are fighting the proposed construction of an incinerator, or the Sultan Idris Shah waste-to-energy plant (WTE) - named after the Selangor ruler - in their backyard. Residents from the nearby areas of Tasik Puteri, Kota Puteri, and Rawang are also mobilising against the authorities, their shared concern stemming from the planned facility's location. The proposed plant is located next to a former mining pool that has now been sealed off to the public. “There are still underground tunnels here and we are afraid that if water is needed to cool the incinerator, it might be pumped out again and cause ground instabilities,” said Ravi. “Our main concern is the location. It is very close to residential areas,” he added. The protracted dispute in Batu Arang serves as a stark illustration of Malaysia's broader crisis in handling its increasing volumes of solid waste. This issue is becoming increasingly urgent as the nation's landfills - what the country currently relies on to manage the issue - are expected to be filled to capacity by 2050. While experts say the WTE incinerators are a necessity to manage the country’s waste management woes, environmentalists and non-governmental groups are expressing concerns over potential health issues and some WTEs’ proximity to residential areas. For Ravi, his actions are fuelled, not just by concern for the future, but also memories of the past. Over three decades ago, the town of Batu Arang in Selangor was plagued by land subsidence and sinkholes. Back then, Ravi was among those who protested against a cement company they alleged was the cause of those incidents. The cement company Associated Pan Malaysia Company had been pumping water from former mining pools for its operations and this was the supposed cause of the collapse of the tunnels located under the town. The then-Selangor government even told residents that it was unsafe and that they might have to move out. A series of protests caused the company to stop the pumping of water, and since then, there have been no reported incidents of subsidence in Batu Arang, which was declared a heritage town by the Selangor State Government in 2011 and recognised as part of the Gombak-Hulu Langat Geopark. “What’s happening today brings back memories of the past,” Ravi, a former supervisor at an ammunition manufacturer, told CNA recently, while holding a scrapbook of old newspaper clippings about the incidents that made headlines in 1991. He and fellow residents are concerned that the RM4.5 billion (US$1 billion) joint venture between YTL Power and waste management company KDEB could lead to a repeat of past issues. Driven by evolving consumption patterns, population growth, rapid urbanisation, improved economic standing, and changing consumer habits, Malaysia faces an escalating burden of increasing waste output. According to Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming, last year's waste generation reached an estimated 15.2 million tonnes, a 20 per cent increase from 12.63 million tonnes in 2012. Projecting a continued annual increase of 0.9 per cent to 1.2 per cent, Nga said in a parliamentary reply last December that Malaysia could see 17 million tonnes of waste generated annually by 2035. While environmentalists and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have spoken about their concerns on incinerators, waste management experts have said that WTE facilities are not merely optional but essential for the long term. “The question is not whether we need it. The question is where do we locate it?” Agamuthu Pariatamby, a waste management expert at the Jeffrey Sachs Center on Sustainable Development in Malaysia, told CNA. The proposed WTE plant in Batu Arang will be responsible for waste from six municipalities in Selangor, namely Petaling Jaya, Subang Jaya, Shah Alam, Ampang Jaya, Hulu Selangor and Selayang. In 2022, KDEB reported collecting an average of 6,012 tonnes of waste per day from the whole state of Selangor, with these six municipalities contributing 3,526 tonnes or almost 60 per cent of that total amount. The plant is said to be capable of processing 2,400 tonnes of waste per day while generating 58 MW of electricity, equivalent to the electricity consumption of 50,000 households, according to an environmental impact assessment by the Department of Energy. WHAT’S WRONG WITH LANDFILLS? Currently, Malaysia primarily relies heavily on landfills - both sanitary and unsanitary - for waste disposal. According to Agamuthu, there are 142 landfills in Malaysia, of which only 21 are sanitary while five are inert sites for construction and demolition debris. A sanitary landfill is an engineered waste disposal site that isolates waste from the environment using liners, covers, and leachate collection systems, among other things, to minimise pollution and health risks but these measures cost more than unsanitary landfills. The Bukit Tagar sanitary landfill is an often-cited example of a progressive approach to waste management in Malaysia, as it captures the methane gas produced by decomposing waste and converts it into electricity for the national grid. Koh Chee Yong, the managing director of Berjaya Enviroparks Sdn BHd, which operates the facility, told CNA that the landfill receives about 2,721 tonnes of waste per day from Kuala Lumpur, as well as the districts of Selayang and Hulu Selangor in Selangor. Agamuthu is, however, more concerned with the remaining non-sanitary 116 landfills that are active and the other illegal dumpsites around the country. These sites lack adequate environmental safeguards, he said. He highlighted leachate, the contaminated liquid generated by water filtering through landfill waste, as one of the primary challenges of continuing to dump waste in unsanitary landfills. He said that uncontained leachate from landfills contaminates groundwater, surface water - harming aquatic life and ecosystems - as well as soil, affecting plant growth. “The landfills are doing damage, it’s just that people don't see it. Landfills are away from the city ... You don't see the leachate. It is flowing underneath,” he said. “And you can't see the biogas, because it's colourless. But that doesn't mean there's no damage.” The Department of National Solid Waste Management did not respond to CNA’s enquiries on the subject. INCINERATING THE RUBBISH Agamuthu also pointed out that landfills generally take up space and because of land costs, they are mostly located away from urban areas. “Where is the waste being generated? It’s mainly in the big cities. And big cities have no land. “That's why they had to find a place about 40km or 45km away to throw the waste in the landfill there,” he said. “So this becomes an issue. The cost of land is very high within the city. And ... the moment you put the landfill far away, the transport cost goes up.” Nga - the minister - had told Malaysia’s parliament in July of last year that the ministry planned to modernise the country’s solid waste management by setting up 18 WTE plants by 2040. He did not give a projected cost. The sites are: Malaysia currently has five small-scale incinerators that are located in Pulau Langkawi, Pulau Tioman, Cameron Highlands, Pulau Labuan and Pulau Pangkor but these are not WTE plants. The biggest of these, which is located in Pulau Langkawi, has been plagued with issues over the years and is currently not in operation. WTEs generate energy from non-recyclable waste by using a controlled incineration method. A crane blends the waste and transfers it to the combustion chamber. The waste is burned at a high temperature - between 850°C and 1,450°C - and the resulting heat converts water into steam. In the past, Malaysia has had to shelve proposed plans to build WTE plants in the town of Broga in Selangor in 2007 and in the locality of Jinjang in Kuala Lumpur in 2021 following protests by local residents. Critics of WTE plants, such as environmental group Greenpeace, have claimed that living near an incinerator poses numerous health hazards, and even the most high-tech WTE incinerators release dioxins and other pollutants into the air. However, Agamuthu said that the incineration systems have evolved and that the gas cleaning system, or the flue gas cleaning system, is much more advanced compared to 10 years ago. “So we have systematically removed everything from the flue gas such as the solid particles, biogas, dioxin and fuel. So the gas that's eventually coming out is much cleaner than I would say, the air in Kuala Lumpur,” he said. “We have been saying no to WTE plants for too long,” he added. Waste management expert Theng Lee Chong echoed these views and said that there was no running away from WTE plants, saying that in countries such as Japan, incinerators are located within communities. He has seen how the facilities are located next to a kindergarten and a senior residents’ home, even generating heat for the seniors’ bath. According to Japan’s Ministry of Environment, there were 1,004 incinerators in the country as of March 2024, with 411 of them able to generate power. Theng said that while a landfill buries waste, it doesn't eliminate problems entirely. “It’s underneath and you don’t see it but it will remain there for thousands of years. With an incinerator, there will be ash as a by-product but the volume is reduced by 90 per cent, depending on the technology,” he said, pointing to the likes of Singapore which has four WTE plants, the first of which began operating back in 1979. Singapore's plants are all in industrial areas, with three located in Tuas and one in Senoko. The ash and non-incinerable waste like sludge are then placed in the Semakau landfill, which is located about 8km south of Singapore and expected to reach capacity by 2035. The Singapore government has said that there are ongoing efforts to extend the lifespan of the landfill beyond 2035, as well as research and development into repurposing waste residues such as incineration ash. For instance, it is studying whether landfilled incineration ash and non-incinerable waste from Semakau landfill can be used as reclamation in the Tuas port project. Meanwhile, the country has started to repurpose some incinerated ash into NewSand for the construction of non-structural concrete applications such as footpaths and benches. WTE plants are gaining more traction in the region, with Indonesia announcing in March that it is set to develop 30 WTE plants in major cities across the country by 2029. Thailand is also planning on adding more WTE plants in the country, with at least 25 operating in the country as of 2022. There have been protests against the plants in these countries in the past, but the governments have had to push ahead with their WTE plans given that they face similar challenges on mounting waste as Malaysia. According to Theng, if Malaysia’s landfills were reclaimed for future development, remediation costs would be necessary. Remediating a former landfill involves restoring the site to a useable condition after it has been filled with waste and closed. “You don’t factor in the opportunity costs that you cannot use or develop the land for, say for 100 years,” he said, referring to the lost potential and value of that land being unavailable for other development for a very long duration. He also pointed out the significant suffering of communities near landfills, who often endure foul odours, increased vermin and pest populations, decreased property values, and the general degradation of their living environment. Just weeks ago, it was reported that residents of Kampung Desa Makmur in Kota Tinggi, Johor, have been protesting the Batu Empat landfill, which they say has been causing severe odour pollution for almost 20 years. In response, Johor’s Housing and Local Government Committee Mohd Jafni Md Shukor was reported to have urged the federal government to expedite the construction of a WTE plant at the Bukit Payong Sanitary Solid Waste Landfill near Batu Pahat. Theng said that there was no single formula for waste management and one technology cannot apply to the whole country and that in order to operate a WTE sustainably, it must receive at least 500 tonnes of waste daily. However, he hoped the government would explain the long-term financing model for the WTE plants, specifically whether it would involve a public-private partnership, especially as there were substantial costs in building them. “How will the government close the financial gap? Will the consumers have to pay more for the waste management? This part has yet to be explained,” he said. Seeram Ramakrishna, a professor at the National University of Singapore’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, told CNA that WTE plants are a “stepping stone” to deal with the whole issue of waste. He said that compared to conventional landfills, WTE plants create value from waste by generating energy and that Singapore's well-developed WTE infrastructure was initially a necessity due to its limited land availability. He added that while WTEs offer a degree of progress through energy generation, it is crucial to ensure stringent emission controls. “WTE facilities must guarantee that their emissions pose no threat to human health and that the released air is of high quality – this is a fundamental expectation,” he said. WHERE DO YOU LOCATE IT? The central question, Agamuthu posed, was the crucial issue of WTE plant location, given the common \"not in my backyard\" sentiment among residents anywhere in the world. Jaringan Rawang Tolak Insinerator is an NGO that has been actively protesting and voicing its concerns against the planned incinerator in Batu Arang, submitting objections to local authorities. Its spokesperson Abdul Hanan Abd Mokti told CNA that the proposed incinerator site is very close to vulnerable communities. “The selection of Batu Arang continues the worldwide trend of locating incinerators in marginalised and less-affluent communities,” he said, adding that an estimated 100,000 residents reside within a 5km radius of the proposed site's centre. He also asked the basis of selecting Batu Arang and Rawang - located about 17km apart - for the sites of two proposed WTE incinerators, fearing that the area will be overwhelmed by garbage trucks travelling to the incinerator via local roads. “Why are so many of these high-risk, highly toxic projects being concentrated in the same district?,” he said, adding that there are worries that property values in the area may plummet because of the projects. According to the Department of Energy environmental impact assessment report that was released on May 7, 91.3 percent of respondents surveyed in 2025 either opposed or strongly opposed the Sultan Idris Shah project, compared to just 18.8 per cent of respondents in a 2023 survey. The report attributed the significant decline of support for the project due to the increased public awareness of it. A WTE plant is already being built at the Jeram sanitary landfill in Kuala Selangor. However, unlike other WTEs, not much opposition has been registered towards it. It is located about 5km away from the nearest residential areas and is surrounded by palm oil plantations. It is expected to start operating next year, according to media reports. The project is a joint venture between Worldwide Holdings Berhad, a Selangor state-owned company and Shanghai Electric Power Generation (M) Sdn Bhd (Shanghai Electric). The plant is designed to process up to 3,000 tonnes of solid waste daily. Aziah Parini, a resident of Kampung Bukit Kerayong 1 - located about 5km away from the plant - told CNA that several NGOs had come to the village to speak about the dangers of the incinerator. However, the 49-year-old, who operates a food stall, said that they were not worried about the plant. “We can only hope for the best and that it will not affect the people around here,” said the grandmother of one. IMPROVE THE RECYCLING RATE Despite differing opinions on specific waste management solutions, there is a fundamental agreement among all waste management experts and NGOs: The sheer volume of waste Malaysians generate must be significantly reduced at its source. According to deputy housing and local minister Aiman Athirah Sabu, the national recycling rate increased to 37.9 per cent in 2024 from 35.4 per cent in 2023, but still hasn't reached the 40 per cent target for 2025. The average waste generation per capita in 2022 was estimated at about 1.05 kg per day, significantly higher than that of other Asian countries which range from 0.4 to 0.7 kg per day, said Agamuthu. Agamuthu believes that the amount of waste is increasing because of the sophistication of people’s standard of living. “The more affluent we are, the more waste is generated,” he said. He added that while the rising standard of living generally meant more waste, the amount per capita in Japan has reduced over the years because of focused policies and public awareness. “They are already educated enough to reduce the waste themselves,” he said, adding that the layperson should be educated on their responsibility of waste separation at source. Seeram said that effective waste management necessitates a primary focus on source segregation, as this practice unlocks the potential for “waste mining” and the creation of valuable resources. \"Ideally, WTE initiatives, while a treatment method, should align with the principles of a circular economy, viewing waste as a resource. \"This requires the development and implementation of robust processes for waste segregation and cleaning to facilitate resource recovery, which represents the most desirable long-term scenario,\" he said. He added that WTE should not be perceived merely as a temporary step towards better waste management and that instead, the fundamental focus must remain on controlling and reducing waste at its source. \"Japan for example excels in waste management compared to many other nations, largely due to its ingrained cultural values,\" he said. Tasha Sabapathy, a senior programme and communications officer of Zero Waste Malaysia - an NGO that promotes a zero waste lifestyle - told CNA that the government should prioritise solutions based on the context that food waste is the majority of waste. The composition of household waste in Malaysia in 2022 was dominated by food waste (30.6 per cent), with plastic (21.9 per cent) and paper (15.3 per cent) making up the next largest segments. Sabapathy said she wants to see an increase in composting facilities as well as community composting initiatives. She also advocates the banning of single-use plastics, noting how some restaurants these days even use plastic packets instead of cups to serve drinks. She said that the public should ultimately understand what happened to their waste. “What happens after we drink a coffee (purchased) from a store. Where does the cup go? If it gets recycled, they won’t care. But the truth is it cannot be recycled because of the way it is made. It is the same for any kind of waste. “We need to know what happens to it and who are the communities affected and bring that education to everyday people. Then we will understand why we need to be responsible for it,” she said, adding that incineration discourages recycling. One of Bukit Arang’s resident Yap Wan Ken, 53, acknowledges that while people could register their protest against the incinerator, everyone has a role to also reduce their own waste. She recycles as much as possible and composts her wet household waste. She has used the compost to grow her own flowers, vegetables, and fruit, such as pineapples. Yap, who works in finance, said that global warming is not a joke and hopes that what she does contributes to the betterment of the environment. “We are the ones who also contribute to the waste, it doesn’t generate on its own. I always believe solutions to an issue are always at the source, not at the end, in order for long-term success. “I hope our government and fellow Malaysians can work together to reduce waste at the source for the sake of the environment and minimise the need for incinerators,” she said.",
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      • "content": "SINGAPORE: One troublesome night, you’re unable to sleep due to severe stomach pain. You’ve already had some antacids, but they’re of no help. The nearest clinics and polyclinics are all closed, and you’re not sure if your condition deserves a visit to a hospital emergency room, where you may have to face long wait times. What do you do? For many of us, the COVID-19 pandemic served as the catalyst for shifting away from the traditional model of primary care, typically involving an in-person visit to a general practitioner (GP) or polyclinic. We quickly embraced telehealth apps, which could connect us to a doctor nearly 24/7 within a matter of minutes, obtain a diagnosis for select ailments, and even get medication delivered – all from the comfort of our homes. Telemedicine not only helped us observe safe distancing measures and avoid overcrowding in healthcare facilities, it also ensured that non-emergency conditions could be promptly treated by a suitable physician. Five years on, while many of these benefits remain, even this level of technology remains inaccessible to some. For others, telemedicine has become little more than a convenient means of obtaining medical certificates (MCs), especially when getting out of bed to visit a GP feels impossible. This issue has come under scrutiny, with several telehealth providers facing enforcement action from the Ministry of Health (MOH) following investigations into suspected unethical activities such as MCs and prescriptions being issued after inappropriately brief consultations. Amid telehealth’s growing notoriety, a Dr Kart kiosk in a Tampines petrol station made waves online and in headlines last year. Public scepticism about an unmanned healthcare \"vending machine\" is understandable – but how sceptical should we be? “PHYSICAL” TELEMEDICINE CLINICS VS TELEHEALTH APPS CNA reporters visited the Dr Kart kiosk in December 2024 to better understand how it worked. Based on their trial, one can justifiably expect that these kiosks offer a different user experience from that of telemedicine apps on our phones. From a regulatory standpoint, however, they are basically the same. MOH’s 2015 National Telemedicine Guidelines establish that telehealth services must meet a standard of care equivalent to that of traditional in-person consultations, within the inherent limitations of the virtual medium. These guidelines apply to teleconsultations, whether through a kiosk or apps on personal devices. It doesn’t matter where the patient or the consulting healthcare professional is located, so long as they are not physically face-to-face. Other legal and ethical frameworks, including the Singapore Medical Council's Ethical Code and Ethical Guidelines (ECEG), the Healthcare Services Act and the Personal Data Protection Act, are similarly applicable across all modes of telehealth delivery. As for the specific question of MCs, MOH has reiterated multiple times last year the ECEG’s requirement that MCs be issued to patients based on proper medical grounds, only after a thorough clinical assessment. This is irrespective of the mode or location of consultation. So, whether you see a doctor via your phone or a kiosk at the petrol station, you’ll likely receive an MC only after you’ve been properly assessed, just as you would be by a GP in a physical clinic. The 2023 Healthcare Services (Outpatient Medical Service) Regulations (OMS) do introduce a degree of differentiation, largely in practical terms. For instance, Regulation 13 requires that remote service kiosks like the one in Tampines must meet specific standards for sanitation, maintenance, effectiveness and safety. THE RISE OF “VENDING MACHINE HEALTHCARE” In truth, the Dr Kart kiosk is not the first of its kind. In 2023, developer SmartRx launched a fully-automated telemedicine “clinic\" at the Singapore University of Technology and Design in collaboration with healthcare group Minmed. Students and staff at the university could conveniently teleconsult with a doctor and check their vitals inside a private pod. Prescribed medication could also be obtained on the spot through an attached dispenser. Later that year, a similar kiosk was set up at Jalan Besar Stadium as well. Vending machines that can dispense competitively priced over-the-counter medication and other health supplies such as masks and first aid kits can now be found at various locations across the island, including the void decks of Housing and Development Board flats, condominiums and healthcare facilities. Some are even able to dispense pharmacy-only medication after the patient completes a mandatory on-site teleconsultation with a registered pharmacist. MORE INVESTMENT NEEDED – SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS At its core, this emergent tier of healthcare services aims to enhance access to such care, particularly for those who may not be technologically adept. Countries across the region including Malaysia, Thailand and India are similarly expanding their primary care infrastructure by deploying facilitated telehealth kiosks – especially in rural areas – to improve access to essential healthcare services. These initiatives also have the potential to dramatically change both how healthcare is delivered as well as sought by the public. Enabling the delegation of primary care services for non-emergency conditions can significantly reduce the burdens on acute hospitals and polyclinics. In addition to shorter wait times and round-the-clock access, telemedicine also empowers patients to take charge of their own health by increasing the range of options from which they can seek timely care that best fits their needs. Incidentally, this is also in alignment with the goals of Healthier SG. However, as self-service health technologies and telemedicine gain traction, their expansion must be accompanied by robust oversight to safeguard patient welfare. For instance, the OMS mandates that providers should protect patients’ privacy and confidentiality during consultations. Teleconsultation kiosks raise concerns in this aspect, as onlookers in the vicinity can potentially observe consultations and access sensitive personal data. A practical solution could be to incorporate private consultation pods as with other telemedicine clinics, so that patients can securely access care without compromising their personal data. To ensure telehealth fulfils its promise, adherence to ethical and regulatory frameworks must take precedence over profit-driven motives. When implemented responsibly, these innovations can be transformative and must be encouraged. The challenge is not just to embrace telehealth, but to shape it into a system that prioritises care over mere convenience, and integrity over expediency. Mathavi Senguttuvan is a research associate at the Centre for Biomedical Ethics, at the National University of Singapore’s Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.",
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      • "content": "LONDON: The White House announced on Sunday (May 11) that the United States and China will temporarily suspend or lift the import tariffs they imposed on each other in April, pending further negotiations on a trade agreement. But while the announcement offers long-awaited relief to businesses and has boosted market confidence , investors would be wise to curb their enthusiasm. Taking cues from his background in business, Trump uses tariffs as a bargaining chip, seemingly convinced that aggressive escalation will force US trading partners to offer significant concessions and enable him to declare a major political victory. But negotiating a trade agreement is not the same as striking a real estate deal. The process is slower, messier and far more consequential. This is particularly true when the US is negotiating with China, which has both a huge economy (and thus substantial leverage) and a strong interest in withholding concessions, because yielding to Trump’s demands could undermine national pride and trigger a domestic backlash. And while Trump has a record of declaring dubious victories, it would be difficult for him to claim success in his trade war with China if he simply backed down. As a Chinese saying goes, once you are riding a tiger, it is difficult to get off. TRADE AGREEMENT DIFFICULTIES A trade agreement between the world’s two largest economies would be difficult to draft and nearly impossible to enforce. We saw this clearly in 2018 and 2019. Although the US and China reached an agreement in principle in April 2019, negotiations ultimately fell apart, owing to differences over the specificity of the terms. Whereas the US demanded a rigid, 150-page contract detailing legal reforms to be enacted through China’s national legislature, China sought a more flexible, principles-based framework that could be implemented through less visible regulatory measures. Then there is the enforcement challenge. When the US and China signed their “phase one” trade deal in January 2020, Trump declared it a historic victory, touting China’s commitment to increase purchases of US goods and services by US$200 billion over two years, along with other concessions. But unlike typical trade agreements, the deal contained no neutral third-party enforcement mechanism. Nor was it self-enforcing, with both parties viewing compliance as more beneficial than defection. So, when China failed to meet its purchase targets, the US – then led by President Joe Biden – had little recourse. Today, even if tariffs are to be lifted in the short term, China has little reason to believe that the US will honour its commitments or pursue meaningful enforcement, especially given the tremendous mistrust that Trump has sowed. Ultimately, any trade deal that the US and China negotiate is likely to be fragile, limited in scope, and vulnerable to collapse. Businesses and investors should thus be prepared for continued disruptions across global supply chains. LASTING HARM TO GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS In fact, Trump’s trade war has already done lasting harm to global supply chains. Retailers have been scrambling to cancel orders, manufacturers and distributors have rushed to reroute and stockpile inventories, and businesses have been operating in a climate of heightened uncertainty. It is now clearer than ever that small and short-lived fluctuations can cause disproportionate and long-lasting disruptions, or what supply-chain experts call the “bullwhip effect”. This phenomenon is reflected in the outlook for Christmas this year. If a made-in-China toy is to reach store shelves in the US before the holidays, the production process must begin as early as March, when toy companies finalise product designs and place orders. Manufacturing typically starts in April, with goods shipping from Chinese factories by July, so that they arrive in the US before fall distribution. Retailers depend on this long but tightly choreographed timeline to meet seasonal demand. Fluctuating tariffs disrupt every stage of this process. Faced with unpredictable costs, retailers hesitate to place orders, delaying production and shipment. Suppliers then reconfigure production lines to take advantage of any new opportunities, meaning that the reversal of tariffs alone may not be enough to get production back on track. So, even if the elimination of tariffs revives demand, the supply shortage would persist, driving prices higher – a possibility that Trump dismissively acknowledged at a recent cabinet meeting. DISRUPTIONS CAUSED BY UNPREDICTABILITY Making matters worse, higher prices could send the wrong demand signal to suppliers, aggravating the long-term problem of oversupply that tariffs are meant to tackle. This cycle of oscillation – a hallmark of the bullwhip effect – creates persistent instability. After all, it’s not the average that kills you; it’s the volatility. We saw a version of this dynamic during the COVID-19 pandemic, when sudden shutdowns triggered cascading shortages and gluts across global supply chains, with effects that were felt for years. The difference now is that the turmoil is not the result of a natural disaster or public-health crisis; it is the product of a deliberate policy. Unpredictability may have worked for Trump in his personal business dealings, but when applied to global commerce, it generates tremendous chaos, as supply chains thrive on transparency and certainty, not bluffs and sudden policy reversals. The disruption unleashed by Trump’s tariffs will not stop at the stock market; it will reverberate through factories, ports and storefronts worldwide. Investors, policymakers and consumers have yet to reckon fully with the consequences of Trump’s actions. Angela Huyue Zhang is Professor of Law at the University of Southern California. S Alex Yang is Professor of Management Science and Operations at London Business School. This commentary first appeared on Project Syndicate.",
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      • "description": "While Beijing’s decision to suspend purchases from US planemakers seemed drastic, the Chinese beg to differ, says aviation consultant Shukor Yusof.",
      • "content": "SINGAPORE: It is astonishing how fast a brand can fall from grace. Boeing was once the world’s largest planemaker, pipping its archrival Airbus with 806 commercial aircraft deliveries to 800 in 2018. In 2017, Boeing delivered 763 jets while Airbus delivered 718. All that changed in March 2019. Two fatal crashes involving Boeing’s 737 MAX aircraft , killing 346 people in the space of five months, forced the aircraft type to be grounded between March 2019 and November 2020 by the US Federal Aviation Administration. The MAX was grounded again in 2024, after a door plug of an Alaska Airlines’ new 737 MAX blew out midair in January of that year. Fast forward to April this year, when US President Donald Trump introduced a slew of tariffs , with the most punishing ones reserved for China . On Apr 15, Beijing instructed its airlines not to take deliveries of Boeing planes , including those already built, in response to the US decision to impose tariffs of up to 245 per cent on China. China also ordered Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) to stop buying parts from US suppliers, an odd decision as COMAC sources over 40 per cent of parts from the US and Europe for its aircraft. These developments were yet another blow for Boeing, which had previously projected brisk business in China . In August 2024, Boeing’s vice-president of commercial marketing Darren Hulst remarked, “China’s airlines will see strong demand, requiring further growth of their modern fuel-efficient fleets.” Indeed, Boeing’s Commercial Market Outlook for China projected the country will need 8,830 new planes by 2043 and its commercial fleet will grow 4.1 per cent annually over the next two decades. RETALIATE, NEGOTIATE OR CAPITULATE? While Western observers felt China’s drastic decision to suspend purchases from American planemakers would be a self-inflicted wound, the Chinese begged to differ. People familiar with COMAC and the Civil Aviation Administration of China said the Chinese had anticipated Mr Trump’s moves when he won the elections last November. “We knew tariffs were coming, there are plans B, C, D and so on,” an official told me. “We saw what happened to the Russians following sanctions (after the Ukraine invasion in 2022) and prepared accordingly.” As a result of sanctions, Russian airlines and planemakers were unable to access replacement parts for its jets and were forced to ground aircraft. While COMAC may not have publicly conceded to amassing foreign aircraft parts in the past two years, a source in Shanghai, where COMAC is based, suggested there is enough material to “make hundreds of aircraft in the next few years”. COMAC is believed to have stockpiled at least 1,000 LEAP engines, specifically the LEAP-1C, which powers the C919, a single-aisle jet that competes directly with Airbus’ A320neo and Boeing’s 737 MAX. The engine is co-produced by America’s GE and France’s Safran. The Airbus A320neo uses a similar engine, the LEAP-1A, while the B737 MAX is fitted with a LEAP-1B engine. However, the engines used by the A320 and B737 MAX cannot be used by the C919; the LEAP-1C was designed exclusively for the COMAC jet. An industry source told me that Chinese airlines have no qualms in suspending deliveries: “China must resist the US or it will take us for granted in future. While we do not blame Boeing (for the tariff war), this is no longer about trade. It is about sovereignty and dignity.” The US and China agreed to reduce tariffs for 90 days on May 12, causing Boeing’s stock to rally to its highest price seen in over a year. On May 13, China reportedly reversed the ban on Boeing deliveries. A source close to China’s regulator confirmed this, saying the decision was “in the best interest of both sides”. While these are positive developments, the damage done by an uncertain tariff and regulatory environment may be lasting. It will also prompt COMAC to hasten its domestic aviation manufacturing goals to completely wean itself of Western dependence. LOUD THUNDER, SMALL RAINDROPS Prior to the US-China tariff pause, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg indicated the trade war was a fluid situation and that the company was planning to remarket the 50 jets that China did not plan to take. “We have many customers who want near-term deliveries,” Mr Ortberg said, possibly alluding to Asia Pacific airlines such as Malaysia Airlines and Air India, which expressed a desire to buy those jets. Tensions created by Mr Trump’s tariffs pose real risks not just to Boeing but to COMAC. For one, Boeing will need to temper its market outlook for China . Even if there is a rapprochement in future, the international aviation landscape would have changed permanently. Boeing’s stock is benefitting from the latest detente but this is a blip. In the long run the company must change its culture and, more importantly, its values. COMAC, too, will not come out of this trade schism unscathed although the Chinese believe they have the edge. COMAC’s planes have not sold well internationally, partly due to lack of certification by US and European regulators and partly because there remains a stigma for China-built commercial jets. The Chinese, however, are steadfast and will persevere. An airline analyst in Beijing remarked: \"We have a saying, 'loud thunder, small raindrops'. The Americans can shout all they want. This will hurt us less than them.\" In his book Dealing With China, former US treasury secretary Henry Paulson wrote: “Facts, not wishes or dreams, should direct our dealings (with China). China is very different from the US and we cannot be guided only by the understandable desire that it become more like us.” Perhaps Boeing’s CEO should make a call to Mr Paulson. Shukor Yusof is the founder of Endau Analytics, an independent aviation advisory firm based in Singapore.",
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      • "description": "SHENZHEN, China, May 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Baiya International Group Inc. (\"BIYA\" or the \"Company\") (Nasdaq: BIYA), a human resource (\"HR\") technology company utilizing its cloud-based internet platform to provide one-stop crowdsourcing recruitment and SaaS-enabled HR solutions, today announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Ms. Siyu Yang, Chief Executive Officer of BIYA, commented, \"We are pleased to report a resilient performance for fiscal year 2024, reflecting our determined efforts to navigate China's evolving recruitment market. We achieved a remarkable revenue growth of 10.7% despite slow economic recovery and labor market adjustments, driven by our flexible business strategy with a focus on project outsourcing services. As we see expansion opportunities in the rapidly growing logistics and express delivery sectors, we have been examining postal business tender documents, leading to our successful cooperation with new major customers such as Zhaoqing Branch of China Postal Group Limited. As a result of active business expansion among postal companies, revenue from project outsourcing increased by 26.6%, accounting for 99.7% of our total revenue.\" Ms. Yang continued, \"Our gross profit grew by 75.4%, underscoring the effectiveness and resilience of our strategic initiatives. At the same time, we took active steps to reduce operating expenses while increasing investment in sales efforts. These measures significantly improved our financial performance, turning a net loss into a positive net income for fiscal year 2024. With such proactive strategies, we believe that we are now better positioned to explore high-margin subsectors that can support a sustainable growth trajectory. Looking ahead, we remain committed to our core strategy while remaining alert to new opportunities as China's economy gradually recovers. We plan to continue to improve the Gongwuyuan Platform to deliver high-quality job matching and HR related services in the flexible employment marketplace. We are confident that our resilient approach, combined with strong client relationship management, will continue to support our long-term growth and deliver value to our shareholders.\" Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Highlights Net revenues were $12.8 million in fiscal year 2024, an increase of 10.7% from $11.6 million in fiscal year 2023. Gross profit was $1.4 million in fiscal year 2024, an increase of 75.4% from $0.8 million in fiscal year 2023. Net income was $6,687 in fiscal year 2024, compared to net loss of $1.1 million in fiscal year 2023. Basic and diluted net income per common share were $0.00 in fiscal year 2024, compared to basic and diluted loss per common share of $0.10 in fiscal year 2023. Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Results Net Revenues Net revenues were $12.8 million in fiscal year 2024, an increase of 10.7% from $11.6 million in fiscal year 2023. Revenue from entrusted recruitment service was $0.04 million in fiscal year 2024, a decrease of 97.2% from $1.5 million in fiscal year 2023. The decrease was primarily attributed to the delayed effects of China's stringent preventive measures against the COVID-19 pandemic, which have increased the challenges of economic recovery. Revenue from project outsourcing service was $12.8 million in fiscal year 2024, an increase of 26.6% from $10.1 million in fiscal year 2023. The increase was primarily due to the outsourcing revenues from the Company's major customers, $3.2 million increase from Zhaoqing Branch of China Postal Group Limited, $1.3 million increase from Guangdong Yingwang Industrial Investment Limited (\"Yingwang\"), and $0.7 million increased from Zhongshan Branch of China Postal Express & Logistics Co., Ltd, which was partly offset by $0.5 million decreased from Zhongshan Branch of China Postal Group limited and $2.0 million decreased revenue from Nanchang Jiesite Cleaning and Environmental Protection Limited (\"Jiesite\"). Revenue from other services was $3,050 in fiscal year 2024, an increase of 155.6% from $1,193 in fiscal year 2023. During fiscal year 2024, the revenue generated from other services mainly represents software revenue of $3,050. During fiscal year 2023, the revenue generated from other services mainly represents software revenue of $1,193. In November 2019, Gongwuyuan launched enterprise version of its cloud-based internet platform to provide one-stop crowdsourcing recruitment and SaaS-enabled HR solutions on the Gongwuyuan Platform to supplement its offline services. Cost of Revenues Total cost of revenue was $11.4 million in fiscal year 2024, an increase of 5.8% from $10.8 million in fiscal year 2023. Gross Profit Gross profit was $1.4 million in fiscal year 2024, an increase of 75.4% from $0.8 million in fiscal year 2023. The increase was mainly due to the $0.7 million increase in gross profit from project outsourcing service, which was partly offset by the $0.1 million decrease in gross profit from entrusted recruitment service. Operating Expenses Total operating expenses were $1.3 million in fiscal year 2024, a decrease of 11.7% from $1.5 million in fiscal year 2023. The change was mainly due to a decrease of $0.2 million in general and administrative expenses and a decrease of $62,369 in research and development expenses, which were partly offset by an increase of $87,458 in selling expenses. Selling expenses were $0.2 million in fiscal year 2024, an increase of 68.8% from $0.1 million in fiscal year 2023. The increase was primarily due to the $0.1 million increase in bidding service fee, which was offset by the $21,807 decrease in commission expenses and $13,384 decrease in salary and related welfare expenses of salesperson. General and administrative expenses were $0.9 million in fiscal year 2024, a decrease of 18.6% from $1.1 million in fiscal year 2023. The decrease in general and administrative expenses were mainly due to decreased bad debt expense by $0.1 million, decreased rental expense by $75,817, decreased employee salaries and welfare expenses by $63,769 due to the decrease of headcount in administration function, decreased consulting and professional service fees by $33,707, which offset by increased other G&A expense by $89,071. Research and development expenses were $0.2 million in fiscal year 2024, a decrease of 20.8% from $0.3 million in fiscal year 2023. Net Income (Loss) Net income was $6,687 in fiscal year 2024, compared to net loss of $1.1 million in fiscal year 2023. The decrease in net loss in 2024 mainly resulted from increased gross profit by $0.6 million, decreased operating expenses by $0.2 million, and decreased other expenses by $0.3 million in fiscal year 2024. Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Common Share Basic and diluted net income per common share were $0.00 in fiscal year 2024, compared to basic and diluted loss per common share of $0.10 in fiscal year 2023. Financial Condition As of December 31, 2024, the Company had cash of $1.7 million, compared to $0.03 million as of December 31, 2023. Net cash provided by operating activities in fiscal year 2024 was $1.6 million, compared to net cash used in operating activities of $1.8 million in fiscal year 2023. Net cash provided by financing activities in fiscal year 2024 was $0.08 million, compared to net cash used in financing activities of $0.5 million in fiscal year 2023. Recent Development On March 24, 2025, the Company completed its initial public offering (the \"Offering\") of 2,500,000 ordinary shares at a public offering price of $4.00 per share. The gross proceeds were $10.0 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses. The Company's ordinary shares began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on March 21, 2025, under the ticker symbol \"BIYA.\" About Baiya International Group Inc. (\"Baiya\") Baiya has evolved from a job matching service provider into a cloud-based internet platform to provide one-stop crowdsourcing recruitment and SaaS-enabled HR solutions on the Gongwuyuan Platform to supplement its offline job matching services and started to position itself as a SaaS-enabled HR technology company by introducing its Gongwuyuan Platform in the flexible employment marketplace. Baiya has been and will continue to strategically develop and improve the Gongwuyuan Platform with product features that work together with its traditional offline service model to improve the job matching and HR related services in the flexible employment marketplace. CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain statements in this press release are \"forward-looking statements\" as defined under the federal securities laws, including, but not limited to, statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical facts. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on the Company's current expectations and projections about future events that the Company believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Forward-looking statements can be identified by terms such as \"believe\", \"plan\", \"expect\", \"intend\", \"should\", \"seek\", \"estimate\", \"will\", \"aim\" and \"anticipate\", or other similar expressions in this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review other factors that may affect its future results in the Company's registration statement and other filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (\"SEC\"). For further information, please contact: Baiya International Group Inc.Investor Relations DepartmentPhone: +86 0769-88785888Email: info@biyainc.com Investor Relations Inquiries: Ascent Investor Relations LLCTina XiaoPhone: +1-646-932-7242Email: investors@ascent-ir.com BAIYA INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Expressed in U.S. Dollars, except for the number of shares) As of December 31, 2024 2023 ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash $ 1,668,291 $ 31,973 Accounts receivable, net 1,648,073 3,692,078 Due from related parties 40,549 2,811,786 Deferred offering costs 889,160 668,651 Prepaid expense and other current assets 177,325 237,958 Loan receivable from third parties, current — 75,797 Total current assets 4,423,398 7,518,243 NON-CURRENT ASSETS Property and equipment, net 1,872 2,373 Right-of-use asset, net 49,356 4,015 Loan receivable from third parties, non-current 443,787 98,560 Other non-current assets 33,017 — Total noncurrent assets 528,032 104,948 TOTAL ASSETS $ 4,951,430 $ 7,623,191 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts payable $ 1,662,594 $ 2,835,982 Loan payable to third parties, current 164,399 140,800 Advance from customers 29,675 30,498 Accrued liabilities and other payables 2,057,865 1,966,483 Taxes payable 146,239 264,671 Due to related parties 170,855 1,040,009 Lease liability 8,422 9,661 Bank loan payables, current 117,345 623,878 Total current liabilities 4,357,394 6,911,982 NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES Lease liability 43,972 1,025 Loan payable to third parties, non-current — 28,160 Bank loan payables, non-current — 87,707 Total non-current liabilities 43,972 116,892 TOTAL LIABILITIES $ 4,401,366 $ 7,028,874 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Preferred shares, par value $0.0001, 100,000,000 shares authorized, nil shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively — — Ordinary common shares, par value $0.0001, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 10,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively 1,000 1,000 Additional paid-in capital 1,796,285 1,775,951 Statutory Reserve 380,901 325,223 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (221,139) (153,429) Accumulated deficit (1,456,778) (1,392,350) Total Company shareholders' equity 500,269 556,395 Non-controlling interest 49,795 37,922 Total shareholders' equity 550,064 594,317 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 4,951,430 $ 7,623,191 BAIYA INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Expressed in U.S. Dollars, except for the number of shares) For the years ended December 31, 2024 2023 2022 Net revenues $ 12,809,211 $ 11,574,877 $ 13,161,560 Cost of revenues 11,401,940 10,772,530 11,635,220 Gross profit 1,407,271 802,347 1,526,340 Operating expenses Selling expenses 214,672 127,214 243,937 General and administrative expenses 890,089 1,093,703 2,205,442 Research and development expenses 238,150 300,519 479,218 Total operating expenses 1,342,911 1,521,436 2,928,597 Profit/(loss) from operations 64,360 (719,089) (1,402,257) Other income (expenses) Interest expense, net (31,510) (24,030) (55,640) Government subsidy income 5,823 33,654 190,944 Other expenses, net (3,456) (321,112) (39,307) Other (expenses)income (29,143) (311,488) 95,997 Income/(loss) before income tax 35,217 (1,030,577) (1,306,260) Less: income tax expense 28,530 32,239 23,421 Net income/(loss) 6,687 (1,062,816) (1,329,681) Less: net income/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interests 15,437 (45,739) (65,578) Net loss attributable to common shareholders of Baiya International Group Inc. $ (8,750) $ (1,017,077) (1,264,103) Comprehensive income/(loss) Net income/(loss) $ 6,687 $ (1,062,816) (1,329,681) Other comprehensive loss Foreign currency translation loss (71,274) (46,538) (214,064) Total other comprehensive loss (71,274) (46,538) (214,064) Total comprehensive loss (64,587) (1,109,354) (1,543,745) Less: comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interests 11,874 (48,095) (76,303) Comprehensive loss attributable to common shareholders of Baiya International Group Inc. $ (76,461) $ (1,061,259) (1,467,442) Net income/(loss) per common share Basic and diluted* $ 0.00 $ (0.10) $ (0.13) Weighted average number of common shares outstanding Basic and diluted* 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 * Retrospectively restated for effect of share reorganization BAIYA INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Expressed in U.S. Dollars, except for the number of shares) For the years ended December 31, 2024 2023 2022 CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Net income/(loss) $ 6,687 $ (1,062,816) $ (1,329,681) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: Depreciation expense 443 799 2,139 Allowances for credit losses (43,859) 121,899 844,053 Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets 11,693 139,592 177,843 Deferred income tax, net — 5,818 (3,298) Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable, net 1,972,340 (1,331,193) 704,945 Advance to suppliers, net — 40,371 (141,522) Due from related parties 894,107 (900,702) 760,214 Prepaid expense and other current assets 126,918 (138,659) 29,877 Accounts payable (1,112,598) 1,117,916 (312,815) Advance from customers — — (21,619) Accrued liabilities and other payables (165,046) 175,063 (182,184) Taxes payable (105,398) 33,247 (96,177) Lease liability (1,530) (2,448) (25,135) Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities 1,583,757 (1,801,113) 406,640 CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from loans-bank 55,434 — 1,728,334 Due to related parties 938,382 (416,209) 1,330,285 Repayments to loans-bank (638,745) (31,224) (944,416) Proceeds from third party loan (278,083) — (184,029) Advance to third party loan — (60,716) — Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities 76,988 (508,149) 1,930,174 EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH (24,427) (62,935) (67,132) NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH 1,636,318 (2,372,197) 2,269,682 CASH, BEGINNING OF YEAR 31,973 2,404,170 134,488 CASH, END OF YEAR $ 1,668,291 $ 31,973 $ 2,404,170 Supplemental disclosure information of cash flow: Cash paid for income tax $ 4,543 $ 15,090 $ 55,299 Cash paid for interest $ 36,724 $ 63,042 56,883 Supplemental non-cash information: Right of use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liability $ 3,038 $ 4,985 $ — Due from related party offset with due to related party upon execution of offset agreement $ 1,812,949 — —",
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As we see expansion opportunities in the rapidly growing logistics and express delivery sectors, we have been examining postal business tender documents, leading to our successful cooperation with new major customers such as Zhaoqing Branch of China Postal Group Limited. As a result of active business expansion among postal companies, revenue from project outsourcing increased by 26.6%, accounting for 99.7% of our total revenue.\" Ms. Yang continued, \"Our gross profit grew by 75.4%, underscoring the effectiveness and resilience of our strategic initiatives. At the same time, we took active steps to reduce operating expenses while increasing investment in sales efforts. These measures significantly improved our financial performance, turning a net loss into a positive net income for fiscal year 2024. With such proactive strategies, we believe that we are now better positioned to explore high-margin subsectors that can support a sustainable growth trajectory. Looking ahead, we remain committed to our core strategy while remaining alert to new opportunities as China's economy gradually recovers. We plan to continue to improve the Gongwuyuan Platform to deliver high-quality job matching and HR related services in the flexible employment marketplace. We are confident that our resilient approach, combined with strong client relationship management, will continue to support our long-term growth and deliver value to our shareholders.\" Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Highlights Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Results Net Revenues Net revenues were $12.8 million in fiscal year 2024, an increase of 10.7% from $11.6 million in fiscal year 2023. Cost of Revenues Total cost of revenue was $11.4 million in fiscal year 2024, an increase of 5.8% from $10.8 million in fiscal year 2023. Gross Profit Gross profit was $1.4 million in fiscal year 2024, an increase of 75.4% from $0.8 million in fiscal year 2023. The increase was mainly due to the $0.7 million increase in gross profit from project outsourcing service, which was partly offset by the $0.1 million decrease in gross profit from entrusted recruitment service. Operating Expenses Total operating expenses were $1.3 million in fiscal year 2024, a decrease of 11.7% from $1.5 million in fiscal year 2023. The change was mainly due to a decrease of $0.2 million in general and administrative expenses and a decrease of $62,369 in research and development expenses, which were partly offset by an increase of $87,458 in selling expenses. Net Income (Loss) Net income was $6,687 in fiscal year 2024, compared to net loss of $1.1 million in fiscal year 2023. The decrease in net loss in 2024 mainly resulted from increased gross profit by $0.6 million , decreased operating expenses by $0.2 million , and decreased other expenses by $0.3 million in fiscal year 2024. Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Common Share Basic and diluted net income per common share were $0.00 in fiscal year 2024, compared to basic and diluted loss per common share of $0.10 in fiscal year 2023. Financial Condition As of December 31, 2024, the Company had cash of $1.7 million , compared to $0.03 million as of December 31, 2023. Net cash provided by operating activities in fiscal year 2024 was $1.6 million, compared to net cash used in operating activities of $1.8 million in fiscal year 2023. Net cash provided by financing activities in fiscal year 2024 was $0.08 million, compared to net cash used in financing activities of $0.5 million in fiscal year 2023. Recent Development On March 24, 2025 , the Company completed its initial public offering (the \"Offering\") of 2,500,000 ordinary shares at a public offering price of $4.00 per share. The gross proceeds were $10.0 million , before deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses. The Company's ordinary shares began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on March 21, 2025 , under the ticker symbol \"BIYA.\" About Baiya International Group Inc. (\"Baiya\") Baiya has evolved from a job matching service provider into a cloud-based internet platform to provide one-stop crowdsourcing recruitment and SaaS-enabled HR solutions on the Gongwuyuan Platform to supplement its offline job matching services and started to position itself as a SaaS-enabled HR technology company by introducing its Gongwuyuan Platform in the flexible employment marketplace. Baiya has been and will continue to strategically develop and improve the Gongwuyuan Platform with product features that work together with its traditional offline service model to improve the job matching and HR related services in the flexible employment marketplace. CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain statements in this press release are \"forward-looking statements\" as defined under the federal securities laws, including, but not limited to, statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical facts. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on the Company's current expectations and projections about future events that the Company believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Forward-looking statements can be identified by terms such as \"believe\", \"plan\", \"expect\", \"intend\", \"should\", \"seek\", \"estimate\", \"will\", \"aim\" and \"anticipate\", or other similar expressions in this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review other factors that may affect its future results in the Company's registration statement and other filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (\"SEC\"). For further information, please contact: Baiya International Group Inc. Investor Relations Department Phone: +86 0769-88785888 Email: info@biyainc.com Investor Relations Inquiries: Ascent Investor Relations LLC Tina Xiao Phone: +1-646-932-7242 Email: investors@ascent-ir.com",
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      • "content": "Oleh Sim Y. H. – BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 13 MEI – Sebagai pengiktirafan terhadap komitmen dan pengorbanan anggota bomba, Majlis Perbarisan Kawalan Kehormatan Sempena Sambutan Hari Bomba dan Penyelamat ke-65 telah diadakan di Padang Kawad Ibu Pejabat Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat (JBP), Landasan Lama Berakas, hari ini. Sambutan itu juga turut memperingati Hari Bomba Sedunia yang disambut pada setiap 4 Mei sebagai simbol pengiktirafan global terhadap komitmen dan pengorbanan anggora bomba dalam melaksanakan amanah serta tanggungjawab mereka yang mulia. Hadir selaku tetamu kehormat di majlis berkenaan ialah Menteri Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri, Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Haji Ahmaddin bin Haji Abdul Rahman. Ketibaan Yang Berhormat Dato dimulakan dengan Hormat Panglima daripada perbarisan kawalan kehormatan seramai 63 orang keanggotaan yang diketuai oleh Penolong Penguasa Bomba dan Penyelamatan, Pengiran Haji Ali Abdul Rahman bin Pengiran Haji Halus. Turut hadir di majlis berkenaan ialah ahli-ahli Majlis Mesyuarat Negara, setiausaha-setiausaha tetap, timbalan-timbalan setiausaha tetap, ketua-ketua jabatan, pegawai-pegawai kanan, Kementerian Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri temasuk pegawai kanan dan anggota JBP. Majlis diteruskan dengan pemeriksaan perbarisan kawalan kehormatan keanggotaan JBP diikuti dengan ucapan daripada Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Haji Ahmaddin. Selepas acara perbarisan, beberapa persembahan padang daripada pasukan bomba dan penyelamat telah dipertunjukkan yang mana persembahan yang menonjol adalah daripada pasukan SATREA yang mempersembahkan kepakaran anggotanya dalam menangani situasi kecemasan melalui satu senario kejadian bangunan dua tingkat runtuh ditapak pembinaan akibat gegaran yang kuat. Pasukan SATREA seramai 12 orang anggota diketuai oleh Pegawai Balai Abdul Azim bin Haji Tuah dikerahkan untuk menyelamatkan mangsa menggunakan dan diturunkan menggunakan kaedah Selain itu, persembahan khas daripada Unit Jurulatih Jasmani, JBP juga mendapat perhatian apabila pasukan berkenaan mempertontonkan kecekapan yang mana pasukan itu telah dilatih serta mendapat pengiktirafan jurulatih dari Akademi Pertahanan Awam Singapura dan Pusat Optima Kecergasan Tentera Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei. Bersempena dengan Sambutan Ulang Tahun Penubuhan JBP ke-65, turut dianjurkan pameran-pameran dari Bahagian Komunikasi Korporat, Bahagian Tenaga Manusia, Perancangan dan Latihan. Bahagian Komunikasi Korporat dulunya dikenali sebagai Bahagian Perhubungan Awam kini dinaiktaraf nama sebagai Bahagian Komunikasi Korporat sesuai dengan peredaran masa dan membantu jabatan membina imej yang positif dan membina hubungan dengan pihak berkepentingan. Bahagian itu bertanggungjawab untuk menyampaikan program-program jangkauan masyarakat seperti , Kursus Marsyal Bomba, Latihan Kebakaran, Taklimat Keselamatan Kebakaran dan lawatan ke balai-balai. Agensi yang berkepentingan seperti Bahagian Perkhidmatan Bomba Lapangan Terbang, Bomba Minyak Brunei Shell Sdn Bhd dan Bomba Hengyi Industries Sdn Bhd turut diundang bagi mempamerkan peralatan dan perkakas kebombaan. Syarikat swasta iaitu Network Integrity Assurance Technologies Sdn Bhd, PAR Corporation Sdn Bhd dan Takaful Brunei turut mempamerkan peralatan dan perkhidmatan kepada para jemputan dan pengunjung. Orang ramai juga hadir bagi sama-sama menyaksikan pameran dan mengikuti permainan mini yang dianjurkan selama sehari itu. Majlis turut diserikan dengan tayangan yang merupakan rancangan yang julung kalinya pernah difilemkan. Rancangan itu merupakan kolaborasi antara JBP dan Radio Televisyen Brunei dan akan disiarkan pada Julai nanti.",
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