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Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s indigenously designed assessment system has dramatically reduced the clearance time of containers by 39% and curbed arm-twisting from importers by 83% in less than two weeks, reinforcing that real reforms do not need any foreign loan or advisory. After the implementation of the Faceless Customs Assessment (FCA) system, the average dwell time […]
An investigation by Indian officials that alleges dozens of Canadian colleges and universities might be linked to a scheme of illegally ferrying students across the Canada-U.S. border reveals the “staggering” extent to which holes in the immigration system can be exploited, some experts say. “If the allegations are true, it reveals shocking gaps in our integrity protocols.… This is deeply, deeply […]
An Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday was downed by a Russian air defence system, four sources in Azerbaijan with knowledge of the investigation told Reuters. Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 came down near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan after diverting from an area of Russia in which Moscow has used air […]
The Secretary of the Department of National Defense said the deployment of U.S. mid-range missile assets to the Philippines is well within the “context of joint exercises and is completely legitimate, legal, and beyond reproach.” Sec. Gilberto Teodoro, Jr. said in a press statement released on December 24 that it is a prerogative for the […]
Japan Airlines Co. said Thursday that its system network is under a cyberattack, with at least 9 domestic and some international flights delayed. JAL said system problems occurred at 7:24 a.m. and it will halt sales of tickets for domestic and international flights for the rest of the day. (More details to follow.) Related coverage: […]
A visit to the mosque was not the only thing on Shakoor’s mind after he got his freedom back. Like many formerly incarcerated people re-entering society, there was a long list of needs to attend to, many complicated by his status as a person with a felony conviction: securing housing, catching up with loved ones, […]
When the story of education in 2024 goes down, the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act will dominate. However, what must not be forgotten is the ineptitude and mismanagement of the higher education terrain that will be glossed over in the airy-fairy mind of former Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande. Nzimande […]
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has a right to allow the deployment of the United States’ missile system in the country despite China’s continuous opposition to it, according to Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. Teodoro said this on Tuesday following Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning’s statement of opposition to the country’s reported plan to […]
Comelec Chair George Erwin Garcia —INQUIRER.net file photo/Noy Morcoso MANILA, Philippines — Commission on Elections Chair George Erwin Garcia told reporters on Monday that they had been informed about “several issues” hounding the P112-million Online Voting and Counting System (OVCS), which will be used for the first time by over a million overseas Filipinos to […]
The artificial intelligence start-up said the new system, OpenAI o3, outperformed leading A.I. technologies on tests that rate skills in math, science, coding and logic. Source link