Thailand ranks highly when it comes to the percentage of households owning a cat, yet many cats across the country aren’t being fed meals that are nutritionally complete. WHISKAS, a Mars Petcare brand, has tackled this by creating the world’s largest ever ‘Lucky Cat’ statue to highlight that cats who do eat a 100% complete and balanced diet are lucky.The Lucky Cat is a widely recognised symbol of good fortune across South East and Eastern Asia. To bring this to life and link luck to nutrition, WHISKAS, in partnership with AMV BBDO, created the world’s largest purple Lucky Cat statue…
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By Leika Kihara TOKYO, April 10 (Reuters) – Japan’s wholesale inflation jumped in March as conflict in the Middle East pushed up a wide range of input costs, data showed on Friday, highlighting mounting price pressure that may prod the central bank to raise interest rates in the near future. The corporate goods price index (CGPI), which measures the prices companies charge each other for their goods and services, rose 2.6% in March from the same month a year earlier, exceeding the median market forecast of 2.4% and accelerating from February’s revised 2.1%. On a month-on-month basis, the index rose…
From 10 April the European Union will fully activate its digital Entry/Exit System (EES) across 29 Schengen states, replacing manual passport stamping with biometric registration for all non-EU visitors, including UAE nationals and residents travelling on business or leisure. Under EES, facial images and fingerprints will be captured at border crossings and stored for three years, automatically calculating each traveller’s 90-day short-stay allowance. Travellers do not have to pre-register, but authorities warn that first-time EES users should expect longer queues as kiosks collect biometrics. For added support, UAE travellers can turn to VisaHQ, which offers clear, real-time guidance on everything…
Jaishankar heads to UAE, Puri to QatarNEW DELHI: With a fragile ceasefire in place in West Asia, India is looking to renew engagement with the Gulf through visits by Union external affairs minister S Jaishankar to the UAE and petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri to Qatar. India welcomed the ceasefire between Iran and US-Israel, hoping it would restore vessel movement through the key Strait of Hormuz. While Puri is on a two-day visit to Doha, Jaishankar will arrive in the UAE on Saturday to deepen the comprehensive strategic partnership with India’s key Gulf partner. Both countries are…
Global Village is one of the most talked about destination in the UAE with fans eagerly awaiting each season for its various offerings. However, the popular open-air park has been shut for over a month now, due to security concerns after the start of the US-Israel-Iran war that began on February 28. The park had also cancelled its fireworks and drone shows scheduled for Eid Al Fitr this year, amidst heightened regional tensions. On Wednesday, UAE residents woke up to long-awaited news of the two-week ceasefire in the war. And now, social media is abuzz with rumours about Global Village’s…
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (BRAIN) — X-Lab is generating considerable attention in the consumer cycling media for its bargain-priced road and gravel models, with the narrative often focusing on the brand’s direct-from-the-Chinese-factory cost savings. Less noted is that X-Lab is not quite a direct operation: It’s decided to focus on sales through independent bike shops instead of the consumer-direct focus of most new market entrants in recent years. And while the media is focusing on X-Lab’s super light road frames and carbon gravel bikes, the brand’s initial limited product portfolio in the U.S. also includes two sub-$2,000 e-bikes and a $800…
Free gift, exclusive content & Monitor newsletter Become a member with a HK$1,200+ yearly donation. Make a one-off donation. 💡 You’ve read article/s this month. Promos disabled for members. A petition launched by homeowners of the fire-hit Wang Fuk Court housing estate lacked authentication mechanisms and may contain forged signatures, the government has said following residents’ complaints. Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po on December 3, 2025, one week after a deadly fire hit the housing estate. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The Home Affairs Department said on Thursday that it received complaints from several Wang Fuk Court residents, who criticised…
We’re fans of the stable, comfortable ride delivered by the dependable Lowa Renegade EVO GTX hiking boots. Credit: Chris Maxcer LikesThe initial comfort ranks barely above average. However, the Lowa Renegade EVO GTX Mid is the kind of boot that gets better after you put some miles into it. Basically, we liked the fit from the start, appreciated it more after six or seven hikes, and love it after a dozen. Many modern synthetic boots no longer need any kind of break-in, but synthetics don’t stretch and conform to your individual feet over time like the leather in the…
Malaysia’s Immigration Department mounted a large-scale pre-dawn raid on April 9 in Kuala Lumpur’s Jalan Imbi nightlife district, arresting 69 foreign nationals who were allegedly working as guest-relations officers (GROs) on short-stay visit passes. Officials said most of those detained came from Thailand, Vietnam and China and were employed without the work permits required under Malaysia’s Immigration Act. Deputy Director-General (Operations) Datuk Lokman Effendi Ramli told reporters the operation involved 89 immigration officers supported by customs, domestic-trade and anti-corruption agencies. More than 190 patrons and staff were screened; some suspects tried to escape across rooftops before being apprehended. Those held…
3 min readNew DelhiApr 10, 2026 02:30 AM IST The Delhi government has directed its departments to install biometric attendance systems at its offices to ensure that all employees, including Additional Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary and secretaries, report to work every day at 9.30 am. At present, all officials below the secretary level are mandated to register their attendance through the biometric system. The directive was issued on Wednesday after Chief Minister Rekha Gupta found several officials, including senior bureaucrats, absent from duty at the State GST office during a surprise inspection earlier in the day. She went on to…