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West Australian
5 days ago
- General
- West Australian
Kwoorabup Nature School takes the reins on a Denmark coastline clean up with $5.5k no-litter project funding
A new primary student-led litter prevention and education initiative is steadfast on reducing, monitoring and preventing the spread of beach litter in Denmark. Kwoorabup Nature School is set to kickstart its environmental project Our Beautiful Kwoorabup Coastline dedicated to reducing litter, marine debris and microplastics along local beaches. Receiving $5500 in funds from the State Government's Community Litter Grant, the school can now hire a bus to transport students from all year levels to local beaches to conduct seasonal clean-ups, litter audits and track and analyse the types of waste found. The students will also lead public campaigns to create awareness through posters, videos, artwork and displays including exhibiting their work and findings at the Denmark Environment Centre. Deputy principal Melanie Trenow said the project aims to not only educate the region about the environment but make a large-scale difference. 'Our students have been leading beach clean-ups for several years and noticed an increasing problem with marine debris, especially recreational and commercial fishing waste, consumer packaging and microplastics,' she said. 'We wanted to go beyond one-off clean-ups and create a structured, ongoing program that also educates the community. 'This project empowers students to take real action and builds a stronger connection between school, community and coastal ecosystems.' First steps included conducting a baseline litter audit this term at Prawn Rock Channel and Ocean Beach to assess snapper season impact before students publish their findings to the community. The school will continue seasonal clean-ups and share their data to the region to explore creative reuse opportunities for collected materials. Maintaining a direct link to the WA school curriculum, the project aims to show students how their learning can make a tangible real-world difference. Ms Trenow said despite having beautiful beaches, littering had become a growing concern and KNS hoped to 'spark more community-wide action'. 'Seasonal trends seem to show higher waste levels at certain times,' she said. 'By collecting data, telling the story through creative media, and inviting the community to join in, we hope to inspire long-lasting stewardship of our coastline.'
Sinar Daily
29-07-2025
- Politics
- Sinar Daily
North Korea warns US against pushing it to give up nukes
Kim said the "personal relationship" between her brother and Trump was "not bad", but warned that should not be used to "serve the purpose of denuclearisation" in any future talks. 29 Jul 2025 02:01pm This picture taken on July 27, 2025 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on July 28, 2025 shows veterans taking part in celebrations to mark the 72nd anniversary of the end of the Korean War at the Pyongyang Gymnasium Square in Pyongyang. North and South Korea technically remain at war because the 1950-53 Korean War ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP) SEOUL - The powerful sister of North Korea's leader warned the United States on Tuesday against pursuing denuclearisation, after a White House official was quoted as saying President Donald Trump was open to dialogue with Kim Jong Un. "Any attempt to deny the position of the DPRK as a nuclear weapons state... will be thoroughly rejected," Kim Yo Jong said in a statement carried by state media, referring to the North by the acronym for its official name. This picture taken on July 27, 2025 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on July 28, 2025 shows a marchpast as people take part in celebrations to mark the 72nd anniversary of the end of the Korean War at the Pyongyang Gymnasium Square in Pyongyang. North and South Korea technically remain at war because the 1950-53 Korean War ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP) Kim said the "personal relationship" between her brother and Trump was "not bad", but warned that should not be used to "serve the purpose of denuclearisation" in any future talks. Trump and the North Korean leader met three times during the US president's first term in a bid to reach an agreement on the denuclearisation of the North. But since their second summit in Hanoi in 2019 fell apart over failure to agree on what the North would get in return, Pyongyang has accelerated its nuclear programme. "Shortly ago, a person in authority of the White House said... that he (Trump) is still open to dialogue with the DPRK leader for achieving the complete denuclearization of the DPRK," Kim Yo Jong said Tuesday, according to the North's official Korean Central News Agency. She appeared to be referring to an unnamed White House official who was quoted by Yonhap news agency at the weekend as saying Trump "remains open to engaging with Leader Kim to achieve a fully de-nuclearized North Korea". "I do not want to deny the fact that the personal relationship between the head of our state and the present US president is not bad", she said, but warned Washington against trying to use that to achieve denuclearisation. If it is used for that purpose, "it can be interpreted as nothing but a mockery of the other party," she said, urging the United States to recognise the North as a "nuclear weapons state". Trump has talked up his "great relationship" with the North Korean leader, and hinted that he might seek to rekindle talks with the third-generation ruler in Pyongyang. - AFP More Like This
Time of India
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Census reform pitch: Call for ‘no caste, no religion' option gains ground in Telangana; census director responds to Kula Nirmulana Sangham (KNS) plea
HYDERABAD: Director of Census for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Bharathi Hollikeri, on Tuesday assured representatives of Kula Nirmulana Sangham that she would forward their request to create a separate space in the upcoming census formats for individuals who wish to identify as casteless and irreligious. The KNS team submitted a representation citing a legal directive from Telangana HC, which had instructed authorities to make provisions for the 'no caste, no religion' (NCNR) category in official data collection. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Doctor's Day 2025 , messages and quotes!
New York Post
14-06-2025
- Business
- New York Post
North Korea relaunches 5K ton warship after embarrassing false start in May
North Korea has successfully repaired and relaunched its new 5,000-ton naval destroyer less than a month after the boat embarrassingly capsized, according to state media reports. The Korean Central News Agency said the destroyer — the second one Pyongyang has built this year — was back in the water on Thursday. 3 Kim Jong Un brought his daughter along for the relaunch. KCNA VIA KNS/AFP via Getty Images The reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was reportedly at the launch, held along the country's east coast. Kim said the new battleship stood as 'convincing proof of the rapid transformation of our Navy. … No one will doubt, I think, the rapid transformation of our Navy as they have witnessed the launching of another new-type destroyer less than two months after a similar event at the Nampho Shipyard.' Kim repeated prior claims he would bolster North Korea's navy in response to perceived threats posed by the US and its Asian allies. 3 Kim and his daughter toured the warship on Thursday. KCNA/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock 'The super-radical growth of our Navy's operations capability is now being proved by powerful entities, not by a prediction or possibility, and this has already become an unstoppable, powerful current of history,' said Kim. The ruler of the hermit kingdom previously attributed last month's botched launch to criminal negligence. Four officials were later detained, including the vice director of the Workers' Party's munitions industry department. 3 This is the second destroyer the reclusive nation's built this year. KCNA VIA KNS/AFP via Getty Images Meanwhile, Kim has been visiting military industrial factories across the country, calling on the country to ramp up production of shells in order to meet the demands of war in the 21st century. KCNP reported Kim 'gave field guidance at a major munitions industry enterprise' on Friday, and 'learned in detail about shell production, capacity expansion and modernization projects in the first half of 2025.' Kim 'expressed great satisfaction over the high enthusiasm for patriotic deeds and struggle displayed by the workers at the enterprise,' KCNP reported. He further noted stepping up production would 'satisfy all the requirements of the national defence strategy and increase the output of new-type powerful shells to meet the requirements of modern warfare.'
New York Post
23-05-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un furious over failed destroyer launch, vows to arrest those responsible
North Korea is seeking to arrest those responsible for the failed launch of its second naval destroyer, as it denied the warship suffered major damage — a claim quickly met with outside skepticism. A statement from North Korea on its handling of the botched launch came after leader Kim Jong Un expressed fury over the incident that he said was caused by criminal negligence. The main military committee said Friday that those responsible would be held accountable for their 'unpardonable criminal act.' Advertisement 7 North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un attends the launch ceremony of a newly-built destroyer alongside his daughter Ju Ae on April 25, 2025. KCNA VIA KNS/AFP via Getty Images Satellite imagery on the site showed the vessel lying on its side and draped in blue covers, with parts of it submerged. North Korea says it will take about 10 days to repair the damage, but outside observers question that timeframe because damage to the ship appeared much worse than what North Korea claims. Advertisement Here is what you need to know about the failed ship launch: How much damage was there to the ship? North Korea's state media said Friday the severity of the damage to the 5,000-ton-class destroyer was 'not serious' as it canceled an earlier assessment that the bottom of the hull had been left with holes. It said the hull on the starboard side was scratched and some seawater had flowed into the stern section. It said it needs a total of 10 days to pump out the seawater, set the ship upright and fix the scratches. Advertisement It's almost impossible to verify the assessment because of the extremely secretive nature of North Korea. 7 Satellite footage captured the extensive damage the destroyer sustained in the launch, as the vessel sits in the water covered by tarps. @osc_london/X 7 The newly-built destroyer sits above the water before the launch ceremony on May 18, 2025. via REUTERS It has a history of manipulating or covering up military-related setbacks, policy fiascoes and other mishaps, though it has periodically acknowledged some in recent years. Advertisement Lee Illwoo, an expert with the Korea Defense Network in South Korea, said the North Korean warship likely suffered much worse damage, including the flooding of its engine room located in the stern section, and holes in the starboard. He said North Korea could simply set the ship upright, paint it over and claim the ship has been launched, but that repairs could take more than a year as the replacement of an engine requires cutting the hull. Why the ship's launch failed According to the North Korean account, the destroyer was damaged when a transport cradle on the ship's stern detached early during a launch ceremony at the northeastern port of Chongjin on Wednesday. Moon Keun-sik, a navy expert who teaches at Seoul's Hanyang University, said North Korean workers are probably not familiar with launching a 5,000-ton-class warship, which is a few times heavier than its existing main navy ships. 7 According to the North Korean account, the destroyer was damaged when a transport cradle on the ship's stern detached early during a launch ceremony at the northeastern port of Chongjin on Wednesday. via REUTERS Observers say North Korea tried to launch the destroyer sideways, a method it has never used for warships, although it has previously employed it with big cargo and passenger ships. Compared with those non-military vessels, Lee sad it would be more difficult to maintain balance with the destroyer because it's equipped with heavy weapons systems. He suspected North Korean scientists and officials likely did not factor that in. How Kim has reacted Advertisement The damaged ship is assessed as the same class as North Korea's first destroyer, launched with great fanfare last month with a floating dry dock at a western shipyard. It is North Korea's biggest and most advanced warship to date, and Kim called its construction 'a breakthrough' in modernizing North Korea's naval forces to cope with what he calls US-led security threats. Subsequently, a failure to launch the second destroyer was an embarrassment for Kim. 7 Kim Jong Un addresses a crowd during a launch ceremony at the western port of Nampo on April 25, 2025. AP Advertisement 7 Kim Jong Un and his daughter participate in a ceremony near the destroyer on April 26, 2025. KCNA VIA KNS/AFP via Getty Images But by disclosing the failure both internally and externally, Kim could be trying to show his resolve in building greater naval forces and boosting discipline at home. He ordered officials to repair the warship before a ruling Workers' Party meeting in late June. The official Korean Central News Agency said Friday that a team of prosecutors and experts began steps to arrest and investigate those responsible as part of their full-scale investigation into the case. KCNA said that Hong Kil Ho, manager of the Chongjin shipyard, has been summoned for questioning. Advertisement 7 Kim Jong Un attends looks on during a launch ceremony for the country's new Naval destroyer. KCNA VIA KNS/AFP via Getty Images 'No matter how good the state of the warship is, the fact that the accident is an unpardonable criminal act remains unchanged, and those responsible for it can never evade their responsibility for the crime,' the North's Central Military Commission said in an instruction to the investigation team, according to KCNA. Kim Dong-yub, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul, said North Korea appears to be using the failed launch as a chance to strengthen the ruling party's control over science and technological sectors. Advertisement Lee Choon Geun, an honorary research fellow at South Korea's Science and Technology Policy Institute, said that North Korea's handling of the damaged warship could have long-term consequences for its defense science sector. 'If scientists are held severely accountable, I would say the future of North Korea's defense science doesn't look very bright, as it would be a sign that political responsibility is being prioritized over technical accountability,' Lee wrote on Facebook.
