4 Aug, 2018
Malaysians warned about shock phone bills after Haj pilgrimage, get tips on how to avoid them
CYBERJAYA, Aug 3 (Bernama) — International roaming services offered by mobile telecommunications providers can help consumers communicate with their friends and family easily even while they are abroad. However, usage of this service without knowing the correct mechanism may result in your phone bill to skyrocket. There are also consumers who experienced bill shock as […]
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Submissions invited for The Olive Tree Awards Essay Competition Round 2: US$2,000 in prize money
Bangkok – Applications are now open for the second round of the Olive Tree Awards essay competition, the first such endeavour specifically designed to give young people a voice in advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Millennials under 30 all over the world are invited to submit essays of up to more…11 Apr, 2018
FREE DOWNLOAD: The Next Big Thing – Thailand Outbound Travel Report 2018
Bangkok -- Travel Impact Newswire Executive Editor Imtiaz Muqbil has made travel journalism history yet again by publishing the first report on the surging Thai outbound travel industry. The report is being made available FREE, thanks to support from Minister of Tourism and Sports Weerasak Kowsurat and Tourism Authority of Thailand more…17 Jul, 2017
FREE DOWNLOAD: The Olive Tree – How Travel & Tourism can Contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
The Olive Tree is the first and only publication designed to help travel & tourism become a more enthusiastic part of the solution in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Free download. Click on any of the images below. ============== The Olive Tree Edition 8, July-August 2018 ============== The Olive Tree Edition 7, May-June more…1 Dec, 2016
Call for Entries: The First ASEAN Travel & Tourism Hall of Fame
By Imtiaz Muqbil, Executive Editor, Travel Impact Newswire Bangkok – Today marks the launch of the ASEAN Travel & Tourism Hall of Fame (ATTHoF), the first global website to honour the achievements of the many industry veterans and stalwarts who elevated this robust and dynamic industry to its present heights. Click here more…1 May, 2016
Can The Travel & Tourism Industry Think?
In 1998, Singaporean diplomat Kishore Mahbubani, Professor in the Practice of Public Policy and Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, published a book called “Can Asians Think?” One review of the book says: “Asia's economies are poised to surpass those of more…4 Aug, 2018
ASEAN launches region-wide Car-Free Day initiative
JAKARTA, 3 August 2018 (ASEAN media release) – The region-wide ASEAN Car-Free Day (CFD), where dedicated areas or roads will be regularly free from traffic for a particular time, will be launched in Jakarta on Sunday, 5 August. The ASEAN Car Free Day is a regional advocacy initiative led by the more…27 Jul, 2018
India sees rising crime against women, Dalits under Modi regime
New Delhi, Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, 24-July-2018- As per the latest available published information with National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the details of cases registered under total crimes against women and Scheduled Castes from 2013 to 2016 is as below: Cases registered 2013 2014 2015 2016 Crime against women 309,546 339,457 329,243 338,954 Crime against Scheduled Castes 39,408 40,401 38,670 40,801 The Scheduled more…27 Jul, 2018
New digital rights to give travellers more legal cover, better access across Europe during summer holidays
Brussels, 27 July 2018, European Commission - Press release - This summer, European citizens will enjoy more digital rights than ever before. Following the end of roaming charges across the European Union last year, holidaymakers can now travel with their online TV, film, sports, music or e-book subscriptions at no more…27 Jul, 2018
Sri Lanka’s Jetwing group hosts world’s first communications course linking travel & tourism to UN SDGs
Colombo -- On July 17-18, twenty young executives from the hotel and travel divisions of Sri Lanka's prominent Jetwing group attended what is claimed to be the first global training course on improving the communications linkages between travel & tourism and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. With the support of Jetwings more…24 Jul, 2018
At the World Cup in Russia, BeautyCam photo exhibition proclaimed “Every Skin Color is Beautiful”
MOSCOW--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2018 - On July 11, at VDNKH Plaza, outside a football stadium in Moscow, a set of photos featuring diverse skin colors caught the eyes of visitors. This is a charity art exhibition themed "NO COLORISM" hosted by BeautyCam, a facial beautification camera app, in Russia, during more…24 Jul, 2018
Creating an inclusive ASEAN digital economy will require revamp of trade and investment policies
KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 (Bernama) -- Despite the projection that the digital economy will add US$1 trillion to ASEAN GDP by 2025, there are policy hurdles that must be overcome by ASEAN to realise the digital economy potential for the region which now has a combined GDP of over US$2.6 more…24 Jul, 2018
Europe, Japan deal to create “world’s largest area of safe data flows”
Tokyo, 17 July 2018, European Commission - Press release - The EU and Japan successfully concluded today their talks on reciprocal adequacy. They agreed to recognise each other's data protection systems as 'equivalent', which will allow data to flow safely between the EU and Japan. Each side will now launch its more…24 Jul, 2018
What Obama really said in his Mandela tribute lecture: The uber-rich and powerful have become threats to freedom and democracy
Johannesburg – On July 18, the day marking the 100th birth anniversary of South Africa’s iconic leader Nelson Mandela, former U.S. President Barack Obama delivered the 16th annual Nelson Mandela lecture. It was his first major public speech since he stepped down after eight years as the United States’ first more…13 Jul, 2018
Other Side of Gastronomy Tourism: Thai Univ Forum to mull perils of Corporate Concentration in Food & Agriculture
Bangkok - Focus on the Global South, the ETC Group and Chulalongkorn University Social Research Institute (CUSRI) are organizing a Forum on Corporate Concentration in Food and Agriculture; Implications on Food Sovereignty in South East Asia on 24 July. The rate and scale of corporate mergers and acquisitions over the past more…13 Jul, 2018
Imtiaz Muqbil to deliver first communications course on enhancing Travel & Tourism’s linkages to UN SDGs
Bangkok/Colombo – On July 17-18, 2018, I expect to deliver the first, ground-breaking communications training course on enhancing the linkages between Travel & Tourism and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Executives from Sri Lanka’s Jetwing hotels and travel group will be the first beneficiaries of this tailor-made, 12-hour course, entitled “People more…13 Jul, 2018
Pakistan’s Buddha of Swat smiles again 11 years after being dynamited
Peshawar, July 12, 2018 (PTI) - The iconic Buddha of Swat, carved on a cliff in the 7th century, has been restored to its almost original form with Italian assistance in northwestern Pakistan,nearly 11 years after it was dynamited by the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan during their control over the area. The more…13 Jul, 2018
CAIR Report: U.S. Anti-Muslim Bias Incidents, Hate Crimes Spike in Second Quarter 2018
(WASHINGTON, DC, 7/12/18) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released an update on anti-Muslim incidents nationwide in the second quarter (April-June) of 2018. [caption id="attachment_55535" align="aligncenter" width="530"] Source: Council of American-Islamic Relations[/caption] CAIR's quarterly report indicates that anti-Muslim bias incidents and hate more…12 Jul, 2018
27% of Palestinian working-age population out of a job
RAMALLAH, July 11, 2018 (WAFA) – As the world marks International Population Day, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said on Wednesday that based on the results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017, the total population of Palestine in 2017 was about 4.78 million; 2.43 million males more…12 Jul, 2018
Aug 9 deadline nearing for US$600,000 Zayed Sustainability Prize
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 11, 2018 - With less than one month to go until the August 9 deadline, the Zayed Sustainability Prize today issued a call for companies, social good organizations, and schools to submit their entries for the annual global award. This year, the Prize broadened its mandate to align itself more…12 Jul, 2018
Israeli police wreck work to renovate compound of Al Aqsa mosque
JERUSALEM, July 7, 2018 (WAFA) – Staff of Al-Aqsa Mosque were able to stop late Friday and early Saturday Israeli destruction of what the Muslim Waqf, the official party in charge of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and Muslim endowment, has been introducing of recent to the area of the closed Bab more…12 Jul, 2018
UN: Jewish state demolished 197 Palestinian structures in occupied territories in first half of 2018
JERUSALEM, July 11, 2018 (WAFA) – The Israeli authorities demolished 197 Palestinian structures in the occupied territories during the first half of 2018, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the occupied Palestinian territory said on Wednesday. It said in its monthly report on West Bank more…11 Jul, 2018
The “Circle of Economists” Issues Declaration for More Peaceful Dialog in the World
AIX EN PROVENCE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 08, 2018 - After three days of debates with 250 international speakers, the 18th Rencontres Economiques d’Aix en Provence concluded today with the “Declaration of Proposals” from the Cercle des Economistes. In terms of technology, migration, environment, identity and geostrategy, the world has undergone many metamorphoses more…11 Jul, 2018
New Travel Information and Authorisation System is NOT a visa, Europe claims
On 5 July 2018, the European Commission issued the following Fact Sheet to explain the procedures and other implementation details of the upcoming European Travel Information and Authorisation System. As is normal with official government announcements, it is couched in all the appropriate language claiming what a smooth, seamless, hassle-free more…10 Jul, 2018
International Day of Cooperatives sets stage for ethical, sustainable production and consumption
United Nations, (UN News Centre) 07 July 2018 - Each year on the first Saturday in July, the international community celebrates the International Day of Cooperatives – successful businesses based on ethical values and principles. This year, the Day focuses on the theme “Sustainable consumption and production of goods and services." Simel more…10 Jul, 2018
UN Human Rights official tells Myanmar to show some “shame” over ethnic cleansing of Rohingyas
United Nations, (UN News Centre) 4 July 2018 - Myanmar should experience feelings of “shame” after attempting to convince the world that it is willing to take back hundreds of thousands of refugees who fled an “ethnic cleansing campaign” last year, given that “not a single” one has returned officially, more…10 Jul, 2018
Myanmar: Discriminatory policies means no return for refugees anytime soon, says expert
GENEVA (9 July 2018) - The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, said the Government’s failure to redress discriminatory laws against the Rohingya made it impossible for hundreds of thousands of refugees to return to their homes anytime soon. “As it is now clear more…10 Jul, 2018
Socialist International blasts Israel’s racist, apartheid policies, calls for military embargo on Jewish state
GENEVA, July 8, 2018 (WAFA) – The Council of the Socialist International (SI) has called for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) for Palestinian rights at their meeting in the United Nations in Geneva. SI also called for a “total embargo on all forms of military trade and cooperation with Israel.” Socialist more…9 Jul, 2018
Jewish fanatics raze hundreds of Palestinian vineyards
BETHLEHEM, July 7, 2018 (WAFA) – Jewish fanatic settlers Saturday cut down hundreds of fruitful vineyards belonging to Palestinians in the town of al-Khader, in the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem, said a local activist. Ahmad Salah, coordinator of the Anti-Settlement Committee in the town, told WAFA correspondent settlers cut more…9 Jul, 2018
More jobs available, but wages at unprecedented levels of stagnation: OECD report
Paris, 04 July 2018, OECD news release - Economic growth is picking up and unemployment has reached record lows in some OECD countries but wages continue to stagnate. Unless countries can break this cycle, public belief in the recovery will be undermined and labour market inequality will widen, according to more…9 Jul, 2018
The Olive Tree Ed 8 highlights World of Work, Decent Jobs, in Travel & Tourism
Bangkok - Discussions of human resources in travel & tourism for the most part focus on the shortage of qualified personnel for our rapidly-growing industry. This is a chicken-and-egg issue. Has the travel & tourism sector ever done a serious, comprehensive study of our working conditions, and critically compared them more…8 Jul, 2018
Forests ‘essential’ for the future, UN agriculture chief spells out in new report
United Nations, (UN News Centre) 6 July 2018 -- Time is running out for the world’s forests, warns a new report by the United Nations agriculture agency, urging governments to foster an all-inclusive approach to benefit both trees and those who rely on them. Halting deforestation, managing forests sustainably, restoring degraded more…8 Jul, 2018
Low quality healthcare is increasing the cost burden of illness globally: OECD/WHO/WB report
Paris, (OECD news release), 05/07/2018 - Poor quality health services are holding back progress on improving health in countries at all income levels, according to a new joint report by the OECD, World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank. Today, inaccurate diagnosis, medication errors, inappropriate or unnecessary treatment, inadequate or more…8 Jul, 2018
$99.4 million ADB loan to Upgrade Thailand Highways, Improve Road Safety
Bangkok, ADB news release, (4 July 2018) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Thailand today signed a $99.4 million loan agreement to help the country upgrade 125 kilometers (km) of highways and improve road safety management in the country’s northeastern region. The agreement was signed by Thailand’s more…8 Jul, 2018
FIFA President lauds ‘fantastic’ Russia-hosted World Cup
Moscow, July 06, (TASS News Agency)- FIFA President Gianni Infantino in an exclusive interview with TASS First Deputy Director General Mikhail Gusman. — Mr. President, thank you very much for this meeting. I know how busy you are but this Mundial, this World Cup in Russia comes to the final way. I more…8 Jul, 2018
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