Archive for March, 2012
31 Mar, 2012
Australia Seeks Public Comment for Strategy to Curb Growing Racism
Canberra, 29 March 2012 — Race Discrimination Commissioner Dr Helen Szoke has called on all Australians to get involved in the development of a National Anti-Racism Strategy for the country. The Government’s National Anti-Racism Partnership, led by Dr Szoke, today launched a discussion paper, website and online survey to kick start the conversation about addressing […]
more…31 Mar, 2012
India, Brazil Plan Boost in Bilateral Tourism, Investments
New Delhi, March 29, 2012 (Press Information Bureau) – India and Brazil are planning a number of ways to strengthen cooperation in various sectors of tourism. The visiting Tourism Minister of Brazil Mr Gastao Vieira who called on Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai here today said that Brazil is keen to exchange experience in […]
more…30 Mar, 2012
UNESCO to Launch Project for Safeguarding Cultural Heritage in Myanmar
Bangkok, 30 March 2012 (UNESCO Press release) – UNESCO together with the Ministry of Information and Culture will launch the project “Capacity Building to Safeguard Cultural Heritage in Myanmar” in a ceremony at 9:00 am on 4 April 2012 at the Parkroyal Hotel in Yangon. The Deputy Minister of Culture, HE Daw Sandar Khin, the […]
more…30 Mar, 2012
Imtiaz Muqbil’s Speech at the First UNWTO Conference on Tourism, Religions and Dialogue of Cultures
The following is the full text of the talk by Imtiaz Muqbil, Executive Editor, Travel Impact Newswire at the International Conference on Tourism, Religions and Dialogue of Cultures in Córdoba, Spain, on 31 October 2007. It was entitled: Beware the “Other Global Warming” ============== Buenos Dias, Good Morning, Shalom, Namaskar, Sawasdee Khrap and As-Salaam O […]
more…30 Mar, 2012
World Bank Anti-Corruption Study Urges Full Disclosure of Assets, Income by Public Officials
WASHINGTON, March 28, 2012 (World Bank Media release) — Disclosure by public officials of their income, assets and interests should be mandated if the fight against corruption is to succeed, according to a study released today by the Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) Initiative of the World Bank and the United Nations Office on Drugs and […]
more…30 Mar, 2012
Chapel Hill, NC, First U.S. Town to Ban Total Cell Phone Use While Driving
ITASCA, Ill., March 29, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The National Safety Council applauds the town council in Chapel Hill, NC, for passing a total cell phone ban for all motorists, becoming the first town in the nation to ban hands-free use. Once the law goes into effect June 1, motorists also will be banned from […]
more…30 Mar, 2012
Survey: Getting Caught Throwing Trash Out Window More Embarrassing Than Cheating on Taxes
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. March 28, 2012 –(BUSINESS WIRE)–Getting caught throwing trash out of the car window is more embarrassing to Americans than getting caught cheating on their taxes, a national survey released today shows. The national poll, conducted by Shelton Group, found that environmentally unfriendly behaviors – such as littering or driving a gas guzzler – […]
more…30 Mar, 2012
Asian-American CEO’s Six Strategies to Break Through “The Bamboo Ceiling”
BOSTON & GENEVA March 29, 2010 — (BUSINESS WIRE)–Philip Lee, an Asian-American President and CEO of a leading Boston technology corporation, says, “Asian-Americans have to be substantially better than the ‘safe’ stereotypical senior executive profile to get the job.” He defines 6 strategies to break through based on his own experience earning the President/CEO title […]
more…30 Mar, 2012
New Study Shows Sitting Is Killing, So Try Working While Standing
PHOENIX, March 29, 2012 — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Looking for the motivation to get off of the couch and get moving? A new study just released finds those who spend 11 or more hours a day sitting are 40 percent more likely to die over the next three years regardless of how physically active they […]
more…29 Mar, 2012
BRICS Leaders Meet in New Delhi, Push More Intra-BRICS Trade & Business
New Delhi, March 28, 2012, (Press Information Bureau) – India is hosting the Fourth Summit of the leaders of Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa (BRICS) in New Delhi 29 March 2012. On 28 March, the Trade Ministers of the BRICS nations met for the second time since their first meeting in Sanya, China […]
more…29 Mar, 2012
Exercising the Universal Right to Visit Palestine, Minus an Israeli Visa
Palestine, a state recognised by the governments of 132 countries around the world, is the only sovereign state that needs a visa from another state in order to visit it. This travesty must end. When that happens, when the Israeli Occupation ends, then and only then can the peoples of the Middle East, and the […]
more…29 Mar, 2012
With U.S. Support, Israel All Set to Wipe Palestine Off the Map, UN Told
UN Headquarters, March 27, 2012 – Without serious, concrete intervention by year’s end to stop Israel’s policies and strategies to systematically and deliberately destroy the two-State solution, prospects for peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians would be ruined, a top Palestinian peace negotiator today told the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights […]
more…28 Mar, 2012
Led by Asians, Global Rich Get Richer But Fear Income Inequality Backlash – Wealth Report
London, 28 March 2012 — Most of the world’s richest people became even more rich in 2011 and are optimistic about getting still richer in future. However, 91% of them see “global economic factors” as the biggest threat to future wealth creation, as against a fractional 6% who see “terrorism” as the biggest threat and […]
more…28 Mar, 2012
Rising Higher Studies Costs Will Widen Rich-Poor Social Chasm, ADB Warns
A new report by the Asian Development Bank has raised serious questions about the “massification” and privatisation of higher education in the Asia-Pacific, asserting that rising costs and higher fees will further favour the rich and exacerbate the region’s rich-poor income gap. That, in turn could lead to other downstream problems such as worsening social […]
more…28 Mar, 2012
As Online Shopping Surges, Australia Post Launches Digital MailBox, 30 Superstores
26 March 2012 — In response to record numbers of Australians moving their lives online, Australia Post today announced a free Australia Post Digital MailBox for every Australian will be launched this year, in addition to opening 30 superstores across the country. “The Australia Post Digital MailBox will allow businesses, government entities and customers to […]
more…28 Mar, 2012
Insurance Company Tips for Catering To Older Travellers
Croydon, United Kingdom (PRWEB UK) 27 March 2012 — They have time, money and a spirit of adventure – and holiday experts say a key trend for 2012 is travel by the over-55s. They are more determined to keep taking holidays than any other age group despite the economic gloom, according to the Association of […]
more…27 Mar, 2012
One Trillion Euros in Bailout Funds Needed to Kick-Start a “Stalling Europe” – OECD
Paris, 27 March 2012, (OECD Media Release) – Euro area finance ministers meeting this week need to boost the firepower of the European stability funds to at least one trillion euros, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said today. The current level of commitment to the rescue funds is not enough to restore market confidence, he said. […]
more…27 Mar, 2012
Global Peace Groups Launch “Welcome to Palestine” Campaign
Join Land Day events around the world including the global march to Jerusalem (March 30th see http://www.gm2j.org), and then join us (or at least help) in the Welcome to Palestine Campaign *CALL FOR PARTICIPATION* Welcome to Palestine Campaign April 15th-21st, 2012 Palestinian civil society organizations and peace and human rights defenders and activists call on […]
more…27 Mar, 2012
Bethlehem – The Politics of Tourism
At first glance one may presume that Palestine has a booming tourism sector; the vast majority of sites important to Christian pilgrims are located in the area and to the naked eye, places such as Bethlehem are brimming with tourists much of the year round. However, there are many things misleading about this first impression. […]
more…26 Mar, 2012
10 Career Management Lessons From Watching Cricket Maestro Sachin Tendulkar
There are some great lessons to be learnt from the Master Blaster’s life. 1. Nothing is impossible to achieve: That’s what Sachin Tendulkar’s 100th ton tells us. 2. Stay focussed: A career that’s more than 22 years long with 188 tests and 463 one-day matches is indication enough of his phenomenal concentration levels. 3. Do […]
more…26 Mar, 2012
India To Open 11 New Int’l Routes, Rejects Payment of EU Carbon Tax
India has formally served notice that it will not pay the EU carbon tax. The announcement to Parliament by the Indian Minister of Civil Aviation Ch Ajit Singh on March 22 was one of a series of moves by the Indian aviation industry to alleviate the plight of what is now being officially described as […]
more…25 Mar, 2012
Arab Revolutions Will Not End Until The People’s Suffering Ends
CAIRO, 22 March 2012 (AlAhram Online) – The strength of the earthquake that created the Arab revolutions stems from the sufferings of the Arab nation and will not stop so long as those sufferings continue. Therefore we think that democracy or democratic rights in Arab countries are not only necessary but also inevitable. And despite […]
more…25 Mar, 2012
Islamic Bank to Loan Nigeria US$2 Billion for Development Projects
ABUJA, 14 March (IINA) – The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and its affiliates are to provide financing envelop to the tune of $2 billion for the implementation of projects in Nigeria in the following areas: Agriculture, Energy, Transport, Water Supply and Sanitation, Education, and Health. It has also budgeted for this year, the sum of […]
more…25 Mar, 2012
ASEAN Fashion Week in Sarawak In September
KUCHING, Malaysia, March 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Sarawak Tourism Minister Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg is confident that the inaugural Asean Fashion Week here on Sept 10-16 this year will place the state in a strong position to promote its unique natural settings, including the indigenous fashion of Borneo, globally. He said Sarawak models would be […]
more…25 Mar, 2012
Etisalat Introduces First 3G Services in Afghanistan
Khaleej Times – 21 March, 2012 – Etisalat, the largest telecommunication company in the Middle East, Asia and Africa and through its arm “Etisalat Afghanistan” has launched the first 3G services in history of Afghanistan. This achievement comes only after four years of the launch of “Etisalat Afghanistan”. The company offers mobile services and ranked […]
more…25 Mar, 2012
More Arabic-speaking Guides Needed in Turkey
ISTANBUL – Anatolia News Agency – The increase in the number of Arab tourists visiting Istanbul in recent years as a result of the development of political relations between Turkey and the Middle Eastern countries has created a need for Arabic-speaking tour guides. Istanbul has the highest number of tour guides in Turkey, with 3,440, […]
more…25 Mar, 2012
Pakistani Youth Shine With “World’s Largest Painting”
LAHORE, 24 March 2012, (Dawn): A group of 1,000 or so students of colleges and universities from all over Punjab on Friday made what they claim to be the world’s largest painting – 41,685 square feet – at the National Hockey Stadium. It is learnt that the previous record of 33,000 square-foot painting had been […]
more…25 Mar, 2012
UN-Backed Disaster Preparedness Package Launched In Indonesia
Jakarta, 22 March 2012 (UN News Centre) – The United Nations and the Government of Indonesia today launched a package of disaster preparedness initiatives to further strengthen the country’s response capacity. The new set of initiatives, launched in Jakarta by the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos, and government officials, complements the existing National […]
more…25 Mar, 2012
UN Chief Lauds Malaysia’s Poverty Reduction, Urges It To Share Experiences
Kuala Lumpur, UN News Centre (Mar 22, 2012) – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today commended Malaysia for “making great strides” in reducing poverty, adding that the country must share its experiences with the world to enhance development in other nations. “Your experiences can help countries throughout the global South, and I urge Malaysia to look at […]
more…25 Mar, 2012
Exhausted Russian Reporters Plan to Protest Against Protests – RIA Novosti
Russian media employees who are sick and tired of the incessant pro- and anti-government protests in Moscow have set up a Facebook group “Journalists Against Demonstrations” and are planning their own counter-event. via Exhausted Reporters Plan ‘Anti-Demonstration Protest’ | RIA Novosti.
more…25 Mar, 2012
Gallup Poll: Egyptians Sour on U.S., Eye Closer Ties to Turkey, Iran
LOS ANGELES, 23 March 2012 — The majority of Egyptians (56%) now see closer relations with the U.S. as a bad thing for their country, up sharply from 40% in December 2011. Slightly more than one-quarter (28%) say closer relations are a good thing, fewer than say the same thing about Turkey (60%) and Iran […]
more…24 Mar, 2012
Strong Youth Turnout as UN Debates Culture, Conflict and Cohesion
United Nations, March 22, 2012 (Department of Public Information) – Cultural diversity, freedom of thought and mutual understanding formed the bedrock on which the United Nations had been built, and returning to those principles was vital in a world increasingly characterized by extremism and an entrenched fear of the “other”, the General Assembly was told […]
more…24 Mar, 2012
Forbidden No More: Disabled Chinese Youth Transform Forbidden City into City for All
Beijing – A small group of disabled young people in China have made history by using social media to make parts of the ancient Forbidden City of Beijing accessible to people with disabilities for the first time. Congcong Guo is a member of Young Voices China, a global advocacy campaign hosted by Leonard Cheshire Disability: […]
more…24 Mar, 2012
China Wonders Whether U.S. Can “Influence Israel” to Avoid Another War
2012-03-23 – With space for diplomatic solution to nuclear issue narrowing, hopes for peace are pinned on forthcoming talks with Iran. It seems to be a consensus of the US Republican and Democratic parties that the Iran nuclear issue is the most pressing diplomatic concern for the United States at the moment. The George W. […]
more…24 Mar, 2012
Economic Downturn Impact: U.S. Car Purchases Hit, U.K. Shifting from Buying to Hiring
Ramsey, NJ (PRWEB) March 23, 2012 – The U.S. auto industry is likely to become a casualty of high gasoline prices. Persisting high gasoline prices could drive down demand and add to the financial troubles of the already vulnerable auto industry. Further, a sharp slump in auto sales has immense potential to affect the economy […]
more…24 Mar, 2012
Report Claims IPTV can Boost In-room Hotel Entertainment Revenues
DENVER, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — iBAHN, a supplier of IP-based entertainment and information services for the hospitality and meeting industries, today published a whitepaper: IPTV: Delivering a Higher Return on HDTV Investments. It is compiled from research and input from the hospitality industry, and responds to common pain points heard from hotel clients: despite investments […]
more…24 Mar, 2012
China Daily Commentary: U.S. Double Standards On Iran Sanctions
2012-03-23 (China Daily Commentary) — Once again the United States is trying to throw its weight around and impose its unilateral vision on other countries. The US imposed tough new sanctions at the turn of the year, aimed at preventing other countries from importing Iranian oil and conducting transactions with its central bank in a […]
more…23 Mar, 2012
As Thai-India Transport, Trade & Industry Links Grow, So Will the MICE Sector
Keynote Address By M.R. Pongsvas Svasti, Minister of Industry, at the India-Thai Business Association, 29 February 2012 Topic: “Industrial Policy: Road to a Better Future” [Editor’s Note: The following speech clearly outlines the huge potential for increased trade and transport contacts between Thailand and India, which over time will also benefit the two geographically intermediate […]
more…23 Mar, 2012
Human Rights Watch Says Abuses Continue in Strategic Kachin State
BANGKOK, March 20, 2012 – The complexity of the process that will underpin system-change in Burma was further underscored on March 20, 2012 when Human Rights Watch (HRW) unveiled a report about alleged human rights violations in Kachin state, the northernmost state of Burma, strategically bordering China and home to a Chinese-supported hydropower dam that […]
more…23 Mar, 2012
Bangladesh & Entire Region Will Benefit if Myanmar Reforms Progress – Ambassador Kazi Hussain
BANGKOK – The opening up of Myanmar will generate ripple-effect benefits for neighbouring Bangladesh, facilitate linkages between Southeast and South Asia and potentially contribute to the emergence of new development paradigm in the Asian Century, Bangladesh Ambassador to Thailand Kazi Hussain said. In an interview, Mr. Hussain said the significance of the changes in Myanmar […]
more…23 Mar, 2012
UNESCO Training Course To Help Myanmar Draft New Media Laws
Yangon, (UNESCO Media release) – Myanmar’s Ministry of Information in co-operation with UNESCO recently organized a review workshop on the country’s first draft media laws in Yangon and Nay Pyi Taw. “Myanmar is now transforming to a democratic society,” said U Ye Htut, Director General of the Press Scrutiny and Registration Division, Ministry of Information […]
more…23 Mar, 2012
New York City an “Epicenter of Systemic Racial Profiling” – South Asian Groups Report
New York, March 22, 2012 – The last ten years have been needlessly difficult for South Asians living in New York. South Asians, and in particular, Sikhs and Muslims, have faced ten years of profiling, ten years of negative encounters with law enforcement and immigration officers. These encounters have left deep scars. Here is how […]
more…23 Mar, 2012
Airlines for America (A4A) Blasts Bid To Double Airport Security Tax
WASHINGTON, March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today called on Congress to consider further efficiency within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) – not further taxes on airline passengers as proposed in the fiscal year 2013 budget passed by the House Budget Committee. The budget […]
more…23 Mar, 2012
Australia Relaxes Visa Policies to Draw More Foreign Students
22 March 2012 (Ministry of Immigration & Citizenship) – The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP, today announced key changes to the student visa program recommended by the Knight Review will commence from 24 March, as part of the government’s commitment to position Australia as a preferred study destination for international students. ‘International […]
more…22 Mar, 2012
Consumers Desert Bank Branches for “Virtual” Banking
NEW YORK, March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — New consumer research presented by the consulting firm Novantas at CBA Live 2012 today shows that banking customers increasingly prefer non-branch channels for a range of day-to-day banking transactions, from deposits, to solving service problems. As many as 35% of US banking customers are now “virtually domiciled,” essentially […]
more…22 Mar, 2012
Travellers Prefer Eating at Airports Rather Than In-flight
CHICAGO, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — While the airlines may not be making money on food service, airport restaurants are: According to a survey conducted by GO Airport Express, a Chicago-based ground transportation provider, just 2% of travelers say they purchase food on the plane. The company, which provides airport shuttles to and from O’Hare […]
more…22 Mar, 2012
U.S. CEO Pay Up +7% In 2011 Among Early Filers
NEW YORK, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — In 2011 median net income increased +17%, while median CEO total compensation only rose +7%, primarily due to a +9% increase in long-term incentive awards. Base salaries increased +3% and bonuses were flat year over year. These findings are based on a study of 100 early filers with […]
more…22 Mar, 2012
Airfare Search Engine Claims U.S. Domestic Flights are Hot, Europe is Not
NEW YORK, March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Fly.com™, the airfare search engine, today announced the results of a data study that shows a significant shift in destination preference among travelers flying out of New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles and Houston. At the same time, the study identifies dramatic price reductions in the […]
more…22 Mar, 2012
Verizon Report: “Hacktivism” Surged in 2011, Personal Data a “Jackpot”
NEW YORK March 22, 2012, /PRNewswire/– The “Verizon 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report” reveals a dramatic rise of “hacktivism” — cyberhacking to advance political and social objectives. In 2011, 58 percent of data stolen was attributed to hacktivism, according to the annual report released today from Verizon. The new trend contrasts sharply with the data-breach […]
more…21 Mar, 2012
Australians Beam as Asian Demand Makes Their Mines Boom
CANBERRA: The Australian government has passed two separate laws designed to better spread the benefits the country’s mining boom and give 3.4 million pensioners an increase in their income support payments to help meet their cost of living. The cumulative effect of both should help make more Australians richer and spend more money on travelling. […]
more…20 Mar, 2012
U.S.Buyers of Market Research Expect to Spend 3.1% Less in 2012
Austin, TX (PRWEB) March 20, 2012 – The seventh edition of the Annual Survey of Market Research Professionals conducted by MarketResearchCareers among 500 MR professionals reveals market research budgets and the overall market research industry are expected to contract by 3.1% in 2012 compared to the prior year. “The reduced 2012 spending and budgeting outlook […]
more…20 Mar, 2012
Extremist Jewish Settlers Grab More Palestinian Water Sources – UN Report
UN Headquarters, Mar 19 2012 (UN News Centre) – Palestinians have increasingly lost access to water sources in the West Bank as a result of the takeover of springs by Israeli settlers, who have used threats, intimidation and fences to ensure control of water points close to the settlements, according to a new United Nations […]
more…20 Mar, 2012
U.S. Group Backs Surveillance of Muslims, Mosques For “National Security”
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), focusing on constitutional law, today sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice and Attorney General Holder defending the surveillance tactics used by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) – a strategy that has prevented 14 known terrorist attacks […]
more…20 Mar, 2012
Direct Mail Forecasts Resurrection in 2012 – No Viruses, Scams or Identity Theft
Atlanta, Georgia (PRWEB) March 20, 2012 – Expenditures for direct mail grew to just over $50 billion in 2011, which was a 4.6% industry increase according to the Direct Marketers Association. The DMA also forecasts that mail sales will continue to rise at a rate of 2.3% over the next two years. AccurateLeads has found […]
more…20 Mar, 2012
Cambodian Railways Project Takes One More Step to Complete “Missing Link”
The Cambodian Railway Project took one more step forward on 16 March with a call for procurement of 1,900 tons of additional rails which will be used to complete the last missing links in preparation for completion of the project by September 2013. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and its development partners are providing over […]
more…20 Mar, 2012
Learning the Lessons of Economic Crisis, EU Bids to Regulate “Shadow Banking”
Brussels, 19 March 2012 – So that the EU learns all the lessons from the crisis, it is implementing ambitious regulatory reforms in the financial sector in general and in the banking sector in particular. This will contribute to creating a stronger and sounder financial sector at the service of the real economy. As part […]
more…19 Mar, 2012
Opinion: “Out of That Damned Spot”
There are some things that are true, and will always remain true. One truth is that you cannot create a modern, secular society from a primitive theocracy, controlled by tribal leaders and war lords, infested with corrupt politicians, and drug trafficking thugs. Added to this toxic misery a violate populace of desperately poor, uneducated, hysterics. […]
more…19 Mar, 2012
Ahram Online presents: The Idiot’s Guide to Egypt’s presidential elections 2012
The presidential election will be held in Egypt on 23 and 24 May 2012. If no candidate garners more than half the vote in the first round, the top two candidates will face one another in a runoff on 16-17 June. A new president will be named by 21 June, a timeframe that allows the […]
more…19 Mar, 2012
The Unstoppable Legacy Of The War On Terror By Karen J. Greenberg
Warning signs abound that 2012 will be another year in which, in the name of national security, those rights and liberties are only further Guantanamo-ized and abridged. Most notably, for example, despite the fact that genuinely dangerous enemies continue to exist abroad, there is now a new enemy in our sights: namely, American oppositional types […]
more…19 Mar, 2012
EU Wants China To Start Carbon-Trading Scheme, With Aviation Included
19 March 2012 – The European Union has hinted that it hopes to avoid levying its controversial carbon-emissions tax on flights from China, if Beijing introduces its own carbon-trading scheme to cover aviation. However, the debate is set to continue after China responded by saying that it will take time to set up its own […]
more…19 Mar, 2012
Crystal Cruises Launches Christian Heritage Cruises Around Mediterranean
March 16, 2012 – For its upcoming European season, ultra-luxe Crystal Cruises is offering new, interactive ways to explore the rich Christian history of the continent via new Christian Heritage Tours. Travelers cruising to the Mediterranean, Western Europe, or the North Cape will have nine new opportunities to make a pilgrimage, attend mass, contribute to […]
more…19 Mar, 2012
Global UN Executives Face Air-Travel Curbs As Austerity Takes Hold
UN Headquarters, New York – United Nations officials worldwide, who spend an estimated US$73 million annually on air travel, are facing drastic cutbacks in their access to first- and business-class air travel as well as their ability to use frequent flier miles for personal travel. The cutbacks, which run the entire gamut from increased use […]
more…19 Mar, 2012
Beijing to Host Int’l Cultural Congress On “China And The Muslim World”
JEDDAH – The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) through its Research Center For Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA) and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) are jointly organizing a congress on “China and the Muslim World: Cultural Encounters” to be held in Beijing between 28-30 June 2012. The concept adopted for the congress […]
more…18 Mar, 2012
A global ponzi scheme of lies, deception and disinformation
Originally Published: 18 March 2012 The March 11 massacre of 16 Afghan civilians and the March 14 farewell-to-arms by a departing Goldman Sachs executive may appear to be totally separate events but perhaps are interconnected in more ways than can be initially imagined. It would be tempting to attribute both to the Ides of March, […]
more…16 Mar, 2012
US Public Opinion in Disarray Over Waging War in Middle East
The latest Pew Research Centre poll of U.S. public opinion, released on March 15, indicates mass confusion about which war to wage in the Middle East. The results indicate public views supporting a pull-out from Afghanistan, not getting involved in Syria but in favour of starting another war by attacking Iran in order to protect […]
more…16 Mar, 2012
What Would Christ Do At An (Israeli) Checkpoint?
OCCUPIED PALESTINE – Israel has been paranoid about people finding out the truth of what it is doing. In an example of this, 55 Harvard students were expelled from Al-Walaja earlier this week (see 1 below). On several occasions when we took delegations to visit Al-Walaja we were harassed. This included the times when I […]
more…16 Mar, 2012
Australia to Host Inaugural Special Olympics Asia Pacific in 2013
Canberra, 15 Mar 2012 — Minister for Sport, Senator Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas today congratulated Special Olympics Australia for winning the right to host the inaugural Special Olympic Asia Pacific Games in Newcastle from 30 November to 7 December 2013. ‘I know Newcastle will do a magnificent job […]
more…16 Mar, 2012
New Reports Out On Australian Aviation, Transport Stats
Canberra, March 15 – The Australian Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) has released three reports providing economic analysis, research and statistics on infrastructure, transport and regional development issues. Highlights: There were 27.6 million passengers carried on international flights to and from Australia in 2010–11, an increase of 7.3 per cent over the […]
more…16 Mar, 2012
Road Transport Penalties, Bureaucracy Drag Down Global Economies
Adapted from a statement delivered at the UN Economic & Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Ministerial Conference on Transport, Bangkok, 15 March 2012
more…16 Mar, 2012
Bite your tongue: Russians wearying of Western criticism — RT
The Levada Center, a polling agency, released data on a nationwide survey taken in February that shows a marked trend toward domestic opposition to outside criticism – from the West in general, and the United States in particular. The percentage of Russians who believe that Moscow should stop paying attention to criticism from the West […]
more…15 Mar, 2012
U.S. Job Insecurity, Debt Keep Retirement Confidence at Historic Lows
WASHINGTON, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — A new survey says Americans’ confidence in their ability to afford a comfortable retirement remains at historically low levels in the face of job uncertainty and financial insecurity. The 2012 annual Retirement Confidence Survey, released by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) in Washington, and co-sponsored by the […]
more…15 Mar, 2012
400,000 Young Americans Indicate, “Gas Prices Are Too Damn High” as Prices Top $4
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2012 –(BUSINESS WIRE) — Generation Opportunity today announced a new social media platform, the Facebook page “Gas Prices Are Too Damn High,” with over 400,000 fans. The page provides a forum for young Americans hit hard by the rising cost of gasoline coupled with the financial stress caused by the poor economy […]
more…15 Mar, 2012
Encyclopaedia Britannica To End Print Edition, Go Completely Digital
CHICAGO, March 14, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., announced today that it will cease publication of the 32-volume printed edition of its flagship encyclopedia, continuing with the digital versions that have become popular with knowledge seekers in recent decades. The Encyclopaedia Britannica, which has been primarily an online product for almost 20 years, […]
more…15 Mar, 2012
India Gets First Expo for Civil Society and CSR Professionals
NEW DELHI, March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — UBM India will launch NGO India 2012 at Epicenter, Gurgaon on 16 – 18 March 2012. NGO India 2012 will be an exhibition and conference aimed at fostering alliances and networking between the country’s CSR and NGO communities. As more and more corporates realise the brand value and […]
more…15 Mar, 2012
First-Ever TEDxWallStreet to Focus on “Redefining Success” in a Challenging World
NEW YORK, March 15, 2012 — (BUSINESS WIRE) — The soul-searching sweeping through the global financial community in the wake of the “Why I Left Goldman Sachs” commentary in the New York Times has heightened the topicality of the first-ever TEDxWallStreet, a not-for-profit event, on March 30: “Redefining Success,” within the Wall Street community and […]
more…14 Mar, 2012
China Tell West Its “Old Routines” Have Failed in Syria
March 14, 2012, Edited and translated by People’s Daily Online China’s diplomacy is very active recently to explore the solution to the Syria issue. After Ambassador Li Huaxin, representative of the Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, visited Syria, Assistant Foreign Minister Zhang Ming began to visit Saudi Arabia, Egypt and France. Some foreign media named […]
more…14 Mar, 2012
South Asia’s Largest Food & Hospitality Fair Opens in India
The 27th International Food & Hospitality Fair, said to be the largest in South Asia, opened in New Delhi on March 12. The show combines two separate but concurrent exhibitions. “Hospitality India” covering Hotel & Restaurant Equipment and Supplies and “Food India” covering Processed Food & Beverages. This year’s show, which runs until march 16, […]
more…14 Mar, 2012
Six Major Problems Facing China’s “Real Economy”
March 14, 2012 — Edited and translated by People’s Daily Online “Wuhan Iron and Steel Company veers off business focus to pig farming because it is more profitable than steel production. It shows that China’s real economy is facing serious internal problems, in addition to external problems such as sluggish demand and snobbish banking practices,” […]
more…14 Mar, 2012
India Targets 12% Annual Visitor Arrivals Growth in 2012-17 Five-Year Plan
Recognising tourism as a major job-creator for the national economy, Indian President Mrs Pratibha Devisingh Patil has told Parliament that the government will target an annual visitor arrivals growth of 12% over the 12th Five-Year Plan period 2012-17. In her address to the Parliament on March 12, 2012, marking the halfway point of her Government, […]
more…13 Mar, 2012
Indians, I.T. Professionals Top U.S. H1B Visa Profiles for 2012
New York, NY (PRWEB) March 13, 2012 — Indian citizens and Information Technology Myvisajobs.com, a leading employment website for immigrants, has released its 7th Annual H1B Visa and Employment-based Green Card reports. The H1B Visa reports were created based on an analysis of 358,857 Labor Condition Applications (LCA) filed by 66,970 U.S. employers during fiscal […]
more…13 Mar, 2012
Burma’s Karen People Caution Investors: Wait Until Peace Deals Cemented
Bangkok – Representatives of Myanmar’s Karen ethnic group, whose state is located right on the strategic transportation border contact point with Thailand, are cautioning investors and developers not to rush in until a proper political dialogue takes hold and yields a long-lasting peace agreement. Stressing that the current ceasefire agreed in the Karen regions only […]
more…12 Mar, 2012
ADB Debars Consultants For Inflating Travel Expenses, Flouting Integrity Rules
Consultants concocting airline documents to justify false expense claims is one of numerous integrity violations reported by the Asian Development Bank in an internal investigation report made public on March 12.
more…11 Mar, 2012
Redesigned Tulip Museum Due to Open in Amsterdam
Amsterdam (PRWEB) March 07, 2012 — The Amsterdam Tulip Museum has been reimagined, redesigned, and will reopen with all new exhibits at its new location on April 25, 2012. Located in the heart of Amsterdam on 116 Prinsengracht, two doors down from its old location, the new museum will feature approximately 2,200 square feet of […]
more…11 Mar, 2012
Bad Behaviour Survey: Stealing Co-Workers’ Ideas, Having Body Odour Top the List
SUNNYVALE, Calif. & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–If you could get away with it, would you cheat on your spouse? 38% of women polled for a new survey from FITNESS Magazine and Yahoo! Shine said they would cheat if given a free pass. The exclusive survey asked 2,000 women and men to fess up to their worst behaviors […]
more…10 Mar, 2012
Anti-Sexual Harrassment in the Workplace Manual Launched in Indonesia
JAKARTA (ILO / APINDO), 8 March 2012: The International Labour Organization and the Indonesian Employers’ Association (Apindo) marked 8 March, International Women’s Day, by launching a guideline manual to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. The guideline manual to prevent and manage sexual harassment at the enterprise level was jointly launched at FX Lifestyle X’nter […]
more…10 Mar, 2012
Attn: Young People, Chance to Tell the World How Jobs Crisis is Impacting You
08 March 2012, GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched a video contest for young people (from 18 to 29 years) to show how the global jobs crisis is affecting them, their friends, families and communities. Three winners will be invited to Geneva (all expenses paid) to attend the ILO Youth […]
more…10 Mar, 2012
Coke reveals its secret: It may need to carry a cancer warning – The Independent
Nightmares about the backlash they suffered the last time they dared to change the secret recipe for their drink still most likely haunt Coca-Cola executives. But 27 years after the ill-fated launch of New Coke, the threat of having a cancer warning placed on their famous red bottles is forcing them to revise the closely […]
more…10 Mar, 2012
Israelis build the world’s biggest detention centre – The Independent
Israel is to begin construction soon on a vast detention facility in the Negev desert to house the thousands of immigrants that cross illegally into Israel from Egypt every year. Human rights groups fear that the detention centre, the largest of its kind in the world, with a capacity to hold 8,000 migrants, will turn […]
more…10 Mar, 2012
Editor’s Letter: British Empire – The Independent
While Paxo has certainly boosted his Avios account, there is little new to be learnt, but it is a timely reminder of quite how ubiquitous British power was and the astonishing arrogance it begat. And that it was all so relatively recent. I say timely, because of the tragic failed rescue bid for the British […]
more…10 Mar, 2012
Half of UK’s young black males are unemployed – The Guardian
More than half of young black men available for work in Britain are now unemployed, according to unpublished government statistics obtained by the Guardian which show the recession is hitting young black people disproportionately hard. The new figures, which do not include students, also reveal that the youth unemployment rate for black people has increased […]
more…10 Mar, 2012
Asia Times Online : Nuclear power back from the grave
While staggering amounts of radiation were released into the environment (the danger of new discharges lurks: even the plant director acknowledges that the reactors are “still rather fragile”), the global nuclear industry seems unfazed. Its executives have good reasons to be cheerful, despite the gloom that had started to spread among them last year. The […]
more…10 Mar, 2012
PressTV – Bahrainis hold mass anti-government rally in capital
Bahrainis have held a mass anti-government demonstration outside the capital, Manama, to demand an end to the rule of Al Khalifa dynasty. Tens of thousands of Bahrainis took the streets west of Manama on Friday in response to a call from the country’s top Shia cleric Sheikh Issa Qasim. Images coming from Bahrain show protesters […]
more…10 Mar, 2012
PressTV – Egyptians hold anti-US demo in Cairo
On Friday, a large number of protesters, shouting slogans against the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) and the United States and calling for the departure of the US ambassador, threw stones at the security forces, who threw the stones back at the crowd and used other heavy-handed tactics to disperse the demonstrators. […]
more…10 Mar, 2012
PressTV – Iran war ‘disaster’ for world economy: China
“I couldn’t think of any worse proposals to resolve the Iranian issue than resolving it by force,” Wu Hailong said in a Friday briefing with foreign journalists, The Wall Street Journal reported. Touching upon the financial ramifications of any potential aggression against the Islamic Republic, he said, “I don’t know what kind of disaster there […]
more…10 Mar, 2012
PressTV – ‘US media cover up AIPAC’s global threat’
“The American media are extremely Israel-centric in their reports, leaving out a great deal of information that Americans need to know to have rational successful policies, which results in the ignorance of the American public about the Israeli lobby,” Weir said, adding that most US citizens do not even know what the Israeli lobby is. […]
more…9 Mar, 2012
U.S. Islamic Civil Rights Group Urges Lawmakers to End Racial, Religious Profiling
WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/8/2012 – Representatives of the largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization in the United States fanned out across the U.S. Congress this past week to press legislators for an end to racial and religious profiling by U.S. security agencies. According to a brief by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), “Since September […]
more…9 Mar, 2012
China Overtakes U.S. as Market With Largest Number of Credit/Debit Card Users
Boston, MA (PRWEB) March 08, 2012 – China, now the world’s single largest credit and debit card market by number of cards, continued to record significant growth throughout 2011 despite signals of a slowing economic growth. Surprisingly strong growth in Chinese consumer spending and the increasing penetration of cards in people’s daily lives are the […]
more…9 Mar, 2012
New Report Explores Global Student Mobility Trends, as U.S. Seeks to Regain Market Share
New York, NY (PRWEB) March 01, 2012 – American Universities are seeking to regain their dominance in attracting international students, powered by the continued momentum from China and Saudi Arabia, revival of India, and emergence of new markets such as Brazil, according to a new report, “Trends in International Student Mobility,” released by World Education […]
more…9 Mar, 2012
New Report Strives to Help Women “Reclaim Their Free Time”
NEW YORK, March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The results of a new groundbreaking national survey, Women and Time: Setting a New Agenda, commissioned by Real Simple and designed by the nonprofit Families and Work Institute reveal that much of the time pressure experienced by women is self-imposed, due to trouble delegating and letting go of control. […]
more…9 Mar, 2012
More Europeans Plan to Holiday Closer to Home in 2012 – Eurobarometer
March 5, 2012 (Eurostat) – 72% of EU citizens travelled in 2011, and more than 80% said that they would do so in 2012, choosing to go either on short trips or longer holidays. These are the results of the new Eurobarometer survey on the attitudes of Europeans towards tourism, which also sheds light on […]
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