Presenting Ambassador Brownback with Two Books An Ongoing Violation of Human Rights and Religious Freedom in Taiwan That Began in 1996 Action Alliance to Redress 1219 is a partner of International Religious Freedom Summit 2021 WASHINGTON, July 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit is being held at the Omni Shoreham […]
Colliers strengthens sustainability advisory capabilities through strategic partnership with Measurabl
Global innovation and digital investment enable clients to achieve sustainability goals TORONTO, July 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Leading diversified professional services and investment management company Colliers (NASDAQ and TSX: CIGI) announced today a global strategic partnership with Measurabl, a widely adopted environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data management solution for commercial real estate. In […]
Myanmar: UN expert warns of “perfect storm” over COVID, calls for urgent international help
GEVEVA (14 July 2021) — The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar called for emergency international engagement to address a “perfect storm” of factors that are fuelling the deepening COVID-19 crisis in Myanmar. “An explosion of COVID cases, including the Delta variant, the collapse of Myanmar’s health care system, and […]
IOM Global Report 2020 – Operations and Emergencies
INTRODUCTION TO IOM GLOBAL REPORT 2020 The International Organization for Migration (IOM) continues to be one of the largest agencies responding to crises, including conflict, violence, slow and sudden-onset disasters and epidemics worldwide. In 2020, the Organization’s work on the mobility dimensions of crisis had an operational reach of over 37 million people including internally […]
Yangon Cemeteries Overflowing as Myanmar Struggles to Contain Third Wave of COVID-19
Cemeteries in Myanmar’s largest city Yangon are overflowing with corpses as hundreds of people each day are dying of COVID-19 related causes, aid groups in the city told RFA Wednesday, as many observers blamed the ruling military junta for a callous pandemic response. Myanmar is dealing with a third wave of outbreaks of the disease, […]
Tourism Associations Acknowledge Government’s Support
Six major tourism associations and federations have expressed their appreciation for the Royal Government’s policies, strategies and measures to support the sector hardest hit by the COVID-19 crisis. They made the appreciation through official letter shared by the Ministry of Tourism yesterday. According to H.E. Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism, the tourism associations and federations […]
COVID-19: Death Toll Jumps to Nearly 1,000 with 33 New Deaths
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed around 20 to 30 lives daily in Cambodia since the beginning of this month. This morning, 33 new deaths were registered; bringing the death toll to 986, according to a press release of the Ministry of Health. At the same time, it added, 915 new cases were reported; the tally […]
Cambodia Imposes Temporary Cross-border Travel Ban with Vietnam
The Royal Government of Cambodia has decided to place a cross-border travel suspension between the Kingdom and Vietnam, in a move to prevent the import of COVID-19 cases in the country. According to a letter signed on July 13 by H.E. Ouch Borith, Permanent Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International […]
CBC, Thai Subcon Collaborate to Promote Business and Investment
Bangkok-based Cambodian Business Council (CBC) and Thai Subcontracting Promotion Association (Thai Subcon) have agreed to work together to promote the private sector cooperation between Cambodia and Thailand. Both sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 14 in a virtual ceremony held in Bangkok, Thailand under the presidency of H.E. Ouk Sorphorn, Cambodian Ambassador […]
Cambodia Co-chairs 19th ASEAN-Japan STOM Leaders Conference
Senior Transport Officials Meeting (STOM) Leaders of ASEAN and Japan gathered in their 19th Conference held on July 13 via Videoconference. The meeting was co-chaired by H.E. Chheang Pich, Director General of the General Department of Logistics at the Ministry of Public Works and Transport and ASEAN STOM Leader for Cambodia and his Japanese counterpart. […]