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Deforestation for palm oil falls in Southeast Asia, but is it a trend or a blip?

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Mongabay

JAKARTA — Deforestation associated with palm oil in the region covering Indonesia, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea has declined for the second straight year, a new analysis shows, dropping to its lowest level since 2017. The decline bucks concerns that palm oil deforestation would experience a surge last year, following the 2020 downturn, on the back of rallying palm oil prices. The analysis, by sustainability risk analysis organization Chain Reaction Research (CRR), shows that deforestation in the three countries for oil palm plantations amounted to a total of 19,000 hectares (46,900 acres), an… Continue reading “Deforestation for palm oil falls in Southeast Asia, but is it a trend or a blip?”

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Women in Management takes ‘Women Top50 Brand’ global | Daily FT

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Daily Financial Times

Announces WIM Top50 Global Conference and Awards in Dubai in JuneWomen in Management (WIM) last week announced the launch of the WIM Top50 Global Conference and Awards under the theme of Resilience and Reinvention scheduled to be held on a grand scale in Dubai on 17 and 18 June. Nominations for the Global Awards will be open from 12 March to 31 April and it is open for all women around the world. Women in Management (WIM), a Sri Lankan organisation founded by Dr. Sulochana Segera in 2009, opened its membership in 2010 with the objective of providing a networking platform for women to realise t… Continue reading “Women in Management takes ‘Women Top50 Brand’ global | Daily FT”

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Plantation Minister woos Malaysian investments | Daily FT

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Daily Financial Times

A meeting between Plantation Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana and Malaysian High Commissioner Tan Yong Thai was held yesterday at the Sethsiripaya Stage II office premises in Battaramulla. The Ambassador recalled the long-standing relations between Sri Lanka and Malaysia and spoke on the further strengthening of the friendship between the two countries. He also recalled the official visit of former Malaysian Prime Minister Haji Mohammad Naajib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak to Sri Lanka in December 2017, marking an important milestone in bilateral relations between the two countries. The Ambassador com… Continue reading “Plantation Minister woos Malaysian investments | Daily FT”

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Obaseki Parades State Policy Responses To Covid-19 At Taiwan Smart City Summit

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TDPel Media

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that his administration is taking advantage of the covid-19 pandemic era to leapfrog development in the state. Obaseki said this on Tuesday, March 22, in his presentation at the annual Smart City Mayors’ Summit taking place in Taipei, Taiwan. The theme of the summit was how cities are leading digital transformation of industries by building digital infrastructure. According to the Governor who joined the high profile global event virtually, “Covid-19 pandemic taught us that we are on our own, so our story is one of taking opportunities of th… Continue reading “Obaseki Parades State Policy Responses To Covid-19 At Taiwan Smart City Summit”

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COMMENT | Covid-19 vaccines safe, work for children

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Malaysiakini (English)

COMMENT | What’s the prevalence of Covid-19 among children and what kind of complications are we seeing as a result of infections? In 2020, there were 7,730 cases among children less than 11 years old. In 2021, there were about 379,245 and for the first three months of this year alone, there have been 119,719 cases. This is probably an underestimate because children are often asymptomatic, less tested, less detected and therefore least reported. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seroprevalence studies showed that 38 percent of children were infected with Covid-19. The increased… Continue reading “COMMENT | Covid-19 vaccines safe, work for children”

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How flexible and diverse study options at HKUST helped a student athlete achieve his goals

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Hong Kong Free Press

**Typical of a late teenager, Abraham Lau was not entirely confident about what he was good at doing or which path he should take once he graduated from secondary school. Because he was a business-track student at high school, joining The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s (HKUST) renowned Business School seemed like the most logical choice. To his surprise, over the next four years, what may have been a conventional education choice led Abraham to become a tchoukball athlete playing in international championships for the Hong Kong team. He also switched his study path to en… Continue reading “How flexible and diverse study options at HKUST helped a student athlete achieve his goals”

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MP SPEAKS | Labour policy reforms needed along with new minimum wage

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MP SPEAKS | The announcement by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaacob that the minimum wage would be increased to RM1,500 a month starting on May 1 was strange for many reasons. Firstly, it was done at the Umno general assembly rather than at an official government event. Secondly, it was announced without the presence of the human resources minister, who is responsible for the setting of the minimum wage under the National Wages Consultative Council Act 2011. Thirdly, it was lacking in important details such as whether this minimum wage would apply across the board in the entire country or only … Continue reading “MP SPEAKS | Labour policy reforms needed along with new minimum wage”