la Policy to Become Law - The Governments Response to Consultation on Improving the Use of Planning Conditions By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-01-12 The Government chose the last month of 2016 to announce some legislative proposals that will have a significant impact on the ability of local planning authorities (LPAs) to impose planning conditions. Consultation seeking views on proposals for imp... Full Article
la Eversheds Sutherland (International) is Legal Practice of the Year at Northern Lights Awards By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-03-21 Eversheds Sutherland (International) has been named ‘Legal Practice of the Year’ at the Northern Lights Awards, Manchester. The awards are designed to highlight collaboration between companies and within companies in the Northern Powerh... Full Article
la Eversheds Sutherland: first law firm to back governments Northern Powerhouse partnership programme By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-04-06 Eversheds Sutherland (International) has become the first law firm to join the government’s Northern Powerhouse partnership programme. Established by Prime Minister Theresa May and led by Northern Powerhouse Minister, Andrew Percy, more than 9... Full Article
la Regeneration in the north whats the plan? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-04-26 Whilst polarisation has become a familiar feature of national politics in recent months, on some key issues there is still a degree of political consensus. One of these is the need to rebalance the UK economy away from an overreliance on London and ... Full Article
la Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017: Temporary Possession Powers By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-05-05 After much anticipation, The Neighbourhood Planning Bill received royal assent on 27th April 2017. The new Neighbourhood Planning Act (“Act”) covers matters not obviously related to its title, including new powers of temporary possession... Full Article
la Scotlands Onshore Wind Policy Statement By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-01-10 The final version of the Scottish Government’s Onshore Wind Policy Statement (“OWPS”) has been published, confirming the role of onshore wind in Scotland, expectations of developers and forthcoming reviews and consultations. The OW... Full Article
la Scottish Planning Reform: The Planning (Scotland) Bill 2017 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-01-10 The release of the Planning (Scotland) Bill heralds the next key stage of Scottish planning reform. The Bill is intended to transform the planning system: to strengthen and simplify planning processes and positively enable development rather than re... Full Article
la Town and village Greens: They're not always what you expect By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-06-01 The risk of inadvertently sterilising the development potential of land As the phrase ‘town or village green’ tends to conjure mental images of a rural idyll with village fetes and cricket matches played on broad expanses of green land i... Full Article
la Revisiting NPPF Shale Oil and Gas Policy: Unlawful Consultation and Decision-Making By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-03-08 The adoption of the NPPF’s positive policy for the exploration and extraction of on-shore oil and gas in the NPPF will have to considered afresh by the Government. The policy was challenged on behalf of an organisation known as Talk Fracking. ... Full Article
la England: Making provision for the continued operation of planning and environmental regulation after Brexit By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-04-02 In preparation for the forthcoming withdrawal of the UK from the EU, the Government has been amending legislation and regulations relevant to town and country planning, infrastructure planning, environmental protection, air quality, environmental im... Full Article
la Scotland: Making provision for the continued operation of planning and environmental regulation after Brexit By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-04-02 In preparation for the forthcoming withdrawal of the UK from the EU, Scottish Ministers have been amending legislation and associated regulations controlling the requirements and processes of town and country planning and environmental matters. The ... Full Article
la Housing for Older and Disabled People Guides councils in preparing planning policies on housing for older and disabled people By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-06-28 The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published new guidance on 26 June 2019 in relation to housing for older and disabled people. The guidance forms part of National Planning Practice Guidance and will be a material consid... Full Article
la 64MW Wind Farm Granted in the Highlands By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-08-28 Eversheds Sutherland has helped to secure Electricity Act 1989 consent from the Scottish Ministers and deemed planning permission for Limekiln Wind Farm, a 21 turbine wind farm with an estimated generation capacity of 64MW based in the Highlands. T... Full Article
la The Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-08-28 This Act heralds the next stage of the reform of the Scottish planning system. The reform process introduces a significant number of changes to spatial planning and development management, intended to strengthen and simplify planning processes and p... Full Article
la Proposed revisions to the planning system for electricity storage By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-10-21 The Climate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019 requires the UK to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 (compared with the previous target of at least 80% reduction from 1990 levels). Developing or enhancing the nece... Full Article
la Leaning pagoda plan By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:05:51 +0800 The delayed renovation plan to rescue a 1,000-year-old leaning pagoda from collapsing in northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region will be finalized later this month, according to the regional Full Article Nation
la All counties declared less of a risk By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:05:00 +0800 CHINA has classified all counties as low-risk for the novel coronavirus disease from yesterday, a health official said. According to the risk criteria defined in a guideline issued by the joint prevention Full Article Nation
la Chinese Educators Arrive for Launch of Six-Month Residency in U.S. Schools By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:05 +0000 Chinese Educators Arrive for Launch of Six-Month Residency in U.S. Schools HONOLULU (Dec. 1, 2010) – Fifteen elementary and secondary school teachers from China have arrived at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, for the inauguration of a new educational exchange in which the teachers will spend six months living, learning, and working with their counterparts at host schools in six U.S. states. EWC is offering the China-U.S. Educational Exchange Residency Program in cooperation with the Chinese Ministry of Education. Full Article
la East-West Center to Host High-Level Pacific Islands Dialogue By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:05 +0000 East-West Center to Host High-Level Pacific Islands Dialogue HONOLULU (Jan. 19, 2011) -- The East-West Center’s Pacific Islands Development Program will be hosting a high-level dialogue on Pacific island issues January 25-26 at the Center’s campus in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Full Article
la Applications Being Accepted for 42nd Summer Seminar on Population By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:06 +0000 Applications Being Accepted for 42nd Summer Seminar on Population Trio of independent workshops will focus on designing fertility analysis, effective responses to HIV and communicating with policymakers HONOLULU (Nov. 4, 2010) – Applications are being accepted through December 31 for the East-West Center’s 2011 Summer Seminar on Population. Held annually since 1970, the Summer Seminar provides a forum for learning and discussion on a wide range of population and health issues. Former participants work in government, nongovernmental (NGO), and academic institutions throughout the Asia-Pacific region and around the world. Click here for full information on the Summer Seminar workshops, instructions for applicants, and application forms from the Summer Seminar website. Full Article
la Solomon Islands Election Observers Issue Statement By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:09 +0000 Solomon Islands Election Observers Issue Statement Voter turn-out was high on the Island of Makira. Inside the polling station, dye was placed on voter's cuticles to indicate that they had voted. The arduous task of manual ballot counting took several days to complete. Full Article
la U.S. Higher Education Leaders Call for a “Comprehensive Re-Invigoration” of the U.S.-Indonesian Higher Education Relationship By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:10 +0000 U.S. Higher Education Leaders Call for a “Comprehensive Re-Invigoration” of the U.S.-Indonesian Higher Education Relationship For Immediate Release Contact: Alysson Oakley, U.S.-Indonesia Society, 202-232-1400 or aoakley@usindo.org Sharon Witherell, Institute of International Education, 212-984-5380 or switherell@iie.org Derek Ferrar East-West Center, 808-944-7204 or ferrard@eastwestcenter.org Paul F. Hassen, APLU, 202-478-6073 or phassen@aplu.org Full Article
la Young Environmental Leaders from Asia To Study Sustainability on Big Island By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:11 +0000 Young Environmental Leaders from Asia To Study Sustainability on Big Island HONOLULU (June 1, 2010) -- A group of 20 undergraduate scholars from Burma, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand will be visiting the Big Island June 2-8 as part of an innovative environmental leadership program designed to foster a greater understanding of sustainability in the U.S. and aid in the development of more resilient communities in their home countries. Full Article
la Asia Pacific Scholars, Officials and Business Leaders to Gather at EWC 50th Anniversary Conference By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:11 +0000 Asia Pacific Scholars, Officials and Business Leaders to Gather at EWC 50th Anniversary Conference HONOLULU (June 10, 2010) – An estimated 800 Asia Pacific and U.S. scholars, officials, educators, business leaders and other professionals – most of them alumni of East-west Center programs – will gather in Honolulu July 2-5 for the Center’s 50th Anniversary International Conference at the Hawai‘i Convention Center. The gathering will provide an opportunity for alumni from more than 35 countries who have participated in Center programs over the last five decades to reunite, renew friendships, and reminisce. Full Article
la Senior Fellow Fesharaki Endows Scholarship Fund for Iranian Students in East-West Center Leadership Program By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:16 +0000 Senior Fellow Fesharaki Endows Scholarship Fund for Iranian Students in East-West Center Leadership Program HONOLULU (March 9, 2010) – East-West Center Senior Fellow and prominent energy market analyst Fereidun Fesharaki has established a fund to help Iranian and other participants attend the East-West Center’s Asia Pacific Leadership Program. Under an agreement recently signed with the Center, Dr. Fesharaki has pledged to donate his full monthly take home EWC salary, which will exceed the $25,000 necessary to establish a scholarship fund. The Fesharaki Scholarship Fund will be used to fund awards of at least $1,000 each year for one or more students, with a preference for (but not limited to) Iranian students from Iran or elsewhere outside the United States. Awards will be granted based on financial need, leadership experience, educational achievement, and funding availability. Full Article
la Applications Being Accepted for Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:18 +0000 Applications Being Accepted for Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Two-week professional workshop in Indonesia during May will focus on “Internal Conflicts in the Asia Pacific Region” HONOLULU (Nov. 19) – Applications are being accepted through Jan. 1 for the third annual Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Human Rights. Organized by the Asian International Justice Initiative – a collaboration between the East-West Center and the University of California-Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center Full Article
la Applications Being Accepted for Summer Population Seminar By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:18 +0000 Applications Being Accepted for Summer Population Seminar Trio of independent workshops will focus on population aging, health-care financing and communicating with policymakers HONOLULU (Dec. 1) – Applications are being accepted through December 31 for the East-West Center’s 2010 Summer Seminar on Population. Held annually since 1970, the Summer Seminar provides a forum for learning and discussion on a wide range of population and health issues. Former participants work in government, nongovernmental (NGO), and academic institutions throughout the Asia-Pacific region and around the world. Full information on the Summer Seminar workshops, instructions for applicants, and application forms can be obtained from the Summer Seminar website at http://www.eastwestcenter.org/summerseminar . Full Article
la East-West Center to Honor the Past and Look to the Future at 50th Anniversary Kick-Off Gala Dinner By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:18 +0000 East-West Center to Honor the Past and Look to the Future at 50th Anniversary Kick-Off Gala Dinner President Lyndon Baines Johnson’s Daughters Among the Honored Guests Full Article
la East-West Center Collaborates on 'Global Asia' Feature By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:19 +0000 East-West Center Collaborates on 'Global Asia' Feature Multi-article Journal Cover Story Highlights Economics, Security, and Foreign Affairs in Southeast Asia WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 27) — The Fall 2009 edition of Global Asia , the East Asia Foundation’s journal on international affairs, has just been released, highlighting the multi-article cover story “In the National Interest: Economics, Security and Foreign Affairs in Southeast Asia.” Full Article
la Pacific Island Graduates Return to Hawai‘i for Seminar on Addressing Regional Issues By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:26 +0000 Pacific Island Graduates Return to Hawai‘i for Seminar on Addressing Regional Issues HONOLULU (June 23) - More than 20 graduates of an East-West Center-administered scholarship program for accomplished young scholars from Pacific island nations are back in Hawai‘i this week to attend a special seminar on addressing issues and envisioning futures in the region. The former students are all graduates of the United States-South Pacific Scholarship Program (USSP), which is funded by Department of State and administered by the East-West Center. Among the attendees are graduates who are now working in public health, communications, finance, planning, education, government, scientific research and more. Participants have travelled from as far away as the UK, Norway and across the Pacific to attend the seminar. Full Article
la Hiroshima Mayor to Commemorate 50 Years of Sister-City Relationship with Honolulu By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:26 +0000 Hiroshima Mayor to Commemorate 50 Years of Sister-City Relationship with Honolulu HONOLULU (June 25) – The Mayor of Hiroshima, the Honorable Tadatoshi Akiba, will commemorate 50 years of the sister-city relationship between Hiroshima and Honolulu at a special luncheon presentation on Wednesday, July 8. In addition to the mayor’s presentation, there will be Japanese musical entertainment and a special photo exhibit centering on Sadako Sasaki, the young Hiroshima atomic bombing victim who famously folded 1,000 cranes for peace before she died from radiation-induced leukemia. Full Article
la Khmer Rouge Trial Videos Available Online By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:29 +0000 Khmer Rouge Trial Videos Available Online HONOLULU (April 8) – Weekly video updates about the Khmer Rouge trial proceedings currently underway in Cambodia can now be viewed online at forum.eastwestcenter.org/Khmer-Rouge-Trials . The films – produced for a prime-time Cambodian television audience, with English subtitles added – endeavor to explain the complex legal proceedings in an accessible and informative manner through the use of trial footage, expert commentary and interviews. Also available on the “Time for Justice, Cambodia” site are written reports on the tribunal sessions prepared by legal monitors from the Asian International Justice Initiative, or AIJI . Full Article
la Exhibition: Myths & Magic - Mask Dance From Sri Lanka By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:29 +0000 Myths & Magic: Mask Dance From Sri Lanka April 14-June 14, 2009 East-West Center Gallery, Honolulu Opening reception: Sunday, April 19, 2 p.m. In residence April 10-20: Mask dancers of the Southern Sri Lanka Dance Company Dramatic ritual, ribald comedy, fantastic imagery, demons, animals, kings and queens – all of these and more are interwoven into the masked performances of Sri Lanka. Through the spiritual animism of these performances, traditional values and contemporary concerns alike are conveyed in marketplaces, village centers, private courtyards, and even tourist sites. Full Article
la East-West Center Establishes Thai Scholarship Fund By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:32 +0000 East-West Center Establishes Thai Scholarship Fund Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (center, wearing lei) and the scholarship committee pose in front of the rededicated sala. Click image to enlarge. HONOLULU (Jan. 28, 2009) – The East-West Center and an EWC alumni group have signed the agreement which establishes a new scholarship fund to assist Thai students at the Center. Interest earnings from the Royal Sala Thai Scholarship Fund will help cover travel and living expenses for qualified graduate students from Thailand studying in Hawai‘i on East-West Center grants. Full Article
la Application Deadline Approaches for New Pacific Islands Scholarship By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:32 +0000 Application Deadline Approaches for New Pacific Islands Scholarship HONOLULU (Feb. 6) – The application deadline for the East-West Center's new Norway-Pacific Islands Scholarship Program (NPISP)— created for students from the Solomon Islands or Vanuatu to pursue a master’s degree in anthropology, Pacific islands studies, or political science at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa— is March 15, 2009. Study will begin in August 2009. Scholarship provisions include tuition, residence hall fees, book allowance, living stipend, health insurance, and round-trip airfare. Application forms and detailed program information are available at: http:// EastWestCenter.org/studentprograms . Full Article
la East-West Center Awarded $992,000 for Timor-Leste and South Pacific Scholarship Programs By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:35 +0000 East-West Center Awarded $992,000 for Timor-Leste and South Pacific Scholarship Programs HONOLULU (Nov. 18) -- The East-West Center (EWC) received two grants of $496,000 from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to support the U.S.- Timor-Leste (USTL) and U.S.- South Pacific (USSP) Scholarship Programs. These programs aim to develop a corps of leaders who will contribute to political, economic, and social development in their home countries and strengthen relations with the United States. Full Article
la Islamic Boarding School Leaders from Indonesia to Visit U.S. Schools in East-West Center Exchange Program By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:37 +0000 Islamic Boarding School Leaders from Indonesia to Visit U.S. Schools in East-West Center Exchange Program HONOLULU (Oct. 20) – Groups of educators from Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia will be spending the next two weeks visiting schools in 11 U.S. states as part of an East-West Center program designed to foster mutual understanding between the United States and Indonesia, the most populous Muslim-majority nation in the world. Full Article
la U.S.-Australia Relations Amid Political Change is Topic of East-West Center Luncheon By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:38 +0000 U.S.-Australia Relations Amid Political Change is Topic of East-West Center Luncheon HONOLULU (Sept. 19) – Former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia Kim Beazley will speak on “Political Change and Alliance Continuity in U.S.-Australia Relations” at an Australian American Leadership Dialogue luncheon address on Wed., Sept. 24., at the East-West Center’s Hawai‘i Imin International Conference Center (Jefferson Hall, 1777 East-West Road). Ten months ago, the Australian Labor Party under Kevin Rudd defeated the decade-long conservative coalition government of John Howard. This November, the U.S. election will bring in a new American president. These political transitions bring a new era to U.S.-Australian relations. Full Article
la Asia Pacific Scholars, Official and Business Leaders to Gather at International Conference in Bali By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:38 +0000 Asia Pacific Scholars, Officials and Business Leaders to Gather at International Conference in Bali HONOLULU (Sept. 30) -- Nearly 500 scholars, officials, educators and business leaders will gather in Bali November 13-15 for an international conference on the theme of "Building an Asia Pacific Community: Unity in Diversity." Conference sessions will cover current regional issues, including international relations, security, democracy and Islam, global warming, volunteerism, gender issues, innovation, health, business, and social and cultural issues. Among the featured speakers will be the new governor of Bali; Indonesia’s ministers of trade, people’s welfare and women’s empowerment; the U.S. ambassador to Indonesia; the governor of Hawaii; the president of the East-West Center; and business leaders. Full Article
la EWC Hosts Honolulu Launch of UN Report on Legal Empowerment of the Poor By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:41 +0000 EWC Hosts Honolulu Launch of UN Report on Legal Empowerment of the Poor HONOLULU (July 17) – The East-West Center provided the venue this week for the Honolulu launch of “ Making the Law Work for Everyone ,” a new report on legal empowerment of the world’s poor by an independent commission supported by the United Nations. Full Article
la Asia Pacific Economic Forecast Revised Downward; Inflation Expected to Rise Sharply By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:44 +0000 Asia Pacific Economic Forecast Revised Downward; Inflation Expected to Rise Sharply SINGAPORE (May 30) -- Inflation in the Asia Pacific is set to rise sharply this year in the face of increased oil and commodity prices, contributing to a substantial downward revision in the overall economic growth forecast for the region, according to a report released today by the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC). Full Article
la Royal Sala Thai Dedication By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:48 +0000 Royal Sala Thai Dedication Photos from the Royal Sala Thai dedication on March 1, 2008. Click to enlarge. Full Article
la Former Malaysia Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin Re-elected to East-West Center Board of Governors By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:48 +0000 Former Malaysia Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin Re-elected to East-West Center Board of Governors FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Derek Ferrar Media Relations Specialist Phone: (808) 944-7204 Email: ferrard@EastWestCenter.org HONOLULU (March 19) – The East-West Center’s Board of Governors has re-elected one of its members, the Hon. Tun Daim Zainuddin, to another three-year term. At a meeting on Feb. 29, the board members unanimously elected Daim to his third term on the board, which will extend until March 2011. Full Article
la Khmer Rouge Tribunal Receiving Training in International Law By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:51 +0000 Khmer Rouge Tribunal Receiving Training in International Law FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Derek Ferrar Phone: (808) 944-7204 Email: ferrard@EastWestCenter.org HONOLULU (Feb. 4) -- The Asian International Justice Initiative (AIJI), a collaboration between the East-West Center in Hawaii and the War Crimes Studies Center at the University of California, Berkeley, has begun a week and a half of training workshops in international law for all the judges of the Khmer Rouge war-crimes tribunal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The workshops are focusing on legal issues likely to play a central role in the tribunal’s upcoming trials. Full Article
la Jan. 31 is Application Deadline for Journalism Fellowships to India, Malaysia and the U.S. By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:53 +0000 Jan. 31 is Application Deadline for Journalism Fellowships to India, Malaysia and the U.S. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Derek Ferrar Media Relations Specialist East-West Center Phone: (808) 944-7204 Email: ferrard@EastWestCenter.org American and Asian Journalists to Focus on Issues in the U.S. and among Asia’s Muslims HONOLULU (Dec. 19, 2007) -- The East-West Center is accepting fellowship applications from Asian and American journalists who want to learn more about the United States and Muslims in Asia. The Senior Journalists Seminar, a travel-and-dialogue program, will take American journalists to Kolkata (Calcutta), India and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Full Article
la Derek Ferrar Joins East-West Center As Media Relations Specialist By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:54 +0000 Derek Ferrar Joins East-West Center As Media Relations Specialist Derek Ferrar HONOLULU (Nov. 16) — Derek Ferrar has been named Media Relations Specialist for the East-West Center. As a member of the Office of External Affairs staff, he will be authoring articles for the Center’s news wire and website, handling news releases and media inquiries, connecting journalists with expert sources on Asia Pacific issues and otherwise facilitating the dissemination of East-West Center programs, activities and resources through the media. Full Article
la Sri Lankan Social Change Leader Speaks At EWC Forum By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:56 +0000 Sri Lankan Social Change Leader Speaks At EWC Forum HONOLULU (Oct.30) – Global leader and founder of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement of Sri Lanka, Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne will speak about his work in grassroots community development and peace-building at an East-West Center evening forum on Tuesday, November 6. The program is from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., at the East-West Center’s Hawaii Imin International Conference Center (1777 East-West Road) on the Garden Level. The event is free and open to the public. Space is limited. Reserve a seat by calling 944-7111 or Email: ewcinfo@eastwestcenter.org . The forum is sponsored by the East-West Center, Pacific and Asian Affairs Council, Friends of the East-West Center, University of Hawai`i at Manoa — Dept. of Philosophy, and Milun (Association for the promotion of South Asian culture). Full Article
la Human Rights Lawyer Speaks on U.N. Courts’ Challenges in Cambodia, Sierra Leone By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:59 +0000 Human Rights Lawyer Speaks on U.N. Courts’ Challenges in Cambodia, Sierra Leone at EWC Forum HONOLULU (October 4) – The East-West Center’s (EWC) Asian International Justice Initiative Coordinator, Michelle Staggs, will speak about human rights challenges at U.N./local government partnered courts in Sierra Leone and Cambodia at an EWC evening forum on Wednesday, October 10. She will address the issue of inter-generational accountability 30 years after the Khmer Rouge period, as Cambodia prepares to confront the darkest part of its recent history. Full Article
la Changing India-U.S. Relations Discussed at EWC Luncheon By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:01 +0000 Changing India-U.S. Relations Discussed at EWC Luncheon HONOLULU (September 5) – India’s consul general in San Francisco, (Ambassador) B.S. Prakash will address the changing profile of India and the impact on its relationship with the United States at a luncheon gathering at the East-West Center Monday, September 10. The luncheon will begin at noon with registration commencing at 11:30 a.m. The venue is the Garden Level of the East-West Center’s Imin International Conference Center (1777 East-West Road). The luncheon is open to the public at a cost of $22 per person. RSVP deadline is Thursday, September 6. Limited parking is available on the lawn between Lincoln Hall and the Imin Center for a cost of $3. The luncheon forum is sponsored by the East-West Center, Pacific and Asian Affairs Council, Friends of the East-West Center, and the University of Hawai‘i Center for South Asian Studies. Full Article
la Media Alert: Perceptions and Misperceptions of Asia-U.S. Relations By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:05 +0000 Media Alert: Perceptions and Misperceptions of Asia-U.S. Relations Satu Limaye, the newly-appointed director of East-West Center Washington, will engage in a dialogue Monday, April 30, on the Perceptions and Misperceptions of Asia-U.S. Relations. The event will get underway at 6 p.m. (registration: 5:30 p.m.) in the East-West Center Gallery located on the ground floor of John A. Burns Hall, 1601 East-West Road (mauka / Kokohead corner of Dole St. and East-West Road). Dr. Limaye will comment on Asian views of the U.S. in light of his recent travels throughout the region, as well as Washington attitudes toward the Asia Pacific region. Full Article
