mo Young Environmental Leaders from SE Asia Study U.S. Environmental Movement By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:27 +0000 Young Environmental Leaders from SE Asia Study U.S. Environmental Movement HONOLULU (May 29) - A group of 20 undergraduate scholars from Malaysia, Singapore, Fiji and Papua New Guinea are currently in Hawai‘i participating in an innovative environmental leadership development program. The program is designed to foster a greater understanding of the U.S. environmental movement and aid in the development of sustainable pathways to environmental stewardship. Full Article
mo 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
mo Veteran Political Columnist Lou Cannon to Speak on Journalism’s Current Turmoil By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:37 +0000 Veteran Political Columnist Lou Cannon to Speak on Journalism’s Current Turmoil Lou Cannon HONOLULU (Oct. 9) – Longtime Washington Post White House correspondent, nationally syndicated columnist and acclaimed Ronald Reagan biographer Lou Cannon will present a free public lecture in Honolulu on Oct. 20 on the current state of turmoil in America’s news media. Cannon will be delivering his East-West Center address, titled “ Journalism on the Brink? – The Decline of Newspapers, the Rise of the Internet and the Trivialization of Political Coverage,” as the Center’s 2008 George Chaplin Fellow in Distinguished Journalism. Full Article
mo New EWC Alumni Chapters in Aceh and Timor-Leste Extend Center’s Outreach By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:41 +0000 New EWC Alumni Chapters in Aceh and Timor-Leste Extend Center’s Outreach HONOLULU (Aug. 7) — The East-West Center Association (EWCA) recently established two new alumni chapters in Southeast Asia. The new chapters located in Aceh, Indonesia and Dili, Timor-Leste (East Timor) raises the number of chapters in the EWCA global network to 46. Full Article
mo Timor-Leste's Minister of Foreign Affairs to Participate in East-West Center Discussion Panel By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:46 +0000 Timor-Leste's Minister of Foreign Affairs to Participate in East-West Center Discussion Panel FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Derek Ferrar Media Relations Specialist East-West Center 808-944-7204 ferrard@eastwestcenter.org HONOLULU (April 30) -- Zacarias Albano da Costa, Foreign Affairs Minister of Timor-Leste (East Timor), will participate in a free public panel discussion at the East-West Center on the morning of Monday, May 5, along with U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste Hans G. Klemm, and Constâncio C. Pinto, acting Chargé d'Affaires of Timor-Leste’s embassy in the U.S. Full Article
mo EWC Awarded $970,000 for Timor-Leste and South Pacific Scholarship Programs By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:55:05 +0000 HONOLULU (Jan. 6, 2012) -- The East-West Center has received two grants totaling $970,000 from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to support the U.S.- Timor-Leste and U.S.- South Pacific Scholarship Programs over a five year period. 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. “By investing in tertiary education through initiatives like these, the United States is helping to foster prosperity, good governance, the rule of law, journalistic freedom, and human rights in the Asia Pacific region,” said Terance Bigalke, EWC’s Director of Education. Full Article
mo Timor Leste Election Observers Praise ‘Efficient and Transparent’ Voting By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:52:12 +0000 HONOLULU (July 16, 2012) – An international delegation of election observers who monitored the July 7 national parliamentary elections in Timor Leste has issued a preliminary statement congratulating the people of the that country for “an open and spirited electoral process… that generated high voter interest.” Full Article
mo Future Leaders of the Pacific Conference Underway in American Samoa By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:25:30 +0000 HONOLULU (Feb. 4, 2013) –The East-West Center, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of State and the Government of American Samoa, is currently hosting a Future Leaders of the Pacific conference in Pago Pago to address critical issues facing the Pacific Islands region. The February 4-7 gathering has convened about 25 young professionals from across Oceania, along with regional leaders and academic specialists, to focus on trends, issues, and opportunities for collective regional action. Full Article
mo EWC Receives More Than $940,000 in Research Grants By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 00:29:23 +0000 HONOLULU (Aug. 28, 2013) -- The East-West Center has received a total of $941,440 in grants for research on environmental and economic issues affecting the Asia Pacific region. The awards include: Full Article
mo East-West Center Receives USAID Grant to Promote Dialogue and Understanding About the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Cambodia By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 01:35:06 +0000 HONOLULU (Oct. 31, 2013) -- The East-West Center has received funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to promote public understanding and dialogue about the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Cambodia through the continuation of activities to monitor, analyze, and disseminate information about the tribunal proceedings. Full Article
mo East-West Center Students from South Pacific and Timor Leste Gain U.S. Insight, Experience Through D.C. Internships By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 02:32:42 +0000 WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 16, 2014) -- Thirteen college students from the Pacific Islands and Timor Leste who are studying in Hawai‘i on East-West Center-administered scholarships are currently in Washington, D.C. on six-week internships designed to offer them professional experience and help expand their understanding of American society. USSP and USTL participants meet with Ms. Julia Findlay of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs. Full Article
mo East-West Center Receives $750,000 NASA Grant to Study Changes in Mountain Forests of Nepal By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 23:27:31 +0000 HONOLULU (Jan. 15, 2015) -- The East-West Center has received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to study changes in the mountain forests of Nepal over the past 25 years. Led by EWC Senior Fellow Jefferson Fox, the project will chart the previously unmapped mountain forests of Nepal’s Middle Hill region using data drawn from Landsat satellite imagery between 2000 and the present. Investigators seek to document a suspected “forest transition” in Nepal, a country whose mountain forests have sustained the lives of much of its population for centuries. The forest transition refers to the recovery of trees and other plant growth in a previously deforested area. Full Article
mo East-West Center Welcomes New Students From More Than 40 Countries and Territories By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Aug 2015 01:30:39 +0000 HONOLULU (August 13, 2015) – Nearly 100 student fellows from 40 countries and territories have arrived in Hawaii to participate in East-West Center programs this fall. The new graduate students and leadership program participants join a community of more than 110 continuing EWC participants in a diverse residential community on the East-West Center campus. The new student fellows are participating in the EWC’s Community Building Institute, a two-week intensive activity that introduces the international students to Hawaii’s culture and major issues affecting the Asia Pacific region. Full Article
mo New Pacific RISA ‘Documoment’ Video Focuses on Climate Change Impacts ‘From Ridge to Reef’ on Maui By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 02:36:56 +0000 HONOLULU (July 14, 2017) – Researchers with the Pacific Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (Pacific RISA) program housed at the East-West Center have released the latest in a series of “Climate Matters” ‘documoment’ videos. The new seven-minute video, titled “Climate Matters for Ridge to Reef Ecosystems,” focuses on climate change impacts in West Maui forest watersheds and reef ecosystems. The video features interviews with two Pacific RISA stakeholders from the Maui Future Climate Scenarios project, each representing part of the ridge-to-reef climate and ecosystem connection. Full Article
mo EWC Again Ranked Among Top Government-Affiliated Think Tanks Worldwide By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 03:05:06 +0000 HONOLULU (Feb. 3, 2020) -- The East-West Center has again been ranked #4 in a University of Pennsylvania institute’s 2019 list of best government-affiliated think tanks worldwide, the same ranking the Center received in last year’s list. It is notable that the only three institutions ranked higher than EWC are affiliated with such large organizations as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and US Congressional Research Service. In addition, the Center ranked ninth in the Best Regional Studies (Free Standing) category. Full Article
mo HR e-briefing 233 - More EAT decisions on the Statutory Grievance Procedures By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2006-01-04 The first EAT decision on the statutory grievance procedures (SGPs), Thorpe v Poat and Lake was reported in briefing 232. Hot on its heels come four further EAT decisions ( Sher... Full Article
mo Coronavirus - Reservists are mobilised - impact on employers - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-02 With the Ministry of Defence (MOD) announcing that they are expecting to mobilise up to 3,000 armed forces reservists to aid the military response to the coronavirus pandemic for at least six months, employers with reservist employees will be affect... Full Article
mo Coronavirus: Hong Kong Government provides more details on the Employment Support Scheme - Hong Kong By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-17 We previously reported on the Hong Kong government’s Employment Support Scheme (“ESS”) to help employers defray salary costs and maintain employment. Earlier today on 17 April 2020, the government published more... Full Article
mo Affordable housing construction briefing: Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-02-23 No hurry to change your construction documents The most significant piece of legislation for the UK construction industry, Part II of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act... Full Article
mo Will new laws make public procurement more business friendly? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-05-20 Witold Slawinski, head of tech & industrial engineering practice, authored an article for AmCham Quarterly. It is devoted to the recent changes to the Polish public procurement law. Read the full article >... Full Article
mo FCA consultation paper on discretionary commission models and commission disclosure By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-10-24 1. FCA Final Report on Motor Finance In March 2019, the FCA published its Final Report on motor finance. Our briefing note on the Final Report can be found Full Article
mo Fixed charge receivers can now obtain possession against individual mortgagors By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-11-19 Kavesseri Menon and Beena Menon –v- Nathan Pask and Rosalind Goode (as joint fixed charge Receivers) [2019] EWHC 2611(ch) Summary: The High Court recently provided much needed clarity on the previously unanswered question of whether Receivers ... Full Article
mo Fifth Money Laundering Directive implemented in the UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-01-06 On 20 December 2019, the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (“MLR 2019”) were laid before Parliament. The MLR 2019 gives effect to the EU Fifth Money Laundering Directive[1] Full Article
mo The use of threshold variations when seeking a defence against money laundering By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-01-07 In November 2019 the National Crime Agency (NCA) published its annual Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) Report for 2018/2019 (the Annual Report). The Annual Report focused on the continued year-on-year uplift in the overall number of SARs, and in pa... Full Article
mo More updates needed to your schemes statement of investment principles By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-06-17 Unexpectedly, the Government has issued regulations which will require trustees to make further changes to their Statement of Investment Principles (SIP) from 1 October 2020. They will also require additional disclosures in relation to investment pr... Full Article
mo More Bucks than Fizz, the Law Commission's SAR reform report By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-06-18 Zia Ullah, Head of the Firm’s Corporate Crime & Investigations practice, and Ruth Paley, Of Counsel, take a look at the Law Commission’s report into SARs reform published this morning, and consider the implications for the regulated ... Full Article
mo Credit and Financial Institutions take note of new opinion on risks of money laundering in the EU financial sector published by European Supervisors this week By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-10-08 As the three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) publish a new joint opinion on money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks affecting the EU financial sector, Zia Ullah and Ruth Paley take a look at the key risks, noting ... Full Article
mo New Month, New Trends? By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 08:03:37 -0400 Full Article UUP FXE FXY EUO FXC FXB FXA UDN YCS CYB FXF ERO USDU CNY CEW INR BZF GBB JYN DRR DBV ULE CROC FXS FXSG EUFX URR FXCH YCL ICI DGBP DEUR AYT DJPY PGD UJPY JEM DAUD DCHF UAUD UGBP DLBR UEUR UCHF Marc Chandler
mo Monday Blues By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 08:17:18 -0400 Full Article UUP FXE FXY EUO FXC FXB FXA UDN YCS CYB FXF ERO USDU CNY CEW INR BZF GBB JYN DRR DBV ULE CROC FXS FXSG EUFX URR FXCH YCL ICI DGBP DEUR AYT DJPY PGD UJPY JEM DAUD DCHF UAUD UGBP DLBR UEUR UCHF Marc Chandler
mo FX Weekly: Commodities Vs. Currencies By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 18:10:49 -0400 Full Article GLD UUP FXE FXF FXY Rothko Research
mo Procurement Briefing Issue 2 2007 - Tendering burdens removed in electricity and gas supply markets By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2007-03-15 ... Full Article
mo Indonesia Summons Ambassador over Deaths on Chinese Fishing Boats By www.rfa.org Published On :: 2020-05-07T23:17:35Z The foreign minister asks why the bodies of three Indonesians were thrown overboard. Full Article Story
mo Guards Drag Pro-Democracy Lawmakers From Hong Kong Legislature By www.rfa.org Published On :: 2020-05-08T17:20:00Z The guards were acting at the behest of a pro-Beijing politician whose authority to order their removal has been questioned. Full Article Story
mo EU Allows China to Edit Op-Ed Article, Removing Mention of Virus Origins By www.rfa.org Published On :: 2020-05-08T18:50:01Z The EU's ambassador made a 'mistake' in giving the go-ahead for the censorship, officials say. Full Article Story
mo Up to speed on COVID-19: Automotive Industry Risk Mitigation Action Plan By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-08 Coronavirus piles more pressure and strain on the automotive sector, disruption supply chains, factory closures and restructuring The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak has now been labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO). COVID-19 ... Full Article
mo The FCA bans the promotion of mini-bonds to retail consumers: what does this mean and what does it say about FCA thinking? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-12-03 On 26 November 2019 the FCA announced that it was using its product intervention powers to ban the promotion of so-called “speculative mini bonds” to retail consumers. The ban will come into force on 1 January and will last for 12 months... Full Article
mo Atlantic Power Corp (AT) CEO James Moore on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:21:19 -0400 Full Article AT SA Transcripts
mo Atmos Energy Corporation's (ATO) CEO Kevin Akers on Q2 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 00:56:41 -0400 Full Article ATO SA Transcripts
mo Land Registry change of practice in relation to discharge of mortgages By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-06-19 The Land Registry is changing its practice on the discharge of mortgages in cases where form DS1 is not available when the application is made to the Land Registry. On 3 August 2009, the Land Registry will implement an important change in practice ... Full Article
mo Waste exclusion regulations, 2018 - Moving towards a circular economy By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-08-01 Introduction A circular economy is an economic system characterised by the trading of products and services in closed loops or cycles. The system is designed to be regenerative insofar as it aims to retain as much value as possible from used product... Full Article
mo BREAKING: Lagos Discharges 48 More COVID-19 Patients By saharareporters.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:58:50 +0000 The Lagos State Government has discharged 48 more COVID-19 patients from its isolation centres. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this via his official Twitter handle on Thursday. This brings the total recovery case in the state to 406. The governor said the patients, who were all Nigerians, include 32 males and 16 females. He said, “The patients, 28 from the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, six from Lekki, one from Onikan and 13 from LUTH Isolation Centre, were discharged having fully recovered and tested negative to #COVID19 in two consecutive readings.” PUBLIC HEALTH Breaking News News AddThis : Original Author : Saharareporters, New York Disable advertisements : Full Article
mo Eversheds Sutherland maintains growth with partner promotion in Hong Kong By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-21 Eversheds Sutherland has announced 38 partner promotions across its global network. A total of 16 of these promotions are female which is in line with its goal to achieve 30% female representation at partner level by 2021. In Asia, we are plea... Full Article
mo Eversheds Sutherland announces 38 promotions to partner for 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-21 Eversheds Sutherland announces that it has made 38 partner promotions across its International and Europe network. A total of 16 of these promotions are female which is in line with its goal to achieve 30% female representation at partner level by 2... Full Article
mo Coronavirus - The new normal - Remote hearings - Ireland By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-22 The Courts Service has initiated a pilot virtual hearing programme (“Pilot Programme”), with Courts of a number of jurisdictions participating, in light of the ongoing nationwide Covid-19 restrictions. It is anticipated that, following c... Full Article
mo Konexo launches hourly resourcing model By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-23 New Resourcing+ service gives clients ultimate flexibility with interim support Konexo, a division of Eversheds Sutherland, has launched Resourcing+ an evolution of its existing resourcing service to be rolled out across its global network. Full Article
mo New Technologies and New Modes of Production Disrupt China's Automotive Industry By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 20:25:21 +0000 By Boy Lüthje HONOLULU (6 April 2020)—The development of electric and self-driving vehicles is bringing on a massive restructuring of the global automotive industry. Emerging forms of new and shared mobility undermine the very model of private car ownership that has underpinned the automotive industry since the days of Henry Ford. This is a summary only. Click the title for the full article, or visit www.EastWestCenter.org/Research-Wire for more. Full Article
mo A First Look At Which Of The 80 Largest U.S. Banks Are Most At Risk By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 10:05:39 -0400 Full Article ACBI CIVB EWBC FHN FITB KEY ONB PUB SFNC WFC WTFC Jeremy Blum
mo EPR: Dividend Suspension A Prudent Move, But Keep Avoiding The Stock By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 09:15:00 -0400 Full Article AMC EPR Ian Bezek
mo UK HR E-briefing: Mental health in the workplace report says employers must do more for employees By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-10-26 Employers are being urged to do more to look after the mental health of their workforce with the publication today of the outcome of the Stevenson/Farmer review of mental health and employers. Estimating that poor mental health costs employers betwe... Full Article
mo Mortgage PAP - our experience By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-07-14 The mortgage pre-action protocol (MPAP) has been in force for a little over six months, long enough for the courts' approach to settle down and for patterns to emerge. This article looks at our experiences. The good news is that MPAP compliance has... Full Article
