Visitors to ASEAN hit 100m in 2023, 70% of pre-COVID level
TOKYO/BANGKOK -- The number of visitors to Southeast Asian countries topped 100 million last year, reaching 70% of the pre-COVID level in 2019, as the economy regained its footing after the pandemic and with new transport infrastructure, mostly financed by China, helping attract travelers to Laos…#tokyo #southeastasian #laos #cambodia #brunei (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
State health app updates across Asia
The Brunei Ministry of Health has recently announced the launch of several new features on the BruHealth application following its update. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - March 22, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Citizen scientists discover " tiny, beautiful and completely unknown " beetle
A brand new species of beetle has been discovered hiding deep within the rainforest. According to a new paper in the Biodiversity Data Journal, the new species, Clavicornaltica mataikanensis, is only around 2 mm long and lives on the forest floor of Borneo's Ulu Temburong forest. Clavicornaltica…#ulutemburong #teenybeetle #ivanjunjić #taxonexpeditions #malaysia #indonesia #brunei #mataikan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
China and Russia are outpacing the US and its allies in military technology development, Australian defense official warns
Sailors conduct visit, board, search and seizure training with Royal Brunei Navy in the South China Sea US Navy Photo An Australian defense official is warning about military tech gaps between the US and China. The official said the US must fully implement a trilateral security partnership to…#royalbruneinavy #southchinasea #australian #indopacific #hughjeffrey #indopacificregion #coldwarera #scmp #chinesenavy #taiwan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The role of advance amber warning signal in enhancing driver decision-making: a comparative study in Brunei Darussalam - Yong SY, Jamudin NAM.
The current study examines the impact of Advance Amber Warning Signal (AAWS) on driver behaviour and decision-making processes at two junctions on a roadway. Through on-road observations and decision tree analysis, data was collected to assess the effects ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 13, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting in Asia Remain a Neglected Problem
Women’s rights organizations in Asia are calling for states to introduce much-needed laws to criminalize FGM, says Nawaz Naz Chowdhury, Global Legal Advisor at Equality Now.By Nawmi Naz ChowdhuryKUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, Feb 6 2024 (IPS) Significant advances have been made in Africa towards ending female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Asia, where FGM/C occurs in at least ten countries, but governments across the region are failing to take effective action. Women’s rights organizations are calling for states to introduce much-needed laws to criminalize FGM, provide national...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nawmi Naz Chowdhury Tags: Asia-Pacific Education Featured Gender Gender Violence Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations Women's Health IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Ban or Restrict? Quandary Facing Governments as Vaping Entices Teens Worldwide
By Ulysses DorotheoBANGKOK, Thailand, Jan 26 2024 (IPS) A hot debate on electronic smoking devices is expected to engage governments, scheduled to meet in Panama from 5-10 February for the tenth session of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC).
The WHO FCTC, the first health treaty, was developed to address the global tobacco epidemic and to ensure that governments are supported in implementing comprehensive and effective tobacco control strategies.
Earlier in 2016, the governments during COP8 made a decision to either prohibit or restrict the manufacture, importati...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ulysses Dorotheo Tags: Featured Global Headlines Health Human Rights IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
OPEC+ Is Losing Market Share as Oil Demand Starts to Slip
You think it’s easy being OPEC+? The group controls just 51% of the global oil market — the smallest share since its creation in 2016 — driven by both slow growth demand and the record-high output from competing nations, according to the International Energy Agency. You call that a cartel? That’s…#alphabet #meta #middleeastern #african #mexico #brunei #saudiarabia #iea #brazil #guyana (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Philippines, China trade accusations over South China Sea collision
The Philippines and China traded accusations on Sunday over a collision of their vessels in disputed waters of the South China Sea as tensions over claims in the vital waterway escalate. The Philippine coast guard accused China of firing water cannons and ramming resupply vessels and a coast guard…#philippines #southchinasea #philippine #coastguard #vietnam #indonesia #malaysia #brunei #beijing #manila (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chinese fighter jets'orbit' Philippine patrol aircraft, Manila says
Two Chinese fighter jets were monitored "orbiting" a Philippine aircraft participating in patrols with Australia in the South China Sea but did not cause any untoward incident, Manila said on Sunday. The militaries of the Philippines and Australia carried out a second day of sea and air exercises…#philippine #southchinasea #manila #philippines #southeastasian #pacific #vietnam #indonesia #malaysia #brunei (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
U.S. and China trade accusations over vessel in South China Sea
China and the United States exchanged accusations at the weekend over the disputed South China Sea, after China’s military said it had driven away a U.S. warship that the U.S. Navy said was on a routine freedom of navigation operation. According to a post on the official WeChat social media…#southchinasea #usnavy #wechat #hopper #paracelislands #philippines #vietnam #indonesia #malaysia #brunei (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
These five EU countries will soon be able to visit China visa-free
China wants to lure visitors from these five European countries. China will soon allow visa-free entry for citizens of five European countries and Malaysia. The announcement was made on Friday as the country tries to encourage more people to visit for business and tourism. Starting from 1…#malaysia #netherlands #spain #foreignministry #maoning #brunei #singapore #tesla #elonmusk #apple (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mauritius Begins to Correct a Historic Wrong Towards LGBTQI+ People
Credit: Collectif Arc-en-Ciel/FacebookBy Inés M. PousadelaMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Oct 27 2023 (IPS) In response to lawsuits brought by LGBTQI+ activists, the Mauritius Supreme Court has issued two landmark judgments striking down the criminalisation of consensual sex between adult men as unconstitutional. Its reasoning turned upside down the argument used by anti-rights forces to attack LGBTQI+ activists in many African countries: it acknowledged that criminalisation is the foreign import rather than gay sex, and a relic of colonialism it’s high time to shake off.
A damning colonial legacy
As in so many other Commonwealth...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - October 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ines M Pousadela Tags: Africa Civil Society Featured Headlines Health Human Rights LGBTQ TerraViva United Nations CIVICUS 2023 IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Thai PM Srettha visits ASEAN neighbors to lure investment
BANGKOK -- Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has kicked off a trip to Hong Kong and major members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, as the new leader pushes to lure investment into his country. The five-day tour began on Sunday in Hong Kong and will also include Brunei, Malaysia…#thai #sretthathavisin #hongkong #brunei #malaysia #singapore #thailand #israel (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
IFC ’s Hong Kong-based regional head to lead climate and sustainability efforts in East Asia, Pacific
A personalised news feed of stories that matter to you Get more with my NEWS IFC’s Hong Kong-based regional head to lead climate and sustainability efforts in East Asia, Pacific The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the investment arm of the , has appointed a new regional head based in Hong…#hongkong #eastasia #pacific #annang #hongkongs #singapore #brunei #malaysia #kimseelim #albagroupasia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
