NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 2020 was a disruptive year for the world. We all stood witness to a global pandemic that shook the entire music ecosystem, virtually shut down the live industry, and drove labels and distributors to explore the boundaries of ingenuity and creativity. It was also a year in […]
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin) announced today that it has awarded grants to research teams in four countries to explore the social drivers of COVID-19 misinformation, and its impact on routine immunization acceptance and the acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine. The grants are part of Sabin’s Social and […]
Continue ReadingYANGON—The Myanmar government has begun taking steps to tackle what are seen as irregularities surrounding a controversial China-backed city development project in a Karen-controlled area opposite Mae Sot District of Thailand’s Tak Province, The Irrawaddy news website reported. It quoted government spokesman U Zaw Htay as saying at a news briefing in Naypyitaw over the weekend that the government in December issued instructions to relevant departments on actions to be […]
Continue ReadingIndonesia launched one of the world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccination campaigns on Wednesday with President Joko Widodo getting the first shot of a Chinese vaccine as his country fights one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in Asia. The drive aims to inoculate 181.5 million people, with the first to be vaccinated receiving the CoronaVac vaccine from […]
Continue ReadingCambodia should immediately and unconditionally drop all charges against hundreds of officials and supporters of the banned opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), observers said on the eve of the first of two mass trials for alleged crimes of “incitement” and “conspiracy.” In a statement Wednesday, ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) said that as […]
Continue ReadingToday (January 12, 2020) at 09.30 hours, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol assigned Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Niyom Songkaew to preside over the Committee on Computer System Management and Procurement of the Office of the Permanent Secretary meeting no. 1/2021. Agencies under the Office of the Permanent Secretary of Labour joined the forum […]
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (NNT) – The Prime Minister has expressed his support for villagers in the southern region, currently being affected by flooding, stressing that the government will take the utmost care of all people. Deputy Government Spokesperson Traisuree Taisaranakul revealed that the Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the Ministry of Interior, the armed forces […]
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