Day: June 30, 2022

Bombardier Inaugurates Quadruple-sized Singapore Service Centre, the Largest OEM business aviation facility in Asia Pacific

Singapore Service Centre Massive expansion includes a complete suite of maintenance and modification capabilities with enhanced full-service interior finishing capacity, including a brand-new environmentally-controlled paint facility and 24/7 parts depot Additional features include essential amenities such as exceptional customer office and lounge facilities and ground handling services With sustainability at its core, the new LEED […]

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Global Center on Adaptation launches first Local Adaptation Champions Awards in the build-up to COP 27

•The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) launches the first international award to spotlight and reward locally led efforts to address climate change and build resilience among vulnerable communities. •Applications for the 2022 Local Adaptation Champions (LAC) Awards are open until 10th July. •Four winners in four categories will receive their prizes from a high-level Jury […]

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Constellation Brands Announces Exchange of Canopy Notes

VICTOR, N.Y., June 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ and STZ.B), a leading beverage alcohol company, announced today that its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenstar Canada Investment Limited Partnership (“Greenstar”), has entered into an exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy”), pursuant to which Greenstar has agreed to sell […]

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Deeptech Times goes live to aid understanding of deep tech and informed decision making among industry stakeholders in Asia

Grace Chng helms the editorial team with support from editor Alfred Siew to provide readers with insightful and analytical deep tech content Singapore, June 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Autonomous Future Productions today announced Deeptech Times, a new online news and media publication that is dedicated to offering enterprises, business leaders and policy makers in Asia […]

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Inequality of Opportunity in Asia and the Pacific: Pandemic Preparedness

Pandemics have constituted challenging and recurrent episodes of humankind history. Major pandemics such as plagues, cholera, smallpox, tuberculosis and influenza have afflicted the health and well-being of millions, bringing societies and economies to…

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Thailand sees rise in severe COVID-19 cases after easing of restrictions

The sub-committee of the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has expressed concern over a spike in lung infections among COVID-19 patients and those needing ventilators, said CCSA Assistant Spokesperson Dr. Apisamai Srirangsan, after th…

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Airstrikes target anti-junta forces in Myanmar’s Kayin state for 5th day

Five days of intense clashes between Myanmar’s military and joint anti-junta forces near the Thai border in Kayin state have left more than a dozen coalition fighters dead and several wounded on both sides of the conflict, sources in the region said Th…

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Thai air force scrambles fighters after alleged incursion by Myanmar aircraft

The Royal Thai Air Force sent two F-16 jet fighters after an aircraft, believed to be a MiG 29 of the Myanmar air force, was found to have intruded into Thai airspace in the western province of Tak, according to RTAF Spokesman Air Vice Marshal Prapas S…

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Russia becomes India’s top DAP fertiliser supplier

India has imported about 3.5 lakh tonnes (lt) of di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) fertiliser from Russia, which would be arriving during the April to July period.The imports have been contracted by Indian Potash Ltd, Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers, Chamb…

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