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Eight airports in France have received security notifications.
According to the DGAC aviation authority, eight French airports were placed on high security alerts on Wednesday, and several were evacuated for checks. Additionally, the Palace of Versailles was shuttered once again owing to a security fear for the third time in the past five days.
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Macron calls for a'return to authority' following French riots over the murder of Nahel.
The killing of 17-year-old Nahel M. during a traffic stop last month sparked protests, riots, and looting, with many alleging the government of permitting a culture of institutional racism to fester within the police force.
Macron condemned the "burning of schools, city halls, gyms...
France imposes a tax on Amazon because of disagreements over vendor agreements
According to a statement issued by the competition, consumer, and anti-fraud agency (DGCCRF), the company will be required to resolve "a significant imbalance in contractual conditions to Amazon's benefit" by the end of 2021. The company missed the March 22 deadline for implementing...
For a Chinese COVID-19 escapee, the government has threatened "stern punishment."
A Chinese national infected with COVID-19 is returned to his hotel in Incheon on Thursday after being transferred there from Seoul two days earlier at the request of the Korean health authority. Before he could be admitted to the isolation ward, he escaped. A Chinese national infected with ...
According to a consultant for France's data protection authority, Apple should pay a hefty fine of 6 million euros
The chief adviser to the French data protection authority has recommended that Apple be fined 6 million euros ($6.3 million) for violating privacy rules, and such suggestions often carry a great deal of weight when it comes to the watchdog's ultimate decision. Francois Pellegrini, the authori...
Singapore-Rotterdam Corridor
In order to encourage low and zero carbon shipping, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build the world's longest Green and Digital Corridor. This will be achieved by the construction...
TAT's 2023 marketing plan will direct Thai tourism toward high-value and sustainable growth
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has unveiled its marketing strategy for 2023, which will maintain the objective of revitalising and transforming Thai tourists while focusing more emphasis on the sector's recovery to achieve stronger and more inclusive tourism growth.
The ann...
How can data-driven healthcare become a reality in Asia-Pacific?
The epidemic has sparked a wider acceptance of innovation in healthcare delivery across Asia, highlighting the potential of data and developing digital tools to address major healthcare concerns.
This improvement in health data and digital innovation simply widens the gap between those ...
Ammonia-fueled ships, Singapore's MPA partners
On June 7, Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) announced a first agreement with multiple industry partners to design ammonia dual-fuel gas tankers.
The MPA is part of a consortium that includes the Singapore-based shipping company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), the South ...
Electronic Medical Record by DHA Strengthening the Health Sector
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) emphasized the 'Nabidh' medical computerized record initiative for every citizen in the Emirate.
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) said that the medical electronic record initiative called as 'Nabidh' for every person in the Emirate has me...
Trilliant will deploy AMI for Thailand's Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) in collaboration with SAMART Telcoms
Trilliant, a global leader in advanced metering and smart grid solutions, is happy to announce a new cooperation with SAMART to deliver Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) for Thailand's Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA). Trilliant's continuous commitment to utilities in the Asia ...
TOCA BLOCKCHAIN INVESTMENT TO BUILD AN ORGANIC TOURISM PLATFORM
THE Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is entering the third and most important phase of its partnership with the Thai Organic Consumer Association (TOCA), in which it will invest in the TOCA platform to transform it into a blockchain-based ecosystem that connects organic farmers, industry, and ...
Discounts on tonnage taxes for green ships flying the Singapore flag
The Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) provides three categories of savings on initial registration costs and tonnage tax dependent on how many ships may exceed the International Maritime Organization's emission reduction targets in a circular outlining adjustment to the Green S...
Singapore's Net Zero Policy and the Role of Hydrogen
Singapore's Energy Market Authority (EMA) published the Energy 2050 Committee Report (the "Report") on March 22nd, in which the council (consisting of experts from both the public and private sectors (the "Committee") decided that it is conceivable for Singapore's powe...
The Tourism Authority of Thailand Promotes Sports Tourism
The Tourism Authority of Thailand is encouraging the country’s business sector to host sport-based tourism activities in an attempt to boost the tourism sector and keep up with the global trends.
On Tuesday, the deputy governor of TAT, Apichai Chatchalermkit, said that sports tour...
Thailand Eases Pre-Arrival Covid Testing Requirements, Attracts More Indian Tourists
The Tourism Authority of Thailand recently cited a survey that showed that Thailand is amongst the top three countries on Indians’ desired travel destinations.
Last week, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration of Thailand approved to lift the requirement of Covid testing...
Illicit activities are revealed in December K Speu lab bust tests
Samples from the 84 tonnes of chemicals confiscated during a drug operation in December 2021 – in which three Chinese nationals were detained – proved that they were to be used in the commercial manufacturing of illicit narcotics, according to a National Authority for Combating Drugs ...
MoC Signed Between Emirates and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)
Emirates has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), for promotion of tourism in Thailand.
The agreement entails joint cooperation of both, Emirates and the tourism body, to explore collaborative initiatives which will benefit both the part...
European scientists suggest a limitation in use of BPA, a hormone disruptor present in plastics and food
The proposed restriction is "a headstone for BPA in Europe," says Laura Vandenberg, an endocrinologist at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, who deems it "a significant thing." Environmental and public health activists applaud the idea, which will be open for public com...
Civil Aviation Authority Singapore (CAAS) to study hydrogen's usage as aviation fuel and for ground operations
On February 15, the Civil Aviation Authority Singapore (CAAS), Changi Airport (CAG), Airbus, and Linde, an industrial gas company, struck an agreement to work on hydrogen's usage as aviation fuel and for ground operations at Changi Airport.
The companies want to look at expected hyd...