North Korea fires unidentified projectile, South says

14 Januari 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile toward the country’s east, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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The Mekong Delta is sinking fast, but it can still be saved

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Photo: Pixabay/Quangpraha The Mekong Delta in Vietnam is a scenic region home to about 17 million people, but this economically vital area of the Southeast Asian nation is sinking fast. A primary reason: large swathes of land there have been poldered for agriculture and aquaculture. In fact, say scientists, by […]

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“Let us now praise brave women and men”: The Nobel Peace Prize 2021

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By Jan LundiusSTOCKHOLM, Jan 13 2022 (IPS) In several countries around the globe, telling the truth is according to its rulers and other influential, generally wealthy, persons a serious crime that might be punished by muzzling the truth-tellers, slandering and humiliating them, and threatening their families and friends. If that […]

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World: UN releases US$150 million for underfunded humanitarian crises

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Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Niger, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, World Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs The announcement follows the recent launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview, which predicts that this year 274 million […]

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Dua hektare lahan di Kabupaten Bintan terbakar

13 Januari 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Sekitar dua hektare lahan kosong di Kampung Lengkuas, Kecamatan Bintan Timur, Kabupaten Bintan, Provinsi Kepulauan Riau (Kepri), ludes terbakar akibat diduga warga sengaja membuka lahan dengan cara dibakar, Kamis …

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Poaching remains a threat to Thailand’s wild tigers

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Photo: Pixabay/ArtisticOperations Tigers in the wild are critically endangered throughout their remaining ranges in South and Southeast Asia, but that has hardly stopped unscrupulous poachers from continuing to hunt the iconic predators any chance they get. A case in point is the recent discovery of the pelts of two tigers […]

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One of Taiwan’s most advanced fighter jets crashes

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South-South Cooperation: FAO signs key agreement with Chinese Government

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has signed an agreement with the Chinese Government officially launching Phase III of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme. The General Agreement was signed by the Director-General of FAO, QU Dongyu and the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of […]

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Luxembourg Financial Services Regulator CSSF Issues FAQ on Investments in Virtual Assets by Undertakings in Collective Investments and Credit Institutions

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Like other financial centers, Luxembourg has recently seen a strongly growing interest in investments in new technologies, including virtual assets such as digital tokens. Complementary to that interest is a growing strong demand for guidance regarding the regulatory treatment of virtual assets. Luxembourg law defines a “virtual asset” (VA) as […]

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Despite a critical funding shortfall, aid agencies in Yemen assisted more than 11 million people every month in 2021

12 Januari 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Country: Yemen Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Funding is the biggest constraint but is far from being the only one. Humanitarian access and security also remain challenges, the Deputy ERC warned the UN Security Council.

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