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PHUKET: Taking home the ‘Best Beach Resort in Asia-Pacific’ at the 26th annual Travel Trade Gazette (TTG) Awards 2015 in Bangkok was a clear sign to Pierre-Andre Pelletier, Onyx vice-president and south Thailand general manager, that the Amari Phuket was on the right path as it goes toe-to-toe with other high-end developments on the island. “This is an amazing recognition from the travel industry for the Amari Phuket and ONYX Hospitality Group. It means that our renovations and recent Ocean Wing extension are well received and that we are doing the right thing,” said Mr Pelletier this week. “Today, our resort features 380 rooms or units and has 412 rooms in total. The new Ocean Wing and its clubhouse have received superb exposure and was immediately rewarded by extraordinary feedback and online reviews from our guests.” It is the Amari’s unique location at the far southern end of Phuket’s well-known Patong Beach that contributed to it winning this particular award, explained Mr … [Read more...] about Expansion helps Amari Phuket bags “Best Beach Resort in Asia-Pacific’

Malaysia has loosen parts of restriction measures in Kuala Lumpur and some states after nine days of implementing vaccination programme (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reported 3,045 new COVID-19 cases on March 5, the record number in four months, raising the total count in the country to 587,704. Southeast Asian country is working hard to control a new wave of COVID-19 outbreak after many patients in Manila and other areas were diagnosed with new variants of SARS-CoV-2 virus . COVID-19 vaccines of Pfizer (US)-BioNTech (Germany) and Moderna (US)./. VNA … [Read more...] about COVID-19 developments remain complicated in Southeast Asia

Across the world, politicians are going out of their way to promise fantastically expensive climate policies. United States President Joe Biden has promised to spend US$500 billion each year on climate — about 13 percent of the entire federal revenue. The European Union will spend 25 percent of its budget on climate. Most rich countries now promise to go carbon neutral by mid-century. Shockingly, only one country has made a serious, independent estimate of the cost: New Zealand found it would optimistically cost 16 percent of its gross domestic product by then, equivalent to the entire current New Zealand budget. The equivalent cost for the EU and the US would be more than $5 trillion. Each and every year. That is more than the entire US federal budget, or more than EU governments spend across all budgets for education, recreation, housing, environment, economic affairs, police, courts, defense and health. We are incessantly being told that renewables are ever cheaper and that a … [Read more...] about The immense cost of climate policy

Kindly Share This Story: Dr. Maisara Nuhu Wali is of the Department of Political Science, Bayero University, Kano, BUK, Kano. In this interview, the foreign policy expert analyses the emergence of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director-General of World Trade Organisation, WTO, and what it holds for Nigeria and other African countries. By Charles Kumolu, Deputy Editor The emergence of Okonjo Iweala as the Director-General of WTO elicited so much joy in Nigeria. Do you think her leadership of the organisation would impact Africa positively ? The agency was established to bring about trade balance between nations of the world and to bring about economic development between the rich countries, the middle income, and the poor. If no one is fair, the trade will be dominated by some countries. This position is important to African countries including Nigeria because since its creation it has never been led by an African. History has shown that all those … [Read more...] about How Nigeria can benefit from Okonjo-Iweala’s leadership of WTO – Wali

PHOTO: CM108.com Pattaya will be the host city for the 2018 ‘ Thailand Travel Mart Plus Amazing Gateway to the Greater Mekong Subregion ’ (TTM+), positioning the event in a new light as the country’s travel sector continues to grow from strength to strength. The event is hosted by the Tourism Authority of Thailand. The three-day event is scheduled for June 13-15. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), in conjunction with the Thai tourism industry, has the honour to be the host of the largest B2B event at the Ocean Marina Yacht Club, Pattaya, the biggest marina in Southeast Asia. Srisuda Wananpinyosak, Deputy Governor for International Marketing – Europe, Africa, Middle East and Americas of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, said: “The TAT is proud to bring the TTM back to Pattaya, one of the country’s most popular travel destinations for both domestic and overseas travellers. This year’s event will showcase luxurious and romantic travel around the Kingdom under … [Read more...] about Thailand Travel Mart 2018 in Pattaya this June