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'Dangerous Partnership' under spotlight
Business, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 16/07/2012
» An investigative report issued last month by the New York-based global policy forum warns that international security contractors are becoming powers unto themselves and operating in an environment of total secrecy that is costing global taxpayers millions of dollars while doing little to improve security.
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Myanmar tourism industry determined to avoid traps
Business, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 18/06/2012
» The Myanmar tourism industry heard more warnings at the Mekong Tourism Forum last week to beware the downside of the gold-rush.
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Lawsuit tackles post-9/11 discrimination
News, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 10/06/2012
» In a move that could well have global ramifications involving the legal borders between national security and rule of law, a group of Muslim communities, businesses, mosques and individuals in the US last week filed a lawsuit against the New York City Police Department over allegations of unconstitutional surveillance.
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'All that glitters is not gold but myanmar is'
Business, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 04/06/2012
» With the tourism gold rush in full swing, U Htay Aung, Myanmar's vice minister for hotels and tourism, says the industry will "learn from the mistakes" of other Asean countries. However, he is realistic enough to recognise that that may be easier said than done.
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Geopolitics at the core of Escap forum
News, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 27/05/2012
» The trials, tribulations, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the emerging new world order and the rise of the Asian century were on full display at the 68th session of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Escap) held in Bangkok last week. While the Asian countries see great potential for integrating their enormous social, economic, demographic and cultural potential to improve the quality of their peoples lives, they are hugely concerned about being hit by forces outside their control.
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Videos detail lobby's pervasive influence
News, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 29/04/2012
» A Washington-based research group has posted clips online that underscore how the powerful American Israel Public Affairs Committee endangers the US and its people
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How SMEs stand on world's tourism map
Business, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 23/04/2012
» The importance of small and medium-sized enterprises to the Thai tourism industry is cited in a report issued by the Paris-based Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development on April 19. The reference is the only one to "tourism" in the entire report, Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs 2012 - An OECD Scoreboard.
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Australia takes steps to stamp out racism travel monitor imtiaz muqbil
Business, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 02/04/2012
» Australian Race Discrimination Commissioner Helen Szoke has launched a public comment website for the development of a National Anti-Racism Strategy for the country. The move is important in the wider context of Australia seeking to attract more students and tourists from Asia.
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New report underscores 'Racial Profiling' concern
Business, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 26/03/2012
» A report issued last week by a coalition of seven South Asian organisations in the United States says that New York City, the most important aviation gateway to the US, has "become one of the epicenters of systemic racial and religious profiling" and calls for major reforms to curb it.
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Lifting the Barriers to cross-border movement
Business, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 19/03/2012
» The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has urged Asia-Pacific governments to remove bottlenecks hindering the cross-border movement of people and products across continents, saying it will create billions of dollars in new wealth, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises and the less-developed rural areas.
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