May, 2023

• 29 May

  ADJD hosts forum on green tourism and climate change

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) organised the First Abu Dhabi International Forum on Legal Frameworks for a Sustainable Future in Green Tourism, Therapeutic Tourism, and Climate Change. The forum aimed to discuss guidelines, regulations, and legislations to promote and support sustainable tourism in green and therapeutic tourism, as well as climate change. The event was ...

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• 29 May

  Year of Sustainability encourages public towards conservation efforts

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The “UAE Year of Sustainability: Today For Tomorrow’s” has launched a video that sheds light on the importance of environmental conservation to protect our resources for future generations. Through community-focussed activations and educational content, the Year of Sustainability initiative encourages residents to adopt an environmentally-conscious lifestyle for a sustainable future, by focusing on efforts such as, ...

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• 29 May

  Ruler of Sharjah promotes eight Emiri guard officers

  

  SHARJAH / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, issued an Emiri Decree regarding the promotion of eight Emiri Guard officers. The decree stipulated the promotion of 8 officers to the ranks following their current ones, and they are: 1. Lieutenant Colonel Saeed Hareb Saeed Salem Al Manthari, Director General ...

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• 29 May

  N Korea’s planned satellite launch sparks warnings

  

  BLOOMBERG Japan and South Korea called on North Korea to abandon a planned rocket launch they see as breaching United Nations Security Council resolutions, following reports Pyongyang intends to put a satellite into orbit as early as this Wednesday. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he instructed his cabinet to gather and analyse information on North Korea’s plans. He said ...

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• 29 May

  Russian barrage hits air base in western Ukraine

  

  BLOOMBERG Russia hit an airbase in western Ukraine, damaging five aircraft and the runway, and targeted the nation’s capital in the second massive rocket and drone attack in as many days. Rescue workers worked to extinguish a fire at the air base in the Khmelnytskyi region, where a fuel warehouse and military storage as well as the aircraft and runway ...

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• 29 May

  Nato boosts presence in northern Kosovo

  

  BLOOMBERG Nato-led peacekeepers beefed up their presence in northern Kosovo, where police clashed again with Serb protesters days after an uptick in violence raised fears that a conflict could reignite between the Balkan neighbours. Kosovo’s mostly ethnic-Albanian police forces used pepper spray in response to tear gas hurled by hundreds of ethnic-Serb demonstrators on Monday who tried to block access ...

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• 29 May

  Police kill tribal people in India’s border state with Myanmar

  

  BLOOMBERG Indian police forces killed at least 30 people from tribal groups identified as extremists, part of an ongoing security operation in a northeastern state bordering Myanmar that’s seen unrest over the access to affirmative action benefits. The government will not allow the disintegration of Manipur state by “armed terrorists,” Chief Minister N Biren Singh said. Security operations were still ...

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• 29 May

  US, Japan, Philippines to hold drills amid China tensions

  

  BLOOMBERG The US will hold joint exercises with Coast Guards from Japan and the Philippines for the first time starting from this week amid elevated tensions with China in the region. The trilateral drills will be done off Bataan province that’s facing the South China Sea from June 1 to 7, according to a Philippine Coast Guard statement. The exercises ...

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• 29 May

  UBS, Credit Suisse offer Asia wealth bankers cut on inflows

  

  BLOOMBERG  UBS Group AG and Credit Suisse Group AG are offering a rare incentive for their wealth bankers in Asia to bring in fresh cash, underscoring the challenges the former Swiss rivals face to ensure stability as they seek to complete a government-orchestrated merger. Relationship managers at both firms will receive commissions of 15 basis points, or $0.15 for each ...

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• 29 May

  BofA to ask about 40 bankers in Asia to find jobs in other units

  

  BLOOMBERG  Bank of America Corp (BofA) plans to ask about 40 bankers in Asia to look for jobs in other divisions as it looks to manage the industry-wide decline in dealmaking while trying to avoid headcount reduction. About half of these client-facing roles are based out of Hong Kong with a focus on China, and the majority of the affected ...

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