Opinion
Appeal
The legacy of IPA, founded by Nikhil Chakravartty, the doyen of journalism in India, to keep the flag of independent media flying high, is facing the threat of extinction due to the effect of the Covid pandemic. Only an emergency funding can avert such an eventuality. We appeal to all those who believe in the freedom of expression to contribute to this noble cause.Code On Wages Creates Maze For Workers
By Aanchal Singh & Gauravjeet Narwan The Ministry of Law and Justice had notified the Code on Wages, 2019. On August 8, 2019, it became the first of four labour-related codes of law—formulated to simplify, consolidate and update the existing labour laws—that received the President’s assent. These four...
Sanders Calls On Biden To Pursue ‘Aggressive Working-Class Agenda’
By Steve Howell This time two years ago, the idea that both the White House and Downing Street could be occupied by socialist leaders seemed a stretch, but a plausible one. In the United States, Bernie Sanders had launched his second bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, with...
Amorepacific inks Memorandum of Understanding with Shopee to boost growth of K-beauty and reach more beauty shoppers in Asia
Partnership will also aim to drive premium category growth with launch of Sulwhasoo regional campaign on Shopee Premium SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 15 February 2021 – Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, and Amorepacific, Korea’s leading beauty company, have signed a Memorandum of...
Prince Group Distributes Essential Goods to 500 Families Near Ream City Project
Charity arm of Cambodian conglomerate engages local community as key stakeholders for upcoming 834-ha project SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA – Media OutReach – 15 February 2021- Prince Charitable Foundation, the charitable arm of Prince Holding Group (‘Prince Group’), one of Cambodia’s largest and fastest growing conglomerates, has distributed care packages...
Vivocom thanks Bursa Malaysia, expresses profound appreciation to shareholders
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 15 February 2021 – Vivocom Int’l Holdings Berhad (‘Vivocom’) has expressed its ‘appreciation’ to Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad for its approval of the multiple proposals submitted in on 30th December 2020, a corporate move that would usher in an exciting...
Knowledgehook to boost maths attainment across Australia
Knowledge aims to accelerate recent improvements in math attainment levels, across all age groups, in Australia. The Learner First to distribute Knowledgehook technology across Australia. CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA – News Direct – 16 February 2021 – Knowledgehook, the world’s most comprehensive mathematics learning platform, has launched in Australia as...
Arlo Launches New Battery-Powered, Wire-Free Essential Video Doorbell In Singapore
Industry-Leading 180-Degree Field-of-View with Square 1:1 Aspect Ratio Delivers Most Complete Front-Entry Protection, With Direct-to-Mobile Video Calls for Faster Response SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 16 February 2021 – Arlo Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ARLO), one of the leading internet-connected camera brands, today announced the launch of its all-new...
DHL delivers COVID-19 vaccines to Japan
Rigorous planning and testing to ensure supply chain supports vaccine’s stringent temperature requirements TOKYO, JAPAN – Media OutReach – 16 February 2021 – DHL, the leading global brand in the logistics industry today announced the successful delivery of the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines on a cargo flight from Belgium to Japan. The first...
65% of Companies in Thailand to Maintain or Increase Employment Headcount in 2021: Survey
BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach – 16 February 2021 – Professional recruitment services Michael Page Thailand launched the Talent Trends 2021 Report, with a keen eye on the Thai job market. While hiring activities dipped 37% in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, optimism is starting to show, with 33% of companies in...
Steinhoff International Holdings N.V.: Notice of the Availability of A s155 Proposal
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS – EQS Newswire – 16 February 2021 – Notice is hereby given to inter alia certain creditors (“Scheme Creditors“) of Steinhoff International Holdings Proprietary Limited (“the Company“), of a proposed scheme of arrangement and compromise (the “Scheme“), and of the availability of the proposal / Scheme document (the “Proposal“)....
Poll Stragetist Prashant Kishor Has A Tough Task Set By Mamata In Bengal
By Kalyani Shankar Will the well -known poll strategist Prashant Kishor become an asset or a liability in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly polls for the ruling Trinamool Congress? Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee engaged him to help her to perform a hat trick. She had almost decimated...
Farms Laws Will Exacerbate India’s Mass Hunger Problem
By Amritananda Chakravorty Protests led by hundreds of farmer groups at the different borders of Delhi, from Singhu to Ghazipur are going strong. The farmers are battling the might of the Indian State that has almost cut them off from the rest of the city and the country...
Youthful Opposition Takes On Tried And Tested Nationalism
By Sushil Kutty Young climate activist Disha Ravi is in a barred cell somewhere in the labyrinth of the Delhi Police. What do the police want her to confess to? The charges levelled against her speak of sedition, conspiracy and spreading hatred. The question is, what exactly...
Most Sedition Charges Are Brought To Effect Submission
By Gyan Pathak Anyone in India against the ruling establishment is under threat of being booked under sedition and put into jail by the government. The spurt in sedition cases under Narendra Modi’s rule has put a large number of people under intimidation who are now avoiding...
National Character Of Farmers Agitation Rattles Sangh Parivar
By Arun Srivastava Upsurge of the kisan mahasammelans on massive scale in Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab and broadening the base of the farmers’ movement has not only unnerved the RSS leadership but has also sharpened the contradiction between the Sangh and the Modi government. Like Narendra Modi,...
US Congressmen Move New Bill To Put Sanction On Venezuela Govt
By Mision Verdad On January 28, a group of U.S. Congressmen, led by former Green Beret and now Republican Party legislator, Michael Waltz, introduced into the Congress a new bill dedicated to smashing democracy in Venezuela, cumbersomely entitled the “Bipartisan Banning Operations and Leases with Illegitimate Authoritarian Regime...
PSU Privatisation May Not Help Build Atmanirbhar Bharat
By Nantoo Banerjee The government disinvestment in public sector enterprises is welcome if the purpose is to help them run by professional managers on the lines of major multinational corporations and not for financing budget deficits. It will be a serious mistake on the part of the government...
President Biden’s Policy On Latin America Is On Test After Ecuador Polls
By Nitya Chakraborty United States President Joe Biden is facing hiss real test on Latin American policy now as the Ecuador people have given resounding support to the Leftist candidate Andres Arauz at the Presidential elections on February 7 by giving him 32.64 per cent of the...
