MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: HE PRESIDENT JIOJI KONROTE AT THE 20TH ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CONFERENCE
Source: Republic Of Fiji 12/7/2018 The Honourable Chief Justice and Members of the Judiciary; The Honourable Attorney-General/Acting Prime Minister; Honourable Ministers; Honourable Members of Parliament; The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment; Your Excellencies, Heads of Missions and members of the Diplomatic Corps; Distinguished Guests and Panelists; Members of the Legal […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Govt-backed unions aim to spoil Christmas
Source: National Party Government Ministers should explain why the worst year for strikes in three decades will be rounded out by a stoppage by Air New Zealand engineers on the Friday before Christmas, National’s Workplace Relations and Safety spokesperson Scott Simpson says. “Calling a strike on the airline’s busiest day of the year is designed […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Take your consumer rights on holiday with you this Christmas
Source: Government of Queensland Queenslanders who have booked a Christmas getaway are being reminded of their consumer rights in case their accommodation gives them a nasty surprise. Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Yvette D’Ath said holiday-makers had protections under Australian Consumer Law (ACL) if they arrived at their accommodation and it was not as advertised. “If you […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Eke panuku – celebrating success of Māori & Pasifika
Source: Ara Institute of Canterbury Celebrating Māori and Pasifika student success is one way Ara is striving to raise Māori and Pasifika achievement in line with the general student population. Louise Courtney’s background is Māori, Tongan and Chinese and she is an exception to the trends. Courtney received the Business Department award for Māori and […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: NorthTec wedding is a match made in hospitality
Source: NorthTec NorthTec’s Apprentice Restaurant recently hosted the wedding of two of the institute’s own hospitality graduates. Alex Holt and Claire Zhang, who is from China, met as classmates studying cookery. Both graduated with a Diploma in Cookery at the end of last year, and they chose NorthTec for their wedding venue. They have also […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Woolworths announces AB Foods as Supplier of the Year – Woolworths Group
Source: Woolworths Limited Friday 7th December 2018: AB Foods (Twinings) has been awarded the top prize at Woolworths annual Supplier of the Year Awards. The beverages company and manufacturer of Twinings tea took out the 2018 Overall Supplier of the Year award, as well as the New Product Launch of the Year Award in Sydney […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Additional Measures Approved to Help Oil Palm and Rubber Farmers
Source: Government Of Thailand The Cabinet on 4 December 2018 approved additional measures to help oil palm and rubber farmers in order to ease their hardships in a short term and empower them in the long run. A budget of 3,458.2 million baht was approved to carry out projects, aimed at strengthening oil palm […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: China to hold consultation with US, strive for consensus: MOC
Source: China State Council Information Office China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Thursday that the ultimate goal of Sino-U.S. trade talks was to remove all additional tariffs, adding that China will hold consultation with the U.S. on issues of common concern and strive to reach consensus. China and the U.S. have highly overlapping interests […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Taking action on trade barriers (Ministerial)
Source: Australian Trade and Investment Commission – Austrade Joint media release Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment The Hon David Littleproud MP, Minister For Agriculture And Water Resources The Hon Karen Andrews MP, Minister For Industry, Science And Technology The Hon Mark Coulton MP, Assistant Minister For Trade, Tourism And […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Rubio, Brown Introduce Bill to Reinstate Small Businesses’ Right to Notice
Source: United States Senator for Florida Marco Rubio Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced (S.3717) the Small Business Fair Lending Act, legislation that seeks to protect small businesses by closing a loophole used by nefarious lenders, and allowing the ability for them to be heard in a court […]
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