Bali island in Indonesia has long attracted travelers from around the world, but mass tourism has brought challenges – overcrowding, pollution, land conversion and an erosion of traditional culture.
After being elected as the 78th UN General Assembly’s President, Dennis Francis, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago’s Permanent Representative to the UN, briefs reporters
The Kenyan government says it has or plans to enter into labour agreements with countries in the Persian Gulf, Canada, Germany, and the United States. The agreements are meant to make it easier for Kenyans to find work abroad. However, activists of workers’ rights claim that, particularly with Gulf countries, such agreements expose employees to exploitation and abuse.
Gunmen shot dead a Philippine radio broadcaster on Wednesday, police said, the latest killing of a journalist in one of the world’s most dangerous countries for reporters.
Guards have severely beaten and interrogated 24 inmates of a prison in Myanmar’s eastern Bago region, according to sources close to the prison.