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TIMOR-LESTE: IDPs begin to return home as security improves

DILI Thursday, March 20, 2008 (IRIN) - A month after the attacks in Timor-Leste that left rebel leader Alfredo Reinado dead and President Jose Ramos Horta wounded, some of the 30,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) living in camps throughout Dili, the capital, are returning home. The security situation appears to have improved considerably, according to UN and government sources, since the death of Reinado and many of his followers. The 600 former defence force troops with grievances...

IRAQ-JORDAN: Government planes to facilitate repatriation

AMMAN Thursday, September 04, 2008 (IRIN) - Iraqi officials plan to hire private airplanes to bring home migrants from Jordan, where they have been living since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. Security in Iraq remains in dispute, with officials in Baghdad insisting it is safe to return as they make arrangements to welcome hundreds of people from neighbouring countries. But UN organisations remain sceptical about the extent of security in the country. During a meeting with senior...

SRI LANKA: Livelihoods at risk as tourism sector slides

COLOMBO Thursday, October 09, 2008 (IRIN) - Sri Lanka's struggling tourism industry - hard hit by the conflict between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and government forces, and with security concerns increasing in Colombo, the capital - is banking on the island's traditional attractions to lure tourists back again. Government and industry officials have renewed promotional campaigns marketing a varied assortment of attractions, including safaris tracking wild elephants,...

Speaker FJC attends Taiwan National Day

Honourable Fatoumatta Jahumpa-Ceesay, the speaker of the National Assembly, last Thursday, returned from the Republic of China (Taiwan), after attending the 97th national day celebration of the Asia Pacific nation, on the invitation of the Taiwanese government. The Speaker was accompanied by Fabakary Tombong Jatta, majority leader, Momodou L.K. Sanneh, minority leader, Tina Faal, nominated member and Momodou A. Sise, acting Clerk of the National Assembly. According to a press release from the...

Quality, innovation and competitiveness centre-stage at Taipei Int'l Hardware & DIY Show

The 7th Taipei International Hardware & DIY Show, organized by Kaigo Taiwan (The representative of Koelnmesse in Taiwan) and Koelnmesse GmbH, started on October 18-20 at Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 3. This show has 183 participants using 300 booth to exhibit accessories and tools on esoteric fabricating, home-living applications, and security. With people in Taiwan valuing on the quality of home-living, the organizer set a pre-show pavilion of "2008 Taipei Home & Lifestyle Fair"...

Study: Growing more rice with less water

A new method to grow rice could save hundreds of billions of cubic metres of water while increasing food security, according to a study by WWF published today. With a focus on India – a country which faces a major water crisis, yet has the world’s largest rice cultivated area – the study found that the system of rice intensification (SRI) method has helped increase yields by over 30% — four to five tonnes per hectare instead of three tonnes per hectare, while using 40% less water than...

Taiwan’s allies sign declaration

Taiwan's five African allies to the 2007 Taiwan-Africa Summit, have produced and signed a declaration, which among other issues, calls for an end to tension and conflict across the Taiwan Strait, in Africa and around the world. The Gambia’s Vice President, Aja Dr Isatou-Njie, who represented President Yahya Jammeh, jointly signed the "Taipei Declaration" with President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan, King Msawati III of the Kingdom of Swaziland, Blaise Campaore of Burkina Faso, President Fradique...

As Taiwan-Africa Partnership Forum opens African countries, Taiwan explore opportunities

The 2007 Taiwan-Africa Progressive Partnership Forum on the theme: “Towards prosperity and sustainable development”, opened yesterday at the Grand Hotel in Taipei, Taiwan. More than 100 delegates from Taiwan’s five African allies, including representatives from 35 other African countries and various sectors of the Taiwanese economy, participated in the forum. Bai Matarr Drammeh, President of the Gambia Chamber of Commerce, led the private sector group of The Gambia to the forum. Speaking at the...