ut East-West Center to Host Inaugural Myanmar Futures Exchange in Yangon By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:10:58 +0000 Innovative thinkers from diverse sectors will gather in Yangon on April 26 and 27, 2013, to develop and share scenarios about Myanmar’s economic development to the year 2020 at the first Myanmar Futures Exchange (MFE). Hosted by the Hawaii-based East-West Center, the program will lead participants through a series of risk analyses and scenario-building activities to determine driving forces and game changes that will shape Myanmar’s economic trajectory. The MFE will also feature a panel discussion with local entrepreneurs and prominent speakers, including influential Buddhist teacher, author and charitable works organizer Venerable Sitagu Dr. Nyanissara. Full Article
ut Participants from a Variety of Sectors Explore Desired Paths for Myanmar’s Development at Landmark Futures Workshop By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 10 May 2013 21:43:58 +0000 According to participants at a strategic forecasting workshop held recently in Yangon, ethnic relations are likely to be one of the key drivers of change in Myanmar over the next seven years, along with the development of human capital, democratic gridlock, and the power triangle between China, India and the United States. Full Article
ut East-West Center Receives USAID Grant to Promote Dialogue and Understanding About the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Cambodia By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 01:35:06 +0000 HONOLULU (Oct. 31, 2013) -- The East-West Center has received funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to promote public understanding and dialogue about the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Cambodia through the continuation of activities to monitor, analyze, and disseminate information about the tribunal proceedings. Full Article
ut Youth Leadership Exchange Participants from Burma Awarded Funds for Mandalay Environment Project By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 02:19:20 +0000 HONOLULU (Dec. 3, 2013) -- Five high school students and one teacher from Burma who were recent participants in the Southeast Asia Youth Leadership Program at the East-West Center have won a grant of $7,000 in a project proposal competition sponsored by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, which funds the SEAYLP program. The EWC program alumni received their award for a proposal to educate the public in the city of Mandalay about environmental issues – with a special focus on outreach to adolescents – and to decrease the amount of litter in the community through clean-ups and placement of recycling bins. Full Article
ut South Korean Teachers Visiting U.S. Schools to Share Globalized Teaching Practices By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:03:22 +0000 HONOLULU (Jan. 10, 2014) – Twenty K-12 educators from South Korea have arrived at the East-West Center to begin a month of residencies in U.S. school communities in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts and Vermont. The ROK-US Teacher Exchange Program global learning and school immersion program is coordinated by EWC’s AsiaPacificEd Program with funding from the Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding under the auspices of UNESCO and the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Education. Later this year, American teachers from the U.S. host schools will travel to Korea for reciprocal exchange and learning. Full Article
ut East-West Center Awarded $750,000 for NASA-Funded Project on Changing Land Use in Southeast Asia By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 02:04:42 +0000 HONOLULU (Feb 11, 2014) – The East-West Center has been awarded a three-year, $750,000 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to study land-cover and land-use change in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Over the past half-century these countries have witnessed a major shift from subsistence agrarian economies to commercialized agriculture and, in the case of Thailand and Vietnam, industrialized societies. The project will study transitions in forests, boom crops and urban areas using remote sensing data sources and socioeconomic databases for the 2000-2012 period. The project’s aim is to enhance the conceptual underpinnings of land change science by integrating aspects of global markets, land use and political ecology to explicitly link land changes to local, national and international drivers. Full Article
ut East-West Center Students from South Pacific and Timor Leste Gain U.S. Insight, Experience Through D.C. Internships By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 02:32:42 +0000 WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 16, 2014) -- Thirteen college students from the Pacific Islands and Timor Leste who are studying in Hawai‘i on East-West Center-administered scholarships are currently in Washington, D.C. on six-week internships designed to offer them professional experience and help expand their understanding of American society. USSP and USTL participants meet with Ms. Julia Findlay of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs. Full Article
ut President Obama Meets With EWC Southeast Asian Leadership Participants By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Jun 2015 01:14:55 +0000 Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy Full Article
ut EWC Researchers Contribute to New Study That Reveals the Increasing Threat from Cumulative Climate Hazards By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 00:21:10 +0000 HONOLULU (Nov. 19, 2018) -- East-West Center researchers Abby Frazier and Keith Bettinger are among the authors of a new study published today in Nature Climate Change that provides one of the most comprehensive assessments yet of how humanity is being impacted by the simultaneous occurrence of multiple climate hazards strengthened by increasing greenhouse gas emissions. This research reveals that society faces a much larger threat from climate change than previous studies have suggested. Full Article
ut US South Pacific Scholarship Program Alumni Meet in Fiji By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 02:25:47 +0000 Previous scholarship recipients from throughout the Pacific mark the program's 25th year with a conference on professional opportunities FIJI (Dec. 10, 2018) – Over this past weekend, 29 alumni from the US South Pacific Scholarship Program (USSP) attended a conference in Fiji titled ‘Connecting the Dots: Using your USSP Experience as a Path to Professional Opportunities.’ The conference held at the Outrigger Resort in Sigatoka gathered alumni from eight of the 11 countries where scholarships are awarded. The participants learned from each other’s experiences and shared how their experiences in the United States have changed their lives and helped their communities. Full Article
ut HR e-briefing 225 - Resolving workplace disputes: one year on By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2005-10-13 On 1 October 2005, the statutory disciplinary and grievance procedures were one year old. The procedures were introduced when the Employment Act (Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2004 (the Regulations) came into force on 1 October 2004. As we reporte... Full Article
ut HR e-briefing 232 - Resolving workplace disputes: first EAT decision By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2005-12-12 For the past 14 months, cases clarifying the complex statutory dispute resolution procedures have been eagerly awaited. Our patience has been rewarded by a sudden flurry of cases all of which deal with the statutory grievance procedures (SGPs). In t... Full Article
ut HR e-briefing 233 - More EAT decisions on the Statutory Grievance Procedures By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2006-01-04 The first EAT decision on the statutory grievance procedures (SGPs), Thorpe v Poat and Lake was reported in briefing 232. Hot on its heels come four further EAT decisions ( Sher... Full Article
ut Eversheds' IHC e-briefing 195: Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill update - Headline news but little detail By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2012-06-12 In our briefing of 23 May 2012, we reported the publication of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, legislation which proposes various measures to improve resolution of employment disputes and tribunal refo... Full Article
ut Local authority highways maintenance PFI - on the road to success? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-10-01 Central government funding has long been focused on social infrastructure such as schools and housing - with massive programmes of investment such as Building Schools for the Future. Infrastructure such as roads and bridges has not typically been fu... Full Article
ut Project Financing in Qatar: A case of evolution By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-05-26 ... Full Article
ut Coronavirus - Employment law update - South Africa By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-12 Overview Our previous briefing on this topic (Coronavirus: Implications for Employers) set out the main issues facing employers when dealing with the CoVID-19 outbreak. In this briefing we address some common... Full Article
ut Affordable housing litigation e-briefing: when is a RSHP not a public authority? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-04-01 After the recent decision in R (Weaver) versus London and Quadrant Housing Trust [2009] EWCA Civ 587 the answer, more frequently than not, will be when it is not acting as a 'hybrid authority' and not exercising the pow... Full Article
ut Education Briefing - Next step for the mutualisation agenda By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-06-25 With the dust settling after the recent General Election, it is possible to better speculate as to the likely direction of travel of the new Conservative government. The new administration has a slim majority, therefore, there still may be an elemen... Full Article
ut Procurement Policy Note 11/15 - Acceptance of unstructured electronic invoices by central government authorities (PPN 11/15) By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-06-29 From 30 June 2015, Central Government Departments, their Executive Agencies and Non-Departmental Governing Bodies (“in-scope organisations”) will have to accept “unstructured” electronic invoices from their suppliers for invo... Full Article
ut Publication of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (the UCR 2016), the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (the CCR 2016) and the Public Procurement (Amendments, Repeals and Revocations) Regulations 2016 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-03-24 Following the public consultation on the draft UCR 2016 and CCR 2016, the new regulations have now been laid before Parliament and will come into force on 18 April 2016 (subject to a number of exceptions in the UCR 2016 which will come into force at... Full Article
ut Publication of statutory guidance on supplier selection and a revised standard Selection Questionnaire By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-09-30 The Crown Commercial Service (“CCS”) has now published a revised standard Selection Questionnaire and guidance in the form of Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 8/16. This can be found here. PPN 8/16 supersedes and replaces PPN 3/15 which con... Full Article
ut The Buy American, Hire American executive order, the GPA and the EU By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-04-20 This note considers aspects of the US President's recent "Buy American, Hire American" order which relate to the WTO's Agreement on Government Procurement. It sets out the somewhat different EU position on the effects of these WTO plurilateral arra... Full Article
ut The question of a sufficiently serious breach: a relevant consideration in the review of applications for the lifting of automatic suspensions? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-04-05 Case comment: (1) Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust and (2) Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v Lancashire County Council [2018] EWHC 200 (TCC) Summary In a recent judgment of the new head of the TCC, Fraser J, Lancashire County ... Full Article
ut 12 Eversheds Sutherland lawyers make WTRs Worlds Leading Trademark Professionals List By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-05 Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that 12 IP lawyers from our global practice have been recognized in the 2020 World Trademark Review’s “World’s Leading Trademark Professionals” list. Now in its tenth year, the WTR ... Full Article
ut Eversheds Sutherland webinar offering guidance on working from home and mental health - 31 March 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-31 Do you have questions on health and safety whilst home and lone working during the pandemic?... Full Article
ut Eversheds Sutherland webinar offering guidance on how a virus is spread and what health and safety precautions to take during the pandemic - 15 April 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-15 Are you comfortable with latest government guidelines on working in a pandemic? Are you enforcing social distancing? In a sea of fake news do you understand how Coronavirus is actually spread and what is safe and unsafe?... Full Article
ut IP commercialisation for education institutions - webinar By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-29 In this webinar for education institutions we will cover:... Full Article
ut Charity law for educational institutions By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-29 In this session we will cover key charity issues for institutions including:... Full Article
ut Eversheds Sutherland EHS and Employment clinic webinar - When does a pandemic crisis spell disaster? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-04 The world is in turmoil. Rumour, fake news and wild assertions form part of our daily information overload. How are good organisations communicating with their employees, suppliers and stakeholders? Reputations will be made and lost during this cris... Full Article
ut Handling complex, reputationally sensitive and high value disputes in the world of Covid-19 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-07 In this session we look at high value/reputationally sensitive disputes in the education sector. Running a university or Higher Education Institution is always a complicated business and never more so than now. The sector is facing a time of unp... Full Article
ut Eversheds Sutherland EHS and Employment clinic webinar - Recover, Reset, Re-engage - Preparing to Return to Work - 11 May 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-11 With the Prime Minister due to address the nation on the governments strategy to ease the lockdown on Sunday 10 May 2020, our Health, Safety and Employment clinic returns the following day to focus on the practical application of transitioning a wo... Full Article
ut Legal privilege and without prejudice webinar: Keeping Communications Confidential By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-14 This session will cover how legal privilege can be used to keep documents and communications confidential and how and when to use without prejudice. An essential guide to confidentiality and avoiding some of the pitfalls in real estate disputes. ... Full Article
ut How to effectively settle a dispute what are the options for dispute resolution and what are the differences? - webinar By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-15 Alternative forms of dispute resolution are becoming ever more common. Encouraged by the courts and increasingly favoured by parties, options such as mediation, arbitration and adjudication are becoming more widely used. But what are the differences... Full Article
ut An introduction to contracts - what to look out for when negotiating By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-06-16 We will look at the legal essentials for contract formation and the meaning of some common clauses found in contracts. ... Full Article
ut Nuts and bolts of possession commercial By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-10-27 A review of the legal framework for recovering possession of commercial premises. When might a tenant have security of tenure and what does it mean if it does? A practical guide to understanding the 1954 Act regime and some tips for successfully nav... Full Article
ut Nuts and bolts of possession residential - webinar By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-11-03 A review of the legal framework for recovering possession of residential premises. The process of recovering possession of student accommodation and the statutory regime which applies under the 1988 Act for other forms of residential property. A pra... Full Article
ut IHC HR e-briefing 114 - Uncertainty over future of paternity leave By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-07-23 Comments made in Parliament yesterday by Theresa May, Minister for Women and Equalities, suggest that regulations introduced by the Labour government to extend paternity leave for fathers could be postponed and, ultimately, rewritten by the coalitio... Full Article
ut IHC HR e-briefing 119 - Equality Act 2010: public sector duties By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-08-23 The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has launched a consultation into the specific public sector duties that it intends to apply to certain public bodies pursuant to section 153 of the Equality Act 2010. The proposals affect public bodies operati... Full Article
ut Equality Act 2010: public sector duties By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-08-23 The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has launched a consultation into the specific public sector duties that it intends to apply to certain public bodies pursuant to section 153 of the Equality Act 2010. The proposals affect public bodies operati... Full Article
ut IHC HR e-briefing 125 - Equality Act 2010: public sector duties in Wales and Scotland By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-10-12 The Scottish Government and the Welsh Assembly Government have issued consultation documents setting out their plans for specific duties for their respective relevant public bodies. These specific duties will supplement the new general duty, introdu... Full Article
ut Eversheds' IHC HR e-briefing 144: Progress on public sector specific equality duties By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-03-23 The Government Equalities Office (GEO) is proposing to make significant changes to the planned specific equality duties that will apply to certain public bodies in England, as well as some operating across Great Britain. The Welsh Assembly Governme... Full Article
ut Eversheds Sutherland property column: October 2019 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-10-11 Chris Mullings of Eversheds Sutherland discusses the different contractual arrangements for options, pre-emptions and rights of first offer, and considers which might best suit particular circumstances and whether the parties really meant what they ... Full Article
ut Lawbite: Landlords duties to occupiers By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-01-24 Essex County Council, Havering College of Further and Higher Education, The Governing Body of Sawyers Hall College v Davies and others [2019] EWHC 3443 A recent High Court case has reaffirmed the well-established rule that a landlord does not owe a ... Full Article
ut Lawbite: Court of Appeal saves defective statutory notices By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-09 Nigel Crighton Pease v Jeffrey William Carter and Louise Mary Carter [2020] EWCA Civ 175 A recent Court of Appeal decision found that notices of proceedings for possession under s.8 of the Housing Act 1988 were valid despite an error in a key date ... Full Article
ut Eversheds Sutherland property column: March 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-30 The Ground Beneath Our Feet The reservations of mines and minerals in a real estate context can be a cause for concern, especially when considering purchasing a property for development. With an eye to an economic opportunity, the registratio... Full Article
ut Eversheds Sutherland property column: April 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-08 Together in electric dreams The Chancellor’s announcement of a £500 million fund to support the rollout of electric vehicle charging points has caused many landowners to take notice of the potential benefits that this electric rev... Full Article
ut Culture and conduct: a new years resolution By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-01-08 Jonathan Davidson, Executive Director of Supervision, Retail and Authorisations at the FCA, has written to CEOs of insurers concerning non-financial misconduct in wholesale general insurance firms. Davidson reminds firms of the FCA’s clear exp... Full Article
ut High Court reaffirms tests for (i) a non-disclosure order and (ii) setting aside a without notice order due to non-disclosure By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-03 United Kingdom Independence Party Limited v Richard Braine and others [2019] EWHC 3527 (QB) Facts of the Case This decision relates to: 1. applications by the Claimant (“UKIP”) for orders (a) continuing until trial an interim non-disclos... Full Article
ut High Court delivers reminder that search orders are intended to preserve documents and not (without specific provision) provide early disclosure By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-25 TBD (Owen Holland) Ltd v Simons & Ors [2020] EWHC 30 (Ch) Background A search order is one of the most draconian orders that the English courts can make, allowing an applicant where there is a real possibility that a respondent may destroy o... Full Article
