China strengthens river banks to preserve Mogao Grottoes
China is investing millions of dollars in a flood control project to prevent Mogao Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northwest China's Gansu Province, from seasonal flooding, the caves' administration said on Tuesday.Read more...
Respect the rule of law Senate chief tells Karpal
to respect the rule of law and the Federal Constitution instead of calling for the Dewan Negara to be done away with. "He is a lawyer and an MP. He should understand the Federal Constitution and look at what it says. Do not...Read more...
Total Rules Out Oil Exploration in Congo's Virunga National Park Alerts - "Total S.A."
French company Total SA (TOT) reassured stakeholders Friday that it won't explore for oil in Congo's Virunga National Park, home to mountain gorillas and a Unesco World Heritage site. Chairman and Chief Executive Christophe de...Read more...
Palestinian official says PA ready for Kerry visit
UNESCO visit cancelled after PA ‘politicization’ Posted on: Tue, 05/21/2013   Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat told a UN committee in New York on Monday that he supports the efforts by US Secretary of State John Kerry to...Read more...
Crump Life Forms New Brokerage Partnership With MetLife
Mayor: Not time for final curtain at Crump COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) — The once-majestic Crump Theatre has lost its luster after roughly 140 years, but there are angels in the balcony ready to leap to its rescue. Built in the early...Read more...
'Death By a Thousand Cuts': Coal Boom Could Destroy Great Barrier Reef
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is rapidly losing its coral, to the point that UNESCO may soon place the natural wonder on its "in danger" list. Climate change is one culprit, but so is the country's booming extraction industry....Read more...
EARS NEW YORK: International Jazz Day
As an annual happening, International Jazz Day aims to deliver the message that jazz is a universal language, that it's power and story can bring together countries and peoples, races and religions. This year, on April 30,...Read more...
Malaysia: Water Cooperation at Work Across South East Asia and the Pacific
At the UNESCO-Humid Tropics Center in Kuala Lumpur, integrated water management begins at home: green roof, porous pavement, rainwater harvesting and a constructed wetland are among the features of this institution that...Read more...
Behind Common Core: Forcing Marxism/Nazism on America’s Children
Gulag Bound – by Sher Zieve Recently, I met a remarkable woman who has accomplished an extraordinary work in her mission toward educating the American people of a clear and present danger to their children and the methods by...Read more...
Old Walled Town of Dubrovnik — Dubrovnik, Croatia
We walked into the walled city across a drawbridge, through the town gate and into the town. The town is an UNESCO World Heritage site. The walls and building were really awesome. Everything was made of stone with red tile...Read more...
In Kabul, UNESCO chief spotlights Afghanistan's educational and cultural gains
UN News Service, In Kabul, UNESCO chief spotlights Afghanistan's educational and cultural gains, 20 May 2013, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/519b37fe4.html [accessed 21 May 2013] This is not a UNHCR publication....Read more...
A foundation for the future
By Datuk Dr. Zakri Abdul Hamid HERE'S a conundrum confronting many countries, ours included: how do we encourage far more students into science disciplines? After all, in the words of Unesco director-general Irina Bokova:...Read more...
Afghanistan: Contested Terrain
From Upcoming Issue Kyoto Journal #77 BY ISAAC S. BLACKSIN Development, Identity and the Destruction of an Ancient City in Afghanistan The story of Mes Aynak is perfect for mass media. It has controversy, violence, and an...Read more...
Salt mines krakow
While walking throughout Krakows Fabric Vestibule, I snapped up a brochure from the salt mines in Wieliczka. As an overzealous UNESCO supporter, I immediately made plans to visit. Walking for all to see of Krakows court train...Read more...
University of Malaya: Partners in Peace and Dialogue
“To bend a bamboo, start when it's still a shoot.’’ It is with this Malaysian saying that the Director-General called upon students and faculty at the University of Malaya to join in crafting a new humanism for the century...Read more...
Indigenous Nicaraguans Fight to the Death for Their Last Forest
Mayangna indigenous communities in northern Nicaragua are caught up in a life-and-death battle to defend their ancestral territory in the Bosawas Biosphere Reserve from the destruction wrought by invading settlers and illegal...Read more...
Cruise Ontario's historic waterways aboard the Kawartha Voyageur
By Pat Brennan, For Postmedia News May 14, 2013 Photograph by: Pat Brennan , For Postmedia News Nobody won The War of 1812, but you’ll have a tough time persuading Captain Marc Ackert. Ackert is not a military man. He’s skipper...Read more...
Syria's ancient landmarks crumble under onslaught of war
Photo: AMC/AP/File 05/20/13 By Tom A. Peter Aleppo. Syria: Omar Islam has undertaken a Sisyphean task. In the midst of Syria's civil war, this former archaeology student with a master's degree in restoration work is braving...Read more...
The Right to Blog: New Policy Calls for the Protection of the Rights of Bloggers
Reblogged from sharia unveiled: A London Based Human Rights Organization "Article 19" Seeks International Protection for Bloggers. At the UNESCO World Press Freedom International Conference 2013, ARTICLE 19 launched The Right...Read more...
Over 150 tales about modern Belarus sent for UNESCO competition
MINSK, 21 May (BelTA) – Over 150 tales about modern Belarus have been sent by Belarusian students as part of the UNESCO competition, BelTA learnt from the Belarusian Association of UNESCO Clubs, one of the organizers of the...Read more...
UNESCO solemnizes 900th birthday of Mehseti Ganjavi in Paris
By AzerNews The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) with the organizational support of Azerbaijan's representation at UNESCO and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism celebrated the 900th...Read more...
MMHE Q1 earnings down 35 to RM50.59m
earnings fell 35.3% to RM50.59mil in the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 from RM78.2mil a year ago. It said on Tuesday its revenue however, surged 38.5% to RM921.82mil from RM665.26mil due to higher contribution from its TLP...Read more...
Top 10 places to visit in the Netherlands
21/05/2013Top 10 places to visit in the Netherlands There’s so much more to the Netherlands than its cosmopolitan and laidback capital. Read on to discover some of the delights to be found beyond the city limits. The...Read more...
"Israel Plans to Divide Praying Time in Al Aqsa"
Head of 1948 Palestinian Islamic Movement Salah said goal of Israel is to judaize Al Aqsa Head of 1948 Palestinian Islamic Movement Shekih Raed Salah argued that Israel plans to divide the praying time in Al Aqsa Mosque between...Read more...
Himachal park set for UNESCO`s natural heritage status
India`s richest biodiversity site in the western Himalayas, the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) in Himachal Pradesh, is likely to become the country`s seventh natural UNESCO World Heritage site, a wildlife official said....Read more...
Old Medina - Fes, Morocco // Travel
Leaving the king’s palace, we walked through the Mellah, the old Jewish Quarter. Then, it was back in the van to drive up to get a panoramic view of the Old Medina, Fes el Bali. It’s another UNESCO World Heritage Site. It’s 2.8...Read more...
Sarawak ministers assemblymen get three-fold pay hike
KUCHING: The monthly remuneration of the Sarawak chief minister, deputy chief minister, ministers, assistant ministers and state assemblymen will rise by about three-fold under a bill approved Tuesday by the state legislative...Read more...
UNESCO Publications to Be Free Under Open License
UNESCO Publications to Be Free Under Open License TrackBack URL for this entry: Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Ruth Reichl's first book, the autobiographical Tender at the Bone, disarmed readers with its droll...Read more...
Managing Mount Fuji’s fame
Chances have increased that Mount Fuji will become a World Heritage site in June following an April 30 recommendation by a UNESCO panel. The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) noted that the volcano is a...Read more...
UNESCO recognises Asia Pacific language archive
UNESCO recognises Asia Pacific language archive A digital collection of rare and endangered languages from across the Asia Pacific have been recognised by the United Nation's heritage agency, UNESCO. The Pacific and Regional...Read more...
