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Philippine Consul General in Dubai and Northern Emirates has praised community initiatives in support of Filipino expatriates for the establishment of an office for migrant workers, part of Philippine Consulate General

The issue of landslides to which public roads are exposed, the damage that roads in capital cities and provinces suffer from rainfall and flooding, and road accidents caused by holes and traffic have been addressed by the House of Representatives

Transactions amounted to over USD 131 million 657 thousand at the SCRMET - State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, where 52 operations were recorded last week

The organisers and City Hall apologised for the damage to the artwork of students graduating on Sunday when participants of the Bangkok Pride event entered the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre

At the first Bhutan Climate Roundtable, temperature projections show that by the end of the century the country could see a 3,2 degree temperature increase, especially in the highlands, due to greenhouse gas emissions and economic development

The planetarium at Tamassos and Orinis was officially inaugurated on Saturday night, May 3rd; it is the first of its kind in Cyprus and the biggest observatory in the Eastern Mediterranean

Residents of Changhua County and NGOs protested the construction of an industrial waste incinerator at a public hearing on Saturday June 3; the project was deemed illegally begun and authorities promised a thorough review and evaluation within two months

The Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai has started the implementation of a seasonal schedule using Big Data to analyse traffic and ridership to set timetables; the initiative covers all marine transport: Dubai Ferry, abras, water taxis and water buses

Three out of 10 Korean students attending four-year universities in the country have witnessed peers bullied - from verbal abuse to sexual harassment to physical violence, reports an official study published yesterday Sunday 4 June

An innovative project to safeguard the unique colchic forests in Georgia's Machakheli Gorge is being launched by UNDP and the Government of Japan, bringing environmental, energy and social benefits to over 1.300 village residents

At least 90% of food security relies on products produced on 1 million hectares of irrigated land in Kyrgyzstan; however, around 40% of irrigation canals are worn out and in need of modernisation

U-Ask platform, a unified chatbot powered by artificial intelligence for government services, was launched, allowing users to access information on government services in Arabic and English