EABC Weekly E-News 2019 30th Edition
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UPCOMING EVENTS
PARTNER & MEMBER EVENTS
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PREMIUM PARTNERS
EVENT PARTNER
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NEWS CORNER
The 7th ASEAN-EU Summit, co-organised by EU ASEAN Business Council and EABC, was held on 9th September 2019 at the Okura Prestige, Bangkok. The welcoming from Mr. Donald Kanak, Chairman of Eastspring Investments and Opening address by H.E. Ambassador Pirkka Tapiola talked of the value of a rules-based world trading order and expressed a positive regard towards a future EU-Thailand FTA. HSBC, lead sponsor, provided a case for data normalization. The two panels – Digital, then Finance followed. H.E. Dr. Uttama Savanayana, Finance Minister talked of financing an ageing society.
For more information and pictures, please visit our website below;
https://www.eabc-thailand.org/news/eabc/asean-eu-business-summit/
HEALTHCARE WORKING GROUP MEETING NO.5/2019
On Thursday 5th September, EABC Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Working Group held a fifth annual meeting at EABC Office.
Main topics in discussion included position paper launch event date, the upcoming EABC Healthcare and Pharma WG event and proposal for additional Roundtable with MOF, MOPH, MOH, SSO, & Healthcare Services.
For more information, please visit our website at
https://www.eabc-thailand.org/news/eabc/healthcare-working-group-meeting-no-5-2019/
GUILLOTINE PROJECT
The Guillotine Project is a fast track way of reviewing laws and regulations and removing unnecessary or unwanted laws and regulations, or revising them, according to a process.
Please do submit proposals for change or removal of any laws or regulations which are about licences or permits of any kind.
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NEWS AROUND THE WORLD
TYPHOON FAXAI: STORM CUTS POWER TO 900,000 HOMES
September 9, 2019
More than 900,000 homes have been left without power after Typhoon Faxai made landfall near Tokyo.
With winds of up to 210km/h (130mph), Faxai is one of the strongest typhoons to hit the Japanese capital in a decade.
More than 130 flights were cancelled and train lines closed for hours, disrupting the morning commute.
Power cuts hit 910,000 people in the Tokyo area, Japan's national broadcaster NHK said on Monday morning.
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BRITISH AIRWAYS TELLS PASSENGERS NOT TO TURN UP AT AIRPORTS, AS AIRLINE'S BIGGEST EVER STRIKE BEGINS
September 9, 2019
British Airways has told its passengers not to turn up at airports as the biggest strike action in the airline’s 100 year history begins today.
More than 1,500 flights have been cancelled as the company was accused of bullying its own staff by union bosses, who warned they could continue the action until the end of the year.
Some 280,000 people will be affected by the strike which is set to continue on Tuesday, costing BA £80m in lost revenue.
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ADVOCACY TOPICS
Click at icons below to see some of the works from our current 12 advocacy working groups on our website.
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DID YOU KNOW?
ARCHEOLOGISTS FIND 2,100-YEAR-OLD 'IPHONE' IN GRAVE IN 'RUSSIAN ATLANTIS'
Archeologists have made an extraordinary find during a recent excavation, uncovering a 2,137-year-old 'iPhone' from a young woman's grave during a trip to a 'Russian Atlantis'.
The mysterious object was discovered in a tomb belonging to an ancient fashionista nicknamed 'Natasha' by archeologists, who is believed to have lived during the Xiongnu period in ancient Mongolia during the 3rd century BC. It was discovered during a short summer draining of a vast man-made reservoir in Siberia.
But although it looks just like a smartphone, the mobile lookalike is actually a type of black gemstone jet, encrusted with a dazzling array of precious stones and jewels that most definitely puts your phone case to shame.
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