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Plastic bags captured near the RCA entertainment district on Kamphaeng Phet 7 Road, Thailand (Photo: bangkokpost.com) Bangkok (VNA) – The Thai government has sought help from 230,000 environmental volunteers in its campaign to help reduce the scourge of plastic waste in the country, local media reported. "These volunteers will act as a good model and alert people to the crisis," the Bangkok Post quoted permanent secretary for natural resources and environment Jatuporn Burutphat as saying. At a two-day meeting of the volunteer's network, which ended on December 4, Jatuporn said The volunteers will run the campaign in parallel with 75 stores which plan to ban plastic bags across their 24,500 retail distribution channels from January 1 next year. He admitted the authority has limited manpower to carry on this uphill task. Apart of volunteers' disseminating environmental messages, the ministry will also use online communication channels such as Line, Facebook and Youtube to get … [Read more...] about Thai government works to reduce plastic waste

Director of the Department of Computerisation under the MoIC Nguyen Thanh Phuc (Photo: itcnews.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – A programme to train 100 key experts for the e-Government building scheme will be launched on December 20. Implemented by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC), the programme aims to improve capacity of IT human resources to serve the e-Government project. According to director of the Department of Computerisation under the MoIC Nguyen Thanh Phuc, the experts will include heads of IT divisions of departments, directors of IT centres and heads of IT application divisions. “Participants are not only key IT workers of each unit, but also leaders who will bear the responsibility in the IT sector across the country,” he said. Most of the contents under the programme will run on the online format, which will be shared on the website egov.mic.gov.vn. It is the website of the centre which supports the e-Government’s … [Read more...] about Expert training programme to be launched for e-Government building

OTTAWA — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled a legislative agenda on Thursday that touts tax cuts and tougher climate actions in the first test of his new minority government. After a nasty election fight and his rejection of a formal coalition, Trudeau must rely on the backing of opposition parties on a case-by-case basis to stay in power. That starts with garnering support for his agenda, which was outlined in a throne speech by Governor General Julie Payette to parliament, convened for the first time since the October ballot. In the 30-minute address Payette sketched out plans for tax cuts, net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050, implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, a ban on assault rifles, and a national prescription drug plan. "We know that we are inextricably bound to the same space-time continuum and on board the same planetary spaceship," said the former astronaut. "I am certain that by working together, no challenges are too big." … [Read more...] about Trudeau pushes tax cuts, climate in test for minority government

The Government Inspectorate (GI) has announced conclusion of its inspection of the acquisition of Audio Visual Global (AVG) by State-owned communications giant Mobifone (Source: anvientv.net) Hanoi (VNA) - The Government Inspectorate (GI) has announced conclusion of its inspection of the acquisition of Audio Visual Global (AVG) by State-owned communications giant Mobifone, and proposed starting legal proceedings and investigation into the case. In an announcement issued on March 14, the GI said the case was extremely serious, as Mobifone, the Ministry of Information and Communication and related agencies had committed many wrongdoings during the process of acquisition. Thus the GI recommended that the Prime Minister instruct the Minister of Information and Communication to consider and annul the decision approving Mobifone’s investment in television service and transfer the case to the Ministry of Public Security for investigation.  The GI’s inspection found that … [Read more...] about Gov’t Inspectorate proposes investigation into Mobifone’s purchase of AVG

Illustrative image (Photo: dauthuanvien.blogspot.com) Hanoi (VNA) – The wrongdoings in State-owned Mobifone’s acquisition of the Audio Visual Global Joint Stock Company (AVG) are attracting public attention, with wide expectations that the case should be handled strictly and lost State asset must be recovered. Inspection of the acquisition was launched in September 2016, but due to the complicated nature and seriousness of the deal, the Government Inspectorate (GI) only released conclusion on the inspection outcomes on March 14. Mobifone’s purchase of 95 percent of AVG was a major deal between a State-owned enterprise and a private company, but what made it come under spotlight was the lack of transparency. In the first quarter of 2016, Mobifone announced the decision to buy 95 percent of AVG, but did not disclose the value of the transaction. The company’s leadership refused to answer the press on this question, claiming that it was classified information. … [Read more...] about Public expects strict handling of wrongdoings in Mobifone’s acquisition of AVG