Vice President, Ms. Pany Yathotou, signed on a book of condolences at the British Embassy.
The Vice President of Laos, Pany Yathotu, on behalf of the government, led a delegation of ministers to sign a book of condolences at the British Embassy on Monday for the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 13 September 2022 –After years of travel restrictions, limited adventures and postponed travel plans, combined with the reopening of borders, international travel has seen an exponential increase. Traveloka, Southeast Asia’s travel and lifestyle platform is inviting you to rediscover the world again, and GOverseas with them.
From 13 September 2022, visit GOverseas and discover unmatched international flight and hotel deals to your favourite destinations such as Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, USA, Maldives, and more! With further savings of up to S$150 with our hotel and flight coupons available on the GOverseas page, there is no better time than now to make travel plans with loved ones and friends to live a little more, without breaking the bank.
Users can also enjoy slashed deals for Flights, Hotels and Xperiences during the weekly GOverseas Travel Flash Sale from Monday to Wednesday on Traveloka. Here are some spoilers on destinations that users can look out for:
4D3N Bali tropical getaways from S$287
7D6N escapes to Sydney from S$1497
… and more!
Flights and hotels booked via GOverseas, can also enjoy EasyReschedule, Traveloka’s proprietary flight and hotel rescheduling service, which allows you to change your flight and hotel bookings with a few easy steps online. Not sure how to do it? Not to worry. Our online visual guide will take you through the process, step by step. Change to travel plans is inevitable and EasyReschedule will help you enjoy a worry free holiday!
A worry free holiday also means staying in a hotel that provides convenience, as well as a high hygiene standard. Traveloka helps you identify international accommodations worldwide, with over 70,000 partners, some of which have attained the exclusive CleanAccommodation badge, which means that they follow hygiene protocols recommended by their governments, and the World Health Organization.
With all these benefits by simply booking your flight and hotel via GOverseas, there is no better time to be nipped by the travel bug and rediscover the meaning and unforgettable moments of travel!
“International travel has increased as a result of pent-up demand during the pandemic and in response to remote working and digital nomadism. As a travel and lifestyle platform, we understand the concerns of travellers and are focused on providing the best value and reliability with our products and services. Traveloka will continue to work with our partners and other industry players to ensure we meet the evolving needs of consumers in a post pandemic world, for reliable flight and hotel booking services,” said Pascal Gekko, VP of International Accommodation, Traveloka.
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About Traveloka
Traveloka, Southeast Asia’s lifestyle superapp, provides users access to discover and purchase a wide range of travel, local services, and financial services products. Traveloka’s comprehensive product portfolio includes transport booking services such as flight tickets, bus, trains, car rental, airport transfer, as well as access to the largest accommodation inventory in Southeast Asia, including hotels, apartments, guest houses, homestays, resorts, and villas, making Traveloka a booking platform with the widest selection of accommodation and packages.
Traveloka is also a key player in the local services category (currently specific to certain markets), offering reservations for a wide range of local attractions, activities, wellness and beauty clinics, culinary directories as well as food delivery. Traveloka also offers financing, payment, and insurance products to help Southeast Asian consumers fulfill their lifestyle aspirations. Traveloka provides 24/7 customer service in local languages as well as more than 30 different local payment methods. Traveloka lifestyle superapp has been downloaded more than 100 million times, making it the most popular travel and lifestyle booking application in the Southeast Asian region.
As climate and weather patterns become more volatile, flood and drought events in the Mekong have become more frequent and intense with growing potential to cause devastating damage to the region’s food security and economies.
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 13 September 2022 – This September School Holiday, Toys”R”Us is thrilled to announce the grand opening of its new JEM outlet, located in the west of Singapore. As the leading retailer of toys, games, leisure equipment and educational products, Toys”R”Us has expanded its local footprint into a new part of Singapore, making it more convenient than ever for parents to access the best range of toys and children’s products with more than 11 outlets now across the island.
The new JEM store is strategically located a stone’s throw away from Jurong East MRT station, and the Jurong East bus interchange. This newest location is the first in Singapore to unveil a unique, new store concept which highlights the various stages of child development, helping parents and gift-givers more easily choose the perfect toy when shopping for their children or loved ones. The store not only provides the same exciting store experience for kids, but it is also designed to ease store navigation, simplify product selection, and enhance the overall shopping experience for adults.
A grand opening celebration will be held on Friday, September 9th at the JEM store where visitors of all ages can explore their love of learning and play, complete with a line-up of special guests, childhood character meet-and-greets and gift cards for the first 50 customers through the doors.
“At Toys”R”Us, we’re focused on bringing joy to children and making lasting memories for families across Singapore,” said Adelene Teo, General Manager of Toys”R”Us Singapore. “Toys provide entertainment, but they also play a crucial role in childhood development, helping children hone their cognitive, motor, psychosocial, emotional and linguistic skills, while fueling their imagination. This exciting new concept store in JEM, Singapore’s third-largest suburban shopping space, enables parents to clearly understand which toys are most suitable for their kids, and gives even more children the chance to enjoy magical moments inside our store and walk away with the perfect toy.”
Building on insights from parents, Toys”R”Us has redesigned the layout and signage of this newest store in Singapore to center around essential childhood development stages, such as Role Play and Dress Up, STEM and Learning, Infants and Pre-school and Creativity development, making it easier for parents to find the right product for the age and development stage of their child, and which appeals to their unique interests. Central to the store concept is this new, more intuitive navigation system and signage in which products are categorized based on type rather than the brand. For example, there is a remote-controlled vehicle section where all brands of vehicles in this category are located, helping save time and simplifying the shopping process. The store will also incorporate play areas throughout where children can touch and play with toys on display, adding to their instore experience.
We are committed to on-going engagement with customers, listening to feedback and continually evolving to provide the best range of toys that fuel a child’s imagination and the best possible shopping experience for both the parents and gift-givers.
The Grand Opening Celebration
To mark its presence in the west of Singapore, Toys”R”Us is bringing a variety of engaging experiences and special perks to visitors attending the store opening in JEM.
Toys”R”Us Business
The global Toys”R”Us brand established a local presence in September 1984, when it opened a licensed operation in Singapore. Until today, it has an extensive presence in East Asian territories and Southeast Asia under the umbrella of Toys”R”Us Asia. With a total of 11 stores located around Singapore, Toys”R”Us will continue to bring immersive story- and toy-led environment in Singapore and bring new immersive shopping experiences to our customers.
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About Toys“R”Us Asia
For nearly 40 years, Toys”R”Us has been the trusted partner to families as the leading destination for the best toys, games, sports equipment and learning supplies for kids and toddlers, along with everything new parents need to care for and support their babies. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the company operates over 470 stores with more than 10,000 team members across Asia, including Brunei, mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand – and licenses more than 85 stores in the Philippines and Macau. Toys”R”Us and Babies”R”Us offer a carefully selected range of quality local and international brands, innovative and exclusive products, engaging loyalty programs and an interactive in-store experience that fuel a child’s imagination and inspire learning at every stage of a child’s development. Toys”R”Us operates 11 stores across Singapore.
A viral meme from Laos where users are pretending to have sold their kidneys for the new iPhone.
Health workers in Thailand have raised an alarm over jokes going around social media where users are pretending to have sold their kidneys to get their hands on the new iPhone.
SHENZHEN, CHINA – Media OutReach – 13 September 2022– OPPO today announced that it has officially joined Open 3D Foundation (O3DF), part of the nonprofit Linux Foundation, as a Premier member. Founded in 2021, the O3DF was created to promote cooperation and pooling of resources among developers by supporting open-source projects in 3D graphics, rendering, and game development. The O3DF’s flagship project is the Open 3D Engine (O3DE) — a cross-platform, open-source engine capable of powering AAA games and cinema-quality 3D worlds. The O3DF counts 25+ other leading technology companies, including Adobe, Amazon Web Services, Intel, and Microsoft, among its supporting members.
By joining the Foundation, OPPO will not only contribute to the development and adaptation of 3D graphics technology for mobile devices but will also boost the performance of 3D graphics on them by working with other industry leaders. As part of its commitment to the O3DF, OPPO will actively participate in the O3DF Governing Board and its Technical Advisory Committee. OPPO will also join the effort of creating a working group specialized in the adaptation and development of the O3DE on mobile devices.
“Today, 3D graphics technology has become an essential element of modern society, with application domains ranging from visual effects, gaming, and medical imaging to the next-generation content like Metaverse,” said Hansen Hong, Director of OPPO Software Technology Planning. “We are excited to join the Open 3D Foundation as a Premier member at the early stage of its development. Through our collaboration within the Foundation, we are eager to contribute to the Open 3D Engine with mobile platforms as our focus. Together with the Mobile Device Working Group, we will bring smoother and more user-friendly mobile development experiences to O3DE developers while generating more efficient yet immersive and realistic rendering applications for mobile users. ” “We’re excited to welcome OPPO to the community, and we look forward to its contributions in helping advance 3D graphics standards through the O3DE project,” said Royal O’Brien, general manager of Digital Media and Games at the Linux Foundation and executive director of O3DF. “New members like OPPO personify the value of O3DE’s modular architecture, which makes it easier for developers to build 3D solutions that combine the technologies best suited to a diverse set of use cases. Mobile gaming is a great example of how that modular approach fosters extensibility and adaptability from our core technology.”
The O3DE is a modular, open-source, cross-platform 3D engine with a photorealistic 3D renderer and other features built to power anything from AAA games to cinema-quality 3D worlds and high-fidelity simulations. The engine is licensed by Apache 2.0 and MIT and is available worldwide. The O3DE features a completely modular construction, allowing developers to choose the functions they want according to their needs. Due to its open-source nature and modularity, the engine is highly scalable, meaning developers can add new tools, functions, and development processes to their projects. Meanwhile, its cross-platform compatibility enables interoperability and portability of real-time 3D assets and tools across development environments, unleashing the creativity of artists and developers around the globe.
The arrival of OPPO to the O3DF community will help accelerate the development of O3DE features and capabilities specifically for mobile devices, allowing advanced computer graphics features such as ray tracing to be used in more mobile applications. At the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in March this year, OPPO introduced the ColorOS Ray Tracing 3D Wallpaper, successfully bringing interactive ray tracing applications to smartphones for the first time. Users can watch in real-time by tilting the smartphone as virtual light interacts with virtual environments to create shadows, reflections, and other lifelike light effects.
Through the O3DF and other initiatives, OPPO will continue to work with developers and partners to seek more Inspiration Ahead, expanding access to technology to enable more people to enjoy a smarter life.
The United State Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed USD 500,000 to support the preparation of the 5th Population and Housing Census (PHC) 2025. The funds will be provided through the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
A PHC is undertaken every ten years to generate a wealth of data, including specifying numbers of people, their geographic distribution, age and sex composition, as well as their living conditions, and other key socioeconomic characteristics. The PHC data are critical for good governance, policy formulation, development planning, crisis prevention, mitigation and response, social welfare programs, and business market analyses.
Laos, through the Lao Statistics Bureau (LSB), has conducted four PHCs, with the most recent in 2015. Lessons learned from previous PHCs have led to the early planning of the 2025 PHC and the use of digital innovation for timely, cost-effective, and high-quality census processes and results. Such innovative technologies will include, for example, electronic data collection and the use of GIS-based census mapping to yield more quickly available and higher quality data.
Mme. Phonesaly Souksavath, Head of Lao Statistics Bureau said: “LSB is a key government sector of Laos that has a leading role in the preparation and implementation of the 5th population and housing census, 2025. I would like to congratulate and acknowledge the support from development partners and donors at national and international levels to the Lao government through bilateral and multi- bilateral frameworks. This is an exemplary cooperation that will significantly contribute to census data collection, analysis and dissemination, ensuring high quality and timely disaggregated population data that meet international standards.”
Michel Ronning, USAID Country Representative to Laos aid, “USAID is proud to support LSB to prepare for the fifth Population and Housing Census. This important partnership with LSB and UNFPA will assist the Laos to make informed decisions on policies and programs that will benefit the people of Laos.”
The 2025 PHC will track population dynamics and provide an evidence base for developing and tracking the 9th and 10th five-year National Socio-Economic Development Plans (NSEDP), the Sustainable Development Goals, and International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action.
Mariam Khan, UNFPA Representative to Laos said, “The PHC is critical for achieving the collective vision to leave no one behind and help Laos monitor and achieve targets set in national and international development platforms. UNFPA is delighted to welcome USAID as a partner in support of the 2025 PHC.”
Often, a national census is the only source of information for identifying social, demographic, and economic exclusion –Up to 107 of the 231 unique indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals require population data for monitoring and censuses are a key source.
HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach – 6 September 2022 – Bybit, the world’s third most visited crypto exchange, is listing OKG, the limited governance-supplied token of Ookeenga, on the Bybit Launchpool.
Ookeenga is the first Vertical Multiplayer Real Time Strategy GameFi project with breathtaking 3D visuals and a compelling storyline by CROS, the studio behind the success of Steam’s top game. Ookeenga also features addictive gameplay inspired by the Clash Royale. Ookeenga has been gaining momentum since its inception with a large community and over 40 partners on board.
The OKG token is a governance token that is used at each level of governance, voting, power in decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) where it is staked, and for control of the DAO’s treasury. Players can also use the OKG token to buy/sell NFTs, and breed or enhance items. Furthermore, owning the OKG token represents the player’s investment in the Ookeenga world. The supply of the OKG token is limited.
Bybit Launchpool is a component of Bybit Earn, where users can stake and earn tokens at attractive APYs for free. Users can stake and unstake tokens anytime, and earn fees on their staked currency. They can also earn bonuses in Tether (USDT).
Ookeenga is backed by reputable investors such as Sky Vision Capital, Ex Network, and ZBS capital.
Ookeenga’s long term vision is to become a core content IP with a comprehensive ecosystem consisting of both Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 subsequent projects. By owning Ookeenga NFTs, investors and players will have access to the entire Ookeenga ecosystem.
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About Bybit
Bybit is a cryptocurrency exchange established in March 2018 that offers a professional platform where crypto traders can find an ultra-fast matching engine, excellent customer service and multilingual community support. Bybit is a proud partner of Formula One racing team, Oracle Red Bull Racing, esports teams NAVI, Astralis, Alliance, Virtus.pro, Made in Brazil (MIBR) and Oracle Red Bull Racing Esports, and association football (soccer) teams Borussia Dortmund and Avispa Fukuoka.
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