August2016

News Hour: the Brazilian environmental agency, IBAMA, has announced the licensing process to build the São Luiz do Tapajós (SLT), a giant dam planned for one of the last major free-flowing rivers in the Brazilian Amazon,...

News Hour: On UN Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Survival International is calling for the full demarcation and protection of the land of the Kawahiva people, an uncontacted tribe in the Amazon that is at extremely high risk...

News Hour: undersigned civil society organizations and non-governmental organizations in Cambodia launched the #FreeThe5KH campaign in support of the five human rights defenders, who are currently in pre-trial detention and under judicial investigation for allegations of...

News Hour: Iranian authorities have intensified their repression of women’s rights activists in the country in the first half of this year, carrying out a series of harsh interrogations and increasingly likening any collective initiative relating...

News Hour: An estimated 87,000 pregnant and lactating women affected by the current drought in Mozambique are in urgent need of nutritional assistance, warns the international humanitarian organisation CARE. “We need to make sure that this...

News Hour: POINT 1: Four Points, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT),  announced that it was celebrating International Beer Day, August 5, at its 200+ locations around the world and continue for...

News Hour: Mandarin Oriental, Taipei is collaborating with prestigious French haute-couture brand, Dior, to give guests an aromatic and flavoursome treat. Continuing to set standards for stylish sophistication and bespoke service, the hotel is offering Absolutely...

News Hour: Mandarin Oriental, Macau and top shopping mall,One Central Macau, have relaunched their popular shopping spree and room package. By booking the Stay and Shop Getaway offer guests will enjoy luxurious accommodation at the hotel,...

News Hour: SpringHill Suites by Marriott announced today a partnership with the Brooklyn-based and global home furnishings retailer West Elm.  The two brands collaborated to create an exclusive assortment of furniture and accessories, designed to blend...

News Hour: Autograph Collection Hotels, Marriott International’s growing collection of strikingly independent hotels, welcomes its second property in Greece with the launch of Domes Noruz Chania. This new, adults-only resort opens August 2016 in the extraordinary...