Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin When the Pentagon revised its defense strategy to focus on China in 2018, no military service moved faster than the Marine Corps to begin making changes. Incoming Commandant General David Berger declared in his initial guidance the following year that Marines needed to be trained and equipped “to operate inside actively contested maritime spaces” in support of other naval forces. This wasn’t a new mission for the Corps, but because the spaces Berger had in mind were first and foremost in the Chinese littoral, the potential danger was unprecedented. China has been fielding increasingly capable antiship and antiaircraft missiles along its coast for some time, along with the overhead surveillance systems needed to find and track hostile forces. Other nations are doing the same, but not on the scale of China’s efforts; combined with Beijing’s huge naval shipbuilding program, the new missiles and sensors present a … [Read more...] about The Marine Corps’ Light Amphibious Warship Seems To Be Faltering. Here Is A Novel Solution.
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Workers At Cleveland REI Store File For Union Election With The NLRB
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin On January 11, a delegation of workers from the REI store in Cleveland, Ohio, formally filed for the right to hold a union election with the National Labor Relations Board, seeking representation with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). This came on the heels of two REI stores winning their union elections at the flagship in New York’s SoHo, and in Berkeley, California stores. These wins came despite REI efforts to union bust coast-to-coast, the RWDSU said. The worker-led movement to unionize at the store in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, has been underway for more than a year, according to the RWDSU, but workers cited the overwhelming response at REI’s SoHo flagship as the motivation they needed to move forward. The store workers in Cleveland made a push to get a majority of card signers and file for election. On January 11, REI workers at the Ohio store formally filed for a union … [Read more...] about Workers At Cleveland REI Store File For Union Election With The NLRB
New RTN frigate to cost 15 billion baht
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) wants 15 billion baht (about US $460 million) over the next five years to buy a new frigate. The new RTN frigate is to be built in Thailand . A previous RTN frigate, HTMS Sukhothai, is under 50 metres of water off the coast of Prachuap Khiri Khan. The ship sank on December 18 last year. Only 76 of the 105 crew on board at the time survived. The cost of raising the wreck has been widely criticised . The RTN clearly harbours aspirations that the Sukhothai may be completely re-floated and return to duty, though that outcome seems highly unlikely. While plans to acquire the new vessel have been in the pipeline since long before the Sukhothai disaster, and the government has already agreed in principle, questions are sure to be asked regarding lessons learned since the ship went down. A key crew member was not on board at the time of the incident and while the sea was rough, it could hardly be considered hazardous to a naval vessel such as the … [Read more...] about New RTN frigate to cost 15 billion baht
Vaccine inequity means inoculation rate is still below 10% in over 55 countries
PHOTO: Flickr/USAID in Africa More than 55 countries have fewer than 10% of their populations vaccinated against Covid-19, the result of vaccine inequity that has yet to be adequately addressed. The Covax programme, created to ensure equity in global vaccine distribution, has been hit by production delays, export bans, and rich countries protecting their own first, according to a Nation Thailand report. Bruce Aylward from the World Health Organisation says wealthier nations that already have enough vaccines must donate more doses and sooner. “Manufacturers are making a choice not to ship to Covax, and high-income countries are making a choice not to get sufficient doses into these places fast enough. There’s no way to sugar-coat it.” According to data from the United Nations, around 61% of people in wealthy nations are vaccinated, compared with just 4% in low-income countries. The slow pace of vaccination is a concern for health experts, who say it will prolong the pandemic, … [Read more...] about Vaccine inequity means inoculation rate is still below 10% in over 55 countries
Adai Group stocks: A recap of everything that happened on February 3
Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani Touting February 3, 2023, as an eventful day might be an understatement for the Adani Group. A stunning recovery from the worst-ever intraday fall in Adani Enterprises' stock to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's first comments on the entire Hindenburg-Adani fiasco , there was a lot of action. After falling 35 percent intraday, Adani Enterprises closed in the red on NSE – down 2 percent – while on BSE it was over a percent higher. Adani Ports closed 5 percent higher on the NSE at Rs 488.40 after falling to Rs 395 intraday. ACC and Ambuja Cements gained 5 percent and 4 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, Adani Total Gas and Adani Wilmar ended at a 5 percent lower circuit. Here's a recap of all that happened, starting from pre-market developments ASM Framework Read More Pre-market open, the big news was National Stock Exchange (NSE) placing Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports and Ambuja Cements under an additional … [Read more...] about Adai Group stocks: A recap of everything that happened on February 3
“Far from over” in the Asia-Pacific region – WHO update
FILE PHOTO: Regional Director for the Western Pacific at the WHO, Takeshi Kasai The World Health Organisation (WHO) has officially announced today, that the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is “far from over” in the Asia-Pacific region. Regional Director for the Western Pacific at the WHO, Takeshi Kasai, says… “Let me be clear. The epidemic is far from over in Asia and the Pacific. This is going to be a long-term battle and we cannot let down our guard, we need every country to keep preparing for large-scale community transmission, Countries with limited resources are a priority, such as Pacific Island nations, as they have to ship samples to other countries for diagnoses, and transportation restrictions are making that more difficult.” “We realise that there is no one right method to approach the crisis but there are common tactics, for example… Related news Is Erling Haaland the new Beethoven, Shakespeare, or Rembrandt? 8 hours ago … [Read more...] about “Far from over” in the Asia-Pacific region – WHO update
James Cameron Finally Admits ‘Jack Might’ve Lived’ On Raft At The End Of ‘Titanic’
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline Titanic director James Cameron has finally admitted that Leonardo DiCaprio’s character Jack “might’ve lived” at the end of the movie when the titular ocean liner crashed into an iceberg and sank, Variety and Rolling Stone reported Thursday, giving credence to an obsessive 25-year-old fan theory. Key Facts To celebrate the film’s 25th anniversary, Cameron participated in a National Geographic special, “Titanic: 25 Years Later With James Cameron,” in which three scientific tests were performed by stunt actors to determine if Jack could have fit on a makeshift raft along with Rose, which saved her life. In the one successful test, stunt actors who were roughly the same size as DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, who portrayed Rose, performed the “strenuous activities” that the characters went through in the film before they got off the sinking ship, before balancing on the raft with only the lower portions … [Read more...] about James Cameron Finally Admits ‘Jack Might’ve Lived’ On Raft At The End Of ‘Titanic’
Jobs Market Runs Red Hot In January, But Economists Fear Downturn Is Coming
The U.S. added 517,000 jobs in January, more than two and a half times what economists anticipated, as the unemployment rate nudged down to 3.4%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Friday. Economists had predicted that the nation would add roughly 187,000 jobs, and that the unemployment rate would nudge up to 3.6% from 3.5%, roughly where it has lingered for the past several months , The Wall Street Journal reported . Previously, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had estimated that the unemployment rate would climb to roughly 4.6% by the end of 2023, as markets slowed in response to the Fed’s anti-inflationary campaign of interest rate hikes, in a Dec. 14 press conference . At 3.4%, the unemployment rate hit the lowest level since May 1969 , as “widespread” job growth, led by 128,000 jobs added in the leisure and hospitality sector, pushed January’s job growth past the 2022 year-long average of 401,000 jobs per month, according to the BLS. Government … [Read more...] about Jobs Market Runs Red Hot In January, But Economists Fear Downturn Is Coming
PH garments exporters to make fresh pitch to Japan
A trade group of local exporters of garments and hard goods such as furniture and footwear is set to promote Philippine-made products to Japanese buyers during the official visit of President Marcos Jr. to Japan next week, aiming to recapture a market worth about $250 million a year. Foreign Buyers Association of the Philippines (Fobap) president Robert Young told the Inquirer that he would be joining the Philippine leader’s trade delegation in Tokyo, where he is set to make a pitch to Japanese firms. “Our biggest buyer then was Yasuda, [which is] now buying from Thailand, India, Vietnam, and China,” said Young, referring to the Yasuda Co Ltd, whose businesses include the wholesale distribution of men’s and boys’ apparel and furnishings. Young said he would tackle the business-to-business aspects in the garments, apparel as well as furniture sectors during the trade mission. The Fobap official recalls that the Philippines used to ship at least one 40-foot container full of … [Read more...] about PH garments exporters to make fresh pitch to Japan
Baht to climb higher against USD, more pressure on exports
The Thai baht is set to soar further as one side effect of the latest escalation of the China-US trade war. Economists say the latest tit-for-tat trade sanctions will hasten foreign capital inflows into Thailand’s “safe haven” bond market while the US Federal Reserves may again cut interest rates, adding more fuel to the situation. Meanwhile the Thai export situation is expected to continue to worsen. China announcing on August 23 a set of retaliatory tariffs of between 5-10% on $75 billion worth of US goods. US President Donald Trump responded by raising existing tariffs on $300 billion worth of Chinese goods by 15%, effective December 15. Read The Thaiger story HERE . Markets reacted badly last Friday afternoon and then again on Monday morning when markets opened across Asia. Related news Thai celebrities duped out of 20 million baht in online toy scam, 300 victims speak out 17 hours ago Thai passport worth less than Cambodian | Thailand … [Read more...] about Baht to climb higher against USD, more pressure on exports