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Agence France-Presse (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM New York, United States   ● Wed, August 10 2022 The United States on Monday returned 30 stolen works of art and antiquities to Cambodia that had been looted from the Southeast Asian nation, including from an ancient Khmer city, and illegally trafficked around the world for decades. Manhattan federal prosecutor Damian Williams officially handed over the looted antiquities to Cambodia's ambassador to the US, Keo Chhea, in front of press. "We celebrate the return of Cambodia's cultural heritage to the Cambodian people, and reaffirm our commitment to reducing the illicit trafficking of art and antiquities," Williams said. to Read Full Story SUBSCRIBE NOW Starting from IDR 55,500/month Unlimited access to our web and app content e-Post daily digital newspaper No advertisements, no interruptions Privileged access to our events and programs Subscription to our newsletters We accept … [Read more...] about US returns 30 stolen antique artworks to Cambodia

Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice at Arizona State University. Bergen's new paperback is "The Rise and fall of Osama bin Laden." from which this article is, in part, adapted. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion on CNN. (CNN) In 1961, after a CIA-backed invasion of Cuba failed spectacularly, President John F. Kennedy said of the Bay of Pigs fiasco, "Victory has 100 fathers and defeat is an orphan." Peter Bergen Last week, President Joe Biden took a victory lap when he announced that the US had tracked down and killed its most wanted terrorist, al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was living in a house in Kabul, Afghanistan. Don't expect a similar celebration on August 30, the first anniversary of the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, which ended the longest war in American history. Any realistic assessment of that action shows that it … [Read more...] about Opinion: Biden’s Afghanistan exit decision looks even worse a year later

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Sports fans are in luck right now, as we are about see a convergence of huge events, many of them held only once every two to four years, along with some entirely new but very high-profile options. Here are some of the biggies and how you can go see them. World Cup 2022 Next up is the world’s No. 1 sports spectacle, the men’s soccer World Cup, a quadrennial tournament like the Summer or Winter Olympic Games. Soccer is the most popular spectator sport in the world, and if you don't go this fall, you won't be able to see it again until 2026. Every World Cup is rare in the sense of the four-year cycle, but this one is even more notable because of a couple of firsts, including the fall dates, so it does not conflict with the busy summer family vacation travel season, and the Middle East location (not without some controversy, a ccording to the New York Times ). As a result, 1.3 million visitors are expected to visit Qatar … [Read more...] about Sports Travel—How To Attend The Biggest Sports Events In The World

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin If there’s one accessory to pack for your summer travels, make it a watch. Both stylish and functional, a watch ensures you arrive on time and in style. Do you need to bring different timepieces for all your activities? Not according to Eugene Tutunikov, CEO of SwissWatchExpo , an Atlanta-based luxury watch retailer. “All you need is one watch that will suit a variety of situations,” he says. Whether your summer jaunt features the sun, the sea or the slopes, these watches will add a dose of chic to your ensemble so you can maximize your vacation time. Destination: Amalfi Coast Wear this watch: “Along with their seamless Italian craftsmanship, Panerai watches are best known for their nautical nature — they’re the perfect accessories for sunshine and sailing,” Tutunikov says. “The Panerai Radiomir comes in the brand’s signature cushion silhouette but with a slimmer profile that gives it a dressier feel. A … [Read more...] about 7 Watches For Your Summer Adventures

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline The number of Americans who changed their addresses in May and June dropped nearly 10% this year, according to a new Pew Research Center report released Monday, as rising interest rates and rents cause fewer Americans to move. Key Facts Fewer people moved into every state this year compared to in May and June of 2021, with Maryland and New York facing the biggest drop (14%) followed by California and Louisiana (13%), according to the report, which used data from the United States Postal Service. The smallest year-over-year decreases were in Maine (1%), Delaware (3%) and Michigan, Mississippi and New Mexico (4%). Some of the areas with the biggest decreases were Manhattan’s Upper East Side neighborhood, where moves decreased to 1,371 in May and June (a 44% year-over-year decline), as well as Southwest Washington D.C. (32% decline) and Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood (30%), according to Pew … [Read more...] about Fewer Americans Are Moving This Year Amid Rising Interest Rates And High Rents

Miso head Victor Ching is aiming to replicate his app’s success in home cleaning to sweep up new business at home and overseas. O ver the past seven years, Victor Ching has carved out a niche in the home cleaning space in South Korea with an app called Miso. Though it’s a relatively small market compared to online payments or food delivery, the app, which connects cleaners with clients, is the category leader in the country by users. Miso, which means “smile” in Korean, has handled more than 5 million bookings since its founding in 2015. Of those, almost 90% have come from repeat customers, the Seoul-based company says. Top startup investors including Silicon Valley incubator Y Combinator and Los Angeles-based Strong Ventures have backed Miso, which has raised over $11 million to date. After years of steady growth in South Korea’s home cleaning market, cofounder and CEO Ching is taking Miso to the next stage. He’s aiming to replicate Miso’s success with the 70 other … [Read more...] about Korean House Cleaning App Miso Wants To Become The Amazon Of Home Services

Cofounders George Fraser and Taylor Brown pulled off a “rabbit out of a hat” deal to make their data company viable. O n a brilliant summer day in August 2021, George Fraser was trying to relax at his family’s lakeside cabin deep in the woods of Wisconsin. Instead, the CEO and cofounder of Fivetran was worrying about his job and the company he had spent nine long years building with his childhood friend Taylor Brown, whose family also summered in the same patch of northern pines. The two had a great idea: Help companies gather data from all sorts of disparate sources—Twitter mentions, credit card transactions—then charge them to funnel it to a big-data analytics firm like Snowflake or Databricks , which could, ideally, tell them what it all meant. Fraser and Brown had gone through Y Combinator together. They had raised about $160 million. They had spent countless hours sweating the technical details. But they still didn’t have a product designed for large companies. … [Read more...] about How $5.6 Billion Cloud Company Fivetran Acquired Its Way To Survival

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Director and CIO of cKers Finance, and co-founder of global sustainability advisory firm cKinetics. Carbon markets today are estimated to be worth over $100 billion and are expected to grow in the coming years. This potential spike in value could lead to a great opportunity for both the environment and investors. Has a new gold rush started? Let’s take a closer look. Carbon Is A Way To Put Value On A Scarce Resource: Air Imagine that our Earth was the size of an apple. Our atmosphere would be similar to the skin of the apple. That is how small our atmosphere is. The atmosphere stretches a mere 6.2 miles after which it rapidly loses its air density. So far, we have deemed air to be an endless resource, but that is clearly not the case. Carbon markets are a way to put a price on the real estate that exists above our heads. Combatting Climate Change By Bringing Carbon Markets To The Forefront … [Read more...] about Could Carbon Markets Become Larger Than Oil And Gas?

Heavy fighting was reported on Tuesday in frontline towns near the eastern city of Donetsk, where Ukrainian officials said Russian troops were launching waves of attacks as they tried to seize control of the industrialised Donbas region. - A + A KYIV (Aug 9): Russia unleashed ground forces, air strikes and artillery as it pressed ahead with a grinding offensive designed to complete its capture of eastern Ukraine, but Kyiv said its troops were putting up fierce resistance and holding the line. Heavy fighting was reported on Tuesday in frontline towns near the eastern city of Donetsk, where Ukrainian officials said Russian troops were launching waves of attacks as they tried to seize control of the industrialised Donbas region. "The situation in the region is tense — shelling is constant throughout the front line ... The enemy is also using air strikes a great deal," Pavlo Kyrylenko, governor of the Donetsk region, one of two that makes up Donbas, told Ukrainian … [Read more...] about Moscow steps up assault in eastern Ukraine as Kyiv calls for ‘ban’ on Russians

- A + A KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): KLCC Stapled Group's net profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 (2QFY22) rose 14.69% to RM165.18 million, from RM144.01 million a year ago, as revenue grew 25% to RM350.31 million from RM280.17 million. The group declared interim dividends comprising 0.99 sen and 7.01 sen relating to KLCC Property Holdings Bhd and KLCC REIT respectively for 2QFY22, totalling eight sen per stapled security, to be payable on Sept 28. These brought KLCC Stapled Group's total income distribution to 16 sen for the first half of FY22. The group said in a Bursa Malaysia filing on Tuesday (Aug 9) that the improved year-on-year performance was mainly due to a better performance of its retail segment, driven by lower rental assistance and higher advertising income. In a separate statement, it stated that Suria KLCC and the retail podium of Menara 3 Petronas, which represent the retail segment, saw a 46.4% increase in revenue to RM125.2 million. The … [Read more...] about KLCC Stapled Group’s 2Q net profit rises 15% to RM165 mil, declares eight sen dividends