Luxembourg’s aid to support Mekong River Commission’s new strategic directions
Anoulak Kittikhoun, MRC Secretariat Chief Executive Officer, and Sam Schreiner, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of Luxembourg to Lao, show the signed agreement of...
New riparian Chief Executive Officer begins three-year tenure
Anoulak Kittikhoun, new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat. Photo: MRC Anoulak Kittikhoun took office on 17 January as the...
ASEAN Secretary-General visits Cambodia
Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary-General of ASEAN, delivered remarks at the opening ceremony of the 9th council of ASEAN chief justices meeting in 2021. Photo: ASEAN...
Backlash for Florida Rule Change on Receiving Mail in Prison
TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Florida Department of Corrections now bans people in prison from receiving traditional mail, such as greeting cards and handwritten letters, requiring that it be scanned and sent electronically, with few exceptions. The department says the change was made to reduce contraband from entering facilities, but Denise Rock, executive director of Florida Cares […]
Broward Deputies Arrest Driver Involved In Hit-and-Run That Killed Two Children In Wilton Manors
WILTON MANORS, FL – Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested the driver responsible for the hit-and-run crash that struck six young children, killing two of them in Wilton Manors on Monday, December 27. According to authorities, physical evidence led detectives to Sean Charles Greer, 27, of Wilton Manors who was booked into the Broward Sheriff’s Main Jail Tuesday […]
Long Waits for NYC’s COVID-19 Isolation Hotel Rooms, As Omicron Cases Spike
Those who’ve tried to use the service in recent weeks say there haven’t been enough hotel rooms to meet demand. They report delays in obtaining...