Thekkady, in Kerala, located on the banks of river Periyar, famous for its herds of wild elephants, has been named the “world’s top emerging destination” in the inaugural Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) CEO Challenge 2015. Albay province in Phillippines located in Bicol region in southeastern Luzon Island. Thekkady, located in Idukki district, shared the…
Oh how adult life does tend to create challenges, and so is it true that school days are the best of your life? Well whoever coined the saying about school it was probably someone who was like Harry Potter as JK Rowling’s recreation of Harry many years on does not bless him with total success…
Steve Jaggs is a name to be reckoned with as he is the man in charge of putting the hands of the clock which powers the Palace of Westminster back. The great bell has to be locked to stop it ringing, and the hands have to be stopped and then re-started at the new midnight,…
In one year in the UK a record number of 50,000 teachers quit and now the government is having to look abroad for new recruits. Officials are “building relationships with target countries” to try and bring teachers into the country who will not leave their jobs. For example, between November 2013 and November 2014, 49120…
King Felipe VI of Spain awarded online encyclopedia Wikipedia, a non-profit organization, the country’s Princes of Asturias award for international cooperation, at the northern city of the Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo on Friday 23rd October 2015, hailing it a “universal symbol of teamwork”. Jimmy Wales US entrepreneur who founded Wikipedia in 2001, received the award…
Martin Sandbu’s Europe’s Orphan makes you think again, an indepth analysis of the Eurozone crisis as he argues that the system is right plagued with wrong policies. Sandbu traces European Monetary Union back to the desire for greater European unity after the Second World War, and the euro’s creation coincided with a credit bubble that…
Mexico’s Pacific coast is expecting one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded after the third lowest barometer reading ever recorded pressure of 880millibars at the centre of the storm and began evacuating 400,000 vulnerable residents ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Patricia. The Category five hurricane is expected to make landfall with winds of 190…
C.Banner International – a Hong Kong based retailer of women’s footware is reported to be offering £100million for buying Hamleys, the iconic British toy shop which celebrates its 255th birthday. Hamleys, known for its seven storey toy store where Father Christmas will greet children and fulfil their dreams. Hamlets have expanded and opened in Moscow,…
In a low interest rate environment, where growth is harder consolidation is the only way. Three multi-billion-dollar acquisitions totalling £22.1 billion $34 billion, including Western Digital acquiring flash memory maker ScanDisk for £12.35 bn $19 bn, semiconductor maker Lam Research buying rival KLA-Tencor Corporation for £6.92 bn $10.65 bn and IT management software group SolarWinds…