Since the earthquake in Haiti, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has provided food assistance to close to 4 million people in Port-au-Prince and beyond. Here are four women in the capital who each wanted to say thank you to WFP and its donors for the food they have received.
Haitians Say Thank You
March 11th, 2010Haitians Say Thank You
March 11th, 2010Since the earthquake in Haiti, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has provided food assistance to close to 4 million people in Port-au-Prince and beyond. Here are four women in the capital who each wanted to say thank you to WFP and its donors for the food they have received.
Flood insurance
March 10th, 2010Major floods across Australia in the past couple of years have raised strong community concerns about the extent and availability of cover for flood damage in house and contents insurance policies. The effects of flood can be devastating and may result in the loss of homes or in extensive water damage to buildings and contents. It is therefore vital that consumers understand exactly what their insurance policies do and do not cover.
Most home and contents insurance policies exclude cover for flood damage – this exclusion must be made clear in the policy documents. However, your home insurance policy will probably cover you for stormwater and possibly rainwater damage. Insurance companies generally define these events differently. It is imperative that you check with your insurance company if you are unsure whether your existing policy covers damage caused by storm and/or flood. Ask them to clearly explain that part of your insurance policy where flood cover, or flood exclusion, is contained. This will allow you to work out whether to change your insurance policy if you need insurance for flood damage.
It has become common for some insurers to provide cover against ‘ flash flooding’, that is, when the damage to your property occurs within 24 hours of the rain that caused the flood. This cover may be optional (you have to pay more, and it may only cover you for a smaller amount eg 20% of the sum insured).
If you would like to find out more about home and contents insurance that includes flood, speak to one of our financial advisors on 1300 55 10 45 for more details.
PT petitions UNHCHR and HRW
March 9th, 20108/03/2010Bangkok Post
The Puea Thai Party has petitioned the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights and the office of Human Rights Watch in Thailand, asking them to investigate a report that the government’s security agencies have blacklisted 212 people, party deputy spokesman and former Thai ambassador to Chile Pithaya Pukkaman said in [...]
PT petitions UNHCHR and HRW
March 9th, 20108/03/2010Bangkok Post
The Puea Thai Party has petitioned the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights and the office of Human Rights Watch in Thailand, asking them to investigate a report that the government’s security agencies have blacklisted 212 people, party deputy spokesman and former Thai ambassador to Chile Pithaya Pukkaman said in [...]
Vietnam’s First-Quarter Rice Exports May Drop 25% (Update2)
March 9th, 2010By Van Nguyen
March 8 (Bloomberg) — Rice exports from Vietnam, the world’s second-biggest exporter, may drop 25 percent to 1.2 million metric tons in the first quarter as foreign buyers reduce orders on expectations that prices will decline.
“Falling commercial demand slowed our exports this quarter,” [...]
Vietnam’s First-Quarter Rice Exports May Drop 25% (Update2)
March 9th, 2010By Van Nguyen
March 8 (Bloomberg) — Rice exports from Vietnam, the world’s second-biggest exporter, may drop 25 percent to 1.2 million metric tons in the first quarter as foreign buyers reduce orders on expectations that prices will decline.
“Falling commercial demand slowed our exports this quarter,” [...]
Indonesia most corrupt of key Asian nations – PERC
March 9th, 201008/03/2010
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Indonesia, one of the star emerging markets over the past year, was rated the most corrupt of 16 major Asia-Pacific investment destinations in a business survey released on Monday.
With corruption rampant at all levels, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s drive to fight graft has been hampered [...]
Indonesia most corrupt of key Asian nations – PERC
March 9th, 201008/03/2010
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Indonesia, one of the star emerging markets over the past year, was rated the most corrupt of 16 major Asia-Pacific investment destinations in a business survey released on Monday.
With corruption rampant at all levels, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s drive to fight graft has been hampered [...]
Cambodia’s government must protect victims of sexual violence as reports of rape increase
March 9th, 20108 March 2010Source: amnesty.org
Survivors of rape in Cambodia face limited access to justice, medical services and counselling, Amnesty International said in a report issued on Monday, as rapes of women and girls appear to be increasing,
Breaking the [...]
