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Tourism Seychelles targets Singapore’s dive market with exclusive ocean-focused workshop
Tourism Seychelles has deepened its Southeast Asia outreach with an exclusive destination workshop in Singapore, aimed at diving enthusiasts and niche travel partners. The event highlighted the islands’ marine biodiversity, immersive ocean experiences, and world-class diving, while positioning Seychelles as a leading destination for sustainable, experience-driven travel.
Organised with The Wander Clan, the intimate session brought together 30 selected participants, including prospective travellers and specialist dive agents. Tourism Seychelles’ Southeast Asia manager, Amia Jovanovic-Desir, showcased the islands’ granite landscapes, marine parks, beaches and underwater ecosystems while industry guests shared first-hand experiences from a familiarisation trip to Seychelles in November 2025.
Read the original article here: https://eturbonews.com/tourism-seychelles-singapore-dive-market-workshop/
Australia, Tuvalu strike new security deal that eases the tiny nation’s sovereignty concerns
Australia and Tuvalu have signed a revised security agreement aimed at strengthening cooperation after concerns that an earlier pact gave Canberra too much control over Tuvalu’s dealings with third countries, including China. Tuvalu’s Prime Minister Feleti Teo said the treaty offers a “unique” security guarantee and reassures both sides on crisis coordination and interoperability.
The deal follows last year’s landmark agreement, which gives Australia the right to initially resettle up to 280 Tuvaluans a year and support the island nation during natural disasters, pandemics and military aggression. Australia also announced more than A$110 million in new investment for Tuvalu’s priority projects, including A$50 million for the country’s first undersea telecommunications cable.
Read the original article here: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15261854
Australia PM to travel to Malaysia, Brunei for fuel talks
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will visit Brunei and Malaysia from 14 to 17 April to discuss energy and food security, as Canberra seeks to secure fuel and fertiliser supplies amid a surge in global energy prices caused by the Middle East war. He will meet Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during the trip.
Australia relies heavily on Asia for refined fuel and fertiliser, while Malaysia is its third-largest source of refined fuel and Australia supplies most of Malaysia’s imported LNG. Authorities say Australia’s fuel supply remains steady, with tanker shipments en route and a public campaign underway to encourage lower petrol use.
Read the original article here: https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/04/13/australia-pm-to-travel-to-malaysia-brunei-for-fuel-talks.html
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Bangladesh’s Fashion Startup Evolution | Webinar Recording
The webinar explores how Fabraex, a budding Bangladeshi fashion startup, bridges the gap between traditional and modern fashion by empowering locals with unique designs. CEO Saqlain presents on Fabraex’s challenges and opportunities, highlighting their stylish, ethical, and affordable fashion fabrics.
Bangladesh’s Fashion Startup Evolution
Join us for an exciting webinar that will take you on a journey through the world of Fabraex – a budding Bangladeshi fashion brand with a fresh perspective on blending cultural heritage with contemporary style. Founded by the visionary Fahim Khandkar and driven by the leadership of CEO Saklain bin Salim, Fabraex is a young startup on a mission to empower individuals to embrace their authentic identities through fashion.
Fireside chat with Dr Indrajit Coomaraswamy: Lessons to be learnt from Sri Lanka’s recent economic crisis | Webinar Recording
The ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka offers important lessons for policymakers globally. In a thought-provoking fireside chat, Julia Charlton chair of the Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce speaks with Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy, former Governor of Sri Lanka’s Central Bank, to analyse the origins and impacts of the crisis, along with Sri Lanka’s path to recovery.
Reimagining the Commonwealth Continuum Revolutionising Commonwealth Trade
The Trade Review investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Commonwealth trade performance and outlook on recovery. It also offers policy revisions and guidelines for policy-makers and businesses.
Islamic Banking Overview
This newsletter and presentation is an overview of Islamic Banking which is particularly relevant to the 730 million or so members in the Commonwealth, and a guide for non-Muslims to Islamic banking practices.
Commonwealth Secretariat report on impact of COVID-19 on maritime trade and post-pandemic recovery policies
On 26 June 2021, the Commonwealth Secretariat released a study on oceanic trade and port rankings. It surveys impacts of the pandemic and other factors, and highlights policy gaps for effective trade growth.
An Ode to Mussels
In June of 2020, the World Economic Forum held their 50th annual meeting amidst the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. Normally the World Economic Forum focused on improving market efficiencies, business innovations, and global trade, but this meeting was particularly different.
Guardians of the forests
Earlier this month, over 120 world leaders gathered in Glasgow, Scotland, to attend the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) which Prince Charles described as “the last chance saloon” to save the world from runaway climate change.
Advancing gender equality in Africa
Gender equality has been thoroughly misconstrued in Africa. However, it should be clarified that gender equality does not undermine one gender and make the other weaker. Rather, it denotes that there should be equal opportunities for men and women and sex should not be a prerequisite for who should qualify for opportunities.