27/Jun 2008 | Olympic host Beijing to introduce subway security checks: report | Agence France-Presse BEIJING - Beijing subway passengers will be greeted by police officers carrying out security checks beginning on Sunday as part of an Olympic anti-terror drive, state media report... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Administrative Court orders injuction on Thai govt's approval of Preah Vihear Temple | Home > Regional > Administrative Court orders injuction on Thai govt's approval of Preah Vihear Temple . The Administrative Court ordered Thai government and the foreign ministry on Saturday to suspen... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Tekel acquisition challenged in court | Tekel acquisition challenged in court British American Tobacco Plc's $1.72 billion acquisition of Turkey's state cigarette maker, Tekel, faces a legal challenge, daily Vatan reported Friday. Turkey's ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Uribe calls for rerun vote | Uribe calls for rerun vote Colombian President Alvaro Uribe called on Thursday for a rerun of the 2006 presidential election in which he won a second term, after the Supreme Court ruled it was tainted... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | New law gives Berlusconi immunity | Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's cabinet on Friday approved a bill that would grant immunity from prosecution to Italy's four top leaders, including the conservative media magnate who faces corrupti... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Bomb the Kurds, curb the Muslims, save the Republic! | Have you seen the news about how the Turkish military plans to restrain Turkish society? Mustafa AKYOL Have you seen the news about how the Turkish military plans to restrain Turkish society? If you h... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Elections are coming | Justice and Development Party, or AKP, is to be, but it is clear that the ruling party has started preparing for election. Yes, perhaps it is just preparing for municipal elections, but a preparation ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Strategic outlook helps raise exports | ANKARA - Anatolia News Agency Turkey's policy of determining strategies to enhance exports result in a considerable contribution to the overall export volume. These strategies are expected to be imple... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Turkey running out of parties | ANKARA Turkish Daily News The Constitutional Court called for the executives of the opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP, to be probed for financial irregularities in the accounts of the par... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | 68 Posted by grandtrunkroad | 79 matloobzaman bhai: you can certainly look back and find fault in anyone and everyone, but that gets you nowhere. or you can look at today's realities, and be clear in your mind that whether you wan... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Israel is the Silicon Valley of the Mediterranean | In other words: Israel s Technology Creates an Investment Goliath Yes, ladies and gents, as many of us here in Israel know (and few of us outside of it know), Israel is a powerhouse when it comes to t... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Mix ID 34385 | 13500-13800. [ New Window ] Sensex Technical View :The charts showed a hunch of unsual occurence and RBI has done it so with a CRR hike . Technically such a reaction should take it to 13500-13800 zone... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | OAG defers indictmentof Thaksin | BTS. The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) yesterday decided to defer the indictment of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra who is accused of being unusually rich as a result of the sale of h... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | PM, ministers survive debate | BTS. Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and seven cabinet ministers yesterday comfortably survived the no-confidence debate, but critics and the opposition say a cabinet reshuffle is imminent. Companies... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Chavalit suggests Samak resign and dissolve parliament | The former Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh said that the protest of People Alliance for Democracy (PAD) was similar to the protest in 1969 and tended to bring about strong violence if the governm... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Even the Queen is feeling the crunch as | UK News. The roofs will need work, some rewiring is badly needed and then there is the asbestos problem. The Queen is facing a maintenance backlog which she can t afford at a time when the cost of ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Christian Lacroix | Dubai is making their mark on the world of luxury living with a new coastal, residential tower designed in conjunction with Christian Lacroix providing the style and ambiance of the fa ade, interior a... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | NEGERI SEMBILAN WANTS TOURISTS TO STAY THAN PASS THROUGH | Bernama - 34 minutes ago SEREMBAN, June 28 (Bernama) -- The Negeri Sembilan government wants tourism industry players in the state to develop tourism packages to entice tourists to stay in the state r... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Opposition slams budget for fiscal 2009 | The government expenditure plan is poorly designed, the opposition said yesterday as they expressed concern over the threat of high inflation and its impact on the public. yesterday presented Parliame... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | IPI pipeline fee dispute resolved | IST(27/6/2008) Pakistan on Friday extended a fresh invitation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit the country, saying the political environment in both the countries is "right" to make the peace... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Upstate Bar Fight Turns Into International Incident | Miladin Kovacevic, 20, a former Binghamton University basketball player, was charged with beating a student from Brooklyn in a bar room brawl in Binghamton on May 4, state officials said. Secretary of... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | LAOS: UN CONCERNED OVER REFUGEE RETURN FROM THAILAND | High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has written to the Thai Government expressing concern over the repatriation of 837 Lao Hmong from Thailand last Sunday, saying it has doubts as to the voluntary ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Abhisit Vejjajiva | BANGKOK, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's opposition Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Friday that he believed there would be a cabinet reshuffle as a result of the week of debates in both... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | EDITORIAL: North Korea's nukes | North Korea on Thursday finally submitted a long-delayed declaration of its nuclear development program. Although the details have not yet been released, this is an important step in the six-party ta... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | China's iron ore imports surge as price hikes loom | China's iron ore imports surged during the first four months of this year as users sought to avoid anticipated higher costs, official figures show. From January to April, China imported 150 million t... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Tech Mahindra signs contract with Telecom Fiji | Tech Mahindra, an Indian software exporter has announced a multi-million dollar deal with Telecom Fiji, a fully owned subsidiary of the Amalgamated Telecom Holdings Group of Companies. Under this agr... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Warden Message: Nigeria, Security Reminder | Niger Delta militants may plan to escalate their activities in regions beyond their previous primary target areas in the Niger Delta region. Possible targets could include expatriate personnel, Wester... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Leading article: A reminder of lost opportunities | Search Search GoIndependent.uk WebBookmark & ShareNorth Korea's on-off dtente with the rest of the world has suddenly entered a new 'on' phase. SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) - South Korea's political pa... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Tourism slow as Olympics approach | Beijing's forthcoming Olympic Games does not appear to be drawing as many people to the capital as expected this year. Figures show the number of international tourists visiting the Chinese capital fe... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | 'Voluntourism' 2.0 | Luang Prabang, Laos As more travelers merge vacationing with volunteering, some find that being a do-gooder doesn't always make for a good time. Libby Shearon was looking for escape and cultural exch... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Thai PM, seven cabinet ministers win parliamentary no-confidence vote | Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and seven other cabinet ministers in the four month old government survived a no-confidence vote on Friday after three days of grilling by the sole oppositio... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | IRI Feedback: COHA's Closet of Dubious Stories | Comment & Opinion. Letter To The Editor COHA's Closet of Dubious Stories This latest installment about IRI and its Chairman, Senator McCain, is a repackaging of baseless conspiracy theories - some bo... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Yurt democracy as Mongolia prepares for elections | AFP - 50 minutes ago ULAN BATOR (AFP) - - Amid Soviet tenements and glassy high rises, Rintsen Naranchimeg feels right at home inside her "democracy yurt". A volunteer for Mongolia's Democratic Party... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Siamfreeday | We offer you hotels rooms, resort room, airplane tickets, tour packages; spa packages, hospitality agents, Thailand travel guide, guide you travel in Thailand, beaches, islands, romantic place, best d... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | 'Secret Of The Andes'- George Hunt Williamson | Halliburton. Lemuria is the name for the last part of the great Pacific continent of Mu. The actual destruction of Mu and its submergence began before 30,000 B. This action continued for many thousan... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Indonesia polls favor former general | The strains of a hearty tenor filtered out from behind the closed door of hotel room 103. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the front-runner in Indonesia's presidential race, was rehearsing a tune he would si... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | China's Net users show how much they love to shop | SINGAPORE: China will replace Japan as the largest online shopping market in the Asia-Pacific region in 2010, with 480 million online buyers spending $1.4 trillion, a survey conducted by MasterCard cl... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | How to Get Rid of Old Electronics | Televisions, computers, cell phones and digital music players have a short life span, which usually means consumers are stuck trying to figure out how to get rid of their outdated toys. Instead of tos... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Developer cash flows into Asia as the boom time rolls on | AS economies weaken in the US and Europe, property developers and managers have been racing towards Asia in big numbers. From India to China, cash is flowing to take advantage of the boom-time conditi... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Still standing but badly bruised | As his opponents censured him inside Parliament and outside Government House, Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej folds. ON TUESDAY, the first day of a no-confidence debate against his five-month-old... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | The UK household savings ratio plunged to its lowest level since 1959 in the opening three months of this year, according to official data yesterday | HARD TIMES AHEAD: The ONS data fuelled worries about the overstretched state of household finances. The UK household savings ratio plunged to its lowest level since 1959 in the opening three months of... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Commentary: Lawmakers Derail Romania's Corruption Fight | There is one new member of the European Union that has been working hard to undermine the rule of law and its own judiciary. Since that country joined the union at the beginning of last year, it has u... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Time to turn words into deeds on health research | African ministers have committed themselves to a set of actions to boost health research in their countries. There is much encouragement to be gained from the commitment to health research demonstrate... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | The Wto Wants to Talk - But Who's Listening? | Kevin Gallagher and Timothy Wise: Developing countries should refuse to revive world trade round if they continue to get little in return . The head of the World Trade Organization, Pascal Lamy, has ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Letter: Digital tick box | Letter: Digital tick box From Media Guardian.04pm Letter: We welcome the Commons public accounts committee's report on the digital TV switchover and its conclusion that the programme is on track (more... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Thailand's prime minister survives no-confidence vote in parliament | World of web names now wide open Internet regulators voted to loosen restrictions on internet names, a move that could allow thousands of variations of suffixes beyond the basic. Federal Reserve is le... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Recession threat to New Zealand | New Zealand, which has enjoyed almost uninterrupted growth for a decade, is now grappling with the same problems facing countries such as the US, UK and Australia: rising inflation, high consumer debt... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Military s role | Military s role 28-Jun-2008 Sir, COMMODORE Bainimarama reportedly said during the Infantry parade celebration that the role of the military was still intact under the Constitution - and that is to saf... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Thailand: Trains to resume in Muslim south despite more violence (Adnkronos) | 6:39 am Thailand: Trains to resume in Muslim south despite more violence (AKI) - Rail services to the provinces of southern Thailand will resume on Saturday, five days after being suspended due to a d... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Tourism turn-off? | Beijing's forthcoming Olympic Games does not appear to be drawing as many people to the capital as expected this year. Figures show the number of international tourists visiting the Chinese capital fe... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Asian Economies in Transition: Will the United States Be Left Behind? | With a Keynote Address by Christopher A. Padilla, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade . Wohlstetter Conference Center, Twelfth Floor, AEI 1150 Seventeenth Street, N. The United States ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Acquisition of Pan African Mining Corp. by Asia Thai Mining Co., Ltd. Closed Today in Accordance With Plan of Arrangement | Acquisition of Pan African Mining Corp. Closed Today in Accordance With Plan of Arrangement. Plan of Arrangement and Related Transactions Effectuating Acquisition by Asia Thai Mining Approved by Secur... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Even the Queen is feeling the crunch as Royal bill soars 2m | UK News. The roofs will need work, some rewiring is badly needed and then there is the asbestos problem. The Queen is facing a maintenance backlog which she can t afford at a time when the cost of k... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Even the Queen is feeling the crunch as Royal bill soars | UK News. The roofs will need work, some rewiring is badly needed and then there is the asbestos problem. The Queen is facing a maintenance backlog which she can t afford at a time when the cost of ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | 5 billion more in revenue if 30 percent of Peru's small businesses paid taxes | If thirty percent of Peru's small businesses paid taxes, the country would collect an additional 5 billion soles, affirmed the Andean nation's Minister of Production, Rafael Rey.5 percent of the count... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | CDMA suppliers throw weight behind CAT | A consortium of leading code division multiple access (CDMA) suppliers is seeking a role in third-generation (3G) CDMA mobile broadband in Thailand, now that CAT Telecom is moving to promote its natio... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Vietnam s Anti-corruption On Right Track | Vietnam has acknowledged challenges facing the country in administrative reform one of important measures in stamping out corruption. She said that these challenges, which other countries share in a... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | THAI Announces Substantial Increases In Fuel Surcharges | Thai Airways International (THAI) has bowed to the inevitable again and is passing on higher costs to travellers in a new round of fuel-surcharge increases. The increases, effective on June 25, are mu... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Zappos.com Brings Robots to Online Retail | Zappos.com, online retailer extraordinaire of shoes -- and now gadgets -- recently made headlines for innovative hiring practices. After a week on the job, new employees are given the chance to leave ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Markdown of dong seen as act of desperation | Vietnam lurched closer to a currency crisis yesterday as the Government cut the official exchange rate to a record low. UBS analysts said that the country s economic profile was more extreme than that... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Sharif s PML-N, ally PPP sweep bypolls in Pakistan | Islamabad, June 27: Pakistan's ruling coalition swept bypolls in the country, that were marred by sporadic violence. Former premier Nawaz Sharif s PML(N) party won three parliamentary seats and its pa... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Don't Sweat Nike | You know it's a crazy market when a company posts 16% quarterly sales growth and a 14% jump in earnings to beat analyst expectations, only to have its stock punished 10% on concerns about growth in it... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Asian Markets Plunge on Wall Street Sell-Off | 07:19Asian Markets Plunge on Wall Street Sell-Off; Shanghai Slumps 5% The Stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region fell on Friday, led by China and India, after Wall Street plunged overnight and o... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | High rates to hit GDP growth: S&P | Global rating agency Standard and Poor's on Thursday said high interest rates, along with a slowing global economy, will trim India's economic growth to 7. The Indian economy is expected to be adverse... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | The Jane, New York Goes Micro | Finding an inexpensive place to stay in New York City is no easy feat, but if all you are really looking for is a bed and a (very small) place to crash, The Jane might be your spot. in Manhattan's Far... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Tracey Kessler | Graffitimonkie on Veranda Chiang Mai Opens In Northern Thailand.. Graffitimonkie on Famed Trianon Palace Hotel's $30 Million Makeover. Earlean Garner on Win A White + Warren Cashmere Travel Wrap .. ha... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Veranda Chiang Mai Opens In Northern Thailand | High in the mountains of Thailand a new luxury resort has been born. The sister to Veranda Resort Hua Hin, the new Veranda Chiang Mai is a getaway in paradise affording serenity, peace, color, culture... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | NZD Headed for Weekly Loss | The New Zealand dollar continued to lose against other currencies today (except the U. dollar) as the economy contracted in the first quarter and the expectations that the central bank will cut. Altho... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Wall Street Closes Lower On Friday, Contributing To Weekly Losses | 16:37:00 EDT (RTTNews) - Stocks ended Friday's session with notable declines, adding to substantial losses from the previous session. Continued stresses within the financial sector along with rising o... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Our political yo-yo | 20 minutes ago Amazing things are happening in our country. We have had elections in which the people have given their verdict loud and clear. On February 18, they gave their verdict loud and clear. I... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Raki, rhythm and blues in Istanbul | UK News. SELIM SESLER, king of the Turkish gypsy clarinettists, takes his seat in a corner of an Istanbul club packed with long tables. With the precision of a team of heart surgeons his band reaches... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Goods crossings to Gaza stay shut following rocket attacks | GAZA CITY: Israel kept commercial crossings into the Gaza Strip closed on Friday after a Palestinian rocket attack the day before tested a week-old truce and was slammed by the territory's Hamas ruler... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Frommer's 5 Deals: Panama, Vietnam & Cambodia, New Zealand, St. Thomas, and Thailand | Home > Deals & News > Hotels > Frommer's 5 Deals: Panama, Vietnam & Cambodia, New Zealand, St. All prices are per person and, if lodging is a component of the package, based upon two people traveling ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Australia, Japan, US plan G8 relief | The foreign ministers of Australia, Japan and the United States have pledged to launch joint exercises to better coordinate relief operations after disasters in Asia. US Secretary of State Condoleezza... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Navy ship to be sunk off Hawaii | BREMERTON, Wash. -- A Navy destroyer that had been mothballed in Washington state for six years has been towed away. Ray will be used for target practice and sunk next week near Hawaii in the Rim of t... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Cytec Elects Chief Operating Officer and Appoints Specialty Chemicals President | Hudson City Bancorp, Nabors Industries, Canadian National Railway, Alcon Jun 27, 2008 04:27 PM. Stocks Slide as ECB Gears Up to Fight Inflation with Higher Rates Jun 27, 2008 03:55 PM. CryoCath Introd... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | UK has worst debt in history | British households are now more indebted than those of any other major country in recorded history, it has emerged. Families in the UK now owe a record 173pc of their incomes in debts, official figure... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Destroyer Ray headed for sinking in RimPac | BREMERTON, Wash. A Navy destroyer that had been mothballed at Bremerton for six years has been towed away. Ray will be used for target practice and sunk next week near Hawaii in the Rim of the Pacif... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Arjun Singh tied fourth at Thai PGA golf | Chiang Rai, Thailand, June 27 (IANS) Arjun Singh, who has effected some swing changes which helped him get into the winner's circle on the PGTI Indian Tour, added a three-under 69 in the second round ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | A New Kind of Tech Support | How to Get Rid Of Old Technology . Web Site Auctions Unclaimed Property from Police, Municipalities. New York--For technology chasers, trading up for the latest and greatest gadget is a normal, albeit... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | 8 years down the drain | Alberta's election blog. Stuck in traffic? Fold your paper and keep reading. They still don't get it, but they're getting warmer . By The Editorial Board | Friday, June 27, 2008, 02:52 PM As deeply u... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Peaceful South Asia can bring enormous benefits: Zardari | Peaceful South Asia can bring enormous benefits: Zardari * PPP co-chairman says Afghanistan s political instability hampering region s trade with Central Asian states LONDON: A peaceful and democratic... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | British economy stumbled badly in first quarter | British economy stumbled badly in first quarter LONDON: Britain s economy stumbled badly during the first three months of 2008, recording the lowest quarterly expansion for three years amid the global... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Man dies mysteriously on island | A 36-year-old South Australian man has died mysteriously on a remote Malaysian island in the South China Sea. A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) spokesman said the man died on the island... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Govt buries civility at Sam Bahadur's funeral | Barring MoS, political & defence brass give it a miss Minister of State for Defence MM Pallam Raju was the lone Union Government representative at the state funeral of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw at W... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | UNSC needs to shoulder responsibility of Burmese women's woes | New Delhi To stop Burmese military rulers from its unabated use of rape as a 'weapon of war' in its campaign against ethnic minorities, there is a lot that the international community and United Nat... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Godiva opens with King Power at Hong Kong | Belgian Chocolatier Godiva has opened a new 26sq m shop in the Arrivals Hall at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) in partnership with the King Power Group (Hong Kong) - its first stand alone stor... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Burma (Myanmar) cyclone interim report: Aftermath less dire than predicted | A survey by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the UN, and the Burmese government finds that most of the hardest-hit villages have received some emergency aid. But many people are living hand... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | The Lesson of Zimbabwe's 'Election' | A policeman and voting officials check a voter's identity on the register at a voting station in Harare, Zimbabwe, June 27, 2008. Under the watchful eye of the regime's security services, Zimbabweans... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Union urges banks to help economy | 28/06/2008 6:32:01 Banks are being urged to show a social conscience and not take a slash and burn response to the country's economic problems. The latest gross domestic product figures show the econo... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Katsumi Chiyo Named President and CEO of JAL Hotels Co., Ltd., the Operator of Nikko Hotels International | Katsumi Chiyo Named President and CEO of JAL Hotels Co., which operates Nikko Hotels International, a group of luxury hotels, and Hotel JAL City, a mid-priced business hotel chain in Japan, announced ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | How NRM historicals plan to oust Museveni | Grace Matsiko & Steven Kibuuka Kampala More details are emerging showing how NRM historicals are putting together a carefully crafted grand strategy to defeat President Yoweri Museveni in the 2011 gen... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Govt recovers land titles from encroachers | Charles Opolot & Otusabire Tibyangye Nakivaale Uganda government has withdrawn all the land it formerly held but was illegally sold to individuals near refugee settlements. The minister for Refugees a... Read » |
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27/Jun 2008 | In PPP regimes, there were no terror attacks on India: Zardari | Pakistan''s ruling PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari today indirectly held the military rulers in his country responsible for terror attacks on India, including the serial blasts in Mumbai and the attack on... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Ivanovic joins Sharapova on Wimbledon scrapheap | Agence France-Presse LONDON - Top seed and French Open champion Ana Ivanovic was sent crashing out of Wimbledon on Friday by Chinese wildcard Zheng Jie, the world 133. Ivanovic's 6-1, 6-4 defeat comes... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Australia is must-visit travel destination | Australia has been deemed the must-visit destination in a recent survey, beating all other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The country came top of the nine others in the poll, after 4,500 people... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Taiwan has sovereign ownership over Spratlys -- Lee | THE appointed Taiwanese ambassador to Manila yesterday rejected negotiations on claims over the Spratlys, saying his country has sovereign ownership over the disputed island. Taipei Economic and Cultu... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Caterpillar to invest $200 million on Indian business expansion | Aerospace & Defense., the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, announced it would invest $200 million over a period of four years towards expanding its business operation... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | UNHCR concerned about Thailand's deportation of Hmong refugees to Laos | The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says it has written to the Thai government to voice concern over the apparent forced repatriation of ethnic Hmong refugees to Laos, where it says they could be prosecuted... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Thailand: 2 new corruption charges for ex-PM | BANGKOK, Thailand - An anti-graft body whose mandate to probe the government of Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra expires in a few days recommended Friday that he be prosecuted for t... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | English-Translated Manga on Nobel Winner Suu Kyi | The publisher Negibose Thailand has translated and released Aung San Suu Kyi: Tatakau Kujaku (Aung San Suu Kyi: The Fighting Peacock), a Japanese manga that profiles the Nobel Peace Prize-winning demo... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Govt is 'dead and buried' | Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama were "defeated" in first day of the censure debate in the House of Representatives. Headlines in almost all local newspapers backed the opposition Democrat Party sayi... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | PPP has no time to bask in censure debate win | Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej let out a sigh of relief yesterday after his government won a no-confidence debate in Parliament by a vote of 280 to 162. Bringing down the government would require a m... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | A sweet slice of italian | While the French and the Italians have been battling each other on the world football stage, their ongoing annual cultural festivals have been enriching life in Bangkok, complementing the contemporary... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | 'No territorial loss' over temple | Despite mounting public concern, Thailand will not lose any sovereignty or even a single centimetre of territory from designating Preah Vihear Temple a World Heritage site, the Thai and Cambodian fore... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Three major names likely to face sack | Prompat are some of the big names who are likely to lose out in a Cabinet reshuffle to salvage the government's popularity, political sources said yesterday. Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej is set to ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Saha turns to solar cells for savings | The Saha Group has initiated a solar-cell project to reduce its oil consumption by at least 1 per cent this year. The group is one of Thailand's largest manufacturing and trading conglomerates. Chairm... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Chamber fears smaller shops will disappear | Small retailers will completely disappear in the near future if the government does not accelerate the implementation of the country's first-ever retail business law to create a level playing field fo... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | PERNOD RICARD : Pernod Ricard Senior Management Appointments | PARIS, June 27 / MARKET WIRE/ -- Press release - Paris, 27 June 2008 Further to the appointments of Thierry Billot and Michel Bord, respectively as Deputy Managing Director in charge of Brands, and as... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | U.K. Gross Domestic Product Revised Decrease to A | 04:34U.3% Rises Year-on-Year According to the Office for National Statistics' report U. economic growth in the first quarter was lower than expected. ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Modern Turkey offers opportunities | Turkey, the world's 17th largest economy, is a country in a hurry, keen to be seen as a modern, progressive state that has blended Islamic traditions with modern western business ways. Agribusiness Ed... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Pain set to stay, say business leaders | The gloom that has closed in as the nation heads towards recession could keep consumers, manufacturers and property developers in an extended period of uncertainty and pain, Canterbury business leader... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | US West Coast dockworkers keep talking as contract nears end | A six-year contract covering thousands of West Coast dockworkers is set to expire Tuesday, but both sides insist they want to keep the ports running smoothly _ even if they have to keep talking after ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Doing Business Series Gets Slammed by World Bank Watchdog | So, what do you think about the IEG report?" I was g-chatting with my friend Smita the other night when she brought up the World Bank. "What IEG report? What's the IEG?" I replied, showing my ignoranc... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Asia Pacific Air ISR Radar Markets to Grow as Defense Spending Increases | SINGAPORE: Strong economic growth, increasing military budgets and the urgency to modernize and replace old aircraft are driving the market for new aircraft and radar upgrades for better coverage in i... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Beckham To Make His Own Water? | The first thing that came to mind when I read about this was the phrase 'making water'. We all know what that means, pissing, so is David Beckham going to be selling his cold filtered piss as an ultra... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | ASIA-PACIFIC REGION REVIEWS PROGRESS ON WATER INITIATIVES: SINGAPORE TO HOST THE 2ND ASIA-PACIFIC WATER SUMMIT IN 2010 | ASIA-PACIFIC REGION REVIEWS PROGRESS ON WATER INITIATIVES: SINGAPORE TO HOST THE 2ND ASIA-PACIFIC WAter Summit in 2010 , said Prof. Tommy Koh, Ambassador-at-Large of Singapore, chaired the Asia-Pacifi... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Donaire links up with Arum, wants Montiel | The Philippine Star LAS VEGAS After splitting up with Gary Shaw, Nonito Donaire Jr. hooked up with Bob Arum and said Thursday he s ready to take on anyone who claims to be the best in the flyweight ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | He s all geared up for battle | LAS VEGAS It s all over but the fighting. Eric Brown, who mans the fort when chief trainer Freddie Roach is not around, said Thursday Manny Pacquiao has done everything possible in training for his ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | PML-N, PPP combine sweep | Pakistan's ruling coalition swept bye-polls in the country, that were marred by sporadic violence, with ex-premier Nawaz Sharif's PML-N party winning three parliamentary seats and its partner Pakistan... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | West Coast dockworkers stay in contract talks | LOS ANGELES A six-year contract covering thousands of West Coast dockworkers is set to expire Tuesday, but both sides insist they want to keep the ports running smoothly - even if they have to keep ta... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | HFC Bank sensitises customers on the use of e-Zwich | Mr Bekoe Palmer-Buckle, Head of Marketing and Direct Sales of Home Finance Company (HFC) Bank has said that the growth in electronic payments systems such as the e-Zwich has significant economic benef... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Navy ship from Bremerton to be sunk | A Navy destroyer that had been mothballed at Bremerton for six years has been towed away. Ray will be used for target practice and sunk next week near Hawaii in the Rim of the Pacific war exercise. Th... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Number of millionaires surge | US-dollar millionaires in Asia surged in 2007, with India having the fastest growing population of individuals holding at least 1 million US dollars in financial assets, a wealth report said Friday. I... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Allseas Group Equips ROVs | The Swiss-based Allseas Group has ordered a total of eight SeaBat 7125 Multibeam sonar systems with four Teledyne-TSS 440 Pipetrackers and four sets of Valeport CTD and current sensors. The sensors wi... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Latest Cause of Recession: Common Sense | We're still not in a recession: Gross Domestic Product is still growing ( 1% in 2008 Q1 ). We haven't even had one quarter of economic shrinkage, let alone two to meet the standard economists' (or Cos... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Prosecutors put off assets lawsuit against Thaksin (The Nation - Thailand s English news) | 11:25 am Public prosecutors have decided to postpone filing a lawsuit against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | China's business and investment opportunities | Companies, both local and foreign are itching their way into Chinese markets, either looking for business opportunities or to expand their business operation in China since its winning of the Olympic ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Kiran | India is Hindi and Hindi is India. Recently, when I was speaking to an American friend of mine about a Telugu movie, she exclaimed I love bollywood!! I had to tell her that the movie I was talking a... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Growth weakens as savings plundered | Office for National Statistics, less than the previous estimate of 0. The news comes as figures revealed that Britons are saving less than at any time in nearly half a century, with the savings ratio ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | China to replace Japan as Asia-Pac`s largest online shopping mkt | China will replace Japan as the largest online shopping market in the Asia-Pacific region in 2010, with 480 million online shoppers spending US$1.... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | US Urges Macedonia to Form Government | The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirms the indictment against Zrinko Pincic, which charges him with war crimes against the civilian population in Konjic. Skopje _ US Deputy Assistant Secretary R... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Siddhi B. Ranjitkar: Political Mistrust in Nepal | Even after almost two and a half months since the election for the Constituent Assembly (CA) was held on April 10, 2008, Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) particularly the three major parties such as the Com... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | David Troyer | I frequently order special meals on planes. Why, you ask? They are usually much better than the standard in-flight fare you get. I am neither a vegetarian nor a practicing Jew, yet I order vegetarian,... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | PCE Data Shows U.S. Tax Rebates "Working Their Magic" | The Commerce Department's personal consumption expenditures (PCE) report for May showed a 1.9% month-over-month increase in personal income in May, higher than expectations and well above the previous... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Husky Grabs Exploration Block in South China Sea | Husky Energy Inc. announced today that the Company has signed a petroleum contract with the China National Offshore Oil Corporation for an exploration block in the South China Sea, China. The explorat... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Thai anti-graft body files two new corruption charges against ex-PM Thaksin | BANGKOK, Thailand An anti-graft body whose mandate to probe the government of Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra expires in a few days recommended Friday that he be prosecuted for two... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Mobile gaming to earn USD 4.5 bn | Mumbai, Jun 27: Worldwide mobile gaming revenue is on pace to total USD 4. While mobile gaming revenue would continue to lag behind other value-added entertainment services such as music and adult con... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Taiwan asserts claim to island in Spratlys | Taiwan asserted its claims to the largest of the disputed Spratly islands, while it called for better relations with two rival claimants the People s Republic of China and the Philippines. Taiwan is ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Angola investment push could help in polls | By Henrique Almeida LISBON (Reuters) - Angola's ruling party invested a record $7.1 billion in 2007 to rebuild infrastructure under an economic plan that could help improve its image ahead of election... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | So how different do we REALLY look from our enemies? | Impeachable offenses. On a slightly different topic, There are six US States that have over 20% Blacks but that, nonetheless, will not have a single Black blog credentialed to report from the Democrat... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Stating the obvious: cross country rallies have huge carbon footprint | The main concern with cross country rallies is usually reckless driving at triple digit speeds. However, with the ever-increasing concerns over the environmental impact of cars, it was only a matter o... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Ron Demers | Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo . You may have seen Matt Harding dancing all around the world. Here is Matt again, dancing all around the world, this time with the people ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | CatJo | Yesterday we mentioned Lindsay Lohan's new half-naked ads for Visa Swap, an initiative encouraging people to recycle second-hand clothing instead of buying something new. As you can see in the above p... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | US Factories Turn to Burmese Refugee Workers | CACTUS, Texas Eighteen months ago, a federal roundup of hundreds of undocumented Latino workers nearly crippled a giant JBS Swift & Co. Today, the slaughterhouse is on the rebound, thanks to an unex... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Gadling's own galley expert | Ever wonder what it's like to be a flight attendant, air hostess, trolley dolly and let's not forget my least favorite of all, waitress in the sky? Well here's your chance to take a walk in my scuffed... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Meridia Capital, Capital Hospitality Buy 50% Of Six Senses Thailand Portfolio | Barcelona, June 27th, 2008 Meridia Capital Hospitality I ( Meridia Capital ) and Capital Hospitality Group today announced the acquisition of a 50% stake in a three-hotel portfolio located in Thaila... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Global Environment Facility and World Bank Donate US$15 Million to Support Energy Efficiency in Argentina | Global Environment Facility and World Bank Donate US$15 Million to Support Energy Efficiency in Argentina . The World Bank approved a US$15 million grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) wi... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | The royal recession: Queen hit by credit crunch | Britain stands on the brink of recession, new figures show today. Official statistics showed the economy grew by only 0. It was the slowest rate of expansion for three years and was met with shock in ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | NZ dollar firm; weak USD offsets soft growth data | The New Zealand dollar NZD= gained against a broadly weak U. dollar on Friday, overcoming a blip lower on weak first-quarter domestic growth data. economic fundamentals and a Goldman Sachs forecast of... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | "You say an electric car will cost me? No problem." | How can we figure out how much potential electric car buyers are willing to pay for their battery-powered rides? Why not just ask them? That's what Liberty Electric Cars did at the recent Eden Project... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Nawaz Sharif s party fare s well in by-elections in Pakistan | Nawaz Sharif s party fare s well in by-elections in Pakistan The current by-elections in Pakistan will not be affecting the February general elections but the supporters of former Prime Minister Nawa... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Powerful quake hits off Indian Ocean archipelago, no tsunami risk | Agence France-Presse PORT BLAIR - An undersea earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale struck off India's Andaman islands in the Indian Ocean on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, causing peo... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | RP s Pagunsan leads Prayad in Thai PGA Championship | Agence France-Presse CHIANG RAI - Juvic Pagunsan fired a blistering nine-under-par 63 Friday to snatch a one-shot lead from local hero Prayad Marksaeng at the halfway stage of the Singha Thailand PGA ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Fragile economy improves a bit - but applications for jobless benefits remain high | Morford: iPhone Smut. (06-27) 04:00 PDT Washington -- The fragile economy improved slightly at the beginning of the year and could grow a bit stronger in the current quarter as extra cash from tax reb... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Major Likes Shorter-Dated Gilts; Sees 2-3 ECB Ra | Bank Barton Bloomberg Bloombergs Bond Central Domestic Dragged Ecb Economy England Estimated European Expansion Figures Fixedincome Gilts Grew Gross Holdings Hsbc Investment K Less London Major Mark M... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | S&P Cuts India 08/09 GDP Growth Forecast To 7.8 | Sensex up 202 pts, RIL hogs limelight Inflation: Rate hikes could pull down GDP growth to 7.8% India clinches first foreign deal with Ecuador to sell Dhruv India protected against global food crisi... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Singapore PC penetration to be top in Asia by 2012 | SINGAPORE -- Singapore is forecast to have the highest number of personal computers (PCs) per 1,000 people in the Asia-Pacific region by 2012, an information-technology research firm said Friday. Gart... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Well-kept Secret; Ciudad Valles showcases its best in Laredo | Between work and raising children, Cathy Jimenez doesn't have time to vacation, which is why she appreciates when the travel destination comes to her.On Thursday, one of Mexico's best-kept secrets was... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Master Chemical Expands Southeast Asia Presence with New Philippines Office | Perrysburg, Ohio, June 25, 2008-Master Chemical Corporation is expanding its presence in Southeast Asia with the opening of Master Chemical Fluid Solutions Philippines, Inc. "The Philippine economy is... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Economy falters as households have less to spend | Economists predicted things could only get worse, with people now saving less of their income that at any time in nearly 50 years and inflation continuing to erode spending power. "Although we take t... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Brazil's Currency Falls From 9-Year High on Global Stock Losses | Brazil's Currency Falls From 9-Year High on Global Stock Losses Brazil's real fell as global stock losses curbed demand for emerging-market assets. New York time, after most trading had ended in Brazi... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Undesirable Censorship | China has ordered a strengthening of its news media propaganda system, dashing hopes of a more liberal approach to censorship in the wake of relatively vigorous domestic reporting of the Sichuan earth... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | According to the Office for National Statistics' report U.K. economic growth in the first quarter was lower than expected. The | 04:34U. ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Burma: The India-China Prism | 6 November, 2007: Maryann Keady writes that there's more to the crisis in Burma than a 'Saffron Revolution' and the rhetoric of democracy . 'Burma is as important to China's military security in the... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Residents, Bishop Share Concerns About Mining Plans At Province-wide Meeting | LAOAG CITY, Philippines (UCAN) -- "Paradise," for Michaela Dupagen of the indigenous Isneg tribe in the northern Philippines, is the town she lives in at the foot of a mountain. At 64, she climbs hil... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | US market drops 3%, triggers global slide | US Stocks plunged on Thursday, with the Dow sliding about 360 points to a 21-month low as oil hit a record and Wall Street powerhouse Goldman Sachs urged investors to sell bank and automaker shares, e... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | PML-N, PPP combine sweep Pakistan by-polls | Pakistan's ruling coalition swept bye-polls in the country, that were marred by sporadic violence, with ex-premier Nawaz Sharif's PML-N party winning three parliamentary seats and its partner Pakistan... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Thai shares close slightly higher on end-of-quarter institutional buying UPDATE | BANGKOK (Thomson Financial) - Thai shares closed slightly higher on Friday due mainly to buying by institutional investors before the end of the second quarter. Sentiment turned positive after the Tha... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | How history shaped the Pearl of Asia | BOOK REVIEW How history shaped the Pearl of Asia Phnom Penh - A Cultural and Literary History by Milton Osborne Reviewed by Andrew Symon With Cambodia's national elections on July 27, a new history of... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Godiva draws on Modern Allure as it tastes success at first Asian airport boutique | HONG KONG. Further details have been released regarding the first stand alone Godiva travel retail store in the Asia Pacific region. As reported , the Belgian Chocolatier opened the new stand-alone sh... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | But many "put puts" are natural gas now! Gerry | To be or not to be Thai hybrids or ethanol. Is the hybrid car the eco-friendly model car of the future? Thailand seems to believe so. Hybrids: Hybrid cars are able to switch power between a regular ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | US GDP/Corporate Profits-STATS-Historical | 12:06 GMT.US GDP/Corporate Profits-STATS-Historical Percent changes for U. gross domestic product are seasonally adjusted at annual rates. --Chained-- Blns Blns GDP GDP Current Chained Real Price Impl... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Thai PM Fights for His Political Life | Thailand's opposition launched a no-confidence motion against Samak, whose office remains under siege from hundreds of street protesters. Just four months into his tenure, Thailand's Prime Minister Sa... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Terraplane | It's hard to write about someone's passing when you can picture them saying to each attempt: Nah, that's naff, boss. Trevor Clarence together with Network# BBDO have once again brought another lovabl... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Asia firms adopt sustainability | A survey has found the majority of businesses in the Asia Pacific believe sustainable investment is worth the cost. The Economist Intelligence Unit found 64 per cent of Asia Pacific executives agreed ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Report predicts capital slowdown | Asia Pacific will be cushioned by the fall. A DTZ report titled Money into Property s ays to expect a decrease in global investment of US$500 billion. DTZ reveals that global direct real estate trans... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | VNPT E-travel launches e-tourism portal | The VNPT E-Travel Joint Stock Company under the umbrella of Vietnam Post and Communication Group on Monday launched its e-tourism website at. The gate provides various tourism products of Vietnam in ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | AsianPay - Slow but safest Payment Processor | Articles | Payment systems AsianPay Co. Ltd was registered in Thailand on August 30th, 2005 and started its official operations on September 1st, 2005 after a 3 months pre-launch testing period. Carlo... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | TAT Puts Extra Effort to Attract More Korean Tourists | Thai Airways. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is looking to boost tourism revenue from Korean tourists as their arrivals and spending surge. The TAT has participated in a road show and a trav... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | TexBlog PAC event a big success | You can see photos from the event, taken by Patty Pinkley, here . A couple of highlights from the event: One was the speech by State Rep. Garnet Coleman, in which he thanked the TexBlog PAC for its e... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Asia Deal-Making Rises in 1st Half of 2008 | Financial Services .. Mergers and acquisitions across Asia are headed to mark an 8.7 percent rise to $362 billion in volume for the first half of 2008, after accelerating in the second quarter, accord... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | The Stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region fell on Friday, led by China and India, after Wall Street plunged overnight and | 07:19Asian Markets Plunge on Wall Street Sell-Off; Shanghai Slumps 5% The Stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region fell on Friday, led by China and India, after Wall Street plunged overnight and o... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Asian markets plunge on Wall Street sell-off; Shanghai slumps 5 | Stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region fell on Friday, led by China and India, after Wall Street plunged overnight and oil spiked above $140 a barrel raising inflation fears. Shanghai slumped mo... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Thai embassy fears another round of anti-Thai riots | Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh has asked the Cambodian government to explain to Khmers the complexity behind the dispute over the Preah Vihear Temple, a senior Thai diplomat said. The move came after a gr... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Attorney-general disagrees with suit to seize Bt76 billion worth of Thaksin's assets | The attorney-general disagreed with the Assets Examination Committee's decision to seize all of Bt76 billion worth of assets of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his family. Deputy Attorney... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | President to ease curbs on N. Korea | KYOTO, Japan President Bush moved Thursday to drop North Korea from a list of countries that sponsor terrorism and lift some trading sanctions, after the isolated totalitarian state turned over a lo... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Sales Director For QuStream | A global provider of integrated solutions to the creators and distributors of professional video content QuStream Corporation, has announced the appointment of Jacky Yee Sow Wei as Director of Sales, ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Thai prime minister wins confidence vote | Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his seven ministers easily won a confidence vote Friday despite opposition charges of mismanagement and inefficiency. The six-party coalition led by Samak's Pe... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Visa in activation mode for the Olympics | Indiantelevision.com > Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch >Visa in activation mode for the Olympics . MUMBAI: With the Beijing Olympics scheduled to kick off on 8 August 2008, Visa is doing "a slew ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Austria's GDP seen growing 2.3 pct in 2008, 1.4 pct in 2009 - institute | Fri, Jun 27 2008, 10:58 GMT .VIENNA (Thomson Financial) - Austria's gross domestic product is set to grow by 2.4 percent in the following year, according to new estimates released by the Austrian Inst... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Merkel reportedly breaks her foreign aid promise | Online: .German Chancellor Angela Merkel won't keep her word about increased spending for aid for poorer countries and on research, according to Munich daily S ddeutsche Zeitung on Friday. The paper r... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Economists Prepare Report on Economic Impact of 2008 Floods in Iowa | A report by Iowa State University's Regional Capacity Analysis Program how the economic impact of this year's flooding across Iowa will be calculated. Once all of the official losses are reported, ISU... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | European Biodiesel Production Growth Slows to 16.8 | Statistics from the European Biodiesel Board (EBB) show a much lower rate of production growth in the year 2007 compared to previous years, which the EBB attributes to market conditions and competitio... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Pakistan`s ruling coalition sweeps by-polls | Islamabad, June 27: Pakistan`s ruling coalition swept by-polls in the country that were marred by sporadic violence, with ex-Premier Nawaz Sharif`s PML-N party winning three parliamentary seats and it... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Japan, U.S., Australia meet to discuss disaster cooperation, security | Australia met Friday in Kyoto to mainly discuss trilateral cooperation in fields such as disaster prevention and relief, as well as security issues. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Australian ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | A Clear Strategic Vision for Asia | The next U. administration needs a clear strategic vision for Asia befitting the region s status as the new global center of gravity. In a new policy brief, Asia Shaping The Future Carnegie China Pr... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Spa Industry Research on Cambodia and South Africa Released | Research on the spa industries in Cambodia and South Africa has been released by Singapore-based Intelligents Spas, helping create a clearer picture of the industry in those countries. Intelligent Spa... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | China reopens Tibet to tourists for first | China reopened Tibet to foreign tourists yesterday, declaring the Himalayan region stable and safe as it lifted a ban imposed after a crackdown on anti-Chinese unrest three months ago. The move came f... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Tonnes of drugs lit up in Thailand | Thailand , narcotics Tonnes of drugs have gone up in smoke in a public ceremony by officials in Thailand. The event tied in with the International Day against Drugs - a United Nations administered dri... Read » |
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27/Jun 2008 | NCDC disburses $913 million to cooperative sector | Jenny Hodge India s National Cooperative Development Corporation has released an assistance of Rs.52 billion ($913 million) to the cooperative sector during 2007-08.5 million) which is substantially h... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | ROLLS-ROYCE WINS NEW THAILAND POWER CONTRACT | Global Economy. Bangkok--27 Jun--Hill & Knowlton Rolls-Royce said today that gas compression and power generation units for Thailand s third gas pipeline master plan, covering a total of 11 onshore a... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Govt. says fiscal year 2009 to see budget deficit of nearly 250 billion baht | Samak Sundaravej, Prime Minister and Defense Minister, proposed that the government budget for fiscal year 2009 to the Parliament House today while the government plans to see that during the fiscal y... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Senators speak up for Hmong refugees | WASHINGTON Seven U. senators, including all four from Minnesota and Wisconsin, want Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to look into Thailand's repatriation of more than 800 ethnic Hmong to Laos. T... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Women s Groups Want Junta Arraigned before ICC | Encouraged by the UN Security Council resolution condemning sexual violence against women, international women s associations, including Burmese groups, have urged the world body to arraign Burma s ju... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Thai Prime Minister Survives Parliamentary No-confidence Vote | Thailand's prime minister survived a no-confidence vote on Friday, fending off opposition accusations of incompetence, mismanagement and yielding national sovereignty. The parliamentary opposition's m... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | PM Thailand Lolos dari Mosi Tidak Percaya | Perdana Menteri Thailand Samak Sundaravej Jum`at selamat dari mosi tidak percaya, seperti yang diperkirakan, setelah tiga hari debat sengit yang mempertanyakan kinerja ekonominya di parlemen, pada saa... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Senators want to press Thailand on refugees | WASHINGTON Seven U. senators, including all four from Minnesota and Wisconsin, want Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to look into Thailand's repatriation of more than 800 ethnic Hmong to Laos. T... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Cambodia warns border temple debate could harm Thai relations | PHNOM PENH - FLARING nationalist sentiment in Thailand over a contested Hindu temple on the Cambodian border threatens to harm ties between the neighbours, Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Politicizing temple "regretable" : Cambodia's FM | Phnom Penh - Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong Friday accused elements in the Thai opposition of politicizing the disputed 11th century Hindu temple of Preah Vihear and called it "regretable. "I... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | AEC files suit against Thaksin over Ex-Im Bank loan | The Assets Examination Committee Friday filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, accusing him with abusing of authority to approve Bt4 billion to Burma.... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | UAE seeks closer business ties with South Korea | The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has called upon South Korea to invest in the Gulf country and launch global joint projects, WAM news agency reported Friday. At a meeting here with the South Korean off... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Eircom.net | Hamas rulers have vowed to uphold. The shells landed in a farming community near the border with the. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the cross-border fire, the fourth such inciden... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Shell floats FLNG tender | 09:00:00 GMT THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS: Shell Gas & Power Developments BV (Shell) has invited three consortia comprising engineering and shipyard contractors to tender for the front-end engineering and ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Hotels 4 stars Phuket | Patong Hotels - Royal Paradise provides superior rooms and services for tourists to Phuket. Situated in a secluded bay known as Relax Bay, offering the luxurious resort hotel accommodation, facilitie... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | The Silent Genocide of Myanmar | Let-Gen Ye Myint is now in Singapore. By J rgen Kremb in Mae La Refugee Camp, Thailand It s a conflict that has been going on for decades. The military junta of Myanmar continues to wage war on the co... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | MANDARINA DUCK FIRST BOUTIQUE IN THAILAND | BTS. Bangkok--27 Jun-- To response all the request from the customers, now its show time Mandarina Duck First Boutique ready to serve all Thai people . Mandarina Duck, a modern Italian name renowned... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Sniper hits 41m loan for Macau | Macau Property Opportunities Fund has agreed terms for a loan facility of HK$643m ( 41m) to finance two of its projects. The AIM-listed fund managed by Sniper Capital, announced today it had arranged... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | AKP lobbying bears fruit, price a threat of monitoring status | Extensive lobbying by the ruling party bore fruit yesterday, as the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly, or PACE, gave its full support to a resolution slamming the closure case against the gov... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Embattled Thai PM survives vote | The Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has survived a vote of no confidence in parliament. A motion introduced by the opposition Democrats was defeated by 280 votes out of 470. The result was expect... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | California Travel News | 07:06 GMT. first state to legalize same-sex weddings, but California is the first to allow nonresidents to. city is expected to spike today as tourists arrive in advance of this weekend's gay pride. F... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | CNOOC Announces the Startup of Xijiang 23-1 | CNOOC Announces the Startup of Xijiang 23-1 Source: www.com 6/24/2008, Location: Asia Exploration CNOOC Limited announced that its new oil field Xijiang (XJ) 23-1 in the South China Sea has success... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | UK GDP grew somewhat below expectations in the first quarter | Fri, Jun 27 2008, 08:50 GMT.com (Barcelona) Gross Domestic Product has grown somewhat below expectations in the first three months of the year, according to the final data released by National Stati... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Germany's Left Party Takes Lisbon Treaty to Constitutional Court | Germany's Left Party intends to apply to the Constitutional Court to have the European Union's reform treaty, the Treaty of Lisbon, declared unconstitutional, the minority socialist party announced Th... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Costa Cruises launches Loyalty Program | CostaClub, in Asia Pacific. The new program provides special offers and exclusive benefits for Costa Cruises' passengers. CostaClub is free to join, with passengers eligible to join once they have tak... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | The stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region were trading sharply lower on Friday after Wall Street plunged about 3 | The stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region were trading sharply lower on Friday after Wall Street plunged about 3% overnight on a barrage of dismal news from financial, high-tech and automotive ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Samak says to allocate 300 billion baht to manage water resource | Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Samak Sundaravej, said that his government was looking to allocate up to 300 billion baht in funding to manage the water resources in the future. Samak who was spe... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Scot Killed In Thailand Hit-And-Run | Scottish News. Lynn Davidson & Iain Pope Exclusive Jennifer, 26, Dies After Road Horror On Holiday A YOUNG Scots woman holidaying in Thailand has been killed in a hit-and-run. Jennifer Burden, 26, die... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Caterpillar is up and away | Hamburg, 27.2008 - Sanctuary Cove Boat Show in Australia is one of the leading pleasure craft events in the Asia-Pacific region. Each year visitors can spot dozens of impressive motor yachts from both... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Famous national parks to limit visitors | In Chiang Mai, - Huai Nam Dang National Park will have 1,134 overnight visitors and 850 daytime visitors; - Doi Phahompok National Park will have 1,000 overnight visitors and 1,100 daytime visitors; -... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Samak says Govt committed to solve country's problems by preparing Bt1,835 billion | Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej Friday told the House that his government is committed to tackle the country with long and short-term measures by preparing a budget of Bt1,835 billion.5 billion higher... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | LEAD: Key panel proposes Japan continue thorough spending cuts | Kyodo) (EDS: UPDATED. 2ND LEAD TO FOLLOW) Japan's key economic policy panel proposed Friday that the government continue efforts to cut spending as much as possible in order to restore its fiscal heal... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Damage unknown | CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Floodwaters receding into the Mississippi River and its tributaries will suck billions of dollars out of the Midwest s economy, though probably not as much as the 1993 flooding that ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | U.S. Seeks Pakistan Partnership | By David McKeeby Staff Writer Washington -- Pakistan s new, democratically elected government presents the United States with a historic opportunity to revitalize its relationship with a key regional ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | State Politics: Preferences, Principles and Chook Raffles | ALP's preferencing tactics in the recent Victorian State election that brought the DLP back to life There's a certain thrill in being scandalised, and what progressive could not help but feel just a t... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Canadian housing starts now level with last year | Canadian housing starts now level with last year Prepared by Alex Carrick, Chief Economist, CanaData At 221,000 units annualized, the May 2008 report on housing starts from Canada Mortgage and Housing... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Kumar - SEO Trainer | An average internet user in India conducts about 55 searches a month, according to a study by internet research firm comScore. The study, which excludes searches from public computers such as internet... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | After the first two innings, I started falling behind hitters and leaving too many pitches out over the middle of the plate ... I put my team in a bad | O's hand Cubs rare home series loss. Pacers trade Bayless to Blazers for Rush, Jack and McRoberts. Navy divers conduct search and rescue operation for the sunken passenger ferry, MV Princess of the St... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Samak kicks off budget bill debate | Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej Friday afternoon kicked the off the deliberation of the 2009 fiscal year budget in the first reading. The budget bill debate began after the House of Representatives se... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Thai PM set to survive vote | Bangkok - Thailand's prime minister appeared headed for victory despite a week-long grilling in Parliament on a no-confidence motion that goes to a vote on Friday. Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's si... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | PM survives no confidence vote | Bangkok - Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and seven cabinet colleagues won a vote of no-confidence in parliament on Friday. Samak, who took over from a military-run administration four months ago... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Solutions for networks is tops | KUALA LUMPUR : Network infrastructure solutions touted by IT services vendors are the most important solutions to the 1,100 IT decision makers in the Asia Pacific region that were surveyed recently. I... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Some ministers should be reshuffled, Banharn repeats | Chart Thai Party s leader Banharn Silapa-acha repeated that cabinet reshuffle is necessary because some ministers couldn t answer questions clearly; however, the way of reshuffle would depend on decis... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Millionaire ranks see 10pc rise in numbers | There are now 95,000 individuals in Hong Kong with net assets of at least US$1 million (HK$7.8 million), excluding their primary residence and cars.2 percent increase in the number of high net worth i... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Boucher to visit Islamabad next week to finalise new 'War on Terror' strategy | US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher would visit Islamabad next week to convey the message that US endorses Pakistan's strategy to empower the army to deal with militancy in the Federally A... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | CIB nabs 17 for making fraudulent credit Cards - chinapost.com.tw | The detainees included Yang Tsao-chin, the ring leader who was only released from jail last year for the same crime. Agents of the CIB under the National Police Agency (NPA) said that Yang could have ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Asia stocks fall on Wall St plunge | HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks dropped and safe-haven government bonds rose on Friday after shares plunged on Wall Street and oil prices shot above $140 a barrel, aggravating investors' fears of h... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Downturn 'will not push foreign companies away' | 80,000 jobs at risk. Shares in FBD plunge by 8pc after half-year profits alert. Insurer AIG received 27m dividend from its Irish arm . Forklift maker Moffett downsized as US demand falls. IDA chief B... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Pakistan's ruling parties sweep by-elections | The two major parties in Pakistan's coalition government swept to victory in by-elections to fill 33 vacant seats in the national and provincial assemblies, an official said Friday. The party of form... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Asia stocks fall on Wall St plunge, high oil | Kevin Plumberg HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks dropped and safe-haven government bonds rose on Friday after shares plunged on Wall Street and oil prices shot above $140 a barrel, aggravating inves... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | The New Zealand stock market closed sharply lower on Friday, giving away the modest 0.3% gains it posted on Thursday. The market | 02:46New Zealand Market Closes Sharply Lower,Led by Retailers The New Zealand stock market closed sharply lower on Friday, giving away the modest 0. The market opened lower, tracking Wall Street's sha... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Goodyear touts expansion plans | Court affirms gun rights Goodyear touts expansion plans Despite today's high gas prices, sometimes it doesn't pay to dump a big car for a newer, more efficient model MONDAY: ''Use it up, wear it out, ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Thailand's PM survives parliamentary no-confidence vote | Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has survived a no-confidence vote, fending off opposition accusations of incompetence, mismanagement and yielding national sovereignty. The motion, which was table... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Sorry about the gremlins at the beginning: they chase me each time I | To be or not to be Thai hybrids or ethanol. Is the hybrid car the eco-friendly model car of the future? Thailand seems to believe so. Hybrids: Hybrid cars are able to switch power between a regular ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Extra RM30b for 9MP | RM160 billion on people-centred projects that will bring tangible benefits and improve the quality of life of the people for the remaining period of the Ninth Malaysia Plan from 2008 to 2010, the Econ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | New Zealand market closes sharply lower, led by retailers | The New Zealand stock market closed sharply lower on Friday, giving away the modest 0. The market opened lower, tracking Wall Street's sharp decline overnight and a jump in crude oil prices. The marke... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Boucher to visit Islamabad next week to finalise new War on Terror strategy | US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher would visit Islamabad next week to convey the message that US endorses Pakistans strategy to empower the army to deal with militancy in the Federally Ad... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | 'Pacman' aims to keep win streak alive in war of southpaws | Agence France Presse LAS VEGAS - Filipino champion Manny Pacquiao, who has won his last seven consecutive fights, faces World Boxing Council lightweight title holder David Diaz Saturday at the Mandala... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Singapore shares lower at midday on Wall Street slump, record oil | Phelan crash kills two: Two others injured in head-on collision Milford official's foibles captured on videotape . Singapore shares were lower at midday on Friday following the rout on Wall Street ove... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Asian markets tumble on Wall Street plunge | The stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region were trading sharply lower on Friday after Wall Street plunged about 3% overnight on a barrage of dismal news from financial, high-tech and automotive ... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | Nawaz Disqualification: PML-N Observes Black Day Today | ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) would observe black day on Friday against the decision of Lahore High Court, disqualifying party chief Nawaz Sharif from contesting the by-election las... Read » |
27/Jun 2008 | CNOOC pledges to share investment, risk with Japan | China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC)plans to share investment and risk with Japanese companies in jointly developing gas and oil resources in the East China Sea in accordance with the principle o... Read » |
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