Friday 3rd September, 2010
Thai Indian entrepreneur's wealth soars by 252 percent
The ongoing political turmoil in Thailand has apparently not prevented the kingdom's richest people from getting richer.The biggest gainer in percentage terms is longtime Thai Indian resident Aloke Lohia. His wealth soared by 252 percent when he took his integrated polyester company, Indor
Block on Thailand chemical plants is removed
A Thai court has given the green light to almost all the suspended plants at a controversial petrochemicals and metals refining complex south of Bangkok to resume operations. The courts suspended oper...
Thailand court convicts 'yellow shirts' of defaming ex-PM
sentenced [Thai News Agency report] to six months in prison and ordered to pay fines of 20,000 baht (USD $640). The court suspended the sentence for two years, during which time both Sondi and Sarocha...
Crash Briton stranded in Thailand
Independent.ieA Briton has been stranded in Thailand after being paralysed in a road accident, his sister said.Tom Moss, 26, was left nearly blind and unable to move from the neck down after his moped collided with...
Vietnam's economy: Plus one country
The EconomistON THE edge of Hanoi brick-walled factories lie abandoned, weeds sprouting in their ruins. Surprisingly, this is a sign of progress. The land is slated for new housing; the state-owned textile firm th...
Laos and the legacy of Vietnam | Brett Dakin
The GuardianThree million tons of ordnance was dropped on Laos over a nine-year period. Craters still scar the landscape in many areas. Photograph: Mines Advisory Group
ARF disaster relief meeting begins in Thailand
People's DailyA regional meeting on disaster relief began here on Thursday to promote cooperation on disaster relief management.The 10th meeting of the ARF Inter-Sessional Meeting on Disaster Relief was attended by...
Vietnam’s National Day celebrated abroad
General SourcesThe Vietnamese Embassy in New Zealand hosted a ceremony in Wellington on August 31 to mark the country’s 65th National Day, on September 2.
Thailand proposes high-speed train venture with China
General SourcesDevelopment of the services has been proposed as a joint venture between Thai and Chinese state agencies. The Nong Khai-Bangkok section would also extend from Vientiane in Laos to southern
“Amazing Thailand Through the Lens” Monthly Photography Competition
Dubai ChronicleThe Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Dubai and Middle East Office will launch its second edition of the highly successful “Amazing Thailand Through the Lense” photography competion on ...
Thailand's Commerce Ministry to Launch the 7th International Logistics Fair 2010, One of the Biggest and Finest Event on Logistics in South East Asia
RedOrbitBANGKOK, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ministry of Commerce is determined to set up the 7th Thailand International Logistics Fair 2010 (TILOG 2010) to be a prominent platform to showcase the tremendous ...
Business In Brief 2/9
General SourcesA steady performance overnight by the Dow Jones strengthened domestic investor confidence in local stock exchanges, helping lift the VN-Index for a third day to close at 458.75 points, an increase of ...
Mekong River rises to near-alarm level in Laos
General SourcesLaos - The Mekong River, after sinking to record-breaking lows this year, has risen close to the official alarm level in Laos after weeks of heavy rain, media reports said Thursday.Water levels were m...
Vietnam vet will visit blood bank
Record NetSTOCKTON - Larry Frederick, a Vietnam War veteran, former police officer, blood recipient and blood donor, will share his life story and promote the importance of donating blood during a visit from no...
MTV Reveals Animated Film Intersection To Raise Awareness Of Human Trafficking
General SourcesVIENTIANE, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- The MTV Exit (End Exploitation and Trafficking) revealed that its first animated film intersection, aimed to raise awareness and help prevent human trafficking across th...
Foreign tourist arrivals on the rise
General SourcesVitavas urges the Greater Mekong Subregion members - Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and southern China - to co-operate on tourism more seriously. “Better joint promotion of tourism is a good way ...
Pin another decoration on Vietnam War hero Craver
Sign on San DiegoJoe Craver has a Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit and Distinguished Flying Crosses from his Air Force days in Vietnam, where he flew 210 combat missions. He airlifted 68 wounded Vietnamese ci...
Thailand inflation hits 3.3 percent in August for 11th straight monthly rise
The China PostBANGKOK -- Thailand said Wednesday that inflation hit 3.3 percent in August — the 11th straight monthly rise — as the kingdom's economy recovers from the global downturn. The figure also showed co...
Laos plan to reverse region's worst maternal mortality rates
General SourcesWomen in Laos have a one in 33 chance of dying as a result of childbirth.That rate is among the worst in the region, considerably higher than neighbouring Cambodia, where it's one in 48 or Vietnam whe...
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