Saturday 4th July, 2009
Vietnamese premier sued again over bauxite projects
Earth TimesHanoi - Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is facing a second lawsuit over controversial bauxite mining projects, a lawyer said Saturday. "I, Cu Huy Ha Vu, have filed a lawsuit against PM...
Bangkok introduces back-to-nature scheme for urban elephants
Earth TimesBangkok - In a bid to rid Bangkok of its elephant population, city authorities have offered to buy the wandering pachyderms from their owners and send them back to the jungle, a media report said...
Excavation throws up earliest evidence of rice cultivation
Laos News.NetExcavation of an ancient Vietnamese site has thrown up the earliest evidence of rice cultivation, while shedding new light on how the death of young children was viewed by community members.
Vietnam to destroy 30,000 sex-selection books
BreitbartVietnam, concerned that too many boys are being born, will destroy more than 30,000 copies of books instructing couples on how to have a baby of their desired sex, state-linked media said Friday. The...
Excavation at 3000 yr old Vietnam site reveals ancient child deaths
Laos News.Net... years old has shed new light on how the death of young children was viewed by community members and uncovered the oldest clear evidence of rice agriculture in the region.
Thailand offers elephants for adoption
C NewsA Thai mahout and his infant elephant look for foreign tourist, along Sukhumvit Road in downtown Bangkok. After failing repeatedly to clear elephants from Bangkok streets, Thai authorities have come...
Foreigners Net Buyers Of VND20 Billion Vietnam Shares Friday
Morning StarVolume traded totaled 26.1 million shares, with foreigners accounting for 8.2% of that volume, the stock market operator said. In the month to date, foreign investors have been net buyers...
Four Soft's 4S ETrans Goes Live Across PTTPL's Locations In Thailand
Quote.comFour Soft Ltd announced that PTT Polymer Logistics Company Ltd, a company of PIT Group, Thailand, implemented Four Soft's Global Freight Forwarding Solution - 4S eTrans, to help manage...
Vietnam seizes gender books to fight sex imbalance
The StarVietnam's government has seized scores of locally published books on how to choose a baby's gender as it faces a problem of boys outnumbering girls. State newspapers said on...
Vietnam students seek help from ancient tortoise
BreitbartThe procession of young people continues all afternoon in the muggy heat, and so does the message from Phan Bich Hong's megaphone. "Please don't touch the head of the tortoise!" Hong, 20, calls. She...
Thailand, Cambodia to reduce border military presence
People's DailyThailand and Cambodia will on Friday begin reducing troop levels along the disputed border area, Deputy Prime Minister for security affairs Suthep Thaugsuban said. The move should help ease the...
Vietnam sentences poachers for killing rare ape
Earth TimesHanoi - A court in southern Vietnam has sentenced two men to prison for killing two endangered black-shanked douc apes, a local official said Friday. "I am not happy when I hear someone is put into...
Vietnam cuts list of death penalty crimes
Earth TimesHanoi - Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet has promulgated a new law removing death sentences for eight crimes, state media reported Friday. The state-run Viet Nam News said the new law took...
Why Afghanistan might become Obama’s Vietnam
Daily MonitorEach day that passes proves one point to me; that unless Barack Obama disengages completely from the mess that George Bush created for America, he risks being the most spectacular failure of all...
Thailand Takes Tougher Line on Copyright Piracy
VOAThe Thai government is cracking down on sales of illegally copied goods, such as movies and clothes, but its campaign has met resistance. Piracy across the Asia-Pacific region is a...
Catholic priest accused of coup plot in Vietnam
Spero NewsRedemptorist Fr Joseph Le Quang Uy could be arrested and tried in on the basis of Article 88 of Vietnam’s Criminal Code. If found guilty the Catholic priest could get from 3 to 20 years in...
Priest Facing Arrest for "Counter-revolutionary" Activities
EWTNJul. 1, 2009 ( Reports in Vietnam's state-controlled media claim that government authorities now have enough evidence to arrest a Redemptorist priest on charges of counter-revolutionary...
U.S. catfish plan risks trade war with Vietnamese
Miami HeraldTrying to gain an advantage, U.S. catfish farmers are pushing for new rules that could block imports from Vietnam for years and potentially spark a trade war.
No 'Empty Nest Syndrome' For Parents In Rural Thailand
Medical News TodaySo-called 'empty nest syndrome' does not affect parents living in rural areas as much as previously thought, according to a new study carried out in Thailand. In fact, parents whose children have...
Renaissance Dubai Hotel ties up with the Tourism Authority of Thailand and Virgin Atlantic
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PHI Mining Group Signs Agreement to Mine Manganese in Thailand
Market Wire... www.phimining.com , a company focused on mining opportunities in Southeast Asia, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Indochina Mining Corporation, has signed an agreement with ...
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