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Thai-Cambodia border 'normal' but Thai military on high alert
 The Thai-Cambodian border situation remains normal but Thailand's military is on high guard after a United Nations agency agreed to postpone discussions on the disputed management plan around the Preah Vihear temple proposed by the Phnom Penh government to 2011.
Thai troops are now posted some five kilometres from the historic temple on its eastern approach.
They are guarding the disputed area contested by the two neighbouring countries round-the-clock to ensure that Cambodian soldiers do not encroach the Thai territory.
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By Somchai, Section News
Posted on Sat Jul 31, 2010 at 12:08:17 AM EST
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Thailand Property Showcase Company Goes Global
 The Thailand Property Showcase Company that specialises in the sale and rental of high end Thailand property & real estate has gone global having recently opened a New York office in the prestigious Park Avenue.
The Thailand Property Showcase Company has gone global having recently opened a New York office in the prestigious Park Avenue.
The company that specialises in the sale and rental of high end Thailand property & real estate has now placed itself at the forefront of the Thai property sales market, now having offices across three continents.
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By Somchai, Section Real Estate Property
Posted on Sat Jul 31, 2010 at 12:00:06 AM EST
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Vietnam welcomed 3 million foreign visitors in seven months
The number of travelers arriving in Vietnam for work increased by 46 percent, followed by vacationers, up more than 44 percent, according to VNAT.
Chinese tourist figures grew 95.4%, followed by Cambodia, 93%, Thailand 32% and South Korea over 31%.
HCM City attracted over 1.6 million tourists, making it the leading destination for tourists, up by 13% over the same period of 2009.
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By Rajesh Kumar, Section International News
Posted on Fri Jul 30, 2010 at 08:56:25 AM EST
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Sales Up 22 Per Cent For General Motors In South-East Asia
General Motors (GM), one of the world's largest automakers, has reported that sales for cars and pick-ups in the South-East Asia rose 22 per cent for the first half of this year.
A GM spokesperson said that its sales increased to 13,861 units between January and June this year from 11,335 units during the first half of last year.
The highest sales increase was recorded in Indonesia with a 78 per cent rise in car sales to 2,148 units for January to June this year from 1,208 units during the same period last year.
Thailand also recorded a 24 per cent increase for its car and truck sales, registering 8,830 units for the first half of this year from 7,110 units in the corresponding period last year.
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By Rajesh Kumar, Section Business
Posted on Fri Jul 30, 2010 at 08:16:11 AM EST
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Smooth opening for Terminal 3 in new Delhi
The first flights have been arriving this week at India's newest and largest air terminal.
The Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi has opened for all international operations, with a state-run Air India flight from New York the first to land on Wednesday.
Jet Airways was the first private carrier to bring its passengers through Terminal 3 with a flight in from Kathmandu on the same day.
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By Rajesh Kumar, Section International News
Posted on Fri Jul 30, 2010 at 07:47:10 AM EST
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Tuk-tuks take over Gaza's streets
 The auto-rickshaw, constructed by welding the front half of a motorcycle to a two-wheeled trailer, is now starting to replace the nearly ubiquitous donkey carts that have been so familiar to Gaza in the past.
And the reason behind their rise in popularity might be surprising: the blockade. Under the Israeli blockade, one anomaly has actually been the drastic fall in oil prices. This makes tuk-tuks much more attractive.
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By Rajesh Kumar, Section International News
Posted on Fri Jul 30, 2010 at 07:42:52 AM EST
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Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand announces tourism development plans
In Bangkok on Sunday, a grenade explosion in front of the Big C Rajdamri Supercentre killed one person and injured at least 10. Early morning on July 30, another bomb explosion in Phaya Thai district's Soi Rangnam hospitalized one man. With the red shirt protests causing havoc in previous weeks too, many have been puzzled by Travel + Leisure magazine's celebration of Bangkok as the "World's Best City". Chiang Mai came second, and these two Thai cities are the only Asian cities in the travel magazine's top 10 list voted by almost 16,000 readers.
Timing partly explains the result. Polling for the World's Best City ended on March 31, just a few days before the 10-week-long red shirt protests that closed down the Rajaprasong intersection and put the country into a state of emergency. Matt Leppard, editor-in-chief of Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia, also explains that the criteria for choosing the best city had little to do with "livability". Respondents were asked to rate cities' sights, culture/arts, restaurants/food, people, shopping, and value.
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By Somchai, Section Bangkok News
Posted on Thu Jul 29, 2010 at 11:00:11 PM EST
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British PM sparks 'terror' row
British Prime Minister David Cameron was mired in a diplomatic row with Islamabad Thursday over comments made on a trade-driven trip to India about the "export of terror" from Pakistan.
Pakistan's ambassador to Britain accused Cameron of "damaging the prospects of regional peace" while the foreign ministry in Islamabad reminded him of the nation's commitment and sacrifices in the fight against terror.
Cameron's trip to India was meant to showcase his new foreign policy based on commercial interests, but the minefield of India-Pakistan relations and regional security risked overshadowing his pitch for investment and open trade.
Asked about unrest in South Asia on Wednesday, Cameron responded that Pakistan could not be permitted to "look both ways" in promoting the export of terror while publicly working for stability in the region.
On Thursday, he sought to clarify his remarks, which were seized on by the Indian media as endorsing New Delhi's view that Pakistan's intelligence agency covertly funds insurgents in India and Afghanistan.
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By Rajesh Kumar, Section International News
Posted on Thu Jul 29, 2010 at 12:03:23 PM EST
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By Rajesh Kumar, Section For Rent In Bangkok
Posted on Thu Jul 29, 2010 at 10:31:46 AM EST
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Homemade Thai Tea Ice Cream
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, one of my summer kitchen projects is Thai tea ice cream. The inspiration comes not so surprisingly from the Thai iced tea I inhale each time I'm at a Thai restaurant. Recently, while enjoying said cold beverage, I came up with the brilliant idea to try making Thai tea ice cream. Of course, I'm not the only one to think of this. A quick online search yielded about a half dozen recipes and like I said, that was without really even looking.
Before I get into the recipes, here is a quick overview of Thai iced tea or "cha yen": While I've only ever had Thai iced tea made with sweetened condensed milk, Culinate reports that it can be made at least a couple different ways, including with half-and-half and sugar or with half sweetened condensed milk and half evaporated milk.
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By Somchai, Section Business
Posted on Thu Jul 29, 2010 at 09:57:52 AM EST
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Advanced Training Group go viral with Bangkok's top businesses
Riding on the wave of social media and social networking, Advanced Training Group hosted their second phase of their social media workshops entitled Achieve Marketing Success. The half day seminar follows up their Social Media workshop by showing Bangkok's business delegates the most effective ways of viral marketing.
Almost everyone today uses social media but very few can claim to use social media to its potential. To maximise marketing results Advanced Training Group's Clint Barnard introduced delegate to the importance of viral marketing and how to achieve this.
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By Somchai, Section Associations
Posted on Thu Jul 29, 2010 at 09:42:36 AM EST
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Thailand Information Technology Report Q3 2010 - New Market Report Published
Market Overview ; The Thai IT market is the largest in the South East Asia region and, despite ongoing political uncertainty, is projected to grow at a CAGR of 12% over the 2010-2014 period. The total value of Thai domestic spending on IT products and services should pass US$5.5bn in 2010 and US$8.8bn by 2014. Despite current political uncertainties, a national PC penetration rate of around 15% indicates plenty of untapped market potential.
The political crisis in H110 had an impact on consumer IT demand, particularly in Bangkok, with sales down by around 15% in March, as the political crisis worsened. The downturn followed strong growth in the first two months of the year, which indicated strong underlying demand. Retailers reported a steady improvement in consumer sentiment in the last four months of 2009.
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By Somchai, Section IT Services In Bangkok
Posted on Thu Jul 29, 2010 at 09:00:03 AM EST
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Thailand's Late Adoption of 3G is to Its Advantage as Pitfalls are Tried and Tested by Counterparts
In its recent outlook on the Southeast Asia mobile markets, Frost & Sullivan noted that operators in Thailand are learning that data services growth is fast replacing declining voice revenues. This realization has spurred aggressive push from the operator side to encourage take up of 2.5G services. As a result, operators have been anticipating the licensing and spectrum allocation for 3G in Thailand. With trials on existing networks conducted in 2009, operators have been readying networks and services for anticipated but delayed 2010/11 launches.
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By Somchai, Section Infrastructure
Posted on Thu Jul 29, 2010 at 01:50:02 AM EST
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Cash-rich Fortis eyes acquisitions in Asia
SINGAPORE: Fortis Healthcare is eyeing acquisitions of other healthcare companies in Asia after losing out in the bidding war for Singapore's
Parkway Holdings but making a tidy profit, its chairman said.
Malvinder Singh, one of the two billionaire brothers who run the Indian company, said the group now has between $800-$900 million in cash and a well-established line of credit, which would be used for the acquisition of one or more assets. "There's also family money, if need be," he said. "Money has never been an issue. It depends on the opportunity," Singh said in an interview on Thursday.
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By Somchai, Section Business
Posted on Thu Jul 29, 2010 at 01:18:42 AM EST
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Phuket To Bangkok For Fearless Priyanka Chopra!
After a birthday-cum-holiday at the lovely Phuket Island, Priyanka Chopra is back to work. And for that she did not have to travel much as the destination was Thailand's capital city Bangkok.
Actually, Priyanka had to shoot for 'Fear Factor' which required her to indulge in motorbike stunts, along with a bunch of professional riders. Needless to add she did it with aplomb and poise!
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By Somchai, Section Entertainment & Leisure
Posted on Thu Jul 29, 2010 at 12:10:08 AM EST
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