Thai Press Reports articles from February 2011, page 12

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Vietnam: Sabeco bids on brewery project.
February 24, 2011... Section: Business News - Sai Gon Beer and Alcoholic Beverages Corporation (Sabeco) launched the eighth bidding package under its project to construct the Sai Gon-Ha Tinh Beer Plant on Monday. With total investment capital of VND480 billion...

Vietnam: Delta province calls for investment.
February 24, 2011... Section: Business News - The southernmost province of Ca Mau plans to call for further investment from local and foreign investors for key projects and constructions from now to 2015 with a vision to 2020. The Prime Minister approved a scheme...

Vietnam: Food processor finds Japan partner.
February 24, 2011... Section: Business News - Phu Thai Group and Japan-based Itochu officially signed a strategic co-operation contract for food distribution last Friday. Accordingly, the two parties will establish a new company named Phu Thai Food Co which will...

Vietnam: PetroVietnam invests in port operation.
February 24, 2011... Section: Business News - Central Thua Thien - Hue Province was co-operating with PetroVietnam to operate the Chan May port more effectively after the Prime Minister transferred the port's management from Vietnam Shipbuilding Corporation...

Vietnam: Vietcombank to list additional shares.
February 24, 2011... Section: Business News - Vietcombank (VCB) has decided to deposit 436.4 million shares which were issued previously to raise its charter capital, and to list 40.5 million shares in on the Ho Ch Minh City Stock Exchange. The bank planned to...

Vietnam: Developer to raise capital in share issue.
February 24, 2011... Section: Business News - Cu Chi Commercial & Industrial Developing Investment Co (VSE: CCI) announced a plan to issue 5 million shares this year, in an effort to raise its charter capital to VND140 billion (US$6.5 million). The company...

Vietnam: Unlisted steel producer plans public offering.
February 24, 2011... Section: Business News - Thong Nhat Flat Steel Co will offer 6 million shares to existing shareholders at face-value price, following approval from the State Securities Commission. The Orient Securities Joint Stock Co is consultant to the...

Vietnam: Vinaconex impresses with earnings result.
February 24, 2011... Section: Business News - Construction firm Vinaconex (VCG) earned VND16.1 trillion (US$741.9 million) in net revenue last year, up 23.7 per cent year-on-year, while an after-tax profit of VND447 billion ($20.6 million) saw earnings per share...

Vietnam: Economic woes undermine shares.
February 24, 2011... Section: Business News - Stocks continued shedding value on both national stock markets yesterday as economic concerns continued to trouble investors. On the Ho Ch Minh City Stock Exchange, the VN-Index lost 2.8 per cent to close at 470.02...

Vietnam: Customs services to improve.
February 24, 2011... Section: Business News - The Customs General Department has undertaken to improve its customer service to better meet the requirements of international trade, investment and tourism. The department yesterday revealed its new declaration to...

Vietnam: PM consults experts on more measures to curb inflation.
February 24, 2011... Section: Business News - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday consulted Vietnam's leading experts on urgent measures needed to improve the country's economy. The experts agreed that a Government resolution on measures to curb inflation,...

Thailand: OCPB to ensure authenticity among nano fabric products.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - The Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) is stepping up measures against imitated nano fabrics while preparing to adopt a labeling system to prevent forgery of the products. Prime Minister's Office Minister...

Thailand: 2 countries issue travel warning against traveling to Thai-Cambodian border.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Travel warning has been issued against the disputed area on the Thai-Cambodian border by two countries, which are Australia and Taiwan, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Following the TAT board...

Thailand: Thai economy to be hampered by global economic, political factors.
February 24, 2011... Section: Economy - Executive Chairman of Bangkok Bank Kosit Panpiamrat has urged all sectors to be prepared for possible impacts from worldwide economic and political issues on the Thai economy this year. During a seminar entitled Economic...

Thailand: EPPO to freeze LPG, NGV prices until June.
February 24, 2011... Section: Business News - The Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO) will maintain the prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and natural gas for vehicles (NGV) until the end of June. Energy Minister Wannarat Channukul disclosed that the...

Thailand/New Zealand: 6 Thais missing from Christchurch quake.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs has disclosed that six Thai nationals in Christchurch, New Zealand, are now missing following the deadly tremor yesterday. In the latest development of the earthquake disaster in...

Thailand: PM to seek royal approval of charter revision on 24 Feb.
February 24, 2011... Section: Government & Politics - Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is prepared to submit the constitutional amendment bills for royal endorsement tomorrow while confirming the possibility of House dissolution in April. After the...

Iran: Lawmaker Asks Independent States' Joint Stance against Imperialism.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - A senior Iranian legislator stressed the positive outcomes of the recent social and political developments in the region, and urged the independent states to take a joint stance against the conspiracies and plots hatched...

Iran: Envoy Holds Qaddafi Accountable for Imam Mussa Sadr's Life.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - A senior Iranian diplomat said that Imam Mussa al-Sadr, the prominent Shiite leader who was kidnapped by the Libyan regime 30 years ago, is still alive and Tehran holds Muammar Qaddafi responsible for his life. "We...

Iran/Libya: World Assembly of Muslim Students Condemns Barbaric Suppression of Libyans.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - The Union Assembly of the Muslim World Students in a statement on Wednesday strongly condemned the barbaric attacks and inhumane and cruel suppression of the oppressed people in Libya by the country's dictator Muammar...

Iran: Tehran, Quito Ink MoU on Parliamentary Cooperation.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Iran and Ecuador signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday to expand mutual parliamentary cooperation, including exchange of parliamentary delegations and experiences. The agreement was signed by Iranian...

Iran: Oil Official Says Exports of Gasoline to Neighbors Iran's Top Priority.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - A senior Iranian oil official announced that the country has already started implementing plans to find markets for Iranian gasoline, and stressed that exports to the neighboring countries set a priority for Tehran. ...

Iran: Brain Activity of Blind Similar to Sighted People When Reading.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - The portion of the brain responsible for visual reading doesn't require vision at all, findings of a new study said, adding that brain imaging studies of blind people as they read words in Braille show activity in...

Iran: Police Chief Lashes Out at Western Media Lies about Iran.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Iran's Police Chief Esmail Ahmadi Moqaddam stressed stability and security in the country, and blasted the western media for fabricating the realities and releasing unfounded and biased reports on Iran. Addressing a...

Iran/Yemen: Iran Urges Peaceful End to Yemen Clashes.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - An Iranian Foreign Ministry official expressed Iran's deep concern over the ongoing unrests in Yemen, and stressed that problems in the Middle-Eastern country should be resolved through dialogue. "Iran has always...

Iran: Commander Lauds Navy's Capabilities.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Commander of Iran's Navy Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari underlined his forces' capability to safeguard the country's water borders. Navy is ready to protect water borders of north and south of the country, Sayyari...

Iran: Commander Says Navy's Presence in Mediterranean Sea Signifies Iran's Power.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - A senior Iranian army commander said that the passage of two Iranian warships through the Suez Canal indicates the naval power of the Islamic Republic. "Today we are witnessing that the Army has reached a status that...

Iran/Ukraine: Iranian, Ukrainian Officials Call for Expansion of Bilateral Trade Ties.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Tehran's Ambassador to Kiev Akbar Qassemi and Chairman of the Supreme Council of Ukraine Vladimir Litvin underlined the necessity for the further expansion of trade and economic ties between Tehran and Kiev. During the...

Iran: President Underlines Iran's Resolve to Speed up Scientific Progress.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stressed the Iranian nation's capacity and capability to reach the peaks of scientific progress, and said that the country is able to become the number one power in technological...

Iran: Iran Identifies Terrorists behind Assassination of University Student.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Iranian Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi announced here on Wednesday that the country's security forces have identified the terrorists who assassinated Sane' Zhaleh, an Iranian university student, during the February...

Iran: Ahmadinejad Calls on Qaddafi to Bow to People's Demands.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blasted the violent and suppressive acts taken against protesting people in a number of the regional countries, Libya in particular, and called on the Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi to...

Iran: Iran's War on Narcotics: Police Seize Several Tons of Narcotics in Eastern Iran.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Iranian police squads have seized nearly 26 tons of narcotics in the country's Eastern province of South Khorassan during the last 11 months, a provincial top police official announced on Wednesday. Speaking to...

Iran: OPCW Director-General Due in Iran Tomorrow.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Ahmet Uzumcu is scheduled to pay a visit to Tehran tomorrow, a senior Iranian diplomat announced on Wednesday. Iran's Envoy to OPCW...

United States/Israel: MP Says US, Israel Stunned by Regional Uprisings.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - The United States and the Zionist regime of Israel are stunned by the regional uprisings, an Iranian lawmaker said Wednesday, stressing that the popular protests and uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia were inspired by Iran's...

Iran: Senior Legislator Says Developments in Region Indicate Demise of US Power.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - A prominent Iranian lawmaker in a meeting with a top Ecuadorian legislative official here on Wednesday said that the recent events in the region signify the demise of the US power and will change the world equations in...

Iran: Iran, Ecuador Stress Expansion of Parliamentary Ties.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Head of Iran-Ecuador Parliamentary Friendship Group Suleiman Jafarzadeh and President of the National Assembly of Ecuador Fernando Cordero called for increasing exchange of parliamentary delegations between the two...

United States: Ex-Obama Aide Easily Wins Chicago Mayoral Race.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Four months after stepping down as U.S. President Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel has been elected mayor of the midwestern city of Chicago, Illinois, the third largest in the United States. After overcoming...

Libya/United States: Libyans in US Fear for Family and Friends Back Home.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - As protest and government crackdowns in Libya continue, Libyans in the United States are fearing for the lives of their families and friends in their homeland. Najla is a graduate student in Boston, Massachusetts. She...

United States: Obama Touts Economic Plan in Ohio.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - President Barack Obama took time out Tuesday from dealing with the Middle East turmoil and other crises to focus on the U.S. economy and politics. The president visited the politically important state of Ohio to promote...

United States: Home of Slave Turned Civil Rights Leader Draws Crowds.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - In the United States, February is Black History Month, a time when observances pay tribute to people and events that shaped the history of African Americans. Communities across the country have promoted historic sites...

United States: Wisconsin Budget Battle Continues.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - The battle about balancing a budget in the Midwest state of Wisconsin has entered its second week, with no end in sight. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, a Republican, is refusing to negotiate on legislation that would...

United States: NASA Gives Go-Ahead for Thursday's Shuttle Launch.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - The U.S. space agency NASA has given the all-clear for Thursday's final launch of the space shuttle Discovery. In a unanimous decision Wednesday, NASA's mission management team agreed to proceed with the 39th mission...

United States/Cuba: US Calls for Release of Cuban Political Prisoners.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - The United States has again called on Cuba to release all political prisoners, on the one-year anniversary of the death of a prominent dissident. Orlando Zapata Tamayo died last year after an 11-week hunger strike,...

China/United States: Chinese Company Wins US Court Injunction in Motorola Deal.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - A U.S. federal court has barred an American telecommunications company from transferring trade secrets in a sale to a European-based technology firm. The judge sided with Chinese equipment maker Huawei Technologies in...

United States: Obama Advisor Wins Chicago Mayor Race.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - A former key advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama has won the race to become mayor of Chicago, the third largest city in the United States. Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emmanuel will take office in May...

United States: In the US, Former Key White House Aide Could Become Chicago Mayor.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Voting has ended in the vote for Chicago's new mayor, with early results indicating a win for a former key advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama. With around three-quarters of precincts counted Tuesday evening, former...

Nigeria: Governor of Nigeria's Rivers State Prepares for Re-Election Campaign.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - In Nigeria, preparations for the campaigns have begun now that the Independent National Electoral Commission has released the voter registration lists. One of the states where campaigning is expected to be fierce is...

Libya: Tripoli Streets Deserted After Gadhafi Urges Attacks on Protesters.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Witnesses in the Libyan capital Tripoli say many streets were deserted Wednesday, with residents afraid to leave their homes, a day after Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi urged his supporters to attack anti-government...

Somalia: Not Enough Ships to Stop Pirate Attacks.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - With the killing this week of four Americans by Somali pirates, there is renewed debate over how to deal with the piracy problem. Among those studying the issue is Professor Peter Lehr of the University of St. Andrews...

China/Libya: China Prepares for Libya Evacuation.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - China is preparing a mass evacuation of its citizens from Libya, where a violent uprising has seen Chinese interests come under attack. Beijing said Wednesday it is sending a fleet of ships, buses and planes to Libya...

France/Libya: French President Calls for EU Sanctions Against Libya.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's government is facing new and stronger international calls to stop a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called for the EU to impose...

Ivory Coast: UN Calls for Restraint in Violence Between Rival Ivorian Governments.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - The United Nations mission in Ivory Coast is calling for restraint from both rival governments as violence continues in neighborhoods of Abidjan that support the U.N.-certified winner of November's vote. The U.N....

Africa: Growing African Middle Class is Potential Source of Political Stability.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - The middle class has been at the forefront of demands for political change in Tunisia and Egypt. Now, a growing middle class south of the Sahara presents challenges for governments there, as well as a potential source of...

Ivory Coast: Ivory Coast Gunmen Kill 10 Pro-Gbagbo Troops.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Officials in Ivory Coast say gunmen have killed 10 troops loyal to incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo. Authorities say gunmen attacked the troops Tuesday in the commercial capital, Abidjan. The attack took place in the...

Kenya: Kenya Reform Moves Forward.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Kenya's coalition government is finally moving forward with its judicial reform agenda after President Mwai Kibaki's surprise withdrawal of key nominations after nearly a month of controversy. Since late January,...

Sudan: South Sudan Facing Many Challenges as New Nation.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - As south Sudan prepares for nationhood in a few months, leaders in government, civil society and the donor community are struggling with the many needs of what is soon to be Africa's newest state. They agree that the...

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean Students Find Government Assistance Program Unreliable.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Hundreds of Zimbabwean students at polytechnic institutions in Bulawayo, Mutare and Masvingo studying under a state-funded "cadetship" program have been unable to access exam results because their tuitions for 2010 have...

France: France Supports Freeze on Mubarak's Assets.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - France says it will move forward with an Egyptian request to freeze the foreign assets of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his family. The French Foreign Ministry said it received the request Tuesday. It was...

Libya: Libyan Death Toll Mounts as Protests Continue in Region.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Reports coming out of Libya indicate government-sanctioned violence against protesters is intensifying during a widening revolt. The international community has denounced the violence, while Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi...

Senegal: Senegal Accuses Iran of Supplying Weapons to Rebels.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Senegal has severed diplomatic relations with Iran, accusing it of supplying weapons to separatist rebels in the southern Casamance region where three Senegalese soldiers were killed in attacks over the weekend. The...

United States: Somali Pirates May Face US Trial for Americans' Deaths.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - The U.S. military says 15 Somali pirates may be sent to the U.S. for trial for their role in the kidnapping and killing of four Americans. Defense Department spokesman Colonel David Lapan told VOA Wednesday that a U.S....

Somalia: Somali Gov't Claims Gains Against Insurgents in Mogadishu.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Officials in Somalia say government and African Union troops have captured three bases from Islamist insurgents in the capital, Mogadishu. Government officials told reporters Wednesday that fighting will continue until...

Uganda: Uganda Postpones Kampala Polls After Ballot-Stuffing Reports.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Ugandan officials delayed mayoral and local elections in the capital, Kampala Wednesday, after reports of ballot stuffing at some polls. Election officials said there is evidence that some polling officials were...

Ivory Coast: Ivory Coast Gunmen Kill 10 Pro-Gbagbo Troops.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Officials in Ivory Coast say gunmen have killed 10 troops loyal to incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo. Authorities say gunmen attacked the troops Tuesday in the commercial capital, Abidjan. The attack took place in the...

Somalia: Somali Government Makes Push Against al-Shabab.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - The Somali government says its forces have captured parts of the capital, Mogadishu, that were long held by Islamist insurgents. Officials say the gains resulted from attacks by government and African Union troops on...

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai's MDC Urges S. Africa's Zuma to Act on Crackdown.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's formation of the co-governing Movement for Democratic Change is asking South African President Jacob Zuma to intervene to halt what it calls an escalating crackdown on...

Mexico/United States: Mexico Criticizes US Coordination in Drug War.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Mexican President Felipe Calderon has rejected accusations that a lack of coordination in Mexico is undermining the fight against drug cartels, saying rivalry within U.S. intelligence agencies is to blame. President...

Brazil: Former Brazilian President Accused of Misconduct.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Prosecutors in Brazil have filed a suit against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for allegedly misusing $5.7 million in public funds. They sayMr. Lula used the money to mail 10 million letters to retirees...

Venezuela: Venezuelan Protesters End 3-Week Hunger Strike.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Venezuelan students have called off a hunger strike that they began more than three weeks ago to protest alleged human rights abuses in the South American nation and the jailing of people they consider political...

India: Thousands Protest High Food Prices in India.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Tens of thousands of people have gathered in India's capital to protest surging food prices. Demonstrators marched through the center of New Delhi Wednesday, heading towards the Indian parliament building as they...

Afghanistan: Afghan Security Worries Top UN Envoy.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - A senior United Nations official says the security situation in Afghanistan is at its worst point in a decade. The U.N. secretary-general's deputy special representative for Afghanistan, Robert Watkins, said Wednesday...

New Zealand: New Zealand Quake Death Toll Certain to Rise.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - The death toll from Tuesday's massive earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand looks certain to rise -- with authorities saying there is no longer any hope of finding survivors in a collapsed five-story building there. ...

New Zealand: Students From Across Asia Believed Dead in New Zealand School Collapse.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Students from at least four countries across Asia are believed to have died in the collapse of a foreign language school during the Christchurch earthquake. Friends and colleagues of the missing students huddled in a...

New Zealand: Christchurch Rescuers Narrow Search for Survivors.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Rescue teams in New Zealand dug urgently on Wednesday through the rubble of a small number of collapsed buildings in Christchurch where they still hope to find survivors of Tuesday's powerful earthquake. Authorities...

China/Taiwan: Chinese Official Seeks Business, Friends in Taiwan Despite Risks.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - China's top negotiator with Taiwan is visiting the island. His schedule includes business meetings that could lead to more investment in Taiwan as well as political gains. Still he may run into of protests this year, as...

China/Taiwan: Chinese Official Seeks Business, Friends in Taiwan Despite Risks.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - China's top negotiator with Taiwan is visiting the island. His schedule includes business meetings that could lead to more investment in Taiwan as well as political gains. Still he may run into of protests this year, as...

Vietnam: Inflation Squeezes Vietnamese Workers.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Vietnam recently devalued its currency, the dong, by 9.3 percent against the dollar. Analysts say soaring inflation here makes life harder for many Vietnamese workers. Consumer prices in Vietnam this January were more...

Asia: Economists Warn Higher Oil Prices Will Worsen Asia's Food Inflation.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Global oil prices have spiked in recent days in response to political instability in the Middle East and North Africa. Asia's export-driven economies, dependent on imported oil, are bracing for higher inflation as...

Kazakhstan: Kazakh Leader Makes Business Deals During China Visit.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - China and Kazakhstan have agreed to billions of dollars in new business projects during a visit to Beijing by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. The deals signed Tuesday include China's agreement to buy thousands...

Pakistan: Rights Group: Pakistan Must Address 'Atrocities' in Baluchistan.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Amnesty International is calling on the Pakistani government to immediately address an alarming number of killings and abductions in the southwestern province of Baluchistan. The international rights group said...

Afghanistan: UN Envoy Says Afghan Security 'Lowest' in a Decade.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - A senior United Nations official says the security situation in Afghanistan is at its worst point in a decade. The U.N. secretary-general's deputy special representative for Afghanistan, Robert Watkins, said Wednesday...

India: Thousands in India Protest High Food Prices.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Tens of thousands of people have gathered in India's capital to protest surging food prices. Demonstrators marched through the center of New Delhi Wednesday, heading towards the Indian parliament building as they...

New Zealand: New Zealand Quake Death Toll Certain to Rise.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - The death toll from Tuesday's massive earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand looks certain to rise - with authorities saying there is no longer any hope of finding survivors in a collapsed five-story building there. ...

Greece: Greek Police Clash with Bomb-Throwing Protesters.
February 24, 2011... Section: General News - Greek riot police engaged in violent clashes with protesters Wednesday, as thousands of people demonstrated against austerity measures aimed at helping the country cope with its large debt crisis. More than 60,000...