Thai Press Reports articles from February 2011, page 17

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ASEAN: ASEAN military delegation visits disputed border area.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - A military attache delegation from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and dialogue partners on Feb. 21 made a fact-finding trip to the disputed area between Thailand and Cambodia to observe the border...

United Kingdom: British Council awards English language teachers.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The British Council (BC) and the Ministry of Education and Training on Feb. 22 held a ceremony in Hanoi on Feb. 22 to review activities of the Access English project and presented English curriculum design awards to high...

Vietnam: ADB helps improve public access to clean water.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Board of Directors has approved a 1 billion USD financial support facility so Vietnam can give 3 million families access to clean water. The assistance is part of a nearly 2.8 billion...

Japan: Japanese kimonos set to go on show.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - A collection of kimonos, the traditional Japanese costume, will be showcased at a fashion show to be held in Ho Chi Minh City on Feb. 22 by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) and its partners....

Vietnam: 12 RoK volunteers arrive in Vietnam.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - Twelve volunteers from the Republic of Korea have arrived in Vietnam under the RoK's human resources support to Vietnam , said Republic of Korea Embassy in Hanoi on Feb. 21. They are the first volunteers to have come...

Vietnam: Saigontourist spends 2 bln USD on infrastructure.
February 23, 2011... Section: Business News - The Saigon Travel Service Company (Saigontourist) has recently announced a plan to invest 2 billion USD in a number of infrastructure projects in the 2011-2015 period. The projects to benefit include the...

Vietnam: Diplomats to help boost Quang Ngai's economy.
February 23, 2011... Section: Business News - The central coastal province of Quang Ngai will boost its economic development in the future with the help of Vietnam 's diplomatic representative offices worldwide. The announcement was made at a meeting between the...

Japan: Japan to hold consultations with Vietnam over TPP.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The Japanese Government will send senior officials to Vietnam to gather information about the ongoing negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), an US-backed regional free trade agreement, local media reported....

Japan/Vietnam: Japan helps build power plant in Ha Giang.
February 23, 2011... Section: Business News - The Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) of Japan will provide 50 million US as Overseas United Loan Insurance (OULI) to Vietnam to build the Bac River hydro-power plant in the northern Ha Giang province. A...

Vietnam: Agricultural sector fails to attract FDI.
February 23, 2011... Section: Business News - In the last 10 years, foreign direct investment (FDI) in the agriculture sector has dropped from 8 percent in 2001 to 1 percent in 2010, leading some to ask what has led to such a steep decline in the country's primary...

Vietnam: PM adopts anti-inflationary measures.
February 23, 2011... Section: Business News - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a variety of tighter fiscal and financial measures in a bid to bring inflation under control and narrow the widening trade deficit. "The measures will help pull more money...

Vietnam: Ministry says there'll be no petrol shortage.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The Ministry of Industry and Trade has confirmed there would be enough fuel to meet the needs of production and domestic consumption this year. The ministry said importers are committed to their plans and wholesalers...

Vietnam: Insurance firms promise to list shares this year.
February 23, 2011... Section: Business News - Many insurance companies have announced they will resume plans to debut shares on the stock exchange this year, including two that are scheduled to list next month. Post and Telecommunication Joint Stock Insurance...

Vietnam: Stocks slump on tighter credit.
February 23, 2011... Section: Business News - Stock markets reacted negatively on Feb. 21 to the Government's announcement that it would lower credit growth targets this year from 23 percent to just 18-19 percent. The nation's two major cities also released...

Vietnam: Vietnam holds great potential for logistics.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - Vietnam has great potential for developing logistical sector, said David Yokeum, Chairman of the WCA Family of Logistics Network Association (WCA) at a meeting in the southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City on February...

Vietnam: Vietnam, Laos boost security ties.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - A high-ranking delegation from the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security led by Minister General Le Hong Anh is on a working visit to Laos from February 20-23. The visit is being made at the invitation of Lao Minister...

Vietnam: PM adopts anti-inflationary measures.
February 23, 2011... Section: Economy - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a variety of tighter fiscal and financial measure in a bid to bring inflation under control and narrow the widening trade deficit. "The measures will help pull more money out of...

Vietnam: Macroeconomic concerns shed stocks.
February 23, 2011... Section: Business News - Stocks continued shedding value in both markets this morning as the macro-economic situation remained a concern to investors. The Ho Chi Minh City market's VN-Index shed 2.82 per cent to close at 470.02 points. ...

Turkey: Turkish firms join business forum in capital.
February 23, 2011... Section: Business News - The Vietnam-Turkey business forum takes place today in Hanoi with the participation of 50 large Turkish enterprises. The firms operate in a wide range of sectors including electronics, construction materials,...

Vietnam: Electricity prices to rise 15% in March.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a 15.28 per cent increase in electricity prices. The new electricity tariff will be applied from the beginning of next month. Prices will rise to VND1,220 per kWh, VND160...

Vietnam: February CPI up almost 2% cent.
February 23, 2011... Section: Business News - The consumer price index in major cities had increase by almost 2 per cent in February due to the high prices of most goods during and after Tet (Lunar NewYear). The CPI in Hanoi this month has surged 1.98 per cent...

Vietnam: Steelmakers fail to draw investment.
February 23, 2011... Section: Business News - The domestic steel industry is failing to attract much-needed investment, despite relatively good business results in 2010, said the Vietnam Steel Association (VSA). "In 2010, the industry developed further than...

Vietnam: Ministry says there'll be no petrol shortage.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The Ministry of Industry and Trade has confirmed there would be enough fuel to meet the needs of production and domestic consumption this year. The ministry said importers were committed to their plans and wholesalers...

Vietnam: Snack product exports rise by nearly $17m.
February 23, 2011... Section: Business News - Confectionery and snack products account for an increasing proportion of the country's total export revenue, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Export revenues for confectionery and cereals products have...

United States: US may broaden catfish definition.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that it will gather additional opinions between now and June 24 before issuing a determination of what species constitute "catfish" and must undergo a mandatory...

Vietnam: Insurance firms promise to list shares this year.
February 23, 2011... Section: Business News - Many insurance companies have announced they will resume plans to debut shares on the stock exchange this year, including two that are scheduled to list next month. Post and Telecommunication Joint Stock Insurance...

Vietnam: Mekong Fund divests from consumer-products maker.
February 23, 2011... Section: Business News - The Mekong Enterprise Fund II Ltd has fully divested its investment in the International Consumer Products (ICP) to a strategic investor, Marico Ltd, a publicly listed consumer-products company based in India, the fund...

Philippines: P-Noy to lead unveiling of Cardinal Sin statue.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - President Benigno S. Aquino III will be the guest of honor at Manila's commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution on Friday. President Aquino will also lead government and church...

Philippines: House starts plenary debates on Philippines bill next month.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The House of Representatives will start plenary deliberation on the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill on March 1. This, as the House committee on rules on Tuesday voted unanimously that deliberations to start...

Thailand: House panels approve postponement of ARMM elections.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - Two committees of the House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a measure calling for the postponement of elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). In a vote of 23-4 from the House committee on...

Philippines/Taiwan: Santiago supports Palace's stance not to apologize to Taiwan.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - Saying the Philippines should continue to recognize One China policy, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago supported on Tuesday the stance of Malacanang not to issue an apology to Taiwan on the deportation of 14 Taiwanese to...

Philippines: Bill mandating people's participation in local, national budgets endorsed.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The Senate Finance Committee will recommend the approval of a measure seeking to institutionalize the participation of accredited non-government organizations and people's organizations in budget deliberations in the...

Philippines: Trillanes seeks review of COA audit practice and procedures.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - Senator Antonio F. Trillanes IV wants an overhaul of the audit rules and regulations to improve the practices and procedures at the Commission on Audit (COA), following revelations of an alleged collusion between state...

Philippines: No need to rush impeachment move against Gutierrez, says Santiago.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago urged on Tuesday the House of Representatives to wait for the Supreme Court's final ruling on impeachment move against Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez, saying no need to rush it. ...

Philippines: President Aquino keynotes 'People Powered Markets launch.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - President Benigno S. Aquino III was the guest of honor and speaker at the formal launch of People Powered Markets, a microfinance program that aims to reduce poverty by providing poverty-stricken Filipinos with livelihood...

Philippines: Ombudsman Gutierrez says she has until March 5 to file MR.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez insisted on Tuesday that she has until March 5, 2011 within which to file her motion for reconsideration (MR) on the ruling of the Supreme Court (SC) dismissing her petition seeking to stop...

Philippines: P-Noy, EDSA 1 key players inaugurate DND Mseum.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - President Simeon Benigno Aquino III joined three prominent personalities of the 1986 EDSA People Power in inaugurating the mini-museum on Tuesday at the third floor of the Department of National Defense building inside...

Philippines: President Aquino bares housing project for men in uniform.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The government will build some 140,000 housing units for the military and the police until 2016. In a message at the inauguration of the Department of Defense Museum on Tuesday, President Benigno S. Aquino III said...

Philippines: Ochoa says continue people power through prayers for 3 Pinoys on death row in China.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. on Monday rallied the nation to continue with the people power through prayers for three Filipinos who are still facing the prospect of execution by lethal injection in China for...

Philippines: Gov't halts processing of work papers to Libya, Yemen & Bahrain.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The Aquino administration has postponed the processing of work papers to Libya, Yemen and Bahrain in anticipation of an escalation of hostilities in these countries. Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said in a...

Philippines: House to start impeach proceedings vs Ombudsman in March.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - With a vote of 21-5, the committee on justice of the House of Representatives set the impeachment proceedings against Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez next month. House committee chair and Iloilo Rep. Niel Tupas Jr. on...

Philippines: House justice committee may violate judicial procedure, says SC.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The Supreme Court (SC) said on Tuesday the justice committee of the House of Representatives may commit violations on its part if it pushes through with its decision to continue the hearings on the impeachment complaint...

Philippines: Need for signing of TSPA between Philippines and China with Senate concurrence cited.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The signing of an agreement with China on the transfer of sentenced prisoners (TSPA) is a priority of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), which has taken a new relevance because of the impending execution of three...

Philippines: SC denies Vizconde's allegations on CJ Corona.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday described as an "indirect attack" the allegations made by Lauro Vizconde pointing to Chief Justice Renato Corona as the source of information alleging that Senior Associate Justice...

Philippines/Libya: Voluntary repatriation from Libya activated as DFA upgrades Libya crisis to Alert Level 3.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The Philippine Government's Quick Reaction Team (QRT), led by foreign affairs official Ricardo Endaya, leaves on Tuesday night for Libya to oversee the possible repatriation of Filipinos who may volunteer to return to...

Philippines: SC deems Reyes' petition as partly-list group nominee a closed case.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The Supreme Court (SC) considered as a closed case on Tuesday the petition filed by the late former Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff and erstwhile Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Angelo...

Philippines: No Filipino casualty in Tuesday's New Zealand 6.3 magnitude quake, says DFA.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - No Filipino died or was injured in the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that rocked Christchurch in New Zealand on Tuesday morning (Philippine time), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed, quoting reports of the...

Philippines: President Aquino graces opening of photo exhibit recalling 'People Power'.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - As part of the ceremonial kick-off marking the weeklong celebration of the 25th anniversary of the 1986 People Power revolution, President Benigno S. Aquino III took time out to participate in the opening of a photo...

Philippines: People Power - A continuing revolution to remind us of the responsibilities we must still collectively fulfill, says P-Noy.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - As the nation celebrates the 25th anniversary of the People Power revolution, President Benigno S. Aquino III challenged the Filipinos to remain steadfast in keeping with the principles of this continuing revolution in...

Philippines: Government, NDF agree on 18-month time frame for peace talks.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The Government of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front (NDF) agreed on Tuesday to complete the peace talks in 18 months as a result of their first round of formal talks in Oslo, Norway. After a six-year...

Philippines: Aquino leads groundbreaking of Naga obelisk.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - President Benigno S. Aquino III on Tuesday led the groundbreaking of the Obelisk of Freedom in Naga City symbolizing the city's contribution to the restoration of democracy during the dark days of the dictatorship leading...

Philippines: Ombudsman dismisses BIR clerk for grave misconduct.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The Office of the Ombudsman ordered on Tuesday the dismissal from the service of a Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) collection clerk and the filing of charges against two other BIR officials for separate cases of grave...

Philippines: DSWD provides 10,000 dust masks to Bulusan eruption affected families.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon "Dinky" Soliman on Tuesday said that the agency provided 10,000 pieces of dust masks worth P100,000 to the Sorsogon Social Welfare and Development...

Philippines: Paranaque has new police chief.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - Paranaque City has a new chief of police. He is Senior Supt. Nestor R. Pastoral, who replaced Senior Supt. Alfredo C. Valdez. Pastoral is the former chief of the Regional Information Community Technology Management...

Philippines: DOJ orders NBI, BI to hunt down Nigerian nationals using OFWs as drug mules to China.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Leila De Lima on Tuesday directed both the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to hunt down the Nigerian nationals who are reportedly targeting...

Philippines: 'Triumph' and 'People', two key words of the book on P-Noy.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The author of the book, Noynoy, The Triumph of People's Campaign stressed that the two key words in his book are triumph and people as it is the people who brought President Benigno Simeon Noynoy C. Aquino III to victory....

Philippines: DOLE settles disputes, ensures labor standards for workers.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported the settlement of labor disputes in less than 15 days through the free legal aid and voluntary arbitration services (FLAVAS). This is another commendable...

Philippines: Vested interests hamper EDSA gains, Catholic bishop says.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - A Catholic bishop has said 25 years after the bloodless revolution that was EDSA I, the Filipino people are still fighting the battle. Military Bishop Leopoldo Tumulak said the country and people are far from winning...

Philippines: Recto proposes more years in pre-school instead of high school.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - Senator Ralph Recto said on Tuesday that the proposed additional years in the country's education system should be implemented in the pre-school or kindergarten and not in the secondary level to ensure that every student...

Philippines: Two new bridges inaugurated in Valenzuela.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - Valenzuela City marked its 13th year of cityhood with the inauguration and blessing of two footbridges connecting the city to neighboring Caloocan City across the Tullahan River. The La Mesa and Kawayan bridges, both...

Philippines: De Lima says President Aquino wants to know why drugs not detected at airports.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Leila De Lima on Tuesday said the President would want to find out why airport authorities failed to detect the drugs and found its way to China, referring to the cases of the three...

Philippines: Magnitude 4.7 quake hits Metro Manila.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - Several residents in Metro Manila and nearby provinces in Luzon were jolted Tuesday morning when a magnitude-4.7 quake hit the area. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) director Renato Solidum...

Philippines: Remarks of GPH chair Padilla at close of GPH-NDF talks in Oslo, Norway.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - Here is the unabridged closing remarks of Attorney Alexander Padilla, chair of the Philippine government GPH) panel in peace negotiations with the communist National Democratic Front (NDF) at the close of their initial...

Philippines: Navotas intensifies door-to-door waste collection activities.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The Navotas City Government, through the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO), has intensified the implementation of the door-to-door garbage collection as part of its Kilos Kalinisan initiative in all 14...

Philippines: GPH, NDF agree on 18-month time frame for peace talks.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - After a full week of hard bargaining on the negotiating table, the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front (NDF) successfully concluded their first round of formal talks after a six-year...

Philippines: MMDA to motorists - Take alternative routes on EDSA.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) bared alternative routes that motorists can take for the 25th anniversary celebrations of the 1986 EDSA People Power revolt that toppled the Marcos dictatorship. In...

Philippines: DOF files criminal, admin charges vs Customs lawyer.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The Department of Finance (DOF) filed before the Office of the Ombudsman corruption charges against a lawyer of the Bureau of Customs (BoC) Tuesday. In a statement, DOF's Revenue Integrity Protection Service identified...

Philippines: Aquino to use microenterprises in his poverty alleviation program.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - President Benigno Aquino III vowed to tap microentrepreneurship as a major framework of his program for poverty alleviation. In his message during the opening of the two-day exhibit dubbed People-Powered Markets at NBC...

ASEAN: ASEAN market becomes much more important for Swiss, says ambassador.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) market becomes much more important for Swiss as the market has been growing rapidly in the last few years, an ambassador told Xinhua in an interview on Tuesday. Swiss...

Philippines: BTr cancels 5-yr T-bond sale next week.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) has cancelled the sale of P9 billion worth of five-year Treasury bond (T-bond) on March 1, 2011. In view of the on-going five and 10-Year Peso Denominated Retail Treasury Bonds public...

Philippines: Gov't sells P20B RTBs at price setting auction, rates up.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - Rates of the government's five and 10-year retail treasury bond (RTBs) rose during the government's price setting auction Tuesday wherein it sold a total of P20 billion. Coupon rate of the five-year bond stood at six...

Philippines: Stanchart eyes 125 bps hike in BSP rates this year.
February 23, 2011... Section: Business News - Standard Chartered Bank projects a 125 basis points increase in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) policy rates this year as a move to address the continued rise in inflation rate. To date, BSP's overnight...

Philippines: DOE prepares oil contingency plan vs. possible int'l supply disruptions.
February 23, 2011... Section: Business News - While saying that the present unrest in the Middle East and North Africa is not seen to disrupt the local oil industry since the affected nations are not oil supply sources of the country, the Department of Energy (DOE)...

Philippines: Turmoil in ME sends jitter in trade market; Philippine stocks fall anew.
February 23, 2011... Section: Business News - Tension in the Middle East and North African nations sent jitters to local stocks as shares sustain a downward trend two days in a row. The Philippine Stock Exchange wrapped up at 3,784.07 (1.39 percent or 53.37...

Philippines: Lawmakers want privatization of PPA operations.
February 23, 2011... Section: Business News - Lawmakers moved on Tuesday to amend the charter of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to pave the way for the privatization of the agency and enhance its competition and efficiency in port infrastructure development...

Philippines: Napocor seeks P4.2-B reimbursement from BNPP project.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The National Power Corp. is asking the national government to reimburse P4.2 billion worth of past costs incurred to maintain the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant to raise funds for its island and off-grid area...

Philippines: DOE readies measures to address Mindanao power situation.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - In light of imminent power shortages seen in Mindanao, the Department of Energy is looking into adopting measures that will address this issue especially in the coming summer months. DOE said in a statement that in...

Philippines: Eastern Petroleum eyes IPO.
February 23, 2011... Section: Business News - Oil player Eastern Petroleum Corp. is planning to undertake an initial public offering (IPO) in the short term, an official said. "We are thinking of holding it (IPO) within two years," Eastern Petroleum chairman...

Philippines: 2 oil firms raise prices by P0.50 per liter.
February 23, 2011... Section: Business News - Chevron (formerly Caltex) and Total Philippines raised the price of unleaded gasoline, diesel and kerosene up P0.50 per liter effective 6 a.m. Monday. Other oil firms have not announced their respective price hikes as...

Philippines: Freelancer.com Launches Outsourcing Marketplaces Across Asia in Singapore, Hong Kong and the Philippines.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The world's largest outsourcing marketplace opens regional sites www.freelancer.sg, www.freelancer.hk and www.freelancer.ph bringing affordable outsourcing to the Asian business capitals Freelancer.com, the world's...

Philippines: DTI-Davao to organize retailers' group to strengthen fair trade laws.
February 23, 2011... Section: General News - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) here is setting up retailers' groups in each province in Davao region to strengthen the involvement of private sector partners in consumer education and enforcement. DTI...

Philippines: SEC asks PSE Nomelec to impose limits on broker voting rights and open seats.
February 23, 2011... Section: Business News - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has required the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Nomination and Election Committee (Nomelec) to adopt certain limitations in the 2011 Nomelec Rules and Guidelines, the PSE...

Philippines: PSE, DBP team up to target SMEs.
February 23, 2011... Section: Business News - The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) has teamed up with the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) to educate small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on alternative financing and investing in the stock market. The...

South Korea: Market attention focused on bank levy bill.
February 23, 2011... Section: Business News - South Korean banks and currency dealers are keeping close tabs on whether the parliament will approve a bill to introduce a bank levy that could cut the inflow of dollars, market sources said Tuesday. In a bid to stem...