Thai Press Reports articles from January 2007

Thai Press Reports archives from January 2007

Thailand: Southern Seaboard project to boost investor confidence.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Business News - Plans by the government to implement the Southern Seaboard project will boost investor confidence as well as stimulate related projects, PTT Public Co. Ltd. president Prasert Boonsamphan...

Thailand: Thailand revises bird flu, human flu strategy.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Thailand's national committee on bird flu prevention will draft a revised strategy to control and prevent outbreaks of avian and human influenza virus for the long term, according to...

Thailand: Excise tax cut to benefit telecom business, says KRC.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Business News - An excise tax reduction for the telecommunications business to zero will benefit both concessionaires and those who grant concessions, according to the Kasikorn Research Center. The...

Thailand: Assets investigator demands support against stonewalling officials.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Government agencies and public sector organisations are expected to show more cooperation with Thailand's Assets Examination Committee (AEC) following a renewed demand from AEC chairman...

Thailand: DSI, Police to cooperate on Bangkok bombings case.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and the National Police Bureau have reached an initial agreement to help each other with an ongoing probe into the New Year's Eve...

Thailand: Narathiwat bomb fells soldier; 3 villagers shot dead in Songkha.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Violence continued unabated in three provinces of Thailand's deep south as bombs exploded in two districts of Narathiwat Monday morning, one wounding a soldier, three villagers were shot...

Thailand: Democrats propose fresh dual Bangkok airports plan.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Thailand's former opposition Democrat Party has proposed a 7-prong strategy to develop both the new Suvarnabhumi and former Don Muang international airports, linked by a hi-speed electric...

Vietnam: Vietnam to host ASEAN Tourist Forum 2009.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Vietnam will host a regional tourism senior official meeting next July and the ASEAN Tourist Forum (ATF) in 2009, said a Vietnam tourism official at the ATF 2007, which is being held in...

Vietnam: El Nino likely to hit Vietnam in coming months.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - El Nino is forecasted to seriously affect Vietnam in the coming months, resulting in lower rainfall level compared with the average level during recent years, according to the National...

China: Chinese President leaves Beijing to visit 2 African nations.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Chinese President Hu Jintao left here Tuesday morning to pay a state visit to eight African nations from Jan. 30 to Feb. 10, according to Xinhua News Agency. The eight nations are...

World: U.S says six-party talks to resume around Feb 8.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News -The United States said on Monday that it expects the six-party talks aimed at dissolving the nuclear programs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to resume around Feb. 8...

Singapore: Levy on foreign cars unlikely to affect arrivals from Singapore.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News -The proposal to impose RM20 levy on foreign cars entering Malaysia is unlikely to affect arrivals from Singapore, the country which contributed the biggest number of tourists to Malaysia,...

Malaysia: Malaysian PM denies buying executive jet.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News -Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Monday denied news reports that he had bought an executive jet, and explained that the government had only leased the aircraft from the national...

Vietnam: Vietnam assures Qatar of good conditions for investment.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem promised best available conditions for Qatar-invested projects to operate profitably during talks with his Qatar counterpart in Hanoi on...

Vietnam: Vietnamese leaders welcome Venezuela President.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong exchanged views on Vietnam-Venezuela bilateral cooperation with...

Vietnam: National Assembly election scheduled for May.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The National Assembly Standing Committee on its on-going 46th seating decided to hold the NA 12th term election for the 2007-2012 period on May 20, 2007. According to the Committee's...

Vietnam: Vietnam, Turkey renew agreement on visa exemption.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Vietnam and Turkey will waive visas for their citizens who hold diplomatic, official or special passports. An agreement to this effect was signed in Hanoi on Jan. 26 by Vietnamese...

Vietnam: Anti-corruption executive calls for help from inspectors.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong, who is also Vice Chairman of the Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption, on Jan. 29 called on inspectors to take initiative in the fight...

Vietnam: Draft Ordinance on democracy at local level to be adjusted.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Members of the National Assembly's Standing Committee said the draft ordinance on implementing democracy at commune, ward and town level that it still contains some infeasible...

Vietnam: Seminar discusses measures to attract overseas intellectuals.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Vietnam Union of Scientific and Technical Associations is doing all it can to get overseas intellectuals to contribute to scientific activities in Vietnam, paying special attention...

Vietnam: Party leader asks southern province to tap advantages.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh has suggested that Tien Giang province should tap its advantageous geographical position in the southern key economic region for bigger...

Vietnam: Petroleum company to list shares in Euronext.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The ATI Petroleum Incorporation (ATIP) Vietnam will make its initial public offering on the European stock market in Paris, France, on Feb. 27. The company will list 30 percent of...

Vietnam: PM stresses administration reform for better growth.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Prime Minster Nguyen Tan Dung has stressed the importance of administration reform for accomplishing better growth rate as well as for better serving the people and enterprises. PM...

Vietnam: Educational sector expects for int'l support.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Vietnam hopes to receive international support to improve its human resources training quality, said Minister of Education and Training, Nguyen Thien Nhan, at the ministry's annual...

Vietnam: Vietnam, South Korea continue cooperation on labour issues.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) should continue joining hands to resolve issues relating to labour and labour relations, said Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem. The deputy...

Vietnam: UNDP finances Ho Chi Minh City's administrative reform.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has committed to providing Ho Chi Minh City with 2 million USD to carry out an administrative reform project between now and 2010. ...

Vietnam: Scores of communes escape from bird flu.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The number of bird flu-affected communes in Vietnam has remarkably reduced from 39 to 22 thanks to concerted efforts made by the entire nation in deploying preventive and restrictive...

Vietnam: One billion USD project licensed in southern island.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The southern province of Kien Giang has licensed an American company to invest 1 billion USD in a tourism and entertainment complex in Phu Quoc island. Rockingham Asset Management...

Vietnam: Nearly 26 billion USD for industrial development in the north.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - An investment of nearly 416 trillion VND (26 billion USD) will be needed for industrial development projects in the northern key economic region, according to a plan submitted by the...

Vietnam: More foreign investors interested in Vietnamese market.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Vietnam is one of the world's most dynamic economies and with its open policy, the country will attract more and more attention from foreign investors, including Austrians and Germans,...

Vietnam: Vietnam to promote business at Singapore stock market.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Finance Ministry will begin a project to promote Vietnamese businesses at the securities market of Singapore starting this year. According to the ministry, the programme is part...

Vietnam: Vietnam's economy to develop firmly in 2007.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - A senior official from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) expressed his belief that Vietnam 's economy will develop firmly in 2007. Omkar Shrestha, Head of the ADB's Economic and...

Vietnam: FDI honouring award winners for 2006 named.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Sixty foreign-invested firms with excellent business performance have been chosen for the Golden Dragon Award 2006, organisers announced on Jan. 29 in Hanoi. The annual prestigious...

Vietnam: Binh Duong licences 220 million USD FDI project.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Binh Duong People's Committee on Jan. 29 granted an investment licence to a 220 million USD packing producer, Kraft Vina, of Thailand's Siam Cement Group. This is the province's...

Vietnam: South Korea city offers technical investment to southern Vietnam.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Daejeon city of the Republic of Korea will possibly build a scientific-technological centre covering hundreds of hectares in Binh Duong province in southern Vietnam. Mayor Park...

Vietnam: Oil and gas group strives to become spearhead economic sector.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, on Jan. 29, handed over the decision on transforming Vietnam Oil and Gas Corporation into the National Oil and Gas Group, stressing that the business must...

Vietnam: Drug company readies to sell 4 million USD in shares at auction.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - One of Vietnam's leading drug companies, OPC Pharmaceutical, will auction off 600,000 shares through the Ho Chi Minh City Securities Trading Centre on Feb. 1. The firm hopes the...

Vietnam: VN-Index bounces back, exceeding 995-point level.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - VN-Index climbed 20.79 points up to 995.55 at the morning trading session on Jan. 29, regaining its high-level increase. Shares of the Corporation for Financing and Promoting...

Vietnam: More seafood processing businesses qualified for export to South Korea.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Twenty-four more Vietnamese seafood processing businesses have been recognised as meeting standards to export their products to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by the RoK Ministry of...

Vietnam: PM to meet people-operated sector in March.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung plans to meet with businesses run by the people in March, the first of his direct dialogues with businesses from different sectors in his capacity as prime...

Vietnam: Tra, basa fish farmers reap record profits.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Tra and basa catfish prices have risen to record high levels as supply struggles to keep pace with demand, says Nguyen Van Thanh, director of the An Giang provincial Fisheries...

Vietnam: Dung Quat EZ sees over 5 billion USD in investment.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Dung Quat Economic Zone (EZ) in the central province of Quang Ngai had by mid January granted investment licences to 65 projects and accepted applications from 36 others, with a...

Thailand: Thai Interior Minister survives bomb blast.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - A bomb went off shortly after a motorcade carrying Thailand 's Interior Minister, Aree Wongarya, and his visiting counterpart from Qatar , passed in Pattani's Yarang district, on Jan. 28....

Vietnam: 1.5 billion USD needed for upgrading railway infrastructure.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Ministry of Transport and Communications has called for almost 1.5 billion USD worth of investment to finance projects on upgrading railway infrastructure until 2010. Under a...

Indonesia: Saudi Arabia to build houses for tsunami victims in Indonesia.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Saudi government will build 2,500 houses for earthquake and tsunami victims in the western Indonesian province of Aceh this year. At the first phase of the project, 500 houses...

Vietnam: Party leader urges Tien Giang to restructure its economy.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - General Secretary of the Communist Party, Nong Duc Manh, has urged the provincial authority of Tien Giang to restructure its economy by shifting to trade and services. At a meeting...

Vietnam: Elections for 12th National Assembly set for May 20.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The National Assembly Standing Committee yesterday decided to hold the 12th National Assembly elections on May 20. The NA Standing Committee decided to establish three sub-committees...

Vietnam: Prime Minister Dung hails PetroVietnam's achievements.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung hailed PetroVietnam's staff for overcoming difficulties and challenges to contribute to the country's economic development. PM Dung made the statement...

Vietnam: Poll finds that public warms to cash cards.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - More than 1.2 million people in Vietnam are eligible to receive credit cards, according to a survey released yesterday by Visa International and ACNielsen. The survey, the first of...

Vietnam: Fishing industry steps up under WTO pressure, says fisheries minister.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Vietnam's fishing industry is well on its way to earning US$3.5 billion in exports this year, said Fisheries Minister Ta Quang Ngoc. The minister made the announcement during a...

Vietnam: Swiss group to aid new waste policy.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation (SDC) yesterday pledged US$625,231 to help Vietnam implement commitments made under the Stock Convention on hazardous waste management...

Vietnam: PM to host business dialogue with national firms in March.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has decided to hold the first of his direct dialogues with businesses in March. According to the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), this...

Vietnam: Timber industry looks to double exports.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The timber industry has set an ambitious US$5.5 billion export target for 2010, says Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association (ViForest) Chairman Nguyen Ton Quyen, though several...

Vietnam: Soc Trang projects look for investment.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The provincial People's Committee will seek investors for 18 industrial projects, said Tran Thanh Hiep, director of the Soc Trang Planning and Investment Department, during a workshop...

Vietnam: Investment forum planned for March.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The second annual Vietnam Investment Forum will take place on March 19-20 this year in the capital city. This year's forum, under the theme of Financing the Growth of Asia's Next...

Vietnam: 60 foreign firms win Golden Dragon Prize.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Sixty out of more than 5,000 foreign businesses operating in Vietnam have been chosen for the fifth annual Golden Dragon Prize, organisers announced yesterday. The prize is sponsored...

Vietnam: Insurer predicts $100m in revenues for 2007.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The second largest insurer in Vietnam, the Ho Chi Minh City Insurance Company, is forecasting revenues of VND1.6 trillion (US$100 million) in 2007. That would represent a 6 per cent...

Vietnam: ATIPetroleum to be floated in Europe.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The ATIPetroleum Inc will sell its first shares at the European stock exchange in Paris on February 27, according to company officials. The company will issue 20,000 shares that...

Vietnam signs cashew agreement with India.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Vietnam Cashew Association and the Cashew Export Promotion Council of India signed a memorandum of understanding last Thursday. Under the terms of the agreement the association and the...

Vietnam: Agribank invests in new power plant in Dac Lac.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam (Agribank) and the Housing and Industrial Zone Development Investment Corporation have signed a credit agreement for a VND900...

Vietnam: Sai Gon-Hanoi Bank releases financial report.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Sai Gon-Hanoi Bank last Friday announced it has a chartered capital of VND500 billion (US$31.3 million) and expects it to rise to VND2.1 trillion ($134.3 million) by the end of the year....

Vietnam: An Binh Bank to issue bonds worth $93.8 million.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - An Binh Bank (Abbank) plans to issue convertible bonds worth VND1.5 trillion (US$93.8 million) next month. Bonds will have a face value of VND10,000 and a term of 12-18 months. The...

Vietnam: Bond market forum created by banks, insurers.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Vietnam Bond Market Forum was established last Friday by 25 members that included commercial banks and domestic and overseas insurance companies. The forum will standardise...

Vietnam: Da Nang Securities Co makes debut.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Da Nang Securities received bourse approval last Friday to trade on the Ho Chi Minh City Securities Trading Centre. The company, headquatered at 414 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, has VND22...

Vietnam: Entertainment park to be built in Binh Dinh.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Optivest Investment Pte Ltd Co, a branch of Singaporean Boustead group was granted licence to build the Vinh Hang Quy Nhon Park, announced the People's Committee of the southern province...

Vietnam: Vietnam's tourism sector to keep growing.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Vietnam National Tourism Administration estimates that 370,000 foreigners visited the country in January. Officials expect the figure to climb next month with foreigners and...

Vietnam: Dongfan wins US$31.4m hydroelectric plant contract.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Chinese firm Dongfan won a US$31.4 million contract to install and operate equipment for the An Khe-Kanack hydroelectric plant, which borders Binh Dinh and Gia Lai Province. An...

Vietnam signs agreement on visa exemption with Turkey.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Vietnam and Turkey have signed an agreement on visa exemptions for people carrying diplomatic, official and special passports. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Phu Binh, and...

Vietnam, S Korea develop further ties over labour issues.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem expects the Korea-Tripartite Commission (KTC) to work closely with Vietnamese agencies over labour-related issues. Khiem made the comments when...

Vietnam: High-tech needs a master plan to create breakthroughs.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Vietnam's high technology is still in its infancy to compare with other regional countries and has not yet built any master plan for high-tech application and development to create...

Vietnam: Ca Mau takes the lead in exporting seafood in Mekong delta.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The fisheries sector of southern Ca Mau province has recently succeeded in overcoming adversities ranging from shrinking markets, a shortage of materials and unfavourable weather to high...

Vietnam: ADB gives more aid to small-and medium-sized enterprises.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Asian Development Bank has decided to extend US$20 million in soft loans for Vietnam's small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on a follow-up to the first phase reforms. The...

Vietnam: How to keep securities index under control.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Vietnamese securities market in recent days has been actually hot as the VN-Index already surpassed the 1,000 point mark. A Voice of Vietnam Radio reporter interviewed Dr Vo Tri...

Vietnam: Vietnam People's Navy protects territorial waters and develops national economy.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Apart from protecting the country's territorial waters and continental shelf, the Vietnam People's Navy has actively taken part in developing the national economy, said Rear Admiral...

Vietnam: Avian flu gradually contained in Mekong Delta.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - After Tra Vinh, Kien Giang is the second province in the Mekong Delta declared as free from avian flu. By January 29, 20 communes of 14 districts in 6 Mekong Delta provinces, namely Ca...

Vietnam: Deputy PM calls for assistance from inspectors.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong, who is also Vice Chairman of the Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption, on January 29 called on inspectors to take initiative in the...

Vietnam: Enhancing administration reform for better growth.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Prime Minster Nguyen Tan Dung has stressed the importance of administration reform in accomplishing better growth rate as well as better serving the people and enterprises. PM Nguyen...

Thailand: Over 300 Public Health academics worldwide to attend Prince Mahidol Award Conference 2007.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - More than 300 Public Health academics from around the world will attend the Prince Mahidol Award Conference 2007 in order to discuss the sanitary and health policy which at the time being...

Thailand: Thai Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister affirms bird flu situation this year not severe.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC) informed the prime minister during a videoconference meeting yesterday that the bird flu situation this year is not severe. Only two bird...

Thailand: NESAC arranges forums on constitution drafting.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - National Economic and Social Advisory Council (NESAC) has arranged forums to hear public opinions on the constitution drafting. The opinions will be submitted to the Constitution Drafting...

Thailand: Election Commission will not encourage use of rubber stamp at polling booths.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Government & Politics - The Election Commission of Thailand has resolved that no acquisition of additional rubber stamps will be made for polling stations and election officials are no longer required...

Thailand: Cabinet meeting to touch on bird-flu preventive measures.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - The Cabinet meeting today will touch on bird-flu preventive measures, while Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry, Kosit Panpiemras will request for a budget of 134 million baht...

Thailand: Natural Forest Land down sizing due to expansion of rubber plantations.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Natural Resources and Environment Office in Amnat Charoen Province indicates that the forest area in the province has down-sized due to expansion of rubber and palm plantations as well...

Thailand: HIV Network thanks Thai govt for seeking ways to help HIV people.
January 31, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - HIV Network of Thailand has submitted a letter to thank the government for seeking ways for HIV/AIDS people to have access to low-price medicine. Mr. Wiratch Purahong, the chief of...