Thai Press Reports articles from May 2006, page 20

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Vietnam: Air traffic centre opens in Ho Chi Minh City.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - A new air traffic control centre was inaugurated at HCM City's Tan Son Nhat airport yesterday. Nguyen Xuan Hien, general director of the Vietnam Air Traffic Management (VATM), which...

Malaysian forum promotes Vietnam.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The 2006 Vietnam Investment Forum was held in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday by the Vietnamese Embassy in a bid to promote commercial co-operation between the two countries in various fields,...

World: Trade fair for SMEs begins in China.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The 4th APEC Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Fair opened in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on Thursday, attracting more than 1,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...

Vietnam: Ministry plans more electricity rate hikes.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Ministry of Industry recently announced it had submitted a controversial proposal to the Government seeking to hike electricity prices beginning in July. According to an...

Vietnam: Hi-tech park gets a re-think.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Although the Sai Gon Hi-tech Park (SHTP) has achieved significant success and registered investment of US$712 million in three years of operations, it requires an additional VND2.23...

Egypt slaps duty on Vietnam fluorescent tubes.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Trade and Industry has imposed preliminary anti-dumping tariffs on fluorescent tubes imported from Vietnam, according to the Vietnamese Trade Ministry's...

Vietnam: Tuyen Quang gets $200 million pulp paper mill.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Construction began Thursday on the An Hoa Paper and Pulp Factory in Son Duong District in the northern province of Tuyen Quang. Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Vu...

Vietnam: Cashew projects uplift community.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Dac Lac People's Committee has launched cashew nut production projects to help villagers in Ea Kiet Commune, Cu M'Ga District, find better lives for their families. The Wing...

Vietnam: Farmers turn into biogas specialists.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Through learning by themselves and using their natural creativity, a group of farmers in Dan Phuong District in the northern province of Ha Tay have turned into biogas experts,...

Vietnam: Exchange rate won't move significantly.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - State Bank of Vietnam governor Le Duc Thuy has ruled out the possibility that the exchange rate between the US dollar and Vietnamese dong would jump by a large extent. Thuy said that...

Vietnam: Viettel introduces 'call me' alert.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Viettel Mobile yesterday became the first carrier in Vietnam to provide a service allowing pre-paid subscribers to send an alert when they run out of credit and can't make outgoing...

Gamers throughout Vietnam go to war in online festival.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Financing and Promoting Technology Corporation (FPT) will organise a festival for its online game MU next Sunday (May 28) in five online clubs in HCM City, Hanoi and the southern...

Vietnam: Work on $24m industrial zone begins in Quang Ninh.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Glass and Construction Ceramics Corporation (Viglacera) began construction yesterday on the Hai Yen industrial zone in the northern province of Quang Ninh. To be built at a cost...

Vietnam: Ben Tre exports cocoa to UK.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Through its office in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Ben Tre, the ED&F Man Cocoa Ltd Co has exported 12 tonnes of processed cocoa to the UK This is the province's first batch of...

Vietnam: Can Tho revokes licences of foreign-invested firms.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Can Tho Industrial Zones Authority has revoked the investment licences of six foreign-invested projects in the municipal Tra Noc industrial zone, licenced at a total capital of US$30...

Vietnam: VIB raises interest rates on US deposits.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Vietnam International Bank has recently offered new interest rates for deposits in US dollar denominations with all terms approaching the highest rates offered on the market. The...

Vietnam: Japanese firm starts medical equipment plant.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Japanese Kaneka Group has begun construction on a high-grade medical equipment factory in the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park in the southern province of Binh Duong. Covering...

Vietnam: E-customs fly high at HCM City airport.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Since applying its new e-customs system in April 17, the Customs Department at Tan Son Nhat International Airport has cleared 224 import-export declarations, representing a total trade...

Vietnam: US food giant creates hi-tech dairy project.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - US food producer Gannon Group has invested in a US$10 million project in Vietnam to establish a Vietnam-US dairy company using high technology, after testing the market with imported...

Vietnam: NA delegation work on US relationship.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - A delegation of the National Assembly Defence and Security Committee paid a visit to the US from May 15-18 to strengthen bilateral relations in general and ties between the two...

Vietnam: Seafood association stands behind businessman in Belgian custody.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) said it would hire lawyers to defend the deputy director of An Giang Frozen Seafood Export Company, Buu Huy, who was...

Vietnam: Drainage company to counter flooding.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Hanoi Drainage Company is making efforts to minimise flood-prone spots in the capital city in preparation for the upcoming rainy season this year. Director General of the company...

Vietnam: Population committee signs contraceptive deal.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - An agreement on contraceptive supplies to Vietnam for the 2006-07 period was signed yesterday between the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Vietnam Committee for Population,...

Vietnam: VNAT plans tourism offices abroad.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - New tourism rep offices will be opened in France and Japan, announced the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT). The tourism authority also has plans to expand the rep...

Vietnam: Festival welcomes APEC meetings.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - A three-week festival kicked off in HCM City today to welcome the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) meetings. The festival includes cultural events to be held in theatres and...

Vietnam: Cable cars planned for Nha Trang.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The central coastal city of Nha Trang will have a cable car system linking the mainland with an island resort. The Hon Tre Service and Tourism Ltd is building the Vinpearl telpher...

Vietnam: Caravelle wins Best Hotel award.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - HCM City's Caravelle Hotel has collected more accolades, voted "Best Hotel in HCM City" in DestinAsian magazine's inaugural Readers' Choice Awards 2006. The 335-room hotel was last...

Thai Airways in Vietnam issues pre-paid cards.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Corporate News - Thai Airways announced last week the Value Plus Card which offers passengers discounted airfares when travelling on the carrier's flights from Vietnam. The two types of Value Plus...

Vietnam: Impacts of WTO accession on labour market.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - If Vietnamese labourers fail to compete with foreign rivals, especially after Vietnam is admitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO), they will be likely to lose ground in their own...

Vietnam: Foot-and-mouth disease likely to spread to humans.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Foot-and-mouth disease may be transmitted to humans by the way they eat food, said director of the Food Hygiene and Safety Department under the Ministry of Health Tran Dang at a seminar...

Vietnam-EU business forum debuts.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Vietnam attaches great importance to developing multifaceted co-operation with the European Union and considers the Vietnam-EU Business Forum (VEBF) a vivid manifestation of the growing...

Joining WTO will help boost Vietnam's agro-forest exports.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Vietnam's agricultural and forestry exports have obtained high growth in recent years, increasing from US$2.5 million in 2000 to US$5.4 million in 2005. Many agricultural and forestry...

Vietnam: State President calls for strengthening calamity forecasts.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - It is necessary to heighten vigilance, gain experiences, and overcome shortcomings in storm and flood prevention work. Besides, it is also important to strengthen calamity forecast...

Vietnam: Foot-and-mouth disease still remained complicated.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - By May 21, foot-and-mouth disease had been identified in 364 communes of 124 districts in 33 provinces and cities nationwide. The total number of infect animals reached over 31,000,...

Vietnam: 9,000 guest workers sent to South Korea in 2006.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Republic of Korea (RoK) has announced that it will receive around 102,000 guest workers, including 9,000 Vietnamese labourers in 2006, according to the Department for Oversea Labour...

Thailand: Supreme Commander urges remaining Election Commission members to resign.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Government and Politics - The Election Commission (EC) should heed the advice of the three top courts and step aside so as to give free rein to the judiciary to end the political crisis, Supreme...

Thailand: Thaksin avoids media after audience with the King.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Government and Politics - Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra boarded a helicopter back from an audience with HM the King at Hua Hin Palace to Bangkok but declined to reveal about the audience,...

Thailand: Democrats wants Finance Ministry to file criminal charges against Thaksin and Election Commission over handling of April 2 poll.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Government and Politics - The opposition Democrat Party will press the Finance Ministry to file criminal and civil suits against outgoing Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the Election Commission...

Thailand: Thaksin returns to work.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Government and Business: Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was Friday back to work, issuing orders to crack down on drugs from the Government House, The Nation reports. Thaksin had...

Thailand: Parliamentary deliberations on 2007 Budget may be delayed.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Government and Politics - Caretaker Deputy Finance Minister Varathep Ratanakorn Friday said political uncertainty may delay parliament consideration of the government budget 2007 plan, The Nation...

Thailand: Thai Beverage launches IPO in Singapore.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Corporate News - Thai Beverage Public Co Ltd, producer of Thailand's best-selling Chang Beer Friday launched 4.89 billion initial public offering shares (IPO) worth up to US$ 1.1 billion ahead of its...

Thailand: Health officials issue warning over junk food.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Results of recent research carried out by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation warns that more than 90 per cent of pre-packed convenience foods have excessive levels of sugar, fat and...

Thailand: Navy Commander worries that political situation remains unsettled.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Government and Politics - Abandon vendettas and heed the court, warns Navy's commander-in-chief, The Nation reports. The military is concerned about the current political crisis and wants to see...

Thailand: Attory-General investigates Election Commission spending in April 2 poll.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Government and Politics - The Auditor-General's Office (AGO) on May 18 began an unprecedented probe into allegations against the Election Commission (EC) that it misused its Bt2 billion budget for the...

Thailand: Government works to keep medical personnel working in public sector.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Ministry outlines six-year plan to encourage more medics to stay in public sector, The Nation reports. In a bid to alleviate the chronic shortage of doctors in rural areas, the Public...

Thailand: Environmentalists want details on tsunami memorial.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Environmentalists have demanded the design details of the winning tsunami memorial be considered by the National Environmental Board (NEB) before construction starts in a national park in...

Thailand: International co-operation launched on expanding industrial use of solar energy.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Thailand is joining hands with international institutes in another attempt to promote the use of solar energy among local businesses as a way to cope with the oil crisis, The Nation...

Thailand: Vandalised sacred statue restored.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - After two months of delicate re-assembly work, the statue of Brahma, which had been hammered to pieces by a mentally deranged man two months ago, is now ready for a grand enshrining...

Thailand: Energy Policy and Planning Office urges construction of more oil refineries.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - The Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO) plans to ask the government to encourage investors to construct new oil refineries as those already in operation have reached their limits,...

Thailand: Three remaining members of Election Commission refuse to resign despite mounting pressures.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Government and Politics - Three members refuse to budge despite warning, lawsuits, The Nation reports. The three remaining members of the Election Commission are still defying the chiefs of the...

Thailand: Mass media must be a force to keep the government honest, academic says.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - The mass media will have to scale new heights of professionalism in order to be an effective check against "big-money" government, an academic has warned, The Nation reports. "Thai...

Thailand: Election Commission sub-committee refuses order to further investigate election fraud charges against Thai Rak Thai.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Government and Politics - TRT claims some members of the sub-committee are too close to Democrats, The Nation reports. The sub-committee investigating the Democrat Party's allegation that the Thai...

Thailand: GE Money's acquisition of stake in Bank of Ayudhya seen as positive move.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Corporate News - GE Money's buying into Bank of Ayudhya (BAY) reflects a feeling that family-run banks will not be able to survive amid the strong competition resulting from the liberalisation of the...

Thailand: Board of Trade says companies likely to raise prices in wake of higher cost of oil.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Economy - The Board of Trade has warned that companies are likely to raise product prices in two months if the price of oil continues to rise and tops Bt30 per litre, The Nation reports. BoT member...

Thailand: Siam Nissan Automobile adjusts sales target downward.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Corporate News - Siam Nissan Automobile (SNA) Co Ltd, the distributor of Nissan vehicles in Thailand, has cut its sales target for 2006 from 50,000 to between 46,000 and 48,000 units due to a combination...

Thailand: Somkid orders plans for more roadshows to attract investors and tourists.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Somkid Jatusripitak on May 18 instructed agencies to draw up road shows to attract more investors and tourists, in a bid to boost the...

Thailand: Company Reports.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Business News - Power Line Engineering increased its holding in Today Asset (Thailand) Co Ltd by purchasing shares valued at Bt12.5 million from Thawatchai Patcharat. Its stake has risen from 20 per...

Thailand: TCL Electronics to add new LCD production line.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Corporate News - TCL Electronics (Thailand) Co Ltd has allocated Bt75 million to add a new production line of liquid-crystal-display (LCD) television sets, The Nation reports. Marketing manager...

Thailand: TOT Plc board approves purchase of broadband equipment.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Corporate News - The board of TOT Plc has approved the purchase of equipment worth Bt975 million that will enable the agency to expand its share of the broadband Internet market, The Nation reports. ...

Thailand: Airports Authority and Thai Airways want to manage provincial airports.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Airports of Thailand Plc and Thai Airways International Plc have proposed taking over the management of some of the 26 provincial airports from the Civil Aviation Department, said...

Thailand: EU urges Thai produces to focus more on sanitary requirements in order to boost exports.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - The European Union has suggested Thai exporters focus more on EU sanitary requirements for food imports, in order to increase the export value of Thai fruits and vegetables, The Nation...

Thailand: Government urged to assist hospitals, spas, and herbal products makers to become more competitive globally.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Hospitals, spas, herbal-product makers want a slice of global pie, The Nation reports. Private hospitals, herbal-product makers, and spa companies on May 18 called for government...

Thailand: Air France, KLM integrate Bangkok operations.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Corporate News - Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on May 18 announced the official integration of their Bangkok operations and management teams, The Nation reports. The move extends to the...

Thailand: AirAsia to offer flights from Bangkok to Malaysian island of Langkawi.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Corporate News - Discount carrier AirAsia will soon offer direct flights between Bangkok and the Malaysian island of Langkawi, near the border with Thailand, to meet increasing demand from tourists,...

Thailand: Planet Thailand 212 restaurant to open in Manhattan.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Thai restaurant Planet Thailand 212 or "PT212" will officially open in the Manhattan area of New York at the end of the month after a decade of successful business in its original...

Thailand: Nobel Development reports brisk sales of condominiums in project on Sukhumvit 36.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Corporate News - Noble Development Plc plans to rethink its new project plans for this year and will possibly launch five instead of four projects, despite its success in selling condominiums worth...

Thailand: New regulations on interconnection charges may cause financial loss to TOT Plc.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - State firm wonders how to avoid losses, The Nation reports. TOT Plc is struggling to avoid possible losses following the introduction of interconnection charge regulations this week...

Thailand: SET to appeal court ruling in IEC case.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Business News - The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will appeal the Central Administrative Court ruling which temporarily revoked the SET's order prohibiting International Engineering Co Plc (IEC)'s...

Thailand: SET to check BAY-GE Capital deal for insider trading.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Business News - The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) said on May 18 it would look into GE Capital Asia Pacific Ltd's purchase of shares in Bank of Ayudhya (BAY) for any breaches of insider-trading laws,...

Thailand: London's Lord Mayor comments on Bangkok potential to become financial hub.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - The Nation - Could Bangkok ever become an international financial centre like London? Alderman David Brewer, lord mayor of the City of London, believes Bangkok is certainly moving in that...

Thailand: Chiang Mai University economists asked to help with plan to develop northern economy.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Economy - The Fiscal Policy Office is enlisting economists at Chiang Mai University in a drive to strengthen the northern economy, The Nation reports. Director-general Naris Chaiyasoot said on May...

Thailand: Thai stocks drop on May 18 in wake of sharp fall in New York market.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Stocks - Thai stocks take a beating after heavy selling in New York panics investors, The Nation reports. The local stock market on May 18 fell 1.84 per cent in the wake of a fresh sell-off across...

Thailand: Sri Lankan ambassador discusses situation in his country.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Sri Lankan Ambassador JDA Wijewardena hosted a working lunch with a group of airline and travel operators at his Sukhumvit residence on May 18, to discuss the situation in his country,...

Thailand: Singapore-based Senoko Power wants to build ethanol plant in Udon Thani.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Corporate News - Senoko Power, a Temasek Holdings-owned power-generation firm, is interested in investing in a Bt10-billion ethanol plant in Udon Thani, The Nation reports. Bio Ethanol (Thailand) Co...

Thailand: Survey shows prejudice towards Lao people.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Survey shows that entertainers, media harbour negative views of Lao people, The Nation reports. Lao people are often left feeling insulted and humiliated thanks to jokes by Thai...

Thailand: Commentary - Election Commission has no longer has role to play.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Commentary - The Nation - However much it may angle for one, there is no role for the current Election Commission in the next election. Many people are baffled by the three remaining election...

Thailand: Commentary - Thaksin's decision to take a break raises legal issues.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Commentary - The Nation - Is Thaksin Shinawatra still caretaker prime minister? This is emerging as a contentious legal question that will prove to have serious political implications. On April 4,...

Thailand: Commentary - Need for political clarity before it's too late.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Commentary -The Nation - So the Election Commission (EC) has recommended that the new general election should be held on October 22. That would mean Thaksin Shinawatra and his team will be acting as...

Thailand: Subcommittee defies Election Commission order to do more work on April 2 election fraud case.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Government and Politics - Findings against TRT already 'complete', the Bangkok Post reports. The chief of an Election Commission subcommittee has refused to pursue further investigations after...

Thailand: Election Commission chairman says nothing wrong with having Thai Rak Thai operative sitting next to him on flight to Australia.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Government and Politics - Election Commission chairman Wasana Permlarp denies there was anything irregular about his trip to Australia last week, during which a person with links to Thai Rak Thai sat...

Thailand: Sinoco Power Singapore signs agreement with Bioethanol to build ethanol plant.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Corporate News - An energy firm affiliated to Singapore's Temasek Holdings is poised to spend a billion baht in a joint venture with a Thai firm to build a plant producing bioethanol in the northeastern...

Thailand: Director-General of Agriculture Department accused of corruption.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Agriculture Department officials on May 18 petitioned the Privy Council and the auditor-general to investigate corruption and malfeasance allegations involving their boss,...

Thailand: Professor urges Thai media to gain more freedom and independence.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - The media should stop being politically neutral and focus on strengthening media freedom and independence in the current political situation, political scientist Chai-anan Samudavanija...

Thailand: Activists urge police to arrest pro-Election Commission demonstrators following scuffle.
May 23, 2006... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Government and Politics - Student activists have demanded rapid police action to arrest the supporters of the Election Commission who demolished their tents and damaged their belongings outside the poll...