Thai Press Reports articles from May 2009, page 3

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Philippines: Pacer nabs wanted kidnapper.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Police anti-kidnapping operatives captured another suspected kidnapper wanted by the law for a string of kidnapping cases involving prominent members of Filipino-Chinese families in Metro manila, and other cities in...

Philippines: President Arroyo declares Lakas CMD Kampi merged.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo today formally declared the merger of Lakas, Kampi CMD and expressed optimism that the merged parties will be the finest weapon for success in the forthcoming 2010 electoral polls. In...

Philippines: Debris fall on LRT tracks, operations halted, passengers stranded.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Debris from a construction site of a condominium fell and landed on the train tracks in a Manila station, causing to temporarily halt the operation of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and stranding 36,000 passengers on...

Philippines: Lakas-CMD-Kampi leaders cite President Arroyo for successfully steering country toward economic resiliency.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The top leadership of the Lakas-CMD-Kabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino (Kampi) on Thursday commended President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for successfully steering the country toward economic resiliency amid the global...

Philippines: Lorenzo Natali Journalism Prize for Development launched in Manila.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Complimenting the Philippine press for its role in promoting accountability, transparency and good governance, helping uphold democracy, human rights and the rule of law, Ambassador Alistair MacDonald of the European...

Philippines: MMDA Says Elevated U-Turns doing the job.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The recently-completed twin elevated U-Turns at the intersection of C-5 road and Kalayaan Ave. in Makati City has exceeded expectations by traffic engineers to decongest the area but also to improve traffic along the...

Philippines: DOH confirms four more A(H1N1) cases; total infected now 10.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday reported that there are now 10 confirmed cases of Influenza A(H1N1) in the country after four more people who attended a wedding party in Zambales -- which was also attended by...

Philippines: Caloocan intensifies drive vs. A(H1N1).
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The Caloocan City government announced that it would intensify a drive versus the dreaded influenza A(H1NI) with the school opening on Monday. The move will ensure that the opening of classes be peaceful and allay...

Philippines/China: Search on for 4 Filipino fishermen reportedly missing in South China Sea.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) today claimed it is coordinating with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) of Pangasinan province in the case of four Filipino fishermen...

Philippines: Comelec says Smartmatic passes accuracy rating of poll automation machines.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The Commission on Elections-Special Bids and Awards Committee (Comelec-SBAC) said on Thursday the consortium of Smartmatic and Total Information Management System has passed one of the vital stages of the bidding process...

Philippines: Teodoro plays it fair, seeks President Arroyo's endorsement.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Malacanang on Thursday lauded Defense Secretary Gilbert Gibo Teodoro for submitting himself to a fair selection process in the coming 2010 elections. This was a short reaction of Deputy Presidential Spokesman Dr....

Philippines: DPWH-Abra recruits displaced OFWs in job fair.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) was the only agency which offered jobs for displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their dependents during the May 20-21 job fair held at the Abra Provincial...

Philippines: Baler's 400th anniversary commemorated by NCCA in Malacanang.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - In line with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's Proclamation No. 1696 declaring 2009 as the Year of Baler, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) commemorated the 400th anniversary of Baler, Aurora with...

Philippines: Villafuerte bolts out from Kampi.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Villafuerte announced on Thursday he is moving out of the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi) party, where he was president until his resignation last April, to give way to the merger with the...

Philippines: President Arroyo reaffirms there will be elections in 2010.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Thursday broke her silence against critics and doubting Thomases who say there will be no 2010 National Elections. Cynics and detractors love to paint grim scenarios about the...

Philippines: President Arroyo says Lakas-Kampi CMD merger proof 2010 polls will push through.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declared today that the merger of Lakas-Kampi-CMD is a strong assurance to doubting Thomases of the administration's resolve and determination to push through with the national and local...

Philippines: President Arroyo opens 2009 ZaNorte Hudyaka Festival Friday.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will formally open tomorrow (Friday) the 2009 ZaNorte Hudyaka Festival in this Shrine City of the Philippines. She will also lead the tree-planting activity here, visit the Rizal...

Philippines: Party leaders ask President Arroyo to name interim members of Lakas-Kampi-CMD Nat'l Executive Committee.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The National Directorate of Lakas- CMD and the National Council of Kampi today affirmed the authority of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to appoint the interim members of the National Executive Committee of...

Philippines: LRTA to sue Victoria de Manila Condo for service interruption.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) announced on Thursday its plans to sue the contractor and building owner(s) of Victoria de Manila Condominium after a portion of the building's wire mesh debris protector fell down...

Philippines: House ratifies bicam report on new rent control law.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The House of Representatives has unanimously ratified the bicameral committee report on a new rent control law that imposes one year moratorium on rental increase and a seven percent cap until 2013. The report was the...

Philippines: President Arroyo inaugurates biggest theme park in Visayas and Mindanao.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Firming up her commitment to promote domestic tourism, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will lead tomorrow (May 29) the inauguration of the biggest theme park in the Visayas and Mindanao-Gloria's Fantasyland. The...

Philippines: President Arroyo to visit Oroquieta City Friday.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will visit this clean and green city on Friday (May 29) as part of her weekly schedule to check the compliance of local government units (LGUs) with the country's solid waste management...

Philippines: Filipino team finalists in global video "democracy" film.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Two Filipinos -- Melissa Penafiel and Miguel Ocampo -- are among the 18 finalists in a worldwide video contest sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, with their three-minute video film about democracy entitled Long...

South Korea/ASEAN: S. Korea, ASEAN to hold economic forum next week.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - South Korea's government said Thursday that it will hold an international economic forum next week to discuss ways to intensify economic and other forms of cooperation with Southeast Asian countries. The forum will be...

Thailand: Thailand's Industrial Output Index falls in April.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Thailand's Industrial Output Index in April shrank 12.84 per cent from the same month last year, despite many industries showing signs of coming recovery, according to the Industrial Economics Office (IEO). ...

Philippines: Philippines economy unlikely to fall to a recession, NEDA says.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The National Economic and Development Authority said the economy is unlikely to fall into recession due to the expected improvement in government and consumer spending this year. "I don't expect a recession,"...

Philippines: BOI approves three projects worth P354-M.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The Board of Investments (BOI) has extended tax and fiscal incentives to two low-cost mass housing projects and a furniture manufacturing plant with investments totaling P354 million. Approved by the BOI are the mass...

Philippines/ASEAN: ASEAN harmonizes pharmaceutical product standards and regulations.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries on Thursday agreed to harmonize pharmaceutical product standards and regulations paving the way for a free flow of cheaper but quality medicines as the regional...

Philippines: MB cuts another 25 bps off BSP policy rates.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The policy-making Monetary Board (MB)of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Thursday approved another 25 basis points cut on the bank's policy rates. This is the fifth rate cut made by BSP since December 2008...

Philippines: Sta Lucia realty opens first venture in GenSan.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Land developer giant Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Inc. has launched here an 11-hectare upscale residential subdivision, its first project venture in this city. Called the Colinas Verdes, the residential complex of...

Philippines: BSP lowers 2010 inflation forecast to 3.7%.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Monetary officials have lowered their inflation forecast for 2010 to 3.7 percent from 4.1 percent previously. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo, in a briefing Thursday, said the 3.42...

Philippines: WB, DOF, TAN sign US$ 1M grant for Philippines procurement system.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - A 1.01-million-USD grant agreement was signed Thursday by officials of the World Bank (WB), Department of Finance (DOF) and civil society group Transparency and Accountability Network Foundation, Inc. (TAN). In a...

Philippines: 0.4% RP Q1 '09 growth still positive -- BSP exec.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The 0.4 percent growth of the Philippine economy in the first quarter of this year is still positive, considering that major economies have succumbed to recession. That positive economic growth means that we were able...

The World Food Program/Somalia: WFP plans to feed more than 1-M people in central Somalia.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The World Food Program (WFP) has agreed to feed more than one million people in central Somalia, after a non-governmental organization (NGO) was forced to withdraw from the area due to security threats. According to a...

United States/China: Pelosi calls for US-China cooperation on climate change.
May 29, 2009... Section: General news - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday gave a speech at the Beijing-based Tsinghua University, calling for closer cooperation between the United States and China on tackling climate change. Speaking to an audience...

Taiwan/Indonesia: Taiwan ready to help Indonesia cope with H1N1 virus.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The Taiwanese government is ready to help manage the spread of the H1N1 virus, known as swine flu, in other countries, including Indonesia, a spokesman said. A representative of the Taipei Economic and Trade Office...

China/Taiwan: Chinese mainland, Taiwan to boost cooperation amid global downturn.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The Chinese mainland will take further measures to boost economic cooperation with Taiwan in a joint effort to cope with the global economic downturn, a senior official said here Thursday. The comment came from Wang...

South Korea: S.Korea's confirmed A/H1N1 flu cases rise to 33.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - South Korea's health authorities confirmed one more case of A/H1N1 flu virus infection, raising the confirmed cases to 33. A 33-year-old South Korean man, who had arrived from New York, was confirmed with the flu...

Egypt: Egypt reports 2 more human cases of bird flu.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - An Egyptian boy and a girl have been confirmed of contracting bird flu on Wednesday, bringing the number of cases of the deadly avian influenza to 67 in the populous country, local Al Ahram daily reported Thursday. ...

China: Chinese mainland reports 14th A/H1N1 flu case, one suspected case.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The number of confirmed A/H1N1 cases on the Chinese mainland rose to 14, while suspected cases fell to one, after the eastern Fujian Province reported its second flu case Thursday, said the provincial health bureau. ...

Australia: Australia stockpiles A/H1N1 antivirals.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The Australian government announced on Thursday that it would spend over 30 million U.S. dollars in bolstering the stockpile of antivirals to combat the spread of the A/H1N1 flu. Australian Health Minister Nicola Roxon...

Japan: State will not appeal Osaka ruling on A-bomb victims.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The state will not appeal a May 15 Osaka High Court ruling acknowledging four of five plaintiffs as suffering diseases related to the World War II atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the government said Thursday....

United States: Wall Street rises, led by financials, energy stocks.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Wall Street fluctuated and capped higher Thursday, led by energy and banking shares, as oil rallied and concerns on higher borrowing costs got eased. JPMorgan Chase & Co. and American Express Co. led gains in the...

Philippines: 'Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela' undergoes expansion.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The Valenzuela local government announced that it has obtained a P75 million loan from the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) which it will use in expanding and improving the facilities of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng...

United States: Dollar mixed on Thursday against major currencies.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The dollar was mixed against major currencies on Thursday amid strong demand for U.S. government debt and some negative economic reports. The U.S. Treasury sold a total of 101 billion dollars of debt this week in three...

Philippines: Abducted Pinoy seamen will fly homeþ.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The remaining eight Filipino seamen that Nigerian rebels abducted on May 13 will arrive home Friday, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said. On Tuesday, the first batch of eight seafarers including the...

Philippines: Hedge fund firm pushes London stock market lower on Thursday.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Hedge fund firm Man Group, which ended down almost 7 percent, led the FTSE 100 lower to end 29 points lower or 0.7 percent to 4,388 on Thursday. Shares in Man Group ended down 6.9 percent. Man group was followed by...

Iran: Iran to attract dlrs 30B foreign investment in 20-year Vision Plan.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Iran has planned to attract dlrs 30 billion foreign investment during 20-year Vision Plan for Economic, Social and Cultural Development (2005-2025), Iranian envoy said. Iran's ambassador to Japan Abbas Araqchi made the...

United Nations/Africa: UN report: Investing in African agricultural sector most effective in tackling economic recession.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Investing in Africa's agricultural sector is the most effective way to tackle the economic recession that threatens the continent's progress toward attaining the UN Millennium Development Goals, according to a United...

South Korea/United States: S. Korean firms eye U.S. bullet train project.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - About 10 South Korean engineering and rail companies are preparing to bid for a lucrative bullet train project by the U.S. state of California, a government trade agency said Friday. Though still at an early stage,...

Russia: Russian central bank does not expect rouble devaluation.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Russia's Central Bank does not expect the second wave of rouble devaluation, CBR governor Sergei Ignatyev told a news conference on Thursday. "I'm pretty sure that the upper limit of the two-currency basket at 41...

South Korea: South Korea says GM should make GM Daewoo main manufacturing post of small cars: KDB.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - South Korea's state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) said Friday it has called for ailing General Motors Corp. to make its Korean unit the main production base of small cars as a precondition for the provision of...

Japan: Japan's April jobless rate rises to 5.0%, highest since 2003.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Japan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate reached a five-year high of 5.0 percent in April, the government said Friday, casting a shadow over hopes for an early economic recovery. The rate rose by 0.2 percentage...

United States/Brazil: Devaluation of U.S. dollar global trend: Brazilian official.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Brazil's Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles said on Thursday the devaluation of the U.S. dollar is a global phenomenon instead of an occurrence restricted to Brazil. "There is a global devaluation of the U.S....

Philippines: iRemit, Pag-IBIG signs MOA on electronic collection facility for OFWs.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - I-Remit, Inc. (iRemit), the country's largest non-bank Filipino-owned remittance company and the Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund) recently inked a revised Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) covering the...

Japan: Fujitsu expands operations with acquisition of Supply Chain Consultingþ.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Fujitsu, a leading provider of business, information technology and communications solutions, has expanded its operations with the acquisition of the Australia and Southeast Asia operations of Supply Chain Consulting Pty....

United States: Microsoft unveils new Internet search engine Bing.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Microsoft on Thursday unveiled a new search engine named Bing, renewing its efforts to challenge the dominance of Google in the Internet search market. The company said the new service will begin to roll out over the...

Palestine: Israeli blockade causes malnutrition, anemia to Gaza children.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Every morning, scores of Gaza women lineup in a long queue before the Ard El-Insan (The Human's Land) Charity to treat their beloved children from the growing aggravated nutrition problem that became so common in the poor...

United States: Oil hits 65 USD Thursday on inventory decline.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Oil prices hit 65 U.S. dollars on Thursday after the U.S. government reported a sharp decline in crude inventories. Light, sweet crude for July delivery rose 1.63 dollars, or 2.6 percent, to settle at 65.08 dollars a...

Honduras: Six killed in powerful earthquake hitting Honduras.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - At least six people were killed in a powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 magnitude on the Richter scale that struck Honduras's Roatan island early on Thursday, news reports from Tegucigalpa said. The quake happened at...

Somalia: UN chief deplores "campaign of violence" against Somali government.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Thursday strongly condemned the continuing armed attacks against Somalia's Transitional Federal Government, expressing concern at the growing numbers of civilians killed, wounded and...

United States: NASA satellite detects red glow to map global ocean plants' health.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Researchers have conducted the first global analysis of the health and productivity of ocean plants using a unique signal detected by NASA's Aqua satellite, NASA said Thursday. Ocean scientists can now remotely measure...

United Nations/North Korea: UN food agency slows aid to the North Korea.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) is scaling down its food assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) due to a lack of funding, said the agency's spokesperson here on Thursday. "The number...

United States: U.S. diplomatic delegation heads for Asia on nuclear crisis.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - A U.S. diplomatic delegation headed by Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg on Thursday departed for Asia, in an attempt to address concerns on the latest crisis ignited by Pyongyang's nuclear test. Steinberg will...

United States/Israel: Obama urges Israel to stop settlement expansion.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday urged Israel to freeze Jewish settlement expansion, reiterating Washington's support for establishing a Palestinian state. After meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas...

China/Korea: Chinese ships shunning waters near Korea amid tensions.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Chinese fishing vessels are leaving the Yellow Sea, where tensions between the two Koreas have escalated after Pyongyang's threats of military clash, a defense source here said Friday. "Chinese fishing ships operating...

United Kingdom/Norway: UK, Norway consider storing carbon emissions under North Sea.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The UK and Norway Thursday jointly agreed to commission a study of the North Sea's role in providing storage space under the sea-bed for carbon dioxide emissions from European countries. British Minister for Energy and...

China: WHO chief praises China's "robust response" to A/H1N1 flu.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The Chinese government has mounted "a very robust response" to the threat of A/H1N1 influenza and the efforts are paying off, the head of World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. "The ministry of health under...

Israel/Gaza: UN envoy says Israeli blockades force Gaze to rely heavily on assistance.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Israeli blockades in Gaza have created a welfare society, the top United Nations humanitarian official in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT) said here on Thursday. Many years ago, Gaza was once a "thriving,...

United States: US to host next G20 Summit on September 24 and 25.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - United States will host the next G-20 Summit on September 24 and 25 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in which global powers, including India, will participate, the White House announced today. The third such summit meeting...

China/United Nations: China serves as model for hunger reduction - UN agency.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - As the world continues to face high food prices, the right blend of government regulation and market forces, like the steps taken in China during the 1970s, can help reduce hunger in developing countries, said a report by...

United States/Israel/Palestine: Obama confident of progress on Israeli-Palestinian peace.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Highlighting his belief in the two-state solution, U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday said he was confident of progress in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. "I am confident that we can move this process...

Philippines: President Arroyo, DND chief cite AFP for its accomplishment vs NPA.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has praised the Armed Forces of the Philippines for its accomplishment during the past five months against the communist New People's Army (NPA), which President Gloria...

Philippines: Melo says Merger of administration parties ensures holding of 2010 elections.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Jose Melo said the statement of the Arroyo administration that it is joining the May 2010 polls will erase doubts that there will be no elections next year. Melo said that he...

Philippines: DOH reports four new A(H1N1) cases bringing total to 14.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Friday reported that the total number of laboratory-confirmed Influenza A (H1N1) cases in the country rose to 14 with four new cases that tested positive of infection of the novel...

Philippines: Welder's mistake causes a brief fire in Makati mall.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - A fire occurred on Friday morning inside a mall in Makati City, but the firefighters fortunately extinguished it at once. A welder's mistake allegedly caused a fire at the Makati Cinema Square located at the corner of...

Philippines: BI's new visa gives work to 20,000 Filipinos.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - A month after its official launching, the new special visa for employment generation (SVEG) of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) has already granted 20,000 jobs to Filipinos, it was reported Friday. Immigration...

Philippines: AXA Philippines posts bullish figures amid crisis.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - AXA Philippines on Friday said its investments funds posted a 21.47 percent returns in the firtst five months of this year. In a statement, AXA said its Wealth Equity Fund posted the highest returns among its other...

Philippines: CHR calls for more media reporting on human rights abuses.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) calls on media practitioners to enhance further the reporting of human rights abuses in the country. s looking forward to more Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project (PHRRP)...

OPEC/Austria: OPEC Keeps Output Steady.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - OPEC members have decided to keep the cartel's production unchanged following a ministerial meeting in Vienna. The decision is based on expectations that the world may soon recover from its economic slump. OPEC's...

North Korea: Analysts Assess Options on How to Respond to North Korea's Nuclear Threat.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News- North Korea's recent nuclear tests and missile tests have renewed debate in Washington on how best to respond to a country that refuses to cooperate with the international community. The test and threats of military...

World: ILO Paints Bleak Picture of Global Jobs Crisis.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - The International Labor Organization is predicting between 210 million and 239 million people around the world will be unemployed in 2009. That corresponds to global unemployment rates of 6.5 and 7.4 percent respectively....

United States: President Obama Addresses World's Muslims.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Barack Obama has been making overtures towards Arabs and Muslims in general even before he was sworn in as president. In March he recorded a video message for the Persian Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, and his first...

United States: China: Pelosi Hopeful About Climate Change Cooperation with China.
May 29, 2009... Section: General News - Members of a U.S. congressional delegation have expressed widely divergent views on prospects for US-China cooperation to combat climate change - an issue they all agree is urgent. Meanwhile, although climate change...