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SearchThai court says most Map Ta Phut projects can proceed11:30 AM, Sep 09, 2010ly be coming to a close. Roughly $10 billion worth of projects, as you may recall, have been suspended in the Map Ta Phut industrial estate since September 2009. The projects were halted by a Thai court ruling after a lawsuit by an environmental group and local people complaining of severe pollution in the area. The court issued an injunction; Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's administration appealed; a few projects were allowed to re-star... Is Google opening an office in Thailand?11:30 AM, Sep 09, 2010e recently launching its Chrome browser in Thai (with automatic site translation) but digital spending in Thailand remains low, to the point that Vietnam - with half the market - is now on an equal footing and likely to overtake Thailand in terms of digital spend and potential for new business. Thailand is making positive steps but it is by no means a stand-out digital market, or rapid grower, in the region that would make Google consider ... Thai police promote officer indicted over killing of Saudi businessman10:00 AM, Sep 09, 2010the disciplinary proceedings against him, hence the police service had no justification either to suspend him or stall his promotion, he said. Then, Deputy PM Suthep as per The Nation: He said Somkid was entitled to a promotion review just like other police officers, who have not been caught up in legal or disciplinary proceedings.In the police investigation into missing businessman Mahammad Al-Ruwaili, all charges against Somkid were dropp... The truth about media censorship in Burma08:32 PM, Sep 08, 2010ess Scrutiny Board does not issue written suspension orders but just gives verbal instructions to suspend publication temporarily. RSF pointed out that the international media that broadcast in Burmese – BBC, RFA, VOA and DVB – have never been allowed to work freely inside the country. And those radio stations have repeatedly been attacked by the military junta. Foreign journalists and reporters have to go through a stri... Great minds agree08:04 PM, Sep 08, 2010Andrew Bolt is ridiculed for suggesting that Pakistan should should spend less on bombs and more on flood preparedness. Now Robert Fisk, of all people, pursues the same line of thinking as Bolt: Before he resigned in 2008, President Pervez Musharraf was asked why nothing had been done to alleviate the plight of women in Pakistan. There was no money available, the General said. But Pakistan had to spend money on nuclear and conventional weapon... Indonesia cities empty for Muslim holy month's end06:59 PM, Sep 08, 2010are construction workers, field laborers and others who earn less than $200 a month, but eagerly spend their savings on the trip. Half are from major cities, like Jakarta, which turn into virtual ghost towns. Without the help of maids, drivers and other members of their domestic staff, many of the capital's well-to-do opt to spend the week in hotels. The exodus, known locally as "mudik," peaked Wednesday, two days before the expected Eid ... Australian gov't plans to continue with mining tax02:13 PM, Sep 08, 2010ax and in its budget and this will cause major problems again with more borrowings, more reckless spending and a Julia Gillard government, if it is returned today, will mean more incompetence and more debt for Australians to meet," Robb told ABC radio on Tuesday. Labor was returned to govern for a second three-year term on Tuesday, after 17 days of intense negotiations since an Aug. 21 election failed to give any party a clear majority fo... How companies play the 'greenwash' game10:36 PM, Sep 07, 2010llion this year (actually profits were down by 22 percent from the year before) and it knows how to spend it. Without pre-empting Conservation International's (CI) reaction to any future Greenpeace campaign against Cargill, it may find it hard to turn away the $1.5 million donation for a biodiversity conservation project in Ore, Papua New Guinea from Cargill and Flora and Fauna International will be loathe to hand back cash for its orangutan pro... Study: Aid after 2005 quake won trust in Pakistan06:49 PM, Sep 07, 2010oups are not reaching enough people to have much of an effect on their support levels. Washington spends many millions of dollars on humanitarian missions in the Muslim world each year, but there has been surprisingly little research on the efforts. With al-Qaida and other extremists like the Pakistani Taliban pumping out daily propaganda about alleged American barbarity, demonstrating otherwise has immense strategic value for Washington. ... Top US commander: Burning Quran endangers troops04:22 PM, Sep 07, 2010majority of voters consider it an unnecessary drain on finances at a time of sharp cuts in public spending and other austerity measures. Also Tuesday, authorities confirmed the ambush killing of a district chief by suspected insurgents in the northern province of Baghlan on Monday afternoon. Nahrin district chief Rahmad Sror Joshan Pool was on his way home after a memorial service for slain anti-Soviet guerrilla leader Ahmad Shah Massoud ... Suspected players cannot be summoned at this stage03:54 PM, Sep 07, 2010A judge in Pakistan says that suspended cricketers cannot be summoned to face allegations of treason because of the ongoing investigations into match fixing allegations against them. Chief justice Lahore High Court Khawaja Sharif on Tuesday set a Sept. 22 hearing date on the petition filed by Ishtiaq Ahmed Chaudhry. In his petition, Chaudhry asked that treason charged by laid against any Pakistan player found guilty in cricket's latest m... Asia stocks mixed, but recovery worries are easing11:11 AM, Sep 07, 2010U.S. markets react to President Barack Obama's new jobs program announced Monday. Obama wants to spend more than $50 billion to rebuild roads, railways and airport runways, hoping to create jobs and shore up the recovery in the world's No. 1 economy. U.S. financial markets were closed Monday for the Labor Day holiday. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index declined 21.52 points, or 0.2 percent, to 9,279.80 while Hong Kong's Hang Seng i... Pakistan govt investigates cricketers' assets05:03 PM, Sep 06, 2010te the assets of past and present cricketers after the International Cricket Council charged and suspended three Pakistan players over allegations of match fixing. Leading Urdu language daily Jang reported Monday that the Federal Bureau of Revenue has instructed all its regional officers to collect details of bank accounts, assets and even the number of cars in the possession of players who have represented Pakistan over the last five year... 2 activists convicted of whale meat theft in Japan03:38 PM, Sep 06, 2010Greenpeace of stealing whale meat they claim was intended for illegal consumption, giving each suspended jail terms. The Aomori District Court found the two Greenpeace members guilty of stealing 50 pounds (23 kilograms) of whale meat from a delivery service company warehouse in April 2008. The meat came from whales killed during Japan's controversial government-backed research hunts. Junichi Sato, 33, and Toru Suzuki, 43, were sentenced... Winemaking by numbers...01:47 PM, Sep 06, 2010lots, modifying trellising and pruning techniques adopting biological farming practices but overall spending more time among the vines - shoot thinning, canopy shaping, hand picking and hand sorting. We have pulled out the under-performing vineyards, replanted some of them to new varieties and clones that are more suitable for the changing climate or just fixing some of our earlier mistakes – yes we've made plenty of them. All this has be... |
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