Series f Events To Mark Merdeka In Thailand
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- Series f Events To Mark Merdeka In Thailand
- Parkroyal Hotels eyes expansion in Asia
- VietNamNet Bridge
- HCM City: industrial production up 12.5 percent
- Ancient Therapy Makes Youthful Appearance
- Plight of the refugees locked out of the ‘promised land’
Series f Events To Mark Merdeka In Thailand
Bernama – Bernama – Aug 22, 2007
The week-long celebrations will start tomorrow with an exotic Malaysian feast at two leading hotels in the capital the Sofitel Centara Grand Bangkok and Shangri La. The Sofitel which is also hosting the Malaysia-Thailand Business Forum on Aug 29 is flying in chefs Zainuddin Hashim N. Parthiban and Lee Swee Lin from Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa to prepare a range of Malaysian dishes. n Saturday the Malaysian embassy here which organised bowling badminton and various other sports events in conjunction with the Merdeka celebration will hold the annual Merdeka Day Golf tournament involving diplomats Thai officials and the Malaysian community here. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar will be the keynote speaker at the half-day business forum while other prominent speakers are Agriculture and Agro Based Industry Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin Thai Tourism and Sports Minister Dr Suvit Yodmani and Deputy Foreign Minister Sawanit Kongsiri.
Parkroyal Hotels eyes expansion in Asia
eTravelBlackboard – Asia Edition – Aug 22, 2007
“The group acquired the brand in 2002 and after having spent many hours to upgrade the product Parkroyal is no strange name to this market. “We threw our hotels into massive renovations to take the hotels where we want it. ” The group plans to re-brand and open hotels in Ho Chi Minh City by December Phang-na Thailand in January 2008 and has recently acquired a property in Yangon Myanmar. Negotiations are currently underway for management contracts in Thailand Hong Kong and Vietnam. Ms Chua did not rule out opening or managing a hotel in Australia if it made “financial sense”. etravelblackboardasia.
VietNamNet Bridge
VietNamNet Bridge – Aug 22, 2007
Le Ngoc Ha General Director of the Hoang Ngoc Resort in Mui Ne-Phan Thiet said that there were two sources of foreign visitors coming to Vietnam. The first is normal tourists and the second is businessmen who come to Vietnam to seek investment opportunities and to travel as well. Compared to other destinations in Southeast Asia like Thailand and Indonesia which are unstable Vietnam?s safety is an advantage for its tourism sector but as hotels break their contracts with foreign travel companies those companies will not bring travellers to Vietnam but to other countries. Unsustainable business Several months ago to solve this issue the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism discussed the serious shortage of 3-4 star rooms at all tourist sites in Vietnam. All resorts in Vietnam have begun to realise that the increase of hotel room prices in HCM City and Hanoi has really affected their business. Though room prices have been increasing for the past one year during this time the volume of tourists coming to Vietnam hasn?t declined since demand was much higher than supply. In the long-run the volume of travellers coming to Vietnam will decrease and hotels in Hanoi and HCM City will no longer maintain their current way of doing business which is considered living from hand to mouth.
HCM City: industrial production up 12.5 percent
VietNamNet Bridge – Aug 22, 2007
8 million shares worth over 516 billion VND being traded. The HoSE saw 35 stocks rallying for gains 22 remain unchanged and 57 fell. The newly-listed Thong Nhat Rubber (TNC) topped the list of 35 movers by tacking 40000 VND per unit onto its listed price followed by Binh Dinh Minerals (BMC) Tay Ninh Cable Tour (TCT) Sai Gon Hotel Corp. (SGH) and North Kinh Do Food (NKD). Meanwhile Hau Giang Pharmaceutical (DHG) was one of the main losers of the day with a decrease of 5000 VND being slashed from its stock price. The group of 57 losers also included Da Nang Rubber (DRC) Hoa Binh Construction and Real Estate Corp. (HBC) Materials ? Petroleum (CM) and Nam Viet (NAV)… Saigon Securities Inc. (SSI) topped the market in terms of transaction volume with 175000 shares being traded during the course of the morning. Largest Thai trade fair begins in Ha NoiThe annual Thai trade fair-2007 the seventh and the largest so far began in Ha Noi on August 22. The fair has drawn more than 100 companies from Thailand which are displaying a wide range of products from machinery electronic and electric appliances to foods and drinks cosmetics health products stationeries children?s goods jewellery household and kitchen utensils fine art articles and garments and textiles. Besides more than 130 booths for products the Thai Embassy also runs pavilions to introduce the culture and the landscape of Thailand as well as its tourist destinations to visitors. Art troupes from Thailand will entertain visitors with traditional music performances. Thai Nguyen to host biggest trade fair in northeastern regionThe International Trade Fair Thai Nguyen 2007 beginning Nov.
Ancient Therapy Makes Youthful Appearance
etravelblackboard.com – Aug 22, 2007
With both traditional and ‘hi tech’ modern restaurants (5) and impressive wine cellar it is the place Bangkokians gravitate towards for its famous name restaurants including the renowned Kao Tom Buffet and Mori Grill Restaurant. The hotel boasts a full length golf driving range with 45 tee off positions; a massage centre; Bali Spa and fully fitted fitness centre and outdoor pool. The hotel was the first in Thailand to offer complimentary WiFi and internet access in guest rooms and all public areas. Parking for 900 cars. For further details see:.
Plight of the refugees locked out of the ‘promised land’
Independent – Aug 22, 2007
without following the international recognised procedures for determining whether they are refugees”. The government insists it has assurances about the safety of the refugees from President Hosni Mubarak but faith in this was shaken by an Israeli soldier who described on TV seeing Egyptian troops shooting dead four Sudanese refugees trying to escape across the border into Israel at the end of last month. Ironically the misfortune of Joseph who is no longer detained and worked for a spell in a hotel in the coastal Red Sea resort of Eilat is in one sense that he is not from Darfur. For while saying that it will send back all Africans – including Darfuris – who cross the border illegally from now on whatever their status it has pledged to absorb the 500 from Darfur who were already in the country. But even that pledge has not been extended to the other Sudanese refugees. Joseph points out that there has been a fresh spate of killings by government-backed militias in southern Sudan – where the two-year-old peace agreement remains deeply unstable – and adds: “Everyone talks about Darfur but not about the south of Sudan” he says. “But we were the first to be in this war between Muslims and Christians… But Israel’s own history has inevitably lent an especial resonance to the debate. Professor Yehuda Bauer one of the country’s foremost Holocaust scholars is scornful of Egyptian assurances and has no doubt that Israel has a duty to absorb all the Sudanese refugees. He strongly agrees that the southern Sudanese are also fleeing genocide and adds: “The numbers are not large and there are 100000 illegal immigrants from places like Thailand and Romania in Tel Aviv. Recalling periods of rejection of Jewish refugees from Nazism by other European countries including Britain he says: “We are shooting ourselves in the foot by doing what others did to us in the past. “Here in Khetziot where 120 women and children are kept apart from their men prison warders have made every effort to make the refugees as comfortable as possible in their four-bunk huts. With good health care the refugees are clearly healthy and relatively relaxed after their previous lives. Prison education staff are trying to work out how to implement a directive that the children need to go to school as long as they are here.
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