Alberta couple works to preserve Thai beach
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- Alberta couple works to preserve Thai beach
- Stay in good health
- Hitting the right notes
- Bangkok’s Independent Newspaper
- RP wins 3 Asian TV 2 advertising awards in Singapore
- akwood Residence Sukhumvit 24 to pen 1 December 2007
- Playwin puts its money on Goa casino
Alberta couple works to preserve Thai beach
Canada.com – Dec 1, 2007
inc–>Alberta couple works to preserve Thai beachYvonne JefferyCanWest News ServicePublished: Saturday December 01 2007Julie Seibt her husband Ken and their family were caught in the 2004 tsunami that swept through Southeast Asia. But they got involved with the reconstruction in Thailand establishing the Build a Boat Relief Fund to help local fishermen rebuild or replace boats destroyed in the waves. And now they’ve fallen in love with a 700-metre stretch of beach half a world from their home in Calgary. You might think that’s a big bonus for the Seibts — sun and sand after all sound pretty good to those of us heading into a Canadian winter. But it’s also a big bonus for Koh Jum the island off Thailand’s southern coast to which the Seibts have moved. They’ve sold their Canmore home and are now residents on a 6… “n an island untouched by electricity or mass tourism this beach — with its rich coastal forest — was slated for development and a 350-room hotel” she says in an e-mail. Her husband Ken has established Koh Jum Beach Villas a development that will put 27 2000-square-metre lots on the beach walking the fine line between making the land’s purchase possible and preserving its ecology. Seattle-based Jeff Dietrich has joined the couple in Thailand offering years of tropical experience and a degree in environmental science to ensure the project follows environmentally aware principles. He offers a glimpse of what makes this project special.
Stay in good health
guardian.co.uk – Dec 1, 2007
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Hitting the right notes
Malaysia Star – Dec 1, 2007
Sochaczewski presented a talk on sustainable golf. “Wild Asia should seek a broader spectrum of travel professionals include the big tour operators hotel chains airlines and national tourist offices stage technical workshops on best practices and increase media presence. ” What’s the next step? Despite WA’s limited budget and resources the award proved that it’s an important platform to encourage good practices in sustainable tourism. “We will focus on these points and make sure the 2008 awards is even more effective” says Reza. “We need to cast our net further to find more good examples of what people are doing in RT and work with NGs and travel associations. ” The winners UT of the 27 nominees from Malaysia Thailand Indonesia Cambodia India Laos Sri Lanka and The Maldives six properties were chosen as finalists in three categories… “We will focus on these points and make sure the 2008 awards is even more effective” says Reza. “We need to cast our net further to find more good examples of what people are doing in RT and work with NGs and travel associations. ” The winners UT of the 27 nominees from Malaysia Thailand Indonesia Cambodia India Laos Sri Lanka and The Maldives six properties were chosen as finalists in three categories. A winner is then picked from each category. These winners fulfil most of the criteria in responsible tourism practices i. employ and source locally protect natural areas respect local culture support local development and use resources efficiently.
Bangkok’s Independent Newspaper
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The fact is that the government of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has consistently shown contempt for media coverage of the frequent crises and cracks befalling the Philippine military. In past coup attempts the Arroyo administration has threatened journalists covering coup-makers with charges of sedition. In Thursday's developments media that were covering the press conference of Senator Trillanes at the hotel he had taken over were in fact investigated for "obstruction of justice" government and military officials told the Philippine press. Such actions are preposterous. The suggestion – in words and in action – that the media can be charged for covering people opposed to the government impinges upon press freedom and the Philippine people's right to know. The Philippine government is sending the message not for the first time that coverage of its political opponents is tantamount to sedition and obstruction of justice. Such a chilling message is simply inconsistent with the freedoms enshrined in the Philippine constitution and contemptuous of the rights of the free press in the Philippines… In a country that has focused so much effort on keeping HIV transmission in check among sex workers HIV prevention services for people who use drugs continue to be ignored. While estimates of HIV prevalence among sex workers in Thailand fell significantly from the mid-1980s to 2004 they remained steady at a shocking 35 to 50 per cent among people who inject drugs. Montree Sornpaisarn's economic and financial reasons for keeping PTT listed are somewhat difficult to argue against.
RP wins 3 Asian TV 2 advertising awards in Singapore
Manila Bulletin – Dec 1, 2007
Pareño said the ATA citation was the fifth international Best Actress award she has received which she said makes her feel “so blessed. In accepting her prize Pareño said she was dedicating the award to the Filipino people while thanking all her supporters including the management of ABS-CBN. Last Thursday night Pareño competed against nominees from New Zealand India Singapore and Thailand. Accepting the award for ABS-CBN?s “Bandila” news anchor Julius Babao noted the irony that while he and some of his colleagues in the program were celebrating another success some of their other colleagues had been detained by the authorities following another takeover of a hotel by renegade forces. Meanwhile news anchors Jiggy Manicad and Maki Pulido and director Clyde Mercado accepted the award for GMA Television. The three expressed delight for winning the award for Best Current Affairs Program for their “Reporter?s Notebook” episode on the war in Lebanon in June this year. In particular Manicad said he felt proud in receiving the award after the harrowing times they spent in Lebanon trying to look after Filipino residents who were trapped in that Middle East country when civil war broke out… In accepting her prize Pareño said she was dedicating the award to the Filipino people while thanking all her supporters including the management of ABS-CBN. Last Thursday night Pareño competed against nominees from New Zealand India Singapore and Thailand. Accepting the award for ABS-CBN?s “Bandila” news anchor Julius Babao noted the irony that while he and some of his colleagues in the program were celebrating another success some of their other colleagues had been detained by the authorities following another takeover of a hotel by renegade forces. Meanwhile news anchors Jiggy Manicad and Maki Pulido and director Clyde Mercado accepted the award for GMA Television. The three expressed delight for winning the award for Best Current Affairs Program for their “Reporter?s Notebook” episode on the war in Lebanon in June this year. In particular Manicad said he felt proud in receiving the award after the harrowing times they spent in Lebanon trying to look after Filipino residents who were trapped in that Middle East country when civil war broke out.
akwood Residence Sukhumvit 24 to pen 1 December 2007
ASIATravelTips.com – Dec 1, 2007
The Sukhumvit 24 property which will offer daily as well as long-stay rates marks the first of four new akwood developments in Bangkok to be unveiled by akwood Asia Pacific which plans to open 19 new properties in Asia by 2009. “Many corporate and leisure visitors are now choosing serviced apartments instead of hotels” said Mr John MacNeill General Manager of the akwood Residence Sukhumvit 24 where fully equipped kitchens broadband internet connectivity and 32-inch LCD screens are part of each room. “Serviced apartments offer more in terms of home environment with hotel style services and facilities” he said. The akwood Residence Sukhumvit 24 offers modern and fully equipped Studio 1 bedroom and 2 bedroom residences as well as a full restaurant business centre residents’ lounge gym valet parking 24-hour security a rooftop swimming pool and sun deck. Frank Foster akwood Asia Pacific’s Singapore-based Vice President Marketing and Sales said “There have been recent positive trends in Thailand such as government support for investment in mass transit systems and the implementation of a Free Trade Agreement between Thailand and Japan. Such initiatives create demand for trusted serviced apartment brands. akwood makes it easy for companies by helping busy foreign executives move in to a new residence and start work without the hassle of searching for apartments or housing… “Serviced apartments offer more in terms of home environment with hotel style services and facilities” he said. The akwood Residence Sukhumvit 24 offers modern and fully equipped Studio 1 bedroom and 2 bedroom residences as well as a full restaurant business centre residents’ lounge gym valet parking 24-hour security a rooftop swimming pool and sun deck. Frank Foster akwood Asia Pacific’s Singapore-based Vice President Marketing and Sales said “There have been recent positive trends in Thailand such as government support for investment in mass transit systems and the implementation of a Free Trade Agreement between Thailand and Japan. Such initiatives create demand for trusted serviced apartment brands. akwood makes it easy for companies by helping busy foreign executives move in to a new residence and start work without the hassle of searching for apartments or housing. akwood has also announced that it will open new serviced apartments in Sukhumvit 16 in Bangkok in the first quarter of 2008 and in the Thonglor and Bang Na areas of Bangkok by the beginning of 2009. akwood Residence Sukhumvit 24 opens as the 16th property of akwood Asia Pacific.
Playwin puts its money on Goa casino
Economic Times – Dec 1, 2007
And itcould be no bigger than a casino spread over 20000 sq ft thanks to the Rs3400-crore Playwin the country?s largest online lottery company andgaming brand of Pan India Infravest. The company believes that this offshorecasino will be by far the biggest casino operation in thestate. The venture will notonly target Indian consumers who go to casinos in Nepal Macau and Thailand butwill also attract tourists who come to India. At the same time the biggestcasino player of Macau Venetian Macau plans to foray into India. According tosources by 2009 international casino operators will make their presence feltin India through joint ventures or the franchisee route regulationnotwithstanding. According toindustry estimates the organised gambling industry in India is worth Rs 25000crore. At the same time there is an equally big illegal gambling industry… Goatoo has issued a few licences to promote offshore casinos. ?Every stategovernment should understand the fact that casinos will immensely contribute tothe exchequer and the funds can be utilised for social as well as infrastructureprojects? opines MrSinha. As for Venetian Macauthe hotel-cum-resort casino chain is already planning a strategy to enter theIndia market. The Venetian is well established in Macau with 3000 suites 850gambling tables and 4100 slot machines. For the record Macau is the gamblingden of the world having overtaken Las Vegas last year in terms of casinorevenue generation. The city has around 11510 slot machines and 3992 gamingtables.
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