The News Review:

- pening the doors of Asia’s grandest old hotels to reveal a…
- What’s the Deal?
- Bangkok’s Independent Newspaper
- Boca Raton News – Boca Raton FL | Calendar 2008 | Listen to the News
- Editors and Authors of ‘The Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2009-2010′…
- Said & Done: Cuddly Thaksin and Downing’s u-turn | Football |…
- Bellingham Whatcom County Life Travel Books | Bellingham Herald

pening the doors of Asia’s grandest old hotels to reveal a…
Nation Multimedia – Mar 2, 2008
They may not even be the best hotels in Asia – although someundoubtedly are – but they are certainly the most unique andinteresting. It is their beginnings and development that detain us andso they should for what stories they tell. Within their walls barsand dining rooms there are secrets dramas golden periods war-timeoccupation fading neglect and eventual restoration. Nearlyall were built towards the end of the 19th century or the beginning ofthe 20th.

What’s the Deal?
Washington Post – Mar 2, 2008
Book by March 15 and request code WPDS300. Priced separately flights and hotels alone would cost about the same. Info: 800-682-3333.

Bangkok’s Independent Newspaper
Nation Multimedia – Mar 2, 2008
Most reply that they recognise this impediment but want to maintain a presence hoping for better days and wiser policies. They also remember the mid-1990s when people began appreciating wine which resulted in double and triple annual sales increases until the '97 economic debacle. At that time Thailand was the 12th-largest purchaser of Bordeaux wines in the world. Now it's barely an asterisk on sales charts. Although many top-quality wines continue to be enjoyed locally learned estimates are that only one bottle in 10 is capped with the badge of revenue rape known as a tax stamp. Despite government policies that nourish a growing black market and ignore the primary cause of alcohol abuse in Thailand – cheap domestically distilled whisky – premium winery stars keep coming. And we happily continue trading our traditional hospitality and great food for their encouragement and superb wines… The '00 and '96 from near perfect years were beautifully balanced with the '00 brimming with berry and floral fruit. Chateau Brane-Cantenac like all classified Bordeaux wines can be purchased from any distributor who chooses to order them through various negociant suppliers. Take note of three formidable French wine dinners coming up: Tomorrow one of Burgundy's best producers Laurent Ponsot will present his Cote de Nuits Grand Cru Clos De La Roche wines at Le Normandie riental Hotel. Reservations at (02) 659 9000. n March 11 Jean-Michele Cazes will pour wines from four of his estates including Grand Cru-class Chateau Lynch-Bages at a 7pm dinner at Landmark Hotel's RR&B restaurant. Reservations at (02) 254 0404. n March 13 also at Le Normandie there's a vertical tasting and gourmet dinner with Bruno Eynard manager-winemaker of the Grand Cru-class Chateau Lagrange Saint Julien Bordeaux.

Boca Raton News – Boca Raton FL | Calendar 2008 | Listen to the News
Boca Raton News – Mar 2, 2008
Free and open to the public. PSH Palm Beach fashion sale to benefit Lighthouse International. Colony Hotel Pavilion Palm Beach… Mar-a-Lago Club Palm Beach. Delray Beach Historical Society and Spady Museum Historic Trolley Tour of Delray Beach.

Editors and Authors of ‘The Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2009-2010′…
innovations report – Mar 2, 2008
2008The Editorial Board and Authors of “The Digital Review of Asia Pacific ” comprising some 50 experts from government academe industry and civil society will be meeting in Singapore from March 2-4th at Sentosa’s Silosa Beach Hotel to start planning for the 2009-2010 version of the Digital Review of Asia Pacific. AnzeigeAds_BA_INRE_Ad(“CAD”); The biennial Digital Review of Asia Pacific is a comprehensive guide to the state-of-practice and trends in information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) in Asia Pacific… 21 Kamimura Keisuke – Research Fellow Center for Global Communications (GLCM) International University of Japan. 22 Kamira Robyn – Paua Interface Ltd Auckland Aotearoa New Zealand. 23 Koanantakool Hugh Thaweesak – Vice President National Science & Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) Thailand. 24 Kosona Chriv – Director SMART International Consulting Phnom Penh Cambodia. 25 Lau Luiz Gonzaga – Vice-President and General Director of Macau Information Technology Education Association26 Lee Heejin – Associate Professor Graduate School of International Studies Yonsei University Korea. 27 Lim Hock Chuan28 Liu Yu-li – Professor Dept. of Radio & TV National Chengchai University Taipei Taiwan.

Said & Done: Cuddly Thaksin and Downing’s u-turn | Football |…
Guardian Unlimited – Mar 2, 2008
It’s a tough rebrand: Thaksin’s old image (via Human Rights Watch) includes ‘leading a regime responsible for numerous extrajudicial executions disappearances torture and the deaths of hundreds of Malay Muslims’; ‘the deaths of 2275 in his war on drugs’; ‘attacks on media freedom’; plus outstanding corruption charges which Thaksin denies. Last year – during his City takeover – Thaksin hired PR firm Bell Pottinger to handle news management and ‘reputation issues’; this year there’s no need. ‘Thaksin’s very generous and a very nice person’ says Kasper Schmeichel sent to Thailand to promote Thaksin’s work with children. ‘He’s a very good man and we’re close to his heart… ‘He’s a very good man and we’re close to his heart. He’s a genuine guy. ‘ City’s media manager Paul Tyrell staying in Thaksin’s luxury hotel in Bangkok added: ‘If Thaksin continues to invest in City we’ll be hugely grateful. ‘Fifa: still got itSepp Blatter says Fifa will ‘drive corruption out of football and build a better future for the game. ‘ Last week’s highlight: being accused by Dominica’s FA of ‘illegal bullying’ after Fifa vice-president Jack Warner tried to reinstate his friend Patrick John as their president. John jailed after a failed armed coup attempt in the 80s was deposed as FA president in 2006 accused of ‘poor performance’. This week: Ethiopia’s FA protest after a similar Fifa attempt to reinstate their former president Asheber Woldegiorgise – also deposed for ‘poor performance’.

Bellingham Whatcom County Life Travel Books | Bellingham Herald
Bellingham Herald – Mar 2, 2008
Before the store was even a thought Shelley was buying up as many pieces as she could carry and bringing them home for her own enjoyment. “That was one of the reasons among many that I opened the store” Shelley says. Whether they’re bed sheets and blankets or more artistic and fashionable pieces the real pleasure for her is buying the items directly from the person who makes them. For pieces she doesn’t buy on her travels she researches them and makes sure they are fair-trade products… She keeps the rest of the sheets at home and wouldn’t part with them for any price. Earlier this year the couple got back from their seventh trip to Southeast Asia. They eschew hotels for eco-lodges and village life usually hiring a guide to help them converse more easily with crafters and locals. “You stay in those villages and eat what they eat” says Robert a safety manager for Whatcom Transportation Authority. It gives me a real appreciation for what I have here and an appreciation for other cultures and what they have too. “Though she loves her hot showers and clean water Shelley happily gives them up to avoid a hotel experience she could just as easily have at home.

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