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- Josef Fritzl left daughter in Austrian cellar for a month while on…
- An evening with the Prime Minister Thai style
- The International Indian Film Academy | Welcome to IIFA
- Dusit International to expand in Bali and Egypt
- Rice prices hurt London’s curry houses
- Bloomberg.com: Investment Tools
- Andrew Pang appointed Managing Director of yoo Asia

Josef Fritzl left daughter in Austrian cellar for a month while on…
Telegraph.co.uk – Apr 30, 2008
He had left his daughter Elisabeth at home in a dungeon under his house in Amstetten Austria along with two children he had fathered by her. But while he was there he bought presents for his captives including a dress for Elisabeth to wear. Fritzl did not take his wife Rosemarie to Thailand on holiday with him. Police say they believe she was unaware that her daughter was imprisoned under the house. Police sources have described Fritzl as “an incredibly sexually potent” man. Rainer Wieczorak 62 who was on the holiday in Thailand with Fritzl said: “I need to go there because the warm climate is much better for my health but Fritzl had other interests. “While we would all sit around the hotel bar enjoying a few quiet drinks he was off on his own… Police sources have described Fritzl as “an incredibly sexually potent” man. Rainer Wieczorak 62 who was on the holiday in Thailand with Fritzl said: “I need to go there because the warm climate is much better for my health but Fritzl had other interests. “While we would all sit around the hotel bar enjoying a few quiet drinks he was off on his own. “We did not speak about where he went but it was pretty obvious that he had another agenda in mind. “We almost never saw him he was usually sleeping things off during the day having a massage on the beach and a late breakfast. ”Paul Hoerer 69 who also travelled to Thailand with him said: “I have known him since 1973 when we met on a camping holiday near Salzburg and we spent a lot of time together after that. “ur friendship was so good that we went on holidays to Thailand together.

An evening with the Prime Minister Thai style
Belfast Telegraph – Apr 30, 2008
Rarely however do they expect their prime ministerial host to do the cooking. But such was the treat in store for the Prime Minister of Burma when he arrived in Thailand yesterday where the premier Samak Sundaravej a former television chef took to the kitchen to prepare dinner. "We were going to dine at his hotel but I invited him to have dinner at my house" Mr Samak said. The Thai leader even went out to the shops to buy the ingredients but refused to say what dish he would be preparing for his counterpart Thein Sein. "It’s secret and Myanmar’s government has told me what kind of food Thein Sein doesn’t eat" Mr Samak said. Mr Samak who was elected in January spent seven years hosting a cooking show called Tasting Grumbling. n official visits to other South-east Asian countries he often enjoys local delicacies and makes a point of visiting the markets.

The International Indian Film Academy | Welcome to IIFA
Bangkok Post – Apr 30, 2008
"It’s a delight that the 9th IIFA awards are being held in Bangkok and we truly believe that the event will help build bridges" Amitabh Bachchan the IIFA brand ambassador announced recently in India. Bachchan a Bollywood legend still commands a following that is the envy of most newcomers said that the event being held in Bangkok would provide an opportunity to build on the cultural and economic ties between the two countries that have been developing over the past few years although the two countries have seen cultural exchanges for centuries. "The warmth and the homely feeling that Thai people show through their hospitality help the association grow" he said. Thailand is no stranger to Indian films and many Thais have fond memories of movies like Mother India (1957) and Haathi Mere Saathi (1971)… Thai fans of Indian movies and Indians living here have so far not had the chance to witness any Bollywood premieres but this will change on June 6 when Sakar Raj – featuring the entire Bachchan family – opens at Siam Paragon. The IIFA Weekend Bangkok with the theme "Amazing IIFA Amazing Thailand" is scheduled to run from June 6 to 8 with the final awards being given out on the night of June 8 and there are a host of fringe activities planned by Jogani Entertainment as well as business forums film premieres media briefings a glitzy awards ceremony and charity fund-raising events. The event is expected to boost tourism and attract visitors from all over the world and is being co-sponsored by the Tourism Authority of Thailand Post Publishing (publishers of the Bangkok Post and Post Today) the Dusit Thani Hotel Siam Niramit and the Indorama Group. Chattan Kunjara na Ayudhya the director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand based in New Delhi said that the event will draw Bollywood movie buffs from across the globe both during and after the event. Thailand’s Ambassador to India Chirasak Thanesnant added that it will help make India more aware of Thailand and will end up helping Thailand attract more Indian tourists. The awards event will also see the participation as the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) which will organise a business seminar aimed at bringing Thai and Indian businesses together a move that could help Thai businesses looking to find local partners to enter the booming Indian market. "This event could help create more business between India and Thailand and could be the beginning of a new stronger relationship between the two countries" said Amit Mitra secretary-general of the FICCI.

Dusit International to expand in Bali and Egypt
e-Travel Blackboard – e-Travel Blackboard (press release) – Apr 30, 2008
The group is currently running 18 properties including hotels in the Philippines and Dubai. Mr Gamarra said its new developments are on track even though the global economy has slowed with oil prices skyrocketing and air tickets becoming more expensive. The group is also negotiating with investors to manage hotels in Hong Kong Singapore Japan the Maldives Australia and Bhutan. "We are a Thai operator with an aim to be a global chain" said Mr Gamarra.

Rice prices hurt London’s curry houses
stuff.co.nz – Apr 30, 2008
Still they are saying it will go up more and more. "Last week US rice futures on the Chicago Board of Trade hit a life-time high above $25. In Thailand rice surged to $1000 a tonne on April 24. Export curbs by some of the world's biggest rice producers spiraling energy costs and growing demands from emerging economies such as China and India are fuelling concerns that there is not enough food to go around. Last ctober India the world's second largest rice exporter after Thailand banned exports of non-Basmati rice to reign in prices and control inflation. Two months ago New Delhi reinforced those bans as inflation hit a 14-month high. Among others who have imposed their own export controls have been Egypt and Vietnam which is the world's third largest rice producer… A lot of the curry traffic comes from tourists and Hussain is looking forward to feeding more of them his scorching hot dishes in the run up to the 2012 London lympics. While the lympics might become a future savior of sorts for London's curry trade Hussain is already working on a post-lympic plan which involves building a hotel in Brick Lane. His hotel will have a fast food court that specializes in fixed priced South Asian meals. But rice prices mean that he is unlikely to pose a threat to global fastfood chains like McDonald's which sells the "Chicken Legend" meal for 4. "McDonald's can survive for 4. 50 (pounds) and I was thinking I could survive with the same standard.

Bloomberg.com: Investment Tools
Bloomberg – Apr 30, 2008
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Andrew Pang appointed Managing Director of yoo Asia
ASIATravelTips.com – Apr 30, 2008
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