Unlocking Norway’s scenic secrets
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- Unlocking Norway’s scenic secrets
- England – Hubbard: Architect Sven the key to City revival
- Malaysia boosts security for torch
- Kuensel Newspaper – Health education lifestyle at the Asia Expo
- Bangkok’s Independent Newspaper
Unlocking Norway’s scenic secrets
Telegraph.co.uk – Apr 21, 2008
Named after Queen Victoria the hotel was the largest building in Stavanger when it was built in 1907 and the only one to boast a lift. It still takes pride of place on the quayside but no longer needs to rely on mechanical novelty to attract guests – rooms are sumptuously and individually decorated with most looking directly on to the harbour. ver breakfast I learn from the owner that I have slept in the same room as the King of Norway and King of Thailand and that the hotel performed a vital role in the Second World War as a safe-house for British spies. First stop is the dull-sounding but as it turns out fascinating Petroleum Museum housed in a striking granite glass and metal building on the water. Stavanger is still referred to as the “oil capital” of Norway and is a vital hub for the international oil and gas industry. Fortunately the only tangible evidence of the industry is the city’s cosmopolitan feel and the number of expensive restaurants. Many of the latter are in delightful “ld Stavanger” home to some of Europe’s best-preserved wooden houses.
England – Hubbard: Architect Sven the key to City revival
go.com – Apr 21, 2008
At a time when major managerial changes are expected across Europe he has rehabilitated his reputation – in the eyes of most – after the underwhelming end to his time with England. By revealing an understated sense of humour and with his quiet charm he has won over observers in Manchester especially now his private life is no longer an issue. While his renewal of a long-term lease at a costly city centre hotel indicates a preference to stay right now City need him more than he needs them. Yet while Shinawatra may be too blinkered to realise that the City supporters are not. Any manager who wins at ld Trafford for the first time since 1974 and does a first double over Manchester United in almost four decades can expect to be idolised by the blue half of Manchester. Anyone acquainted with the city and indeed City itself would recognise that. If their season was effectively over when the final whistle blew at ld Trafford that is not altogether surprising… Moreover in their desperation for improvement they have turned a blind eye to other embarrassments in Shinawatra’s reign. The man Human Rights Watch has called ‘a human rights abuser of the worst kind’ has used City in some blatant and unseemly attempts to court popularity. The king of Thailand for example was wished a happy birthday on the big screen (possibly not sentiments the majority present shared). Kasper Schmeichel and Kelvin Etuhu were whisked to Thailand mid-season for no real purpose other than Shinawatra’s and an attempt was made to foist three Thai players on Eriksson though none were of the required standard. Such self-indulgence has been tolerated but the use of a major club as a rich man’s plaything may not be without a popular manager. Still supporters equipped with downbeat realism and long-honed depressive tendencies recognised that spending half the season in the Champions League places represented over-achievement. To judge from his comments in Dubai last week Shinawatra presumably regarded it as the norm.
Malaysia boosts security for torch
Aljazeera.net – Apr 21, 2008
Police said they have not received reports of any planned protests from pro-Tibet groups but will nonetheless deploy around 1600 policemen to secure the 16. 5-kilometre route and close roads along route. The lympic flame arrived in Kuala Lumpur early on Sunday on a flight from Thailand before being whisked off to a hotel for safekeeping. It was received by China’s ambassador to Malaysia officials from the lympic Council of Malaysia and representatives from the country’s sporting bodies. Some 300 Chinese students studying in Malaysia were also at the airport with representatives from the National Sports Council and the police. Prayers and protests Your Views.
Kuensel Newspaper – Health education lifestyle at the Asia Expo
Kuensel Buhutan's National Newspaper – Apr 21, 2008
To make people access quality health care and cost effective treatment the health section provides a common platform for knowledge interchange between doctors and health professionals. But it was the education sector that brought in more visitors from day one. Students specially thronged the stalls of the university of the Thai chamber of commerce the Bangalore city college and other hotel management institutes from India. Says the director of international programs university of the Thai chamber of commerce Thanita Kongrerk: “Thailand can be one of the choices for Bhutanese students who wish to study abroad because we share the same culture and have both under graduate and master’s programs. This comes at a time when most class 12 passed students are looking for college admissions in India. Commerce students from Phuentsholing HSS Rubyna and Rinchen Dema liked the choices that were available. “We hadn’t heard of some of the courses mentioned here and after we find out the fee structure and other facilities we’ll talk to our parents” said Rinchen Dema.
Bangkok’s Independent Newspaper
Nation Multimedia – Apr 21, 2008
Thailand a close Beijing ally has promised tight security for its leg of the relay Saturday in Bangkok. “I am confident there will be no violence” said General Yuthasak Sasriprapha chairman of the lympic Committee of Thailand. He added that the 10-kilometre relay route which is to start at Chinatown Gate and end at the Royal Plaza near parliament might be shortened. The torch arrived aboard a China Airlines charter flight before being whisked under police escort to a luxury hotel. The torch procession has been dogged by pro-Tibet anti-Beijing protests in Paris London San Francisco and New Delhi but Thailand plans to deploy 2000 police and soldiers in Bangkok and provide helicopter coverage to scout out troublemakers to assure its portion of the relay is carried out without a hitch… “I am confident there will be no violence” said General Yuthasak Sasriprapha chairman of the lympic Committee of Thailand. He added that the 10-kilometre relay route which is to start at Chinatown Gate and end at the Royal Plaza near parliament might be shortened. The torch arrived aboard a China Airlines charter flight before being whisked under police escort to a luxury hotel. The torch procession has been dogged by pro-Tibet anti-Beijing protests in Paris London San Francisco and New Delhi but Thailand plans to deploy 2000 police and soldiers in Bangkok and provide helicopter coverage to scout out troublemakers to assure its portion of the relay is carried out without a hitch. Authorities have warned that foreign activists would be arrested if they participate in violent protests. At least one Bangkok-based human rights group FRUM-ASIA has promised to hold a rally Saturday to protest China’s plans to bring the torch to Tibet as part of the lympic procession. “The people’s blood has been spilled in Tibet and yet the government of China still insists on bringing the lympic torch to this land that they have violated” a FRUM-ASIA statement said.