Genting’s Poster Boy
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- Genting’s Poster Boy
- Cyclone videos are best sellers in Myanmar
- Transgender couple wed
- Diethelm Events puts its own creativity into every function
- Taiwan should gain WH status
- Bangladesh Business Awards 2007
Genting’s Poster Boy
Forbes – May 19, 2008
Even if people [outside of Asia] have heard of us they never think of us as potential partners. Leong who’s the grandson of the founder and all of 30 years old vows to help change that. At Genting–which boasts the world’s largest hotel the 6118-room First World that’s part of its Genting Highlands casino resort outside Kuala Lumpur–he’s responsible for finding new areas for growth. “It’s [up to] us to get our name out there and change the mind-sets” he says. Genting is certainly raising its profile. It’s become the largest casino operator in the U… The “growth hub” for casinos though is really Asia says David Green director of the gaming practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Macau office. He expects Asia’s multibillion-dollar casino industry to grow 15% a year. Since Singapore decided to lift its four-decade ban on casinos other countries in the region such as Thailand and Japan began looking to follow suit. Industry talk has it that Japanese officials have been sizing up Genting’s ResortsWorld at Sentosa and there’s speculation that Genting may get the opportunity to replicate its model in Japan. Leong declines to comment on Japan saying only that “Genting will continue to assess all regional and global gaming opportunities. ” The company may also look at Macau despite a recent announcement by what is now the world’s largest casino market that it won’t award any more casino licenses. “[Macau] is another possible opportunity” he says adding that Genting could tap into Macau through a tie-up with a license holder or “buying into a license holder.
Cyclone videos are best sellers in Myanmar
FXNews – May 19, 2008
expect the death toll to soar well above 100000. Khin Soe 28 bought one of the videos Saturday afternoon shortly after learning that his parents and three siblings died in the disaster. “I feel very sad and I want to know what happened that’s why I am buying this” said Khin Soe who left his hometown in the Irrawaddy delta two years ago for a job at a hotel in Yangon Myanmar’s commercial capital. The storm ripped into Yangon but did the most damage in the low-lying Irrawaddy River delta to the southwest. Foreign aid workers and most Myanmar citizens are generally barred from traveling to the area. The vendors say the videos were shot in various places including Labutta a rice-growing township that was one of the worst-hit areas. A similar phenomenon occurred after the December 2004 Indian cean tsunami that largely spared Myanmar… The vendors say the videos were shot in various places including Labutta a rice-growing township that was one of the worst-hit areas. A similar phenomenon occurred after the December 2004 Indian cean tsunami that largely spared Myanmar. In countries such as Thailand and India videos of the disaster _ mostly taken from TV broadcasts _ were widely sold. The cyclone video is the second illicit video to become the talk of the town in Yangon this year. In February the hottest selling movie was the latest Rambo film which features Sylvester Stallone’s musclebound hero rescuing a group of Christian missionaries from brutal government troops in Myanmar’s jungles. It became a best-seller after being banned by the government. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press.
Transgender couple wed
Times of Malta – May 19, 2008
Profits from the CD will go towards training for priests. PM hangs up TV cook potsThailand’s Prime Minister and occasional TV chef Samak Sundaravej yesterday said he would temporarily stop appearing on two cooking shows after complaints that his culinary moonlighting was unlawful. Food-loving Mr Samak regularly appears on two local cooking shows whipping up tasty Thai delights in the kitchen or heading to restaurants and local markets to advise viewers on how to choose quality goods. But on his weekly TV address to the nation the colourful Prime Minister said two opponents had complained to the Election Commission that he should not be employed by a private company. "I have discussed with legal experts who said I am not a company employee" Mr Samak said adding that he would err on the side of caution – and wait for the commission’s go-ahead before resuming his TV cooking career. Channel island for saleFor sale: Tiny Channel island… ne of the eight inhabited Channel islands off the northern coast of France has gone on the market the estate agency handling the sale said yesterday. "The island offers a beautiful place to live with a remarkable lifestyle supported by a thriving tourist based business" reads a description on the firm’s website. "As well as a fine home at the top of the island and the farmland hotel restaurant and tavern that we all know so well the purchaser will also get a jail an obelisk and a landing craft. "The island is just 2. 4 kilometres by 800 metres. But it includes a manor house a 13th century chapel what is thought to be the world’s smallest jail farmland white sandy beaches a pub and restaurants. Shared quake with pandasAn American tourist who survived China’s deadly earthquake says he is not only lucky to be alive – he had a "surreal" experience of sharing the moment with giant pandas.
Diethelm Events puts its own creativity into every function
e-Travel Blackboard – e-Travel Blackboard (press release) – May 19, 2008
The promotion is valid for group bookings of more than 70 persons where the company organises more than just the transportation. Diethelm can organise everything from transportation to hotel arrangements and can throw in opportunities to experience a different kind of function with unique off-property dinners unusual entertainment and more. With its head office in Thailand but regional offices including Bhutan Cambodia China India Malaysia and Vietnam to list a few the company has expertise in ground operations across Asia. For more information visit.
Taiwan should gain WH status
Taipei Times – May 19, 2008
It took more than two months after the SARS outbreak for the WH to dispatch health experts to Taiwan simply because Taiwan as a non-member of the WH did not have a direct channel for communicating data to the world health body about the outbreak. nce SARS started to spread across the Pacific cean to North America the WH slapped unprecedented travel advisories on China Hong Kong Taiwan and Toronto Canada. Within weeks airline traffic to affected areas dropped more than 50 percent and hotel occupancy in most Asian countries plummeted by more than half. This epidemic took a major economic toll on East and South Asian economies estimated at some US$18 billion in nominal GDP terms for 2003 ¡X or about US$2 million per person infected by SARS. Taiwan is also vulnerable to the spread of the H5N1 strain of avian flu. f the 378 reported cases of avian flu globally 80 percent were in six countries ¡X China Indonesia Vietnam Thailand Cambodia and Laos. Taiwan¡s proximity to those countries in addition to the frequency of airline travel between them and Taiwan puts this country at great risk of an outbreak of this disease… This epidemic took a major economic toll on East and South Asian economies estimated at some US$18 billion in nominal GDP terms for 2003 ¡X or about US$2 million per person infected by SARS. Taiwan is also vulnerable to the spread of the H5N1 strain of avian flu. f the 378 reported cases of avian flu globally 80 percent were in six countries ¡X China Indonesia Vietnam Thailand Cambodia and Laos. Taiwan¡s proximity to those countries in addition to the frequency of airline travel between them and Taiwan puts this country at great risk of an outbreak of this disease. The outbreaks of SARS avian flu and enterovirus 71 highlight just how damaging unexpected and seemingly uncontrolled transnational health threats can be in our globalized world. Since such diseases have no boundaries the outbreaks also reveal the importance of ensuring that no gap or weak spot exists in our global village¡s disease prevention network. There is a weak spot in the global disease prevention network because Taiwan is not a member of the WH.
Bangladesh Business Awards 2007
Daily Star – The Daily Star – May 19, 2008
They took the possession of the shop at Tk 5 lakh and the rest amount was spent for decorations of Ikebana. The breakthrough came just one year after the journey of Ikebana. During the seventh Saarc Summit in Dhaka in 1993 Nina the managing partner of Ikebana and two other courageous woman entrepreneurs were awarded the decoration work of the Dhaka Sheraton Hotel where the heads of state and government of the Saarc countries were staying. “Since then we did not need to look back” says Nina. Her business partner Inu Shamsuddin echoed the view and said “Now we are so busy that we have no weekends. Everyday we have some work orders. ” The third partner was Mrs Zoha who left the country for Japan after being involved in the business for around two years… "We prefer our small personal savings to any bank loans. Because the bank loan may turn a burden for the organisation" the successful businesswoman said. The flowers Nina’s firm uses for decorations are often imported from foreign countries such as Thailand and China on the basis of the demands from customers. Ikebana believes in professionalism and is ready to render maximum benefits to its employees. "But I can’t compromise with the work and quality" Nina says. Some 60 employees are currently working with Ikebana. Finally the Ikebana chief could not help expressing her frustration over the new generation’s poor knowledge of the flora and fauna which take them away from the nature.