Archive for September, 2007

Service apartment business lures global, Indian realtors (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News)

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

International and Indian property developers are queuing up to cash in on the growing need for one-bedroom, one-kitchen service apartments in cities like Pune, Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata. Indian realtors and their peers from Japan and Thailand are targeting young IT and ITeS professionals in these cities. Many southern India-based real estate companies, including Hindu Properties and …

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UAE leaves for friendly against Thailand (Gulf News)

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

Dubai: The UAE senior football national team left yesterday for Bangkok to start their last phase of preparations for the qualifiers of the 2010 World Cup as their ‘B’ team prepares to face India in a friendly match tomorrow in Dubai.

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Australians issued travel warning (Adelaide Now)

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

AUSTRALIANS are being advised against all travel to Burma, due to its civil unrest.

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Martin Varsavsky: Singing in Myanmar (HuffingtonPost)

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

I think that Myanmar in 1988 was still called Burma. And yes I could go to the Wikipedia and find out but that´s not the point. I just want to tell the story of how my Argentine school buddies Diego…

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Service apartment business lures global, Indian realtors (Indian Express Finance via Yahoo! India News)

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

International and Indian property developers are queuing up to cash in on the growing need for one-bedroom, one-kitchen service apartments in cities like Pune, Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata. Indian realtors and their peers from Japan and Thailand are targeting young IT and ITeS professionals in these cities. Many domestic real estate companies, including Hindu Properties and Puravankara, are …

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Swede crowned ‘oyster-opening champion’ (Stawell Times-News)

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

A Swede won the world oyster-opening championship after he shucked a shellfish every five seconds with a minimum of blood and grit. Restaurateur Hasse Johannesson opened 30 oysters in two minutes 41 seconds to scoop the coveted award, ahead of Canada’s Eamon Clarke by 13 seconds.

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Losses from fraud on the rise in Thailand (Bangkok Post)

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

Corporate fraud in Thailand was expected to increase in the future, both in terms of cases and estimated financial losses, according to a new survey by professional services company KPMG.

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MAN’S BEST FRIEND? (Bangkok Post)

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

A dog is man’s best friend, as the saying goes. But if so, why are so many of these adorable best friends abandoned by their owners and left to roam the streets in hungry misery? At worst, they end up as a culinary delight at restaurants in neighbouring countries.

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Finally, a world title (Sun Star)

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

THE ALA Gym has finally nailed the elusive world title with Donnie “Ahas” Nietes winning the vacant WBO minimumweight title via unanimous decision over the erstwhile undefeated Pornsawan Kratengdaenggym of Thailand last night at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel Grand Ballroom.

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Story of a Thai village told in opium and tea (Boston Globe)

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

MAE SALONG, Thailand - Uncle Soo, sporting a San Francisco Giants cap and a frayed US Army field jacket, sat on a wooden stump at his neatly arranged desk. A classic Chinese herbal doctor, he has his pharmacy of plants, herbs, and roots arrayed on the concrete floor in plastic bags.

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