NATIONAL : Terrorist Infiltrated Indonesian Airline (Kompas)
A suspect wanted in connection with hotel suicide bombings in the Indonesian capital infiltrated the national airline
Malaysia-Thailand trade and investment growing, says envoy (The Edge Daily)
BANGKOK: Malaysia and Thailand continue to enjoy friendly and substantive relations in all aspects, with positive growth in bilateral trade, investment and tourism, said Malaysia’s ambassador to Thailand Datuk Husni Zai Yaacob.
Indian bank eyes buys in Malaysia, Thailand (Business Times (Malaysia))
MUMBAI: State-run Indian lender Bank of Baroda aims to acquire banks in Malaysia and Thailand to help it expand in the region, the Financial Express reported yesterday, citing an unnamed bank official.
Bank of Baroda eyeing buys in Malaysia, Thailand (The Edge Daily)
MUMBAI: State-run Indian lender Bank of Baroda aims to acquire banks in Malaysia and Thailand to help it expand in the region, the Financial Express reported today, citing an unnamed bank official.
Department of Export Promotion Tags Team with Thai Entertainment Industry Debut ‘Thailand Entertainment Expo 2009 … (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Department of Export Promotion, Ministry of Commerce has cooperated with Thai public and private entertainment business, including Thai Entertainment Industry Association, Thai Film Director Association, Thai Film Industry Association, The Federation of National Films Association of Thailand, and Thai Animation and Computer Graphics Association to launch “Thailand Entertainment Expo 2009″.
A tree grows in Vietnam… and another is lost in Burma (Scientific American)
Since the 1990s, Vietnam has managed a seemingly impressive forestry trick: While overall forest cover in the country has increased, so have its exports of wood goods, like patio furniture. So how did the Southeast Asian country manage the feat? [More]
Malaysia, Thailand Enjoy Growth In Trade And Investment – Envoy (Bernama)
BANGKOK, Aug 31 (Bernama) — Malaysia and Thailand continue to enjoy friendly and substantive relations in all aspects, with positive growth in bilateral trade, investment and tourism, says Malaysia’s ambassador to Thailand, Datuk Husni Zai Yaacob.
The Philippines’ 40 Richest (Forbes)
Two-thirds of the nation’s tycoons got richer or held steady, including everyone in the top 10.
Philippines ‘Stone-Age’ men stick to story (AFP via Yahoo! News)
When he was young Lobo swung on vines and hung around a cave, the long-haired, loinclothed poster child of a sensational Stone Age tribe supposedly lost in the time warp of a remote Philippines rainforest.
Department of Export Promotion Tags Team with Thai Entertainment Industry Debut ‘Thailand Entertainment Expo 2009 … (ITNews)
BANGKOK, August 31 /PRNewswire/ — Department of Export Promotion, Ministry of Commerce has cooperated with Thai public and private entertainment business, including Thai Entertainment Industry Association, Thai Film Director Association, Thai Film Industry Association, The Federation of National Films Association of Thailand, and Thai Animation and Computer Graphics Association (TACGA) to …
E.Timor min eyes oil fund for infrastructure spending (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
East Timor should spend more of its $5.1 billion (3.1 billion pounds) Petroleum Fund and use foreign loans to build essential infrastructure and spur economic growth, the oil and gas-rich country’s natural resources minister said on Monday.
East Timor Holds Memorial for Fighters Ten Years After Independence (The Online NewsHour)
Ten years ago, East Timor voted for and eventually won independence from Indonesia. To mark the anniversary, flag-draped coffins containing the remains of Timorese guerilla fighters were brought to the country’s Metinaro war memorial to be interred as martyrs.
