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Thai businesses seeing virtues of green buildings
The Nation, Bangkok, Thailand / Asia News NetworkBANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) -- Thailand is following the global trend of building more green buildings because the business community has started realising that they offer both long-term energy-savings and increased business value, according to executives...Tags: Singapore, Germany, Media Industry, Asia, Thailand
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'Uncompetitive' Indonesia has lots to do ahead of single market
The Jakarta PostJAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN) -- Indonesia, Southeast Asia's biggest economy, may be set to take advantage of the myriad benefits of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) single market due in 2015. However, a lot of work lies ahead before the country...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Germany, Petroleum Industry, Science and Technology, Malaysia
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Soccer-German Schaefer ousted as Thailand coach - reports
ReutersMay 18 (Reuters) - German Winfried Schaefer is on his way out as Thailand's head coach after a trio of key defeats, local media reported on Saturday. The 63-year-old, who has also coached Cameroon, has failed to arrest a recent dip in form since Thailand...Tags: Thailand
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Thailand tops hotel investment poll
The Nation, Bangkok, Thailand / Asia News NetworkBANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) -- Thailand was voted the most attractive nation in Southeast Asia for investment in the hospitality industry at the Asia Pacific Hotel Investment Conference, thanks to the country's strong infrastructure and ongoing tourism boom....Tags: Burma, Bangkok (Thailand), Germany, Thailand, Elections
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Investors urged to learn lingo
The Bangkok PostThe tourism industry in Southeast Asia and Thailand offers many opportunities for foreign investors, but only a few deals are successful due to a lack of understanding about the local business culture. Chanin Donavanik, the chief executive of Dusit...Tags: Bangkok (Thailand), Tourism and Leisure, Mutual Funds, Economy, Business and Finance, Thailand
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Lockheed Martin executives defend littoral combat ships
Milwaukee Journal SentinelLockheed Martin Corp. on Tuesday defended its new littoral combat ships, made in Marinette, that were criticized recently as being too lightly armed and impractical for various missions. The first of the ships, USS Freedom, is deployed in Southeast Asia...Tags: U.S. Navy, Singapore, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Physical Fitness and Exercise, Lockheed Martin Corp.
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Special Report - In Myanmar, apartheid tactics against minority Muslims
ReutersSITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) - A 16-year-old Muslim boy lay dying on a thin metal table. Bitten by a rabid dog a month ago, he convulsed and drooled as his parents wedged a stick between his teeth to stop him from biting off his tongue. Swift treatment...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Malaria, Burma, Tuberculosis, Religion and Belief
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Soccer-Singapore appoint German Stange as head coach
ReutersMay 15 (Reuters) - Former Belarus manager Bernd Stange will take over as the head coach of Singapore on a two-year contract, the country's soccer association said on Wednesday. The 65-year-old German, who has also coached East Germany and Iraq, will...Tags: Singapore, Germany
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Thailand senses chemistry with AEC
The Bangkok PostLocal chemical businesses stand to reap rewards from the imminent Asean Economic Community (AEC) if they can successfully address several challenges, say industry executives. Prof Supawan Tantayanon of Chulalongkorn University's science faculty said...Tags: Bangkok (Thailand), Energy Resources, Natural Resource Industry, Thailand, Chemical Industry
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Starbucks sets sights on China and India
The Bangkok PostThe king of coffee, Starbucks, has set its sights on boosting its footprint in traditional tea-drinking countries such as India and China where coffee consumption is relatively low but has huge potential for growth. The company plans to boost the number...Tags: India, Bangkok (Thailand), Howard D. Schultz, Thailand, Starbucks Corp.
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Epson extends into business, industrial printing
The Bangkok PostEpson Corporation, the world's top printer manufacturer, is gearing up to extend its reach in business and industrial printing sectors in a move to offset the decline in consumer printer sales. Thailand is second largest market in Southeast Asia for...Tags: Bangkok (Thailand), Media Industry, Thailand, New Products, Consumers
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