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Analysis: House dissolution, civil war, coup most feared in Thailand

A House dissolution, civil war and a coup top the list of investment risks facing businesses ahead of the February 26 landmark verdict on the Bt76-billion assets foreclosure trial.

HIKING THE RANKINGS: Thailand's quest to establish world-class universities

IN RECENT YEARS universities across the world have been going through enormous pressures to transform. From the United Kingdom to the United States, from South Korea to Singapore, the call to become a "World-Class University" is loud and clear.

Amid coup buzz, Thai army chief heads to Pentagon

Patrick Winn Global Post 08.02.2010
Stop 'zero fare tours' before they start in Phuket

Plans by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and three tourism business associations to stop ‘zero tour fare’ operators from setting up in Phuket are laudable, especially given the damage such outfits have already done to the inbound Chinese market in places like Chiang Mai and Pattaya.

Amid coup buzz, Thai army chief heads to Pentagon

BANGKOK, Thailand — When Thai political crises heat up, it begins: a nationwide game of hushed speculation revolving around one question. Will the military stage yet another coup? For now, the man with the answers is on the opposite side of the world.

Analysis: Temasek and Thaksin lost in space

Peter Brown Asia Times 03.02.2010

Analysis: Coup debate refuses to die

THANONG KHANTHONG The Nation 01.02.2010
Analysis: Temasek and Thaksin lost in space

When Singapore's state-run investment arm Temasek Holdings bought Thailand's Shin Corp telecommunications conglomerate in 2006, its 73 billion baht (US$2.2 billion) acquisition of Shin Satellite was a strategic afterthought.

Analysis: Coup debate refuses to die

The military has repeatedly denied it, Democrats apparently aren't worried about it. Yet, a coup remains a compelling prospect for many. Here are the caes for and against the possibility of it happening.

Nobel Peace prize may weigh heavily on Obama

Greg Miller Los Angeles Times 10.10.2009
Nobel Peace prize may weigh heavily on Obama

Washington - The gold medallion given to recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize doesn't come with a ribbon, but the award could still end up being a weight around President Obama's neck.

Man in the Middle: Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva

His mates back in Newcastle, where he was born, and at Eton, where he was schooled, knew him as Mark, a soccer fanatic who later scored first-class honors at Oxford. Today, Thailand's urbane Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, says he dreamed of leading his Southeast Asian nation ever since he was a little boy, but he still seems more comfortable roaming the corridors of international diplomacy than engaging in the rough-and-tumble politics of his homeland. Just days ago, the 45-year-old economist headed to New York City to hobnob with world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly. In his inaugural speech to the international body on Sept. 26, Abhisit is expected to reference everything from sustainable development and foreign-investment incentives to the wisdom of Alfred Lord Tennyson. No doubt he will be warmly received.

We are the Inspectors

Nate-tra Dhevabanchachai maibs 12.08.2009
We are the Inspectors

About the Service at Immigration at Suvanabumi International Airport, Thailand.

Doing business in Thailand? Please ignore the burning bus.

BANGKOK — After each major Bangkok street protest finally fizzles, a fresh damage tab is drawn for the torched city buses, seized airports, tour group cancellations and even mangled shrubbery at the often-seized prime minister’s compound.


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