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Indonesia to conserve half of Borneo region
AFP, Published on 19/01/2012
» Indonesia's forestry ministry said Thursday it would conserve nearly half its share of Borneo island, which is covered with dense rainforest, so as to meet a presidential pledge to reduce gas emissions.
Bird flu kills two in Cambodia, Vietnam
AFP, Published on 19/01/2012
» Vietnam on Thursday reported its first human death from bird flu in nearly two years, as the virus also claimed the life of a toddler in Cambodia.
The hunt for larger spectra
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 19/01/2012
» Telecom operators in Asia Pacific including Thailand are hunting for more cellular spectra to accommodate skyrocketing data traffic as smartphone users proliferate, say leading telecom analysis firms.
TTA seeks plants for coal output
Business, Published on 19/01/2012
» Thoresen Thai Agencies (TTA), a leading SET-listed dry bulk carrier, is studying a possible investment in coal-fired power plants in Indonesia and the Philippines and a deep-sea port in Myanmar.
30 foreigners escape Indonesia jail
AFP, Published on 18/01/2012
» Thirty Pakistani and Afghan immigrants tunneled their way out of an Indonesian detention centre using spoons, nails and wooden sticks, an official said Wednesday.
China's economy 'slowing'
AFP, Published on 18/01/2012
» China's economy is showing signs of slowing, with foreign investment falling for the second straight month in December and home prices dropping in most cities, according to the government.
Measures to stop Indonesian 'train surfers' criticised
AFP, Published on 18/01/2012
» Indonesian rights groups said that a decision by the state-run rail operator to hang concrete balls above tracks to deter train surfers "risked lives" and discriminated against the poor.
SCG fixes sights on foreign investments
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 18/01/2012
» Siam Cement Group (SCG) is studying a possible investment in a cement plant and limestone mine in Myanmar and technology buys in the US and Europe.
Acceptance of local ratings seen as key
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 18/01/2012
» Malaysia's CIMB Financial Group has asked regulators in each Asean+3 member country to accept local ratings agency assessments of currency bonds in order to help support the expansion of the regional bond market.
When slogans need a miracle
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 18/01/2012
» 2012 kicks off Thailand's new tourism slogan: "Miracle Thailand". But how many people here know that? I did a rough survey among people around me on what they thought our slogan was and the answers I received were 'Amazing Thailand' or 'Unseen Thailand'.