Obama’s State of the Union: Much More Than Trying to ‘Contain China’
Via Scoop.it – Trade and Travel in South East Asia
“In his State of the Union address, U.S. President Barack Obama defined America as a “Pacific power,” continuing his administration’s strategic shift to Asia as the United States disengages from Iraq and Afghanistan. In a speech that sharply focused on revitalizing the U.S. economy, President Obama placed an emphasis on opening new markets for American products, singling out China’s unfair trade practices in the process and announcing the establishment of a Trade Enforcement Unit to level the playing field.”
Via asiasociety.org
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Nod to foreign bank expansion – The Nation
“The central bank yesterday announced guidelines permitting foreign banks currently operating a branch in Thailand to become a subsidiary that can have a maximum of 20 branches and 20 off-premise ATMs across the country. The Ministry of Finance approved the notification, which also took effect yesterday.”
Via www.nationmultimedia.com
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Chiang Mai and Mandalay | Travelfish on Chiang Mai
“Just 450 km separate these two northern outposts of Southeast Asia which, roughly, lie on two different sides of the Shan Plateau. Yet they’re worlds apart.”
Via www.travelfish.org
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Businesses lost Bt1.3 trillion to floods: PM – The Nation
Flooding has cost the Thai private sector Bt1.3 trillion in lost revenues and damage to property, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra told a Bangkok conference yesterday.
Via www.nationmultimedia.com
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Thailand picks up broken pieces – The Nation
Thailand’s consumer confidence slumped to the lowest level in more than a decade in November because of huge losses to the manufacturing sector, leading to massive layoffs and a possible drop in the Kingdom’s investment attractiveness.
Via www.nationmultimedia.com
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Amid the paddy: Ubud’s Sari Organic | Travelfish on Bali
Sari Organic or Warung Bodag Maliah is found a 15-minute walk off Ubud’s main street, among green paddy — and fast-paced development.
This is the tale of a little walk, up a hill off Ubud’s main street, and through relatively flat, slightly terraced rice paddy, now dotted with ever-more concrete villas and bungalows. It’s a 15-minute walk, or about 800 metres, a sign at the turn off along Subak Sok Wayah tells visitors, to get to a restaurant that has grown enormously in popularity since opening a few years ago. If you know a bit about Bali you’d have guessed by now: it’s Sari Organic or Warung Bodag Maliah.
Via www.travelfish.org
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Direct flights bring Vietnam closer for British travellers – Telegraph
The number of British holidaymakers heading to south-east Asia is likely to
increase following the launch next week of the first direct flights between
Britain and Vietnam.
Via www.telegraph.co.uk
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Thailand Floods – Clean Up and Round Up
It would be incorrect to report that the flooding situation in and around Bangkok is now under control as that suggests a certain level of intervention and management. If the conflicting and confusing stories in the media, both traditional and social, are anything to go by we are merely witnessing mother nature remaining in control. However, I do think that it would be fair to say that for most people affected by the floods, we are now in the clean up period.
With the reduced levels of danger and urgency comes a loss of importance as far as journalists are concerned and consequently updates to Thailand Floods, 2011 (#ThaiFloodEng) have become less prolific. This will continue to be the case but I will endeavour to provide a round up of information regarding the clean up: any health issues, donations or assistance required and confirmation of travel advice.
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The Tourism Authority of Thailand Seeks to Send Message to Travelers: Thailand is Open for Business
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is seeking to send a strong message to those visitors concerned about planning or taking a trip to the destination in light of the recent flooding in its central provinces: Thailand is open for business.
Via www.marketwatch.com
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The Tourism Authority of Thailand Seeks to Send Message to Travelers: Thailand is Open for Business
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is seeking to send a strong message to those visitors concerned about planning or taking a trip to the destination in light of the recent flooding in its central provinces: Thailand is open for business.
Via www.marketwatch.com