YouTube, the popular video sharing site owned by Google Inc., has been banned in Thailand for the last five months. What was the offending content? The Wall Street Journal Business Technology blog reports: One of the videos that prompted the ban featured a pair of shoes with the soles...
There is a growing literature exploring the increasing fragmentation of production processes and the evolution of internationally-dispersed but functionally-integrated economic activities. However, most of this literature appears to neglect an important part of the story, that is the form and the organization of the relationships the governance among the various...
General Practitioners GPs in Thailand play an important role in treating psychiatric disorders since there is a shortage of psychiatrists in the country. The authors' aim was to examine GP's perception of psychiatric problems, drug treatment and service problems encountered in primary care settings. The authors' distributed 1,193 postal questionnaires...
This paper employs the Global Economy Model GEM developed by the Research Department of the IMF. The authors extend GEM by incorporating balance sheet related credit market frictions and investigate how various exchange rate regimes affect the impact of foreign interest rate shocks on the Thai economy. This paper finds...
Over-prescribing of benzodiazepines appears common in many countries, a better understanding of prescribing practices and attitudes may help develop strategies to reduce prescribing. This study aimed to evaluate benzodiazepine prescribing behavior and attitudes in general practitioners practicing in Chiang Mai and Lampoon, Thailand. It concludes that a considerable proportion of...
Foreign direct investment is often considered as simultaneously being one of the consequences and drivers of globalisation. In the process of opening up economies to participate in some of the positive impacts of globalisation, countries position themselves in respect of attracting foreign direct investment. The Asian economic crisis has highlighted...
DENISE the Wine Shop started its operations in Malaysia in 1998. After starting a chain of over 16 stores, David Lim, its founder, branched out to Singapore in August 2006. Within a short span of six months, he established 10 outlets and by end 2007, he would have increased this...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1fac50/thailand_2008_th) has announced the addition of the "Thailand 2008 - Thailand 15,000 Companies " report to their offering. 15,000 companies in 1,000 classifications This CD-ROM is the marketing tool product that provides the fastest and most convenience means to locate...
IRVING, Texas -- The Anviron Holding Company (Pink Sheets:ANVH) ("Anviron"), a manufacturer and marketer of "Clean & Green" products and technology, announced today that it has received final approval on a $550,000 sales and distribution contract with Thai Public Land Development Co Ltd ("Thai-Co"). "This agreement, like all...
Sport IN BRIEF *Thailand have sent their Olympic fighters into exile in rural Vietnam to prevent them from going off the rails in the run-up to next month's Olympic Games. The head of the country's boxing federation, Taweep Jantararoj, is concerned that his fighters would be lured...
The controversy surrounding an 11th-century temple on the Cambodian border with Thailand has taken a new twist after the authorities in Phnom Penh alleged that up to 170 armed troops and civilians from Thailand had illegally entered its territory. Cambodia's Information Minister, Khieu Kanharith, made the allegation...
PREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia AFP — Thailand has boosted its military forces on disputed land at the Cambodian border, an army official said Wednesday, after two days of simmering tensions over an ancient Hindu temple. Publicly, officials from both nations have called for talks to peacefully resolve the dispute...
Sport IN BRIEF *Thailand have sent their Olympic fighters into exile in rural Vietnam to prevent them from going off the rails in the run-up to next month's Olympic Games. The head of the country's boxing federation, Taweep Jantararoj, is concerned that his fighters would be lured...
BANGKOK, Thailand -- It's hot in Bangkok, but the hottest show yet in the kingdom's capital is the 3rd TAITRONICS BANGKOK 2008. The four-day event successfully wrapped up July 13th with a record turn-out of more than 5,000 visitors, a 27% increase in visitors compared with last year's show. Among...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/faa6c5/2008_thailand_cont) has announced the addition of the "2008 Thailand Contact Centre Industry Benchmarking Report" report to their offering. The Thailand Contact Center Industry Benchmarking Report provides key information about the contact center industry in Thailand. Why this is essential reading:...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d62bf8/thailand_pharmaceu) has announced the addition of the "Thailand Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q2 2008" report to their offering. The Thailand Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report provides independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Thailand's pharmaceuticals and healthcare industry. Thailand's US$2.62bn pharmaceutical market...
PHNOM PENH AFP — Tensions flared Tuesday on Cambodia's border with Thailand, as a Thai soldier was injured by a landmine and about 100 Thai troops were held near an ancient temple in a territorial dispute. Officials in both countries called the incident a misunderstanding that occurred after...
- New plant in Thailand begins operations - CAMBRIDGE, Mass., and TOKYO, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Verenium Corporation , a pioneer in the development of next-generation cellulosic ethanol and high-performance specialty enzymes, and Marubeni Corporation today announced that, pursuant to the terms of their joint development agreement,...
HONG KONG & INDIA -- BNP Paribas Securities Asia today announces the successful execution of the first full Direct Market Access ("DMA") order on the National Stock Exchange of India through its local JV partner Geojit Financial Services. It is the first brokerage house to offer full Direct Market Access...
PHNOM PENH AFP — More than 200 Thai troops have assembled on the Cambodian border amid escalating tensions over an ancient temple at the centre of a territorial dispute, a Cambodian official said Wednesday. The soldiers began crossing the border on Tuesday, he said, after three Thai protesters...
