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(Photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad)Twin Suicide Attacks Hit Military Sites in Pakistan
People carry an injured man to a hospital, after a suicide bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan on Monday, Dec. 7, 2009....Full Story

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(Photo: AP / Syed Ali Shah)Twin suicide bombs kill 43 in Pakistani city
Pakistani security officers visit the site of suicide bombing in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, March 12, 2010....Full Story

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(Photo: AP )Save the World - Go and break down U.S. Supremacy
An Iranian woman walks past an anti U.S painting on the wall of the former U.S Embassy in Tehran, We ...Full Story

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Scotiabank's Thanachart buys $1 bln Siam City stake
* Merger to create Thailand's fifth-largest bank * Scotiabank to contribute C$650 mln in capital * Plans tender for rest of Siam City, which could then delist * Merger process to be completed by end of 2011 * Siam City, Thanachart shares firm before suspension (Adds det...Full Story
Asian stocks lacklustre as spike in China inflation tempers economic confidence
| BANGKOK, Thailand - Asian stock markets posted tepid gains Thursday as China's burst of inflation tempered confidence in the regional economic rebound. European shares opened lower. | Most Asian benchmarks fluctuated throughout the day as the latest figures raised dou...Full Story
Scotiabank's Affiliate Thanachart Bank Reaches Agreement to Acquire Stake in Siam City Bank
| TORONTO, March 11 /CNW/ - Thanachart Bank today confirmed that it has reached an agreement to acquire almost 48 per cent of Thailand's Siam City Bank. The agreement is subject to regulatory approvals in Thailand. The stake in Siam City Bank is currently owned by Thail...Full Story
Scotiabank's Affiliate Thanachart Bank Reaches Agreement to Acquire Stake in Siam City Bank
TORONTO, Mar 11, 2010 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX News Network) -- | Thanachart Bank today confirmed that it has reached an agreement to acquire almost 48 per cent of Thailand's Siam City Bank. The agreement is subject to regulatory approvals in Thailand. The stake ...Full Story
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Wed 10 Mar 2010
Minister to explain Thai investment situation to Japanese firms+
Breitbart BANGKOK, March 10 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Thai Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij said Wednesday he is ready to answer questions about the country's investment conditions from Japanese investors when he visits Japan for three days from Friday. | Korn, wh...
US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise
Asia Times | By Peter J Brown | The United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) last month held a lengthy hearing on China's activities in Southeast Asia and the implications for US interests in the strategic region. The USCC was addresse...
Tue 9 Mar 2010
Thailand imposes tough security law for Thaksin protests
Yahoo Daily News | BANGKOK (AFP) – Thailand's government Tuesday agreed to impose a tough security law ahead of protests this weekend, vowing to use "all means" to stop violence by backers of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra. | The Internal Secur...
Orckit-Corrigent Continues Global Expansion with Local Addition in Thailand
Stockhouse CE+T Networking Vendor Boosts Its Presence in APAC with New Office and VP of Sales Covering Thailand, Laos and Myanmar | TEL AVIV, Israel, Mar 09, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | Orckit Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ: ORCT), the leading Carrier Ethernet + Tra...
Sat 6 Mar 2010
Southern Air Adds Two New 777 Freighters to Fleet
PR Newswire   Addition of Most Advanced Freighter Aircraft Begins Next Phase of Company's Growth | NORWALK, Conn., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Air Holdings, Inc. today announced the addition to its fleet of two Boeing 777 Freighters, the world's larges...
Pay back UK and Dutch the £3.5bn we owe? 'No!' Icelanders set to declare in referendum
The Daily Mail | Iceland is expected to give a resounding 'No' today in a referendum over whether to pay £3.5billion to Britain and the Netherlands for lost deposits when a major bank collapsed. | Despite the consequences of rejecting the existing deal, Icelanders ...
Thu 4 Mar 2010
Arizona to send mass murder case to Supreme Court
The Examiner Comments PHOENIX (Map, News) - Arizona prosecutors plan to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case of a Thai-born teenager's confession to nine killings in 1991 at a Buddhist temple near Phoenix, an official told The Associated Press on Thursda...
Kendle Receives Approval From Indian Government to Proceed With Development of Operations Center in Special ...
Stockhouse Company's continued investment in Asia/Pacific expands its global footprint to meet customer demands | CINCINNATI, March 3, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- | Kendle (Nasdaq: KNDL), a leading, global full-service clinical research org...
Wed 3 Mar 2010
Thai court should have seized all Thaksin wealth: minister
Yahoo Daily News | BANGKOK (AFP) – Thailand's finance minister has said the country's Supreme Court should have seized all of fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra's fortune instead of only part of his wealth. | In comments on his Facebook page...
Thailand offers free insurance, lifts visa fees to entice tourists wary of political turmoil
Hartford Courant (AP) — is continuing to offer insurance coverage worth $10,000 to anyone harmed in riots and demonstrations as it seeks to attract tourists scared off by political turmoil, officials say. | Other carrots range from a waiver on all visa fees to ...
Govt mulls anti-dumping duty on acetone imports from Japan
Deccan Herald New Delhi, Mar 3 (PTI) | India is likely to impose anti- dumping duty of up to USD 195.58 per tonne on imports of a chemical used by drug makers to protect the domestic industry from cheap Japanese and Thai shipments. | The Directorate General of Ant...
Tue 2 Mar 2010
Disney's Alice in Wonderland Opens in IMAX(R) Theatres March 5, 2010
Stockhouse Mar 2, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- | Title to Play in Record 270 IMAX Theatres Over Course of Run Tim Burton and Johnny Depp Collaborate on A Classic Tale to Offer a Magical IMAX(R) 3D Experience | LOS ANGELES, March 2, 2010 (GLOB...
Hospital pioneer expands through crisis
Asia Times | By Muhammad Cohen | BANGKOK - Many think Bangkok's Bumrungrad Hospital invented medical tourism, but medical tourism didn't invent Bumrungrad. The 1997-98 Asian economic crisis put Bumrungrad's finances on the critical list and prompted its turn fr...
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