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Weekly Review

 
  April 22 – 28, 2008  
  Thailand and Myanmar:
A Tale of Two Charters

 
   
   
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  FOCUS  
   
  Asean automotive industry
• Early growth buoys the markets

 
   
  A car assembly in Vietnam, where vehicle sales grew 8 percent to more than 80,000 units in 2007.
 
     
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  Current topics and issues in Asean  
   
 

May 3, 2008
THAILAND/ENERGY/COMPANIES
Thai PTT eyes LNG from Indonesia’s Tangguh

May 2, 2008
MYANMAR/REFORMS
US imposes another sanction on junta

May 1, 2008
VIETNAM/INVESTMENT
Korean firm pours $28mn into new factory

April 30, 2008
THAILAND-MYANMAR/TIES
Special dinner for visiting Myanmar PM

April 29, 2008
THAILAND-US/TIES
Thai finance minister upbeat over return of investment

 
     
     
     
   Press Releases  
   
 

May 8, 2008
ASEAN Secretariat Sets Up Emergency Fund for Myanmar

Skal Network lunch to discuss the Mekong

May 7, 2008
Airline veteran joins Tiger Aviation as Chief Financial Officer

Jet Airways launches Mumbai-Bangkok flight May 7

EU budget 2009:
EUROCHAMBRES urges even more resources for ‘competitiveness’

First Best of Asean performing arts series 

Asean Sec-Gen welcomes eco ministers decision on integration

May 5, 2008
Jet Airways and Cathay Pacific forge frequent flyer partnership 

May 3, 2008
AirAsia strengthens connectivity as part of Asean integration plan 

April 28, 2008
The Montienthip Cruise

CAAS and Certis Cisco sign first master security services contract

Tiger Airways Group continues fleet growth 

April 26, 2008
Mediation: a Directive only applicable to a limited number of cases

April 25, 2008
InFocus Asia’s Creative Ministry networking event 

April 24, 2008
Jet Airways launches daily direct flight to Abu Dhabi 

 
     
 
 
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  The 29th Bangkok International Motor Show  
 
 
     
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  Samsung - J700 mobile phone  launched!  
 
 
     
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  ASEAN TOURISM FORUM 2008
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

May 11, 2008

ASEAN/MYANMAR DISASTER RELIEF
ARF urges junta to speed up acceptance of disaster relief aid

Senior officials of the 27-member Asean Regional Forum on

MYANMAR/CHARTER VOTE
Junta generals turn cyclone aid into propangada tools

As the death toll from Cyclone Nargis that hit southern Myanmar …

ASEAN/CHARTER
Malaysian FM: ASEAN charter should be a success

Malaysia wants to ensure that the Asean Charter, which gives the group

MALAYSIA/TOURISM
Two int'l conferences in the pipeline

Malaysia will host two international tourism conferences

INDONESIA/ECONOMY
First quarter growth up 6

Indonesia's gross domestic product (GDP) probably grew more than 6 percent

 

 

May 10, 2008
Peter Mandelson
ASEAN-EU TIES/TRADE
Flexible approach to drive FTA negotiations

A flexible approach within the regional framework of the European

MYANMAR/POLITICS
Voting goes ahead amidst cyclone woes

Polling stations opened Saturday in parts of cyclone-hit Myanmar

INDONESIA/ANTI-MONOPOLY
Court upholds ruling on Temasek

An Indonesian court on Friday upheld an earlier ruling by

MALAYSIA/TRADE
Govt to waive steel import duty, remove price ceilings

Malaysian government said on Friday it will waive its import

PHILIPPINES/ECONOMY
Govt pitches birth control, friendly ties to beat rice crisis

Birth control at home and friendly ties with the world's top rice exporters

THAILAND-JAPAN TIES/MYANMAR ISSUE
Talks focus on pressing Myanmar to democratize

Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura and visiting

 

 

May 9, 2008

MYANMAR/CYCLONE AFTERMATH
Junta blocks US aid for victims

The United states is not conditioning its assistance on sending

MYANMAR CYCLONE AFTERMATH
UN officials call on junta to postpone referendum

Top UN officials criticised Myanmar's response to a devastating

VIETNAM/AUTOMOTIVE
Car sales triple on planned tax hike

Vehicle sales in Vietnam nearly tripled in the first four months

INDONESIA/INVESTMENT
ArcelorMittal plans to pour $5-10 bn into joint venture

The world's largest steelmaker, ArcelorMittal, is looking to

THAILAND/TRADE
Food exports likely to grow 10% in 2008

Food exports are expected to expand at least 10 percent

 

 

May 8, 2008

THAILAND/ENERGY
PTTEP aims to double oil, gas output in 5 years

Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production aims to double production

MYANMAR/CYCLONE AFTERMATH
France mulls ‘invading’ Myanmar to deliver aid

As the Myanmar government put the official tally of deaths

VIETNAM/TELECOMS
Chunghwa and Viettel to form $30mn JV

Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom plans to set up a $30 million

THAILAND/AUTOMOTIVE
Honda invests in vehicle R&D center

Giant Japanese automaker Honda has invested in building a vehicle

SINGAPORE/AVIATION
SIA to fly A380 to Beijing

Singapore Airlines (SIA) will fly the Airbus A380, the world's

 

 

May 7, 2008

ASEAN’S TRADE PARTNERS
China is Australia’s largest trade partner

China became Australia's largest two-way trading partner

INDONESIA/TRADE
Govt to tighten mineral export rule

Indonesia will clamp down on the suspected smuggling of minerals
 


MALAYSIA/AVIATION
Airasia's CEO urges govt to liberalise industry

Now that Malaysia Airlines (KLSE:3786) is offering low-cost fares,

MYANMAR/CYCLONE AFTERMATH
International aid starts trickling in

The worst hit Ayeyarwaddy (Irrawaddy) delta, the nation's rice bowl

MALAYSIA/TRADE
Surplus shrinks as exports to US slow down

Malaysia's trade surplus continued to shrink in March

 

 

May 6, 2008

ASEAN/MYANMAR/DISASTER RELIEF
Aids ready to pour in as toll mounts
Asean Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan on Monday called for

ASEAN/RICE CRISIS
Rice cartel to benefit regional, global food security

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sensaid on Monday that as organization

THAILAND/RICE ISSUE
Millers chide government for missing opportunity

Thailand missed a strong opportunity to influence global rice

THAILAND/INFRASTRUCTURE
Govt moves to take over Bangkok Skytrain

Thailand’s Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has endorsed the move

INDONESIA/ENERGY
Fuel prices to go up to save budget

Indonesia confirmed Monday it will raise its subsidised fuel prices

 

 

May 5, 2008
Fukushiro Nukaga
ADB MEETING/FOOD CRISIS
Rising food costs may trigger civil unrest

Japanese Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga warned Sunday

 
ADB MEETING/RICE CRISIS
Kuroda opposes OPEC-style cartel

The chief of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Saturday

INDONESIA/INVESTMENT
Hong Kong toy makers to explore opportunities in Indonesia

A number of toy producers from Hong Kong was scheduled

THAILAND/ECONOMY
H1 deficit up at 157 billion baht

Thailand suffered a deficit of  156.87 billion baht during

MALAYSIA/ENERGY
Govt plans to stop foreigners buying subsidised fuel

Malaysian government on Sunday said it was considering using

MYANMAR/NATURAL DISASTER
Cyclone Nargis devastates Myanmar

At least 351 people were killed and nearly 100,000 left homeless

 

 

May 4, 2008
Mari Elka Pangestu
ASEAN MINISTERS MEETING/RICE CRISIS
Ministers agree to maintain price stability

Asean trade ministers agreed Saturday to help each other

 

INDONESIA/COMPANIES
India’s Tata, Australia’s BlueScope woo Krakatau Steel

Indonesia’s largest steel maker PT Krakatau Steel, the privatisation

DEVELOPMENT/FOOD AID
ADB promised $11.3mn to ease poverty in Asia

The Asian Development Bank has been pledged by donor countries

ASEAN-INDIA/TRADE
India says close to clinching FTA with Asean

India is close to clinching a free trade deal with Southeast Asian

BRUNEI/TOURISM
The rise in cruises, arrivals buoys sultanate

There has been a significant increase in number of cruises

 

 

May 3, 2008

THAILAND/ENERGY/COMPANIES
Thai PTT eyes LNG from Indonesia’s Tangguh

Thailand's top energy firm PTT is in talks to buy liquefied natural

INDONESIA/ECONOMY
April inflation jumps, subsidies in focus

Indonesia's inflation rate hit a 19-month high in April due to

MALAYSIA/RICE CRISIS
Govt to spend $778mn on food security

Malaysia will spend 2.49 billion ringgit ($778 million) this year

THAILAND/INFRASTRUCTURE
Rail transit plan given greenlight

Thailand's Railway and Mass Transit System Development

MYANMAR/POLITICS
UN calls for ‘inclusive referendum

The UN Security Council on Friday called on Myanmar's military

 

 

May 2, 2008

MYANMAR/REFORMS
US imposes another sanction on junta

The United States President George W Bush slapped fresh

FOOD CRISIS
UN to have a plan to tackle global food crisis

The United Nations is aiming to have in place

CAMBODIA/COMMODITIES
Cambodia to join OPEC-style rice cartel

Cambodia has an international obligation to participate

MALAYSIA/AVIATION
AirAsia reports 73 percent profit jump in Q4 2007

Malaysian low-cost carrier, AirAsia, said Wednesday its net profit

INDONESIA/TOURISM
Foreign flights increase could benefit tourism

To garner more visitors for Indonesia's tourist program dubbed

 

 

May 1, 2008

VIETNAM/INVESTMENT
Korean firm pours $28mn into new factory

Korean company Vina-Halla spent 450 billion

THAILAND/TRADE
Export growth slips in March

Thailand’s annual exports growth slowed in March for the second

PHILIPPINES/AVIATION
PAL to fly to Macau five times a week

Philippines’ Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) said on Tuesday

SINGAPORE/ECONOMY
PM warns of US recession impact

The United States is probably in a recession and the Singapore economy

MALAYSIA/ACQUISITION
State firm to raise stake in Parkway

Malaysian state investment arm Khazanah Nasional Bhd has agreed

INDONESIA/TOURISM
Indonesia to promote tourism, culture in Saudi Arabia

The Indonesian consulate general in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

 

 

April 30, 2008

THAILAND-MYANMAR/TIES
Special dinner for visiting Myanmar PM

In a gesture of unusually personal hospitality, Thai Prime Minister

MALAYSIA/INVESTMENT
Govt eyes top 10 spot in ease of doing business index

The Malaysian government is aspiring to put Malaysia among

INDONESIA/TRADE
Govt urged to revise shrimp import policy

The Indonesian government has been advised to revise its shrimp

VIETNAM/COMMODITIES
Limiting rice exports will ensure local supply

A Vietnamese trade official said the country will not be short of

ASEAN/RICE CRISIS
Asean ready to tackle soaring food prices

Asean is ready to tackle the soaring food prices by

BEIJING OLYMPICS
Protesters detained in Hanoi before torch relay

At least six people protesting the Beijing Olympics were detained

 

 

April 29, 2008

THAILAND-US/TIES
Thai finance minister upbeat over return of investment

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee, who

BEIJING OLYMPICS
Vietnam the fourth Asean country to host torch relay

The Beijing Olympic flame arrived late Monday in Vietnam's

SINGAPORE/AVIATION
Cisco awarded $270mn airport security deal

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Certis Cisco

THAILAND/AUTOMOTIVE
Vehicle, parts export climbs 34% in first quarter

Thailand earned about 139.5 billion baht ($4.39 billion) from

INDONESIA/ENERGY
Govt advised to raise fuel prices in June

An economist has urged the Indonesian government to make




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Feng Shui: The Technology of Success
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