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Uncertain Economic Trends in Lead Up to G -20 Meeting
Friday, June 25th, 2010
Bangkok
Both the euro and oil futures fell back earlier this week in the after effect of analysts’ response to new policy changes announced by the Chinese Central Bank. The announcement, signaling greater currency flexibility surrounding the yuan’s future valuation wouldn’t neccessarily guarantee a rapid rise in the yuan’s appreciation, as many world...
Short Term Gains, …. or Long Term Pains Ahead?
Saturday, June 12th, 2010
Bangkok
Asian/ Global Market Trends
…. Both. While Friday Asian stocks rose for a fourth day on optimism that the world economic recovery was on track despite Europe’s debt woes, and the euro was steady after a rally the previous day, the euro rose for the third straight trading day against the U. S. dollar, at $1.21 in New York up from US$1.197 on Wednesday....
A Twilight Zone Sort of Reincarnation of Events …?
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
Bangkok
…. Just as some Southeast Asian warring political factions were cooling off here lately between anti –gov’t & pro –Thaksin Shinawatra supporters and the Democrat led ruling coalition of Abhisit Vejjajiva backed up by military forces, Northeast Asia’s longest running conflict in modern history is heating up.
There was overwhelming evidence...
Bangkok Isn’t the Only Place With Big Problems …
Thursday April 15, 2010
Bangkok, Rangoon, China
Soldiers trying to comfort citizens, their house has been totally destroyed after a bomb blast
… As a series of 3 bomb blasts in Burma, which Thailand’s own troubled political situation resembles now more by the day, occurred today at a popular lake resort near Rangoon, during a traditional festival celebration similar to Thailand’s Songkran....
“Love Songkran With Your Loved Ones,”…
The more 'traditional' way of SongKran (Thai New Year)
For those of you thinking travel would help get certain stressful situations of civil strife off your minds for awhile, this year the TAT came up with a new slogan for this year’s Songkran Festival. “Songran Rak Bankerd”, generally translating “Love Songkran With Your Loved Ones, (With Family)” as so many Thais have transplanted...
Can a Day Make a Wonderful Difference?
Saturday, April 3rd, 2010
Red Shirts’ Rajaprasong Protest, Bangkok
Young little 'Red Shirt' warrior fighting for a democratic Thailand...
8 p.m. As LifeBangkok toured the area Saturday evening where the protesters have turned what is essentially Thailand’s Times Square into their own personal vendetta against the perceived unjust indifference of the wealthy Bangkok elite, we...
China Can’t Stop That Yellow Haze…,
While Bangkok has been getting slightly hotter with political protests and demonstrators numbering as many as 100,000 not only dressed in famous Red Shirts, but adorned with banners, hats and flags, on cars and motorcycles, trucks,… –red everything you can imagine, (probably even socks and undies!) they have also been busy “painting the town red” in the now most famously recorded protest...
Thai and Asian Market Activity
March 17th, 2010
Bangkok Stocks On a Bull Run
The Stock Exchange of Thailand is running counter intuitively to problems with domestic politics as foreign investors continue to pile in to Thai shares undeterred by potential unrest posed by street protests. The SET hit just above the 760 mark, up 8 gaining 1% by 10:30 a.m. local time on Wednesday on the back of Tuesday’s big gains, up 14.43, ...
Severely Sparse Seasonal Rains Spawn…
Bangkok
Sunday, March 7th, 2010
Mekong river sunset
… Drought conditions that have caused a drop in water levels of the Mekong River to its lowest level in nearly 20 years, halting some cargo traffic and boat tours on the vital waterway that is the lifeblood for over 60 million people in six countries, a draft report said. The decrease was attributed mainly to an early end of the 2009 rains...
China Announcement Ups Military Stake, in the Face of ‘Various Threats’…
… (Or in response to US Arms Sales to Taiwan, meeting with the Dalai Lama, etc..?)
Friday, March 5th, 2010
BANGKOK
National People’s Congress spokesman Li announced China will boost its reported military spending only 7.5% in 2010. It may be safe to assume very few independent agencies actually know the real figures anyway, as analysts often suspect China’s vast military build up is significantly...
