May 9, 2008

The Mekong Organization for Mankind (MOM) led by its Advisory Board member Lt. General Wilai Chinskul M.D. (2nd from right, recently visited landmine victims in Bor Rai District, Trat province to offer spiritual support and monetary assistance. The activity is part of the “Integrated

Kingston Technology Rolls Out DDR2-800 FB-DIMM Memory Kits Supporting Apple Mac Pro Workstations, Xserve Servers High-Speed 2GB-8GB Kits Tested, Validated for Peak Performance in Top Apple Models Bangkok – May 9, 2008 – Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in

Ms. Supranee Thampranee, Assistant Director of Sales of Swissotel Le Concorde Bangkok (standing 5th left in the front row) together with hotel’s Sales Team welcomed FAM Trip group led by Ms. Della E. Pincay, Sales Operation Manager, The Americas of Swissotel Hotels and Resorts (standing

The Raimon Land-sponsored platu-class racing yacht The Lofts Southshore sailed brilliantly to win the royally sponsored HM The King’s Platu Coronation Cup held during the prestigious Top of the Gulf Regatta. One of Asia’s leading upscale marine events, the regatta - also sponsored by

WEBSITE PRESENTS IDEAS ON EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY Put together by Students of Esso Challenge 2008 Esso has established a website on energy efficiency, providing information presented by Esso Challenge 2008 students about energy and how it may be used more effectively. This forms part of

Bumrungrad International now offers rental of a unique laptop designed for inpatients. The laptops come attached to a rolling over-bed table like the ones used to serve meals. They include hygienic rubber keyboards that are washed and sterilized between users. The new laptops come complete

With the new “Let’s shower inside” campaign, Minere will be investing over 90 million baht to promote daily healthiness from within. The market segment targeted will be the middle age working class women whom are health and beauty conscious. All beauty begins from within with

Soccer superstar David Beckham was on location in Los Angeles recently, shooting print and TV ads for a new Sharpie ad campaign that will have Beckham fans and TV insiders taking notice. The TV spot, set to air in select markets around the world in early July, shows Beckham using a Sharpie

SOLES4SOULS MYANMAR... NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Soles4Souls, the international charity dedicated to providing footwear for the needy worldwide, announced they have sent 25,000 pairs of shoes to the victims of the recent cyclone in Myanmar, also known as Burma. www.giveshoes.org

Regular flight schedule to continue Thai AirAsia is extending help to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar by offering to carry to Yangon for free donations from the public and by continuing to provide regular flights to the country. Tassapon Bijleveld, chief executive officer of Thai AirAsia, said

In the wake of the devastating Cyclone Nargis, the humanitarian situation in Myanmar is growing increasingly desperate with reported deaths topping 100,000 with at least 42,000 known missing and nearly 1.5 million people severely affected and a real danger that an even worse tragedy might unfold if

President and CEO of Tralliance Corporation, Edward A. Cespedes, will address EXPOTUR 2008 in San Jose, Costa Rica early next week. EXPOTUR is an annual event hosted by ACOPROT, the Costa Rican Association of Professionals in Tourism, and has been taking place since 1985. More than 260 selling

Total Access Communication Public Company Limited (“DTAC”) would like to inform that the news that appeared in the newspapers, dated 8 May 2008, about DTAC’s offer to exchange its 25% equity stake for CAT Telecom Plc’s concession conversion was a speculation. Neither such

FXDD, a global leader in online foreign exchange trading, today announced its applications for becoming a National Futures Association (NFA) member and for registration as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) with the CFTC are pending approval. Clients may follow FXDD progress through the

ASIASOFT EXPECTS OFFERED PRICE TO BE BETWEEN BT10-12; LOMBARD ASIA III FUND TO INVEST IN THE COMPANY SUBSCRIPTION CONFIRMED ON 20-22 MAY Asiasoft Corporation Public Company Limited confirmed today its initial public offering (IPO) plan, expecting to announce the actual offered price by 16 May

Commonwealth Bank Group has created a portfolio of A$15.6 billion of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) through its Medallion Trust. These RMBS will be held by the Group and if required, the Class A notes can be used for repurchase agreements with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to

The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) of Myanmar started to issue forecasts on cyclone Nargis as of 27 April, several days ahead of the landfall, on the basis of information provided through the WMO network, according to information the Organization received today from its Permanent

The fare war in the New Zealand domestic market has turned ugly, with Air New Zealand accusing new entrant, Pacific Blue, of misleading travellers by selling seats for services the airline plans to cancel, while promoting others below the true cost via its website. Air New Zealand also claimed

PATA produces groundbreaking report geared to harness future growth and development of US$100bn tourism industry With the world's attention firmly on China (PRC) in the run-up to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has produced a landmark report on how the

SCB Securities Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce the appointment of new director and executive of the company as follows: It was resolved in the Board of Directors' meeting on 7th May 2008 to appoint Mr. Boonchai Sriprachaya-Anunt as director and Chief Executive Officer of SCB Securities Co.,

A successful multinational machine-tools manufacturer operating was recently charged with copyright infringement on software worth an estimated 12 million baht. The company, which supplies international manufacturers of automobiles, home electronics, office equipment and other precision products,

Standard & Poor's today announced a number of key executive appointments in the areas of risk oversight, criteria management and quality assurance. Clifford Griep has been named Executive Managing Director, Ratings Risk Management; Mark Adelson is joining S&P as Managing Director, Chief