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Public Relations
The Korat Post is pleased to provide
these English language announcements for the benefit of the general
public. Most announcements have been locally distributed in Thai only, and
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4 January 2008
URGENT!
Around The World For Free and Alex Boylan winner of the Amazing Race is headed to Thailand within the next 24 to 48 hours. Please refer to this linked story/press release.
Road Show
Mobile Super Turbospeed engine oil to be featured
12 December 2007
The Korat Post (see advertising rates), in association with Weber Shandwick, announces an Esso Thailand (Thai language website ) Road Show to be held at Korat's Rachaphruk Grand Hotel on Saturday, 15 December 2007 at 17:00 hrs. Weber Shandwick has indicated that the Road Show will be ideal for pickup truck users, auto mechanics and members of the general public who may be interested. The event is scheduled to begin on 17:00 and end after 20:10 hrs. with a door prize draw. Featured at the Road Show will be a special engine oil, Mobile Super Turbospeed.
Korat Chamber in 2006 Honor |
12 November 2005
the Korat Post
Nakhonratchasima Chamber of Commerce [Link] President Mr. Thavison Lownanuruck (044-258630), left, is presented with Seminar Host Flag 2006 for nationwide seminar to be hosted by the Korat Chamber next year. Photo shows Mr. Thavison, left, being presented with the ceremonial flag at this year's annual seminar in Pitsanulok recently. |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Scrapped Taiwanese Longline
Vessels A Boon for Sea Turtles
Environmentalists and Scientists Urge the UN and Other Nations to
Follow Suit with a Moratorium in the Pacific
October 17, 2005
Contact:Robert Ovetz, Sea Turtle Restoration Project, PhD, +1 415-488-0370
x106, robert@seaturtles.org
Forest Knolls, California The Taiwanese government has just announced
that it will dismantle 120 tuna longline vessels, about 5% of its
fleet. Environmentalists are praising this reduction in the largest
longline fleet in the Pacific as a boon for sea turtles which are
injured and killed by longlines in large numbers in the Pacific
ocean. "Longline fishing is costly, inefficient and damages
tuna fisheries. There are just far too many boats chasing too few
fish and killing far too many sea turtles," said Robert Ovetz,
PhD, Save the Leatherback Campaign Coordinator. It is estimated
that more than 1.4 billion longline hooks are set in the world's
oceans every year. Longline fishing is a technique in which thousands
of baited hooks are strung on monofilament lines stretching as far
as 60 miles. Taiwan has the largest number of longline vessels in
the Pacific with an estimated 2,113 vessels in the Pacific alone.
Japan, which has the second largest longline fleet in the Pacific,
has also followed suit with reductions in recent years. This summer,
The U.S. even banned fishing for Pacific bigeye tuna for the rest
of the year because of overfishing. "Fewer hooks means fewer
turtles, sharks, seabirds, billfish and marine mammals will be killed.
This is urgently needed if we are to turn around the descent of
sea turtles and albatross seabirds into extinction," Ovetz
added.
Recent scientific reports warn that the 100 million year old Pacific
leatherback sea turtles, whose female nesting population has collapsed
by 95% since 1980, could go extinct in the next decade. Nineteen
species of seabirds, including the black-footed albatross, are also
threatened with extinction by longlines. An estimated 4.4 million
turtles, sharks, seabirds, billfish and marine mammals are injured
and killed every year by longlines in the Pacific. Other reports
have pinpointed longline fishing as causing an 87-99% decline in
large pelagic fish in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific.
1,007 international scientists from 97 countries are urging the
UN to implement a moratorium on longline fishing in the Pacific
Ocean to prevent the extinction of the critically endangered leatherback
sea turtle. The scientists are joined by 281 non-governmental organizations
from 62 countries. The list of signers includes famed primatologist
Dr. Jane Goodall, biologist E.O. Wilson, oceanographer Dr. Sylvia
Earle, a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, and former U.S.
astronaut Bernard Harris, Jr. M.D. "While a good first step,
a moratorium is needed in order to have time to put into place further
reductions in fishing capacity and other conservation measures,
such as time and area closures, reductions in subsidies, 100% observer
coverage and controls on illegal fishing," Ovetz said.
Resources:
To read the announcement by Executive Yuan of the Fisheries Agency,
Council of Agriculture, Taiwan go to:
http://english.coa.gov.tw/content.php?catid=9923
For a copy of the Sea Turtle Restoration Project's new book Striplining
the Pacific on the impact of longline fishing on the Pacific leatherback
go to: http://www.seaturtles.org/press_release2.cfm?pressID=259
For a copy of the scientist and NGO letters to the UN go to: http://www.seaturtles.org/press_release2.cfm?pressID=261
For a review copy of the Sea Turtle Restoration Project's new documentary
film Last Journey for the Leatherback? contact Robert Ovetz, PhD
at 415 488 0370 x 106.
The Sea Turtle Restoration Project is a California-based
international marine conservation organization that works to protect
sea turtles and other marine species in the United States and in
countries around the world. For more information about sea turtles
and the Sea Turtle Restoration Project, please visit: www.seaturtles.org
and www.savetheleatherback.com
SEA TURTLE RESTORATION PROJECT
POB 400/40 Montezuma Avenue Forest Knolls, CA 94933 USA
Ph. +1 415 488 0370 ext. 106 Fax +1 415 488 0372
robert@seaturtles.org www.seaturtles.org |
GenoMed Offers Trial
for Influenza and Avian Influenza
Content: Dated: 10/13/2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
David W. Moskowitz MD
CEO, GenoMed
tel. 314.983.9933
dwmoskowitz@genomed.com
ST. LOUIS--October 13, 2005--GenoMed
(OTC Pink Sheets GMED), a Next Generation Disease Management company
whose business is public health, announced today that it has begun
Internet-based clinical trials for influenza and avian influenza,
since the same treatment approach is expected to work for both kinds
of virus.
There is currently no reliable
vaccine or treatment for avian influenza. There are antiviral drugs
and a vaccine for regular influenza, but they're far from perfect.
The yearly influenza vaccine was recently reported to work in only
a third of patients.
GenoMed's treatment has been 80%
effective in a limited number of patients with West Nile virus encephalitis
since 2003. The company is now ready to test it in viral pneumonias.
Any one interested in signing up
for GenoMed's clinical trial just needs to go to GenoMed's website
(www.genomed.com), and follow the links for the "Flu trial."
The trial documents are self-explanatory.
About GenoMed
GenoMed's broad-spectrum anti-viral
approach was specifically mentioned in BioShield II, recently introduced
in the US Senate (see Section 2151 of Senate bill S. 975).
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward
looking statements, including those statements pertaining to GenoMed,
Inc.'s (the Company's) finances and treatments. The words or phrases
"ought to," "should," "could," "may,"
or similar expressions are intended to identify "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could differ materially from
those projected in the forward looking statements as a result of
a number of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to
our research and development being subject to scientific, economic,
regulatory, governmental, and technological factors. Statements
made herein are as of the date of this press release and should
not be relied upon as of any subsequent date. Unless otherwise required
by applicable law, we specifically disclaim any obligation to update
any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences, developments,
unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statement.
David W. Moskowitz MD, MA (Oxon.),
FACP
Chairman, CEO, and Chief Medical Officer
GenoMed, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: GMED)
www.genomed.com
9666 Olive Blvd., Suite 310
St. Louis, MO 63132
Tel. 314-983-9938
Cell 314-378-7864
FAX 314-983-9939
dwmoskowitz@genomed.com
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Dear Valued Customers, Suppliers & Business Partners,
Our office will be closed on 9th February 2005 for Chinese Lunar
New Year Holiday. Business will resume as usual on 10th February
2005 (Thursday).
A Happy & Prosperous Chinese New Year - GONG XI FA CAI
From: Sanguan Wongse Industries Co.,Ltd.
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Golf Tournament Announcement
October 2004
(This information is online at
www.thekoratpost.com)
The Federation of Thai Industries,
Nakhonratchasima Chapter, has scheduled a golf tournament Friendly
Maitree Match 6/2547, on 24 October 2004. Tee-off will be from
06:00-13:00 at the Bonanza
Golf and Country Club golf range (email),
Pak Chong District, Nakhonratchasima province. [Transl. note: This
is at the foothills of Khao Yai National Park]. Competition will
be for a winners trophy cup to be presented by H.E. Suwat Liptapanlop,
deputy prime minister with portfolio for sports and tourism; seven
other prizes will also be awarded.
Entry fee for the tournament competition is 10,700 Baht (inclusive
of tax)
Receive mementos from the Federation of Thai Industries, Nakhonratchasima,
as well as many other prizes. As well, receive special achievement
reward of one million Baht, donated by Chia Meng, for a hole-in-one.
Companies are donating prizes as follows:
Chia Meng Baht one million Hole-in-one
M.D. 1992 Co. Ltd. Baht 50,000
Neastern Industries Co. Ltd. One set of furniture
C.P Motorbike Co. Ltd. JRD bike, value Baht 37,000
Inquire for details at
the Federation of Thai Industries, Nakhonratchasima chapter, at
tel. 044-267117, 044-230210, or fax 044-230970. Also tel. 01-3219430.
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Democrats Abroad Launch Final Push to Register
American Voters
Former US Ambassador to Thailand
William Itoh lends weight to effort
Democrats Abroad-Thailand and Americans
Overseas for Kerry (AOK) welcomed William Itoh to Bangkok August
20, 2004. Mr. Itoh, US Ambassador to Thailand from 1996-1999, is
lending his support as a member of Ambassadors for Kerry to a global
effort to encourage Americans living outside the US to vote. Ambassador
Kerry spoke briefly regarding the close friendship between Thailand
and the US, stressed John Kerrys engagement with issues surrounding
the 1997-1998 economic and financial crisis, and reassured the audience
of about 60 Americans that Kerry remains a strong friend of Thailand.Gary
Suwannarat, Chair of Democrats Abroad-Thailand, announced the launch
of the organizations ad campaign to inform Americans that, no matter
how long they have lived outside the US, they retain the right to
vote.
The basic tool for registering is the Federal Postcard Application
(FPCA), available from US Embassies and Consulates. Online resources
simplify the process by making the FPCA available anywhere in the
world. Diana Kerry, Chair of Americans Overseas for Kerry, has launched
a website funded by the Democratic National Committee to facilitate
voter registration for Americans living abroad: www.OverseasVote2004.com.
This new website enhances resources dedicated to providing voter
registration services for overseas Americans, the longest-running
of which is the US Government-administered Federal Voting Assistance
Program (FVAP) www.fvap.gov.
Voting in each US state is governed
by that states constitution and administered by state officials.
Each American living abroad has to contact her/his own particular
county election board.
These websites make it possible to pinpoint the right place to register
and vote. The first step is registration: Download the form; print
it out; complete it; sign it; and mail it. (Other online voter registration
tools require the individual to also download separate instructions
to obtain contact information for local election officials; the
new website automates this process.) Typically, a citizen receives
an absentee ballot in less than 3 weeks. Each voter must mail in
the completed and signed ballot by a deadline specified by the state
in which they vote.
These websites could result in
a substantial rise in the number of votes cast by the 4 - 6 million
American civilians living overseas. This roughly equals the population
of Massachusetts's, the US's 13th most populous state and home state
of John Kerry.
The presidential election in 2000
underlines the potential significance of overseas votes. Only 24.5%
of eligible adults voted for George Bush, while 24.8% voted for
Al Gore. Some 205,815,000 Americans were eligible to vote, three
quarters of whom were registered to vote. Two thirds of registered
voters cast ballots: an overall voter turnout of eligible voters
of only 51.3%. Turnout among American civilians living outside the
US, however, fell short of even that level: estimated at less than
40% in the 2000 election.
The number of overseas American
voters is equivalent to 3.8% - 5.7% of the 1.05 million Americans
who voted in 2000, compared to the popular vote margin of 0.3% in
the Bush-Gore contest. Some 18,000 Americans are believed to reside
in Thailand.
Online voting facilitation could
help mobilize these millions of voters to cast their votes and influence
the outcome of Americas November 2 general election. As well as
voting for president and vice-president, Americans will also elect
34 US senators, 435 Congressional Representatives, 13 state governors
and numerous state and local officials.
Voter registration resources:
US Embassies and Consulates
www.OverseasVote2004.com
www.fvap.gov
www.overseasvote.com.
http://th.democratsabroad.org/
chair-th@democratsabroad.org |
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug.
18, 2004--In response to strong demand from Asia and the accelerating
transition to digital amplifiers, D2Audio, the world's only manufacturer
of intelligent customizable digital amplifiers, today announced
the opening of its new Hong Kong office. "We have had on shore
support in Japan for over a year now. This is the next phase in
our plan as we continue to invest business and technical resources
in Asia-Pacific," said, D2Audio Chief Executive Officer Rick
Knox. "D2Audio recognizes the importance of Asian companies
and their profound impact on the world market for both the design
and manufacture of consumer electronic products." Driving the
expansion of D2Audio's Asian region is Colin Ward, who comes to
D2Audio with over 19 years of experience in the electronics industry.
Mr. Ward, an eight year veteran of Zetex, a semiconductor manufacturer,
will be the primary point of contact and support for companies who
are interested in using D2Audio's intelligent digital amplifiers.
The Hong Kong office is located on the 18th floor of One International
Finance Centre at 1 Harbour View Street, Central Hong Kong. Any
partner or product inquiries should be directed to Mr. Ward at the
Hong Kong location's phone number: +852 8100 1365. In order to provide
first tier support to customers, D2Audio has established partnerships
with premiere sales agents in each primary region. These partners
have many years of experience in semiconductor
and technology product sales and design level support. Initial partners
include: EDOM Technologies, Taiwan and China; Acetronix, Korea;
McCoy Components, Singapore and South East Asia. "Digital amps
are fast becoming the standard in consumer electronic products,"
says Mr. Wayne Tseng, president of EDOM Technologies. "We see
D2Audio as the leader in digital amp controller technology and design,
and look forward to bringing this strong technology to customers
in Taiwan and China." Mr. Shane Rhee, president of Acetronix
in Korea says, "Korea is one of the strongest regions for consumer
audio product design. The D2Audio customizable amp solutions will
enable our customers to get better products to market more quickly."
D2Audio Intelligent Customizable
Digital Amplifiers
The D2Audio Corporation, maker
of the world's only custom intelligent digital amps, supplies tiny,
powerful, multi-channel amplifier modules to the manufacturers of
high quality audio equipment in the consumer, commercial, professional
and automotive industries. Its patented intelligence technology
gives D2Audio's digital amps extremely high sound quality. The amplifier
system actively optimizes its sound, adapting to the electronics
to which it is connected and adjusting for room acoustics. The amplifier's
intelligence originates in its unique programmable, embedded DSP
controller. Unlike other fixed-function PWM controllers, the D2Audio
DSP controller allows manufacturers to choose exactly the functionality
that they need and gives them the capability to customize their
amp to differentiate their products. D2Audio's standard firmware
functionality and advanced intelligence features can be found at:
http://www.d2audio.com/default.aspx?c=16&t=Intelligence&k=.
For more information on D2Audio and its products, visit www.d2audio.com.
CONTACT: D2Audio, Austin Anne
Birlin, 512-349-4954 or 512-695-5851 abirlin@d2audio.com
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The following announcement is to provide advanced
information, in Thai, on the upcoming press fair at Muang Thong Thani,
Impact Arena, early September. An English translation will follow
soon.
สมาคมนักข่าวฯ จัดงานใหญ่ " Thailand Press Fair 2004"
รวมพลคนข่าวครั้งแรกในรอบ
50 ปี
สื่อมวลชนทุกแขนง พร้อมใจยกกิจกรรมข่าว สาระ บันเทิง ร่วมโชว์ศักยภาพ
ความก้าวหน้า และเทคโนโลยีของสื่อมวลชนไทย ร่วมฉลอง 50 ปี สมาคมนักข่าวหนังสือพิมพ์แห่งประเทศไทย
สมาคมนักข่าวนักหนังสือพิมพ์แห่งประเทศไทย
จัดกิจกรรมฉลอง 50 ปีสมาคมฯ เป็นแกนนำจัดงาน "Thailand Press
Fair 2004 " หรือ "รวมพล
คนข่าว" ระหว่าง 2-5 กันยายน
2547 ณ ศูนย์แสดงสินค้าอิมแพ็ค เมืองทองธานี พบกับการรวมตัวครั้งใหญ่ของคนทำสื่อจากทุกสังกัด
ทั้งโทรทัศน์ วิทยุ หนังสือพิมพ์ และสื่ออินเตอร์เน็ตออนไลน์ ครั้งแรกในรอบ
50 ปี พร้อมกิจกรรมพิเศษมากมายจากคนข่าวตัวจริง เสียงจริง อาทิ ไทยรัฐ
เดลินิวส์ กลุ่มผู้จัดการ กลุ่มมติชน กลุ่มเดอะเนชั่น และกลุ่มบางกอกโพสต์
ร่วมกันคัดกิจกรรมเด่นๆ ของแต่ละค่าย มาจัดแสดงในงาน โชว์ศักยภาพงานของคนทำข่าวครั้งแรก
ที่ใหญ่ที่สุดในประเทศไทย
นางผุสดี คีตวรนาฎ นายกสามาคมนักข่าวหนังสือพิมพ์แห่งประเทศไทย เปิดเผยว่า
ในโอกาสฉลองครบรอบ 50 ปีสมาคมฯ ได้ร่วมกับช่อง 9 อ.ส.ม.ท. อิมแพ็ค
เมืองทองธานี และสื่อมวลชนทุกแขนง จัดงาน "Thailand Press Fair
หรือ คนขายข่าว" เพื่อเผยแพร่กิจกรรมของคนทำข่าว และส่งเสริมความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างสื่อมวลชน
ประชาชน แหล่งข่าว และผู้ประกอบการ โดยจะเป็นการรวมตัวกันครั้งใหญ่
ของคนทำข่าวทุกแขนง ที่จะมาร่วมกันจัดกิจกรรมใหญ่ระดับประเทศ โดยจะมีนิทรรศการที่บอกเล่าถึงความเป็นมาของสื่อสารมวลชนไทยตั้งแต่อดีต
ถึงปัจจุบัน และการพัฒนาก้าวต่อไปในอนาคต พร้อมทั้งนิทรรศการภาพข่าว
นิทรรศการข่าวดีเด่น และจัดแสดงผลงานสื่อมวลชน ห้องส่งจำลอง การรับสมัครผู้ประกาศข่าว
พร้อมทั้งกิจกรรมที่น่าสนใจจากสื่อมวลชน และภาครัฐเอกชนต่างๆ
คนข่าวยกรายการเด่นร่วมโชว์
กิจกรรมใหญ่ที่ต้องบันทึกไว้ในประวัติศาสตร์สื่อไทย คือเป็นครั้งแรกของสื่อทุกแขนง
ทุกฉบับ ทุกคลื่น ทุกช่อง รวมถึงผู้ผลิตรายการค่ายต่างๆ ได้รวมตัวกันยกกิจกรรมเด่นๆ
ของแต่ละค่าย ที่อยู่ในความนิยมมาจัดแสดงให้ประชาชนได้ชมกันสดๆ อาทิ
รายการแฟนพันธุ์แท้ ตอนพระราชนิพนธ์ในสมเด็จพระเทพรัตนราชสุดาฯ สยามบรมราชกุมารี,
สมาคมชมดาวภาคพิเศษ, รายการชูรัก
ชูรส ตอน ชูรัก
.มุมมองแห่งรัก, เกมส์ทศกัณฑ์ภาคพิเศษ,
ช่อง 9 การ์ตูน, และกระทบไหล่ดาราจากค่าย แกรมมี่ อาร์เอส และอื่นๆ
สำหรับกิจกรรมสาระ อาทิ เก็บตก
จากคนข่าว, สะเก็ด
คนข่าว, ที่นี่ประเทศไทย
,เสวนา เรื่อง "สื่อ..กับทางรอดของสังคมไทย", รายการถึงลูกถึงคนสัญจร
ตอนรู้ทันสื่อ, สัมภาษณ์พิเศษ ดารากับนักการเมือง อย่างไหนเป็นยากกว่ากัน
และพบกับตัวจริงเสียงจริงของผู้ว่า กทม.คนใหม่ ในรายการ บทบาทใหม่ผู้ว่า
กทม. และกิจกรรมอื่นๆ อีกมากมาย และพลาดไม่ได้สำหรับคอหุ้น พบกับกลเม็ดเคล็ดลับการเล่นหุ้นอย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ
ใน เสวนา "เล่นหุ้นอย่างไร ให้รวย"
นอกจากนี้ เหล่าพิธีกร ดาราชื่อดัง และสุดยอดคนข่าว ยกขบวนกันมาพูดคุย
และจัดรายการโชว์สดๆในงาน อาทิ สรยุทธ์ สุทัศนจินดา , กนก รัตน์วงศ์สกุล
, (แหม่ม) สุริวิภา ตุงตังวัฒนา , ยุรนันท์ ภมรมนตรี, อดิศักดิ์ ศรีสม,
พร้อมดารานักแสดงจากแกรมมี่, อาร์เอส, กันตนา โพรีพลัส , ดารา(ออสตาร์),
มีเดียออฟมีเดีย และทีมงานข่าวเกือบทุกช่อง และการรวมพลคนข่าวมาขายของ
รวมถึงยกทัพสินค้าคุณภาพทั่วไปมาจำหน่ายให้เลือกซื้อในราคาพิเศษสุด
" การรวมตัวกันในครั้งนี้ จะเป็นประโยชน์ต่อแวดวงสื่อมวลชน และต่อประชาชนที่จะได้รู้จักและเข้าใจการทำงานของสื่อมวลชนมากขึ้น
โดยงานนี้ไม่มีการสังกัดค่าย เพราะทุกแห่งเตรียมพร้อมในการนำเสนอสาระ
และแข่งขันกันโชว์ศักยภาพ ซึ่งประชาชนจะได้รับประโยชน์จากการเข้าชมงาน
ซึ่งขณะนี้สื่อมวลชนเกือบทุกสังกัดแจ้งความจำนงเข้าร่วมการแสดงงาน
สมาคมในฐานะแกนนำขอเชิญชวนทุกท่านร่วมเป็นกำลังใจแก่พวกเราชาวสื่อ
ที่มุ่งทำงานบนจรรยาบรรณของเท็จจริงตลอดมา" นางผุสดี กล่าว
ข้อมูลเพิ่มเติมติดต่อ : ชลนัท จูประสม
บ.คิธ แอนด์ คินฯ 02-6633226-9 ต่อ 30 /01-4011369
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29 July 2004
The Nation's
Editor Visits the Korat Post
The Korat Post received a
personal visit from the editor of the Nation this last week, in
which Mr. Pana offered to establish editorial exchanges with the
Korat Post. Specifically, he offered to provide articles and stories
(with us responsible, as standard practice, in verifying information),
to provide training to Thai staff once we hire them at the Nation's
offices in Bangkok, and to assist with possible increasing of distribution
of the Korat Post. A fledgling effort, we will still proceed and
hereby announce that we are seriously interested in interviewing
Thai nationals for temperoary positions as
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24 April 2004
There will be a 10th Anniversary celebration of
the Thai-Laos Friendship Bridge from 1-9 May 2004. On April 30,
the press wll hold a special briefing on site. The official ceremoney
is scheduled for 1 May 2004. We are waiting for details from agencies
involved and will provide them shortly. Westerners interested in
Nong Khai, where the bridge originates,can contact Tom Stone in
Nong Khai at the moment. See his SEAsiatimes link on our main page.
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25 March 2004
The Nakhonratchasima Chamber of Commerce holds its
annual general membership dinner at the Sima Thani Hotel, from 18:00-21:00
hrs. Members are invited. |
25 March 2004
One-2-Call announces in Korat
Freedom Music Freedom Concernt, Little Rock! limited to One-2Call
users. Over 10,000 free tickets.
Tickets available from 15-28 March 2004.
See www.one-2-call.com
Little Rock Freedom Concert on 31 March 2004 at
Korat's Central Sports Stadium.
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I-TIM, the International Hotel
and Tourism Industry Management School, Bangkok is awarding scholarships
to students in need of financial support for the 33rd intake which
commences in July 2004. The scholarships are for I-TIM's two-year
diploma in Hotel and Tourism Management. Applications are availble
from I-TIM, commencing on 8 May which is Visit I-TIM Day. The scholarships
for Thai students are valued at 68,000 Thai Baht per year and will
be awarded in both years of study, subject to conditions.
Scholarships are also available for foreign students and are valued
at $US1,000- per year, and will be valid for both years of study
- subject to conditions. For further infoirmation, please telephone
I-TIM on (66) 02-7320170-3 , fax (66) 02-3755150, e-mail info@i-tim.ac.th
or visit www.i-tim.ac.th
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Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation
1680 Roxas Boulevard, Manila Philippines
P.O. Box 3350, Manila
Website: www.rmaf.org.ph
Email: rmaf@rmaf.org.ph
Tel.: (632) 521-31-66 to 85
Fax: (632)521-81-05
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READ. WRITE. WIN.
The Ramon Magsaysay Student Essay
Writing Competition
Goes To Korea
The Ramon Magsaysay Student
Essay Competition (RMSEC) takes a bow in Korea this year,
under the auspices of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation
(RMAF) and the Ewha Womans University (EWHA). This pilot of
the prestigious competition in South Korea follows its run
in the Philippines where the contest started in 2000 as a
way for the Magsaysay Award, Asias premier prize, to establish
a connection with the youth. For its launch in South Korea,
the competition invites participation from EWHAs 17,000 undergraduate
students by writing two- to four-page essays in English on
the theme, "Greatness of Spirit of Asian Women Leaders:
Personal Lessons From Magsaysay Awardees."
Thirteen (13) of 236 Magsaysay Awardees to date are from Korea,
three of them are women, all alumnae of the 118-year-old university
that is known as the worlds largest womens university and
an excellent ground for honing leadership among Korean women.
The three Korean women awardees are: Dr. Helen Kim (1963 awardee
for public service), Dr. Lee Tai-young (1975 awardee for community
leadership), and Mrs. Kim Im Soon (1989 awardee for community
leadership).
The Magsaysay Award, inspired by the "greatness
of spirit in selfless service to people" of the late
Filipino leader who championed the cause of democracy and
the common man during his time, has been honoring, since 1957,
the exemplary lives and achievements of individuals and organizations
across Asia. Through RMSEC, the awardees are held up as role
models among Asian youths. It is planned to go regionwide
by 2008. For the 4th cycle in the Philippines, RMSEC will
be launched in August during the Magsaysay Awards season this
year. The season is built around the birth anniversary of
the much-loved former president of the Philipines on August
31and is highlighted by the conferment of the years Magsaysay
laureates.
RMSEC in Korea is supported by ASIANA AIRLINES
which will fly in August the grand prize winner to the Philippines
for an all-expense-paid gift prize from RMAF. The Korean winner
will witness the conferment of the 2004 Magsaysay awardees
in August, attend the awardees lecture series, and immerse
in Philipine life and sites, particularly in Zambales, the
home province of the late president. Another sponsor, International
Herald Tribune-JoongAng Daily, which promotes the use of English,
offers two-week free subscriptions to registered RMSEC participants,
and will provide the grand prize winner and two runners-up
half-month exposures to the newsroom. All the finalists and
winners will receive handsome gift book sets in English from
RMAF.
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Huge
Charity Concert
Attracts Korat artistes as
part of the activities
Love Music, Love Country
Following up on the first such charity concert held at National
Cultural Hall, Bangkok on 26 August 2003, presided over by Her Majesty
the Queen, Korat has scheduled a second major charity concert at
The Mall, Korat, on 20 March 2004. The event is being organized
with the help of The Mall, Korat, Army Region II and Nakhonratchasima
provincial administration. The concert begins at 19:30 hrs. and
continues to 21:30 hrs. Although the Thai concert name is Rak Plaeng
Rak Paendin (Love Music, Love Country), its English equivalent is
officially given as My Songs, My Land. Theobjectives of this latest
Korat concert are to generate funds for the Prem Tinsulalond Foundation,
Nakhonratchasima, funds for the Chalermphrkieti Building of the
Army Region II Suranaree Hospital, and to help support homeless
children. Nakhonratchasima has also invited several artistes, including
Sunaree Ratchasima, Jakraphan Apkhonburi, Somart Ratchasima, Pongthep
Kradonchamnaan, Suthep Wongkamhaeng, Serksan Sukphimai, Pholphol
Pholkongseng, Ed Karabao, Kampan Baanthaen, Jernjern Boonsungnern,
all performing together with some of their original group members.
Those interested in purchasing tickets to this important charity
event, please contact Thai Army Region II Civilian Relations office
at tel. 044-245946, the Public Relations counter at The Mall, 1st
floor tel. 044-288555, ext. 121,122, the Prem Tinsulanonda Foundation
Provincial City Hall Nakhonratchasima on tel. 044-242944, 044-432890.
Some 3,500 tickets are being distributed.
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See Korat Growth Figures Over
Last eight years. 
