Saturday, February 13, 2010

ekonomi tak serius: pelan-pelan saja: ...JANTUNG BERDEGUP di atas ...

With a wry smile, Filipinos remind visitors that they were once Asia's second-richest country, behind only Japan; and that a perhaps mythical World Bank report half a century ago picked them as Asia's most promising prospects ... Small and medium-sized businesses perform poorly compared with those in Indonesia, Malaysia or Thailand. Distorted fiscal incentives, along with rampant tax evasion, mean weak national finances. The state takes in less than 14% of GDP in taxes. ...

Friday, February 12, 2010

HIV Vaccine Success | Disease Report

Epidemiology of HIV is believed to have spread from primates to humans in sub-Saharan Africa in the early 20th century. The first cases were recognized in the U.S. in the 1980s and then the virus has spread worldwide and is now officially ... The recent success of vaccines in a recent clinical trial conducted by the U.S. military and the Government of Thailand on 16000 participants has shown that a combination of two vaccines against RV144 call could lead to a reduction ...

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Australian Politics

In this article we look at the findings of two independent climate researchers who analyse climatic data used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to show warming of two degrees per century for Australia without explanation. ..... He should try telling that to the 200 plus people sitting in the port at Merak, the Indonesian Government who no longer trust us on these issues and, for that matter, the 140000 refugees in Thailand. ...

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Cambodia and Thailand enter border dispute

Cambodia-Thai relations became especially tense in 2008, when Thailand first backed, then opposed the Cambodian's attempt to have the 11th-century temple declared a World Heritage Site. Late in 2009, relations took a turn for the worse ...

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Cycling The Ho Chi Minh Trail Tour,Biking in Ho Chi Minh Trail ...

The assault troops, in six ARRS helicopters accompanied by two C-130 aircraft, flew 640km to Son Tay from bases in Thailand. U.S. Navy pilots made a diversionary raid while 116 USAF and Navy aircraft from seven air bases and three aircraft ... Originally Hai Pho was a divided town, because across the “Japanese Bridge”, it used to be the Japanese settlement (16th â€" 17th century). The bridge (Chua Cau) is a unique covered structure built by the Japanese, the only known ...

Monday, February 8, 2010

Consumer culture vs Biosphere | 11th Hour Action

But even at middle-income levelsâ€"the equivalent of what people in Jordan or Thailand earn on average todayâ€"Earth can sustain fewer people than are alive today. These numbers convey a reality that few want to confront: in today's world of 6.8 .... And in the latter half of the century, new innovations like television, sophisticated advertising techniques, trans-national corporations, franchises, and the Internet helped institutions to spread consumerism across the planet. ...

Sunday, February 7, 2010

KI Media: Hun Sen visit helps Thai land case - [Thai] PM ...

The International Court of Justice ruled in 1962 that the 11th-century Hindu temple belongs to Cambodia, but Thailand insists a 4.6 sq km tract of scrub near the temple is Thai territory. Demarcation of the border area remains ...