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Feb

9

TROUBLED LOMBOK DEVELOPMENT Dubai Based Emaar Properties Out

Back of the petro dollar boom of a few years ago the much publicized venture between the Indonesian Government and Dubai's Emmar Properties has turned the venture into a casuality back of the Middle East financial purge....
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Feb

9

THAILAND TOURISM Visa Free Initiative Expires March

Thailand's Government has announced the end of the free issuance of visa effective March 5th of this year. During last year's tourism stimulus package tourist visa fees had been waived for non exempt countries. As a...
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Feb

8

FORMER RAIMON LAND CHIEF Nigel Cornick Finds New Home

Long time Thailand based property veteran Nigel Cornick is back on the scene as Chief Executive Office of Binswanger Brooker in Bangkok. The group is a multinational brokerage and advisory services firm with offices...
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BALI ENVIRONMENTAL & PRICING ROW Tune Hotels Responds

Recently we ran a story on emerging hosptialty chain Tune Hotels regarding an environmental issue with local residents and the Government, along with pricing and commercial disputes with local economy hotel operators....

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GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKET ALERT All Eyes On Euro

First we had Wall Street, then the Middle East Petro Plunge and now many financial analysts are on Euro Watch as global financial markets reacted negatively last week to debt concerns in Europe. Asia experienced a sudden...

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PHUKETINSIDER OPINION Zoning Needed For Entertainment Creep

Perhaps the recurring nightmare of many a Phuketian is the danger of a transformation taking place on the island from one ‘P' to another ‘P', meaning less Phuket and more Pattaya. While in days past the...

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THAILAND ORGANIC PRODUCE Mekong and Australia Alliance

Thailand's Government through the Commerce Ministry is working with countries in the Mekong region and Australia to create an export alliance for organic products. Along with produce the plan taps seafood, dairy, rice...

STARWOOD ELEMENT BRAND Taking A LEED Role

Emerging Starwood hotel brand Element has reinforced its initiative to obtain the environmental certification LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) for its expanding network of properties. Under the program...