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		<title>Investment Opportunities Remaining Strong In Thailand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Things are continuing to look up for foreign investment in Thailand. Looking out of the Bangkok Base office windows a little over 2 months ago I could not see that that would be the case any time soon. There were fires burning throughout central Bangkok and a pall of black smoke hung low over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Dark Clouds on the Thailand Tourism Horizon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As we rapidly approach the high season for tourism, which is a keystone in the Thai economy, we have to be pragmatic in our predictions for economic growth and tourism revenue. We must avoid attempts to create facts from hopes regardless of how altruistic our intentions. There is a dark cloud on the horizon and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thailand’s Getting Ready to unveil its’ new Airport Railway Link in December 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The government has recently announced that Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport Link is tentatively scheduled to open in December. The high speed airport train link (ARL) runs nonstop from Makkasan in the city center to the airport (express line) or from Phayathai to the airport (city line), which has 8 stations. This may come as a surprise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Developing Security in Thailand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like many other countries which are currently facing the most severe economic downturn since the Great Depression, the Thai government has followed suit and pumped billions of Baht into public spending. Given the recent economic woes, political problems, and violence in the south, this public funding may have a profound effect on some local businesses. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doing Business in Asia is about to get Easier</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During the recent 41st ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) meeting here during August12-16 the long awaited and much anticipated ASEAN FTA was signed. This agreement which will take effect on January 1, 2010 should dramatically increase trade between ASEAN members. Why is this so important? ASEAN is becoming a single market and this will make Southeast [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bangkokbase.com/archives/545</link>
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		<title>Bangkok’s Me First Attitude Damages all of Thailand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the last week or so the headlines across Thailand focused on the recent railway strike. The daily rags and blogs were filled with anti-labor union rants and fervent nationalistic appeals to avoid any foreign involvement regarding the rail system. Calls were once again made to end the government monopoly, solve some of the corruption [...]]]></description>
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