July 07, 2007

By Satya Adhar

From being a multi-millionaire tycoon to becoming a bankrupt and once again a success story, life has taken a full circle for Sirivat Voravetvuthikun - a la "Ta Ra Rum Pum". It was a decade back in July 1997, the Bank of Thailand removed the Dollar-Thai peg that led to the infamous economic crisis.

Sirivat Voravetvuthikun was one of those individuals who made fortune form bourse movements. He played the stock market and invested in real estate. He then borrowed at exhorbitant interset rates to develop a luxury resort in Bangkok. Unfortunately for him, the stock market crased leaving Voravetvuthikun $30.4 million in debt.

It was definitely a difficult time for him but in order to survive he and his wife decided to make and sell sandwiches. It has been exactly a decade since the crisis and he is again a success story.  His business, which includes two coffee shops and a sushi catering service, employs 14 people. He is a living example of the fact that Tough times don't last, Tough people do.

July 05, 2007

By News Desk 

The International Gems & Jewelry Exhibition being held at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center has entered into its third day. It will continue till Sunday. The exhibition was inaugurated by Mr. Pornchai Chuenchomlada, the President of Thai Gems and Jewelry Traders Association. The embassy of India was represented by Mr. Madhukar Asnani, First Secratory & Head of Business. The Photo Gallery can be accessed here .

Thaindian.com is also present at the exhibition and you may visit us at Stall No. P 134. Kindly note the following events at Thaindian Booth on Saturday July 07, 2007:

Time: 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM

Mrs. Joyeeta Ray would be present to promote her books 'Time for a Tale' and 'Tales never Told'. Both the books are a compilation of original short stories for children between 5 to 10 years of age, that marked her foray into the fascinating world of Childrens' Literature.  One of her "tales" can be read here .

Mrs. Ray is a Consultant Copywriter with over 15 years of copywriting experience in reputed advertising agencies across Asia including Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Vietnam, Jakarta and New Delhi, from where she hails originally. She has also worked as a Journalist and Contributor to the Jakarta Post in Jakarta, specializing on India related features.

Bangkokians who may be interested in buying her books for their kids, knowing more about her work and sharing their opinions can kindly visit Thaindian booth between 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM.

Time: 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Mr. Amrendra Narayan would be present to promote his books. His books include collection of poems sirf ek lalten jalti hai, Anubhuti and Thodi Barish which have been appreciated a lot in the Hindi literary circles. His first English novel Fragrance Beyond Borders is based on the theme of improving India-Pakistan relations and has already received favorable reviews from the likes of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam and Shree Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Mr. Amraendra Narayan is the Executive Director of the Asia Pacific Telecommunity or APT (www.aptsec.org ). Read more about him here .

Literary minded Individuals are cordially invited to be with Mr. Narayan, know his work, buy his books and have discussions at Thaindian booth between 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM

July 05, 2007

By News Desk 

The "land mafia" in Delhi seems to be turning its attention to non-resident Indians (NRIs) whose absence is usually long enough to grab their land and sell it illegally at whopping prices, reports The Times of India .

Four cases of unauthorized occupation of land, known here as land grabbing, that Delhi Police are investigating show how well-off NRIs are falling easy prey to such gangs.

Police officials say the land mafia - mostly a bunch of unscrupulous real estate agents - form a well-organised network to keep a close watch on the lands and properties of those NRIs who hardly visit the city.

The full news can be accessed here . 

July 05, 2007

By Amrit Pal 

Mr. Kongsiri, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is on an official visit to India, led a delegation of Thai investors to visit the Mahindra World City Special Economic Zone in Chennai on 30 June 2007.

The Mahindra World City SEZ has been established by the Indian government to promote investment in the fields of information technology, fashion and automobile parts. The investors in the said area would enjoy special preferences such as tax holiday for 15 years, fee exemption and construction cost discount. The visiting Thai investors expressed their interest and inquired related detailed information with the concerned Indian authorities.

July 05, 2007

By Satya Adhar 

Online recruitment portal NDTVJobs.com in collaboration with Singapore/Bangkok based Yellojobs.com has launched an online referral rewards program called 'YelloRewards'.

The unique feature of this new rewards program is that employer can offer sizeable cash rewards to those who refer their friends to the jobs posted.

A whooping cash amount exceeding Rs 1 crore worth of rewards is already up for grabs for 'Nethunters' (a combination of networkers and headhunters, as this new breed of internet users is called).  "Everyone can become a headhunter now! Ordinary people can simply help their relatives and friends by referring them to good jobs and making good money."

Check out the local jobs from yellojobs, Bangkok website here .

Source:www.ndtvprofit.com

July 04, 2007

By News Desk 

One of the letters written by Gandhiji was withdrawn from Christie's auction house London so that it could be handed over to the Indian Government. Apparently, the letter was written by Mahatma Gandhi 19 days before his assassination by Nathuram godse on January 30, 1948. This has been a commendable task done by the Indian government. The letter was expected to be sold for up to $24,000.

Christie's is a fine art auction house, the largest and by some accounts the oldest in the world. It was founded in London, England on 5 December 1766 by James Christie. Christie's soon established a reputation as a leading auction house and is currently the world's largest auction house by revenues. More recently, Christie's has auctioned off artwork and personal possessions linked to historical figures such as Pablo Picasso; Rembrandt; Diana, Princess of Wales; Leonardo da Vinci; Vincent van Gogh; Napoleon Bonaparte; Marilyn Monroe; and others.

July 3, 2007

By News Desk 

The Bush Administration has decided to drop its General System of Preferences (GSP), revoking duty-free status for gold jewelry imported from India and Thailand, miniweb reports .

India shipped $2.21 billion in gold jewelry under the GSP program last year while Thailand shipped $700.36 million under GSP, representing 33.2% and 10.5% respectively of total U.S. gold jewelry imports, according to India's Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council.

July 02, 2007

By K. Rameshkumar 

Koooool....
 
Thatz what we can simply say after seeing the crowd in the SFX Cine Complex - Theater 15 in these 2 days. Not only Tamilians, but also a lot of north Indians, Thai, Japanese, and surprisingly some Europeans.
 
Sivaji...Super Star Rajini's latest mega super hit movie got released here on 30th June and 1st July. The 700 seater SFX 15 cinema never got these much audience before, the theater people say.
 
On the first day the show was HOUSE FULL. Even about 30 to 40 tickets were over booked and they've got seats on the walk way in the middle which brings us the good olden our mother country theater memories.
 
The crowd, the sound, the music, whistling, screaming, etc..etc.. are all new to the Thais. They're already familiar with 007, Jackie, even the Tom Yum Goong hero... But they never seen these kind of experience in Bangkok same like Sivaji. So Rajinikanth has not only broken south and north india divide. But also the world boundaries.
 
This is the 3rd Tamil Movie ever screened in Thailand. The first one was Jeans (Directed by Mr. Shankar - the same director of 'Sivaji'). The second one was 'Kandukondaen Kandukondaen'. And this 'Sivaji' is the 3rd one. But those 2 movies were screend in small theatres and only one show. But 'Sivaji' screened in big seating capacity theater and 2 shows and almost both the shows were heavily crowded.
 
On the 2nd day I've seen a lot of repeated fans (including me ;) 

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