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		<title>Setting up Business in Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 05:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bangkok Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Setting up Business in Thailand -  In modern times Thailand enjoys a robust economy in the Asian region. Thailand’s march into the big league has come about through testing times though. Predominantly, Thailand has been an agrarian economy blessed with bountiful crops of rice, maize, rubber, sugar cane, cassava and more. Rich hauls of sea <br /> <a href="http://absolutelybangkok.com/setting-up-business-in-thailand/">Read more...</a><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://absolutelybangkok.com/setting-up-business-in-thailand/' addthis:title='Setting up Business in Thailand ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>All Eyes on Pheu Thai and Yingluck Shinawatra</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 04:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bangkok Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the heat of the elections over and Pheu Thai/Yingluck Shinawatra romping home with comfortable numbers albeit after considering the coalition parties, Thailand should legitimately be looking forward to a stable government and an improved economic performance. Pheu Thai’s political agenda will essentially include accommodating the aspirations of its coalition partners so that the house <br /> <a href="http://absolutelybangkok.com/all-eyes-on-pheu-thai-and-yingluck-shinawatra/">Read more...</a><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://absolutelybangkok.com/all-eyes-on-pheu-thai-and-yingluck-shinawatra/' addthis:title='All Eyes on Pheu Thai and Yingluck Shinawatra ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Yingluck Shinawatra Thailands First Woman!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:22:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bangkok Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ending all puzzles, predictions, calculations, and perhaps fears in at least some quarters, the Thai People have elected their first woman Prime Minister. Welcome to Yingluck Shinawatra. The Prime Minister to be, in her own words has admitted that this victory can be just the beginning and lot needs to be done for the Thai <br /> <a href="http://absolutelybangkok.com/yingluck-shinawatra-thailands-first-woman/">Read more...</a><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://absolutelybangkok.com/yingluck-shinawatra-thailands-first-woman/' addthis:title='Yingluck Shinawatra Thailands First Woman! ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>The 2011 Thailand Elections &#8211; Repeat or Rebirth?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bangkok Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Slowly but surely, democracy is gaining roots in several parts of the world, particularly where the political dispensation is far from being democratic. The recent events in countries like Libya and Egypt are perhaps a flash in the pan. Irrespective of territorial, linguistic or religious alignments, more and more people are beginning to understand the <br /> <a href="http://absolutelybangkok.com/the-2011-thailand-elections-repeat-or-rebirth/">Read more...</a><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://absolutelybangkok.com/the-2011-thailand-elections-repeat-or-rebirth/' addthis:title='The 2011 Thailand Elections &#8211; Repeat or Rebirth? ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Using Mobile Phones &amp; The Internet in Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 04:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bangkok Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Without a doubt, the Internet and mobile phones have completely changed the world as we know it.  Everything and everyone seem so much closer than before, with almost every country on the planet offering these exponentially growing technologies.  Developing countries around the world, including Thailand, already have established mobile phone and Internet infrastructure that continues <br /> <a href="http://absolutelybangkok.com/using-mobile-phones-the-internet-in-thailand/">Read more...</a><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://absolutelybangkok.com/using-mobile-phones-the-internet-in-thailand/' addthis:title='Using Mobile Phones &#38; The Internet in Thailand ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Yet Another Conspiracy &#8211; Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bangkok Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fascinating stuff, all the conspiracy theories out there. But you won&#8217;t find much material on this one; one you could call something like &#8220;The Great Thaksin Thai Sellout Conspiracy,&#8221; as outlined by Bangkok-basedanalyst Anthony Cartalucci who has a soft spot for Thailand&#8217;s hardly understood, color-coded liberation struggle. Tony, who has something to say about every <br /> <a href="http://absolutelybangkok.com/yet-another-conspiracy-thailand/">Read more...</a><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://absolutelybangkok.com/yet-another-conspiracy-thailand/' addthis:title='Yet Another Conspiracy &#8211; Thailand ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>The Vongthip Letter Jan &#8217;11</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 06:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bangkok Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A month full of joy: During the first half of December, Thailand staged another memorable birthday celebration for HM the King. Even the weather seemed to join in the nationwide festivities that continued well into the year-end and the New Year. With high consumer confidence, retail sales were brisk. Domestic tourism also flourished as people <br /> <a href="http://absolutelybangkok.com/the-vongthip-letter-jan-11/">Read more...</a><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://absolutelybangkok.com/the-vongthip-letter-jan-11/' addthis:title='The Vongthip Letter Jan &#8217;11 ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>The Vongthip Letter Dec &#8217;10</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 12:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bangkok Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(&#8230;) Moving laboriously forward: The month of November has not been too unkind to PM Abhisit. With quieter and calmer political situation, PM Abhisit was able to travel to Guangzhou for the inauguration of the Asian Games before attending the 2010 Apec meeting in Yokohama, where world’s leaders continued their discussions on G20 Summit Meeting <br /> <a href="http://absolutelybangkok.com/the-vongthip-letter-dec-10/">Read more...</a><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://absolutelybangkok.com/the-vongthip-letter-dec-10/' addthis:title='The Vongthip Letter Dec &#8217;10 ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>The Vongthip Letter Nov &#8217;10</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bangkok Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another hectic month: In October, things were somewhat calmer during the first two weeks. PM Abhisit managed to take off for ASEM Summit meeting in Europe and make his first official visit to Burma (after two years in the office). There were a few subdued political demonstrations to mark the anniversaries of the yellow and <br /> <a href="http://absolutelybangkok.com/the-vongthip-letter-nov-10/">Read more...</a><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://absolutelybangkok.com/the-vongthip-letter-nov-10/' addthis:title='The Vongthip Letter Nov &#8217;10 ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>The Vongthip Letter Oct &#8217;10</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 01:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bangkok Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Oct jinx: True to tradition, the last and the first month of government fiscal year have never been quiet and peaceful when key government officials, police and military generals reached their mandatory retirement and had to be replaced. This year, things have been more unstable than usual due to the discontent of those left <br /> <a href="http://absolutelybangkok.com/the-vongthip-letter-oct-10/">Read more...</a><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://absolutelybangkok.com/the-vongthip-letter-oct-10/' addthis:title='The Vongthip Letter Oct &#8217;10 ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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