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Air Asia plans to introduce 2 daily flights to Krabi in April

Air Asia plans to introduce 2 daily flights to Krabi in April Krabi route from March the 1st which was welcomed by travelers, Thai Air Asia is planning to add one more return fight to the route from its present one flight daily. The low cost airline was welcomed by the local authority and tourism business there, while Krabi vice governor Chai Panitchpornpan said the airline service is an alternative for travelers, locals or tourists. Tassaporn Bijleveld, the Air Asia CEO, stressed that it will help promote the region’s tourism. He said the airline plan to add extra return flights from

Canadians Face Tough Choices in Election

Canadians Face Tough Choices in Election Canadians voting Monday for a new leader and House of Commons will choose between 13 years of Liberal Party rule or a new government that could shift the country toward a conservative right seeking to cut social programs funded by high taxes. It's a tough call for the nation's 22.7 million registered voters. Many support the social and economic policies of the Liberals and worry that Conservative leader Stephen Harper may be too extreme in his views on abortion and gay marriage, but Canadians also have grown weary of the broken promises and corruption scandals

MEDIAWATCH: Chinas aid to Asia

MEDIAWATCH: Chinas aid to Asia Theres plenty of talk about Chinese aid to Africa. But now China is quietly building up its aid influence in Asia. Its making big loans to countries that used to be the sole preserve of the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the United States and Japan - places like Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. Chinese loans can more attractive than the complications and strings that come with money from the West. Western aid donors on their part complain that China is secretive about its aid projects, and that it declines to attend the traditional meetings presided

It’s a gas: Oz preferred LNG supplier to Asia, US west coast

It's a gas: Oz preferred LNG supplier to Asia, US west coast AUSTRALIA would be the preferred LNG supplier to Asia and the west coast of the United States for at least the next five years, federal Resources Minister Ian Macfarlane said yesterday, ensuring the nation billions of dollars worth of export revenues. Speaking to The Australian on his return from an official visit to the US and Mexico, Mr Macfarlane said the oil and gas industry in the US was "very upbeat" about Australia's prospects of becoming a supplier. "At the price for natural gas current in the US, there is

Asia Fund Poll: Managers More Positive On Stocks

Asia Fund Poll: Managers More Positive On Stocks International fund managers have become more positive toward equities globally in the past month, citing strong earnings and attractive valuations in many countries. Managers in the latest monthly survey by Dow Jones Newswires raised their average weighting slightly for equities in a global portfolio, leaving it at a slight overweight. They have a neutral view on cash and are slightly underweight on bonds, which they say suffer from unattractive yields. "Within the mainstream asset classes, equities do seem to be able to offer a good enough absolute return in 2006," says JF Asset