Latest Southeast Asia Stories
BANGKOK and WUXI, China, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's leading producer of crystalline silicon solar panels, has been selected to supply 34.5MW of solar panels for the first phase of the largest solar power plant in Thailand and Southeast Asia. Owned and operated by Bangchak Petroleum Public Co., Ltd., and integrated by Solartron Public Co., Ltd., the planned 44MW (38MW AC output capacity) solar power plant will be located just...
HOUSTON, July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: GLF) today announced the results of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2010. For the three months ended June 30, 2010, revenue was $92.8 million. Net income for the same period, before special items, was $11.9 million, or $0.47 per diluted share. Reported net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 includes two special items: the previously discussed accrual for Norwegian taxes ensuing...
SINGAPORE, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Growth in Southeast Asia's (SEA) mobile services is expected to be driven by data services as mobile connections penetration surpassed 90 percent in 2009 and slowing revenue growth signal saturation. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081117/FSLOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081117/FSLOGO) Capping a three-year run of high growth, 2009 saw Southeast Asia's mobile connections rising 22.1 percent to 489 million (subscriptions)....
Biological control of a South American insect invader expected to protect the incomes of millions of cassava farmers across Southeast AsiaIn the start of a carefully crafted emergency campaign to thwart a pest outbreak that is wreaking havoc on Thailand's vital cassava production, agricultural researchers will release a quarter of a million parasitic wasps in the northeastern part of the country.Thailand's cassava industry alone accounts for more than 60 percent of global exports of this...
ST. LOUIS, June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amdocs (NYSE: DOX), the leading provider of customer experience systems, today released the results of "Connected World 2010: A Survey of Emerging Markets." The survey explores how the connected world, a world driven by the demand for ubiquitous connectivity and information anytime, anywhere, will affect service providers and the role they play across Southeast Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. Conducted for Amdocs by leading research firm...
BRUSSELS, June 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- APCO Worldwide's Paolo Nicoletti today was named managing director of the company's European headquarters office in Brussels, announced Brad Staples, chief executive officer of APCO's Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Former managing director Garry Walsh was named managing director of the firm's Southeast Asia region based in Singapore and global account lead for Microsoft, one of APCO's key clients. "Paolo's experience and energy will...
Researchers said on Thursday that the United States might actually be an incubating ground for some flu strains, helping them migrate to warmer climates. Researchers assumed for many years that flu strains were mostly the product of China and Southeast Asia. However, a team at the University of Michigan, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Florida State University found that not all strains of flu circulating in North America die off at the end of the influenza season. They reported that...
Every autumn, as predictably as falling leaves, flu season descends upon us. Every spring, just as predictably, the season comes to a close. This cyclical pattern, common in temperate regions, is well known, but the driving forces behind it have been in question.Do existing strains die off each spring, only to be replaced each fall by new founding strains from other parts of the world, or does a "hidden chain of sickness" persist over the summer, seeding the next season's epidemic?...
HONG KONG, May 27 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- GigaMedia Limited (Nasdaq: GIGM) today announced that its IAHGames operation has partnered with Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., to bring StarCraft(R) II: Wings of Liberty(TM) to Southeast Asia. StarCraft(R) II: Wings of Liberty(TM) is the highly anticipated sequel to Blizzard Entertainment's 1998 hit StarCraft, which has been hailed by players and critics worldwide as one of the top real-time strategy games of all time; the game will be...
PERRYSBURG, Ohio, May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI), the world's largest maker of glass packaging, today announced it has entered into a joint venture with Thailand's Berli Jucker Public Company Limited (BJC) to significantly expand O-I's presence in China and Southeast Asia. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050412/CLTU028LOGO ) The O-I and BJC joint venture has entered into an agreement to purchase Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd.'s Malaya Glass...
Latest Southeast Asia Reference Libraries
The stink badger (Mydaus) is a genus of mammals that contains two species that are not true badgers. These belong in the skunk family Mephitidae. The two species within this genus are known as the Palawan stink badger and the Sunda stink badger, which is also known as the Teledu. These species can be found on the islands of the Malay Archipelago, including Java, Borneo, and Sumatra. The Palawan stink badger also appears on many small islands in its range and the Philippine island of Palawan,...
The hairy-nosed otter (Lutra sumatrana) is a rare species that was thought to be extinct until 1998. It is native to Southeast Asia with a range that includes Cambodia, Myanmar, South Thailand, South Vietnam, and Sumatra and Borneo in Peninsular Malaysia. It prefers a habitat within coastal areas or near large inland bodies of water. The hairy-nosed otter can reach an average body length between twenty and twenty-three inches, with a tail length of up to twenty inches and a weight between...
Hose’s palm civet (Diplogale hosei) is a mammal that can be found in northern Borneo. Within its small range, it is thought to prefer a habitat in montane forests or damp areas, and recent studies have shown that it prefers altitudes between 1,476 to 2,000 feet. Individuals have been spotted in lowland forests, and at altitudes of up to 2,400 feet, so its preferred habitat is debatable. This species was named after the zoologist Charles Hose. Hose’s palm civet reaches an average...
The greater mouse deer (Tragulus napu), also known as the napu or the greater Malay chevrotain, is a species of even-toed ungulate that can be found in Borneo, Sumatra, southern areas of Thailand and Myanmar, peninsular Malaysia, and small Indonesian and Malaysian islands. It also appears on an island off the shore of Singapore, where it was thought to be extinct. It prefers a habitat within lowland tropical and subtropical moist forests. Its scientific name Tragulus is derived from the Greek...
The lesser mouse deer (Tragulus kanchil), also known as the lesser Malay chevrotain or the kanchil, is an even-toed ungulate that is native to Cambodia, Indochina, Indonesia, Vietnam, Sumatra, and Burma, among other areas. It prefers a habitat within primary and secondary forests in foothills or lowland areas. It can also be found on cultivated lands at elevations of up to 1,968 feet. Within these habitats, both arid and moist vegetation can be found, as well as mangrove forests. The lesser...
