Today even in each and every country we could see houses being built in a water frontage location. Today certain houses are also laying the clay and mud made tiles on the slanting roofs of their houses. The interior designers are also suggesting the wooden materials, though the substitutes are available in every slot of the same. The kitchen do have a chimney and to be more specific a fashionable chimney from all angles. The portrayals by Raja Ravi Verma, Leonardo da vinci and Picasso are being some of the probable portrayals beautifying the walls of the modern houses. What does all this suggest? Is man being more and more traditional or is he trying to bring back the tradition in the modern era and making it one of the features too is rather unanswerable yet.
It is always good to have a traditional approach towards many things but not everything also. It is indeed a good sign which suggest that man still have a remembrance of his past and more or less he does respect his tradition. The features which he is trying to bring back through his homes and are being considered to be modern are traditional as such. Today if we take a new home, the best part we like would be built in a traditional style. It is still an aching truth to know that we might have a substitute for the traditional, in the modern era but modernism could never surpass or even match the beauty of the tradition.
To tackle the same man is merging the old beauty and the modern tactics into the design of his new home as such. Most of the features thus adopted are from the custom homes, and if we search for those it might extend to the custom house of Dublin. The specifications and the spaciousness are kept intact in the designs and thus the New Custom Built Homes will bear both the features existing under the same roof in harmony. Thus custom homes which were the glory of the past, has been renovated to be the glory of the present as well. But as we all know, no home theatre can give the peace of mind and the beauty to the interiors which a mere gramophone can give, even today. Past is always past and to an extent a bit more beautiful too.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Thai Advertising companies, thailand Advertising Agencies, Agency in Bangkok
Many foreign advertising agencies as well as Thai advertising agencies maintain a Bangkok office to service their Thai clients as well as the seemingly bottomless advertising budgets of multinational companies and multinational corporations.
Thailand and it's capital Bangkok is home to a thriving advertising and marketing industry. All forms of media are well represented including several TV channels, radio stations a host of Thai newspapers and magazines as well as foreign language press in Japanese English and other well known languages.
Thailand and it's capital Bangkok is home to a thriving advertising and marketing industry. All forms of media are well represented including several TV channels, radio stations a host of Thai newspapers and magazines as well as foreign language press in Japanese English and other well known languages.
UN-backed aquaculture conference opens in Thailand
22 September 2010 – A United Nations-sponsored conference opened today in Thailand to review progress made in developing aquaculture as a sustainable food producing sector and to take stock of its future potential and contribution to the global community.
A collaborative effort of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia and the Pacific, and the Thai Department of Fisheries, the Global Conference brings together more than 700 participants experts and others from 60 countries.
During the four-day conference, which takes place in Phuket, participants will consider ways to reduce and mitigate the sector’s environmental impact and improve its governance, while further increasing its contribution to food security, economic development and the alleviation of poverty.
They will seek to build consensus on advancing aquaculture as a global, sustainable and competitive food production sector. They will also seek to improve knowledge, information, research, extension and communication in aquaculture, and to facilitate global understanding of the current status of the aquaculture sector and the challenges facing it.
Aquaculture has grown over the past decade to where it now provides nearly 50 per cent of global supplies of fish as human food, in a sector that already provides more than 30 million jobs worldwide. As a result, governments are increasingly seeing aquaculture as an important element in rural development and investment strategies. Yet some regions, such as Africa, are being left behind.
Over the next four days, participants will hear about technological advances over the past 10 years in such areas as water treatment, new farming systems and species, health management, improved information and communication, and fish feed with substantially reduced fishmeal content. The question of genetics in aquaculture will also be a hot topic.
A collaborative effort of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia and the Pacific, and the Thai Department of Fisheries, the Global Conference brings together more than 700 participants experts and others from 60 countries.
During the four-day conference, which takes place in Phuket, participants will consider ways to reduce and mitigate the sector’s environmental impact and improve its governance, while further increasing its contribution to food security, economic development and the alleviation of poverty.
They will seek to build consensus on advancing aquaculture as a global, sustainable and competitive food production sector. They will also seek to improve knowledge, information, research, extension and communication in aquaculture, and to facilitate global understanding of the current status of the aquaculture sector and the challenges facing it.
Aquaculture has grown over the past decade to where it now provides nearly 50 per cent of global supplies of fish as human food, in a sector that already provides more than 30 million jobs worldwide. As a result, governments are increasingly seeing aquaculture as an important element in rural development and investment strategies. Yet some regions, such as Africa, are being left behind.
Over the next four days, participants will hear about technological advances over the past 10 years in such areas as water treatment, new farming systems and species, health management, improved information and communication, and fish feed with substantially reduced fishmeal content. The question of genetics in aquaculture will also be a hot topic.
Channel NewsAsia - Authorities step up efforts to boost Thailand's tourism industry - channelnewsasia.com
CHIANG MAI, Thailand: Thailand's tourism industry has been hit hard by the ongoing political unrest in the kingdom, but efforts to woo visitors back are in full swing.
Tourism makes up just 6.5 per cent of Thailand's GDP, but welcoming visitors is what the kingdom is best known for.
Protests by the "red shirts" and violence in Bangkok earlier this year had a big impact on cities like Chiang Mai, where tourism accounts for nearly 40 per cent of the local economy.
Occupancy rates at local hotels dropped sharply, reaching a low of 10 per cent at times.
Sarawut Saetiao, the president of the Chiang Mai Tourism Business Association, said: "If we compare this year's first quarter to last year's, this year has been better. But in the second quarter, we suffered badly. Cancellation rates were very high, especially from foreign tourists. The financial loss in Chiang Mai was over US$300 million."
Mass cancellations are extremely damaging for the meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) sector.
Companies must take into account participants' safety and their own viability.
Efforts to revitalise the MICE sector aim to convince decision makers that Thailand still has a lot to offer, despite the unrest.
Akapol Sorasuchart, who is the president of the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau, said: "Of course hope is not enough. You can't go and tell people that 'I hope that it won't happen.' We hope that they learn that business is (separate from) politics. If you try to mix the two together then it is bad for the country."
700,000 visitors a year come to Thailand for meetings, conventions and exhibitions - accounting for 10.7 per cent of tourism as a whole. And by 2016, officials hope the kingdom will be the most popular MICE destination in Asia.
Thailand's tourism industry has gone through many obstacles in the past several years, but has proven to be extremely resilient.
Janet McNab, the general manager of Four Points Sheraton, Bangkok, said: "I think Thailand has great brand equity. I think we are starting to see a bounce back. But I think...the sheer strength of Thailand as a destination is one of its best marketing tools."
In fact, the Pacific Asia Travel Association predicts a 6 per cent increase in tourism next year, if there are no political problems. - CNA/ms
Tourism makes up just 6.5 per cent of Thailand's GDP, but welcoming visitors is what the kingdom is best known for.
Protests by the "red shirts" and violence in Bangkok earlier this year had a big impact on cities like Chiang Mai, where tourism accounts for nearly 40 per cent of the local economy.
Occupancy rates at local hotels dropped sharply, reaching a low of 10 per cent at times.
Sarawut Saetiao, the president of the Chiang Mai Tourism Business Association, said: "If we compare this year's first quarter to last year's, this year has been better. But in the second quarter, we suffered badly. Cancellation rates were very high, especially from foreign tourists. The financial loss in Chiang Mai was over US$300 million."
Mass cancellations are extremely damaging for the meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) sector.
Companies must take into account participants' safety and their own viability.
Efforts to revitalise the MICE sector aim to convince decision makers that Thailand still has a lot to offer, despite the unrest.
Akapol Sorasuchart, who is the president of the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau, said: "Of course hope is not enough. You can't go and tell people that 'I hope that it won't happen.' We hope that they learn that business is (separate from) politics. If you try to mix the two together then it is bad for the country."
700,000 visitors a year come to Thailand for meetings, conventions and exhibitions - accounting for 10.7 per cent of tourism as a whole. And by 2016, officials hope the kingdom will be the most popular MICE destination in Asia.
Thailand's tourism industry has gone through many obstacles in the past several years, but has proven to be extremely resilient.
Janet McNab, the general manager of Four Points Sheraton, Bangkok, said: "I think Thailand has great brand equity. I think we are starting to see a bounce back. But I think...the sheer strength of Thailand as a destination is one of its best marketing tools."
In fact, the Pacific Asia Travel Association predicts a 6 per cent increase in tourism next year, if there are no political problems. - CNA/ms
Consider flights to Thailand for silk shopping?
Thailand could be the ideal destination for shoppers interested in the exotic world of silk.
According to GMA News, the Asian country has a rich history of producing some of the world's leading silk materials and products.
For those taking flights to Thailand, the first stop could be the Chatuchak Market, which has an amazing array of everything silk including scarves, bags and shawls. The market has over 8,000 stalls and up to 200,000 shoppers can descend on the site at the weekend.
However, buying silk is not always straightforward. Buyers should remember that authentic Thai silk is traditionally sourced from silk worms that live on mulberry trees and tends to have a unique satiny finish.
Die-hard silk fans could consider a trip to the Khon Kaen silk road – around seven hours by bus from Bangkok, the market is packed with a wide range of bright and stunning cloths. The small town is very rural but recent developments, including a new hotel, show that it is increasing in popularity with tourists.
According to GMA News, the Asian country has a rich history of producing some of the world's leading silk materials and products.
For those taking flights to Thailand, the first stop could be the Chatuchak Market, which has an amazing array of everything silk including scarves, bags and shawls. The market has over 8,000 stalls and up to 200,000 shoppers can descend on the site at the weekend.
However, buying silk is not always straightforward. Buyers should remember that authentic Thai silk is traditionally sourced from silk worms that live on mulberry trees and tends to have a unique satiny finish.
Die-hard silk fans could consider a trip to the Khon Kaen silk road – around seven hours by bus from Bangkok, the market is packed with a wide range of bright and stunning cloths. The small town is very rural but recent developments, including a new hotel, show that it is increasing in popularity with tourists.
Thailand: Natural highs on a Golden Triangle trek - Telegraph
You have to travel a long way to find an opium museum. And then, when you do, there's another one almost next door. These two idiosyncratic tourist attractions – the only opium museums in the world – are to be found in the Thai town of Sop Ruak, at the confluence of the Nam Ruak and Mekong rivers, where Thailand, Burma and Laos collide. At one time, Sop Ruak was a key player in a trade in opium that earned this strikingly beautiful part of the world the name "Golden Triangle".>
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