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...endorsing a particular candidate in the '08 election? -Haren Para, New York CityNo, but I like Hillary. I think she was already our President once. [Laughs...
...Foreign Business Act that the junta government is now eliminating. The changes aim to stop foreign investors using local nominees to put their firms in a Thai name without giving them commensurate decision-making power. "It's clear these moves are going to discourage new investors," says Peter van Haren, head of the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Bangkok. "Our members have come to me and said this is essentially a forced divestiture...
...rise in 2006, Thailand's exports actually climbed 17% last year, to $130 billion. So who loses out? In the short term, mainly foreigners. But given Thailand's dependence on overseas investment, such protectionism may backfire. "The repercussions of these policies will eventually affect Thais too," says van Haren. "There's no way to escape global economics...
...Already, according to Yoichi Kato, head of the Bangkok office of the Japan External Trade Organization, several Japanese firms have told him that they may postpone investment in Thailand. "If you want to play in the global game, you can't just play by Thai rules," says Peter van Haren, president of the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Bangkok. "Other Asian nations are willing to play by international rules, and they could...
...scouting report said that all three of them were two-pitch pitchers," Binkowski said. "All of them hit the high 80s or low 90s on the gun, and [Adams and Haren] throw split-fingered fastballs. [Tucker] has a good overhand curve...