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Raimon Land Contracts Bouygues Thai To Build The River – Bangkok’s Most Exclusive Riverside Condominium Development

March 31st, 2009

Luxury property developer, Raimon Land, has signed with Bouygues Thai, the local subsidiary of leading global construction conglomerate, Bouygues Construction, to carry out the main building works at The River, Bangkok’s most exclusive riverside condominium development.

This phase of the project, which commenced in late 2008 with a targeted completion date in the first quarter of 2012, is the main building works for the 72- and 42-floor twin residential towers together with a five-storey podium comprising a total of 105,000 square metres of sellable floor area.

Raimon Land’s Chief Executive Officer, Hubert Viriot, said the company was pleased to extend its working relationship with Bouygues Thai, which will ensure that the building is delivered to the buyers at the original high specifications and standards.

“We selected Bouygues due to their considerable worldwide experience at similar prestigious high-rise buildings that they delivered on time and within budget, which is especially significant to our clients during the current economic climate,” Mr Viriot said.

Bouygues Thai are currently demonstrating the quality of their construction at Raimon Land’s Northpoint development in Pattaya.

Bouygues Thai Managing Director, Jean-Marie Verbrugghe, said: “I am extremely pleased to be extending our relationship with Raimon Land for the construction of Bangkok’s most iconic condominium project that will transform the Chao Phraya River area into the most exclusive residential community in Bangkok.”

The 851-unit The River condominium project is the focal point of Raimon Land’s overall initiative to develop and promote an upscale lifestyle community along the banks of the Chao Phraya River.

Photo caption: (From left) Raimon Land’s Projects Manager, Gary Holden; Director of Construction, Neil Hutchinson; Development Director, Gerry Healy; and Chief Executive Officer, Hubert Viriot along with Bouygues-Thai’s Managing Director, Jean-Marie Verbrugghe; Deputy Managing Director of Development and Marketing, Paisal Shusang; Project Director for The River Substructure, Supachai Muangmaiprae; Structured Finance Director for Dragages Hong Kong Ltd, Arnold Chan; and Project Director The River Superstructure, Jean-Jacques Largent.

For more information about Raimon Land, please visit www.raimonland.com

PRESS ENQUIRIES :

Walaiklao Kumwong

Raimon Land Public Relations

C/O Francom Asia

Tel: 02 233 4338 or 39

Fax: 02 236 8030

E-mail: pr@francomasia.com

Kwanrudee Maneewongwatthana

Senior Vice President Communications

Raimon Land PLC

Tel : +66 (0) 2651-9601 to 4

Fax : +66 (0) 2651-9614

E-mail : kwan@raimonland.com

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WD WELCOMES SUMMER SEASONS WITH HOT PROMOTION AT PIX 2009 - Photo Imaging World Expo

March 31st, 2009

Western Digital Corp. (WD), the world leader in external storage solutions, brings the joy and happiness of summer season with the most anticipated promotion at the upcoming Pix 2009 -Photo Imaging World Expo, starting from 1-5 April 2009 at Royal Paragon Hall, 5th Floor, Siam Paragon, Bangkok.

In conjunction with Pix 2009 - Photo Imaging World Expo, the largest imaging expo in South East Asia, WD will showcase its popular WD My Passport portable hard drives and WD MyBook external hard drives, at Booth C4 in Hall 2 – 3.

WD My Passport Portable Drives and WD My Book External Drives have become popular worldwide for their plug-and-play capability, stylish and ultra-portable design. (more…)

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AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Tuesday March 31, 2009

March 31st, 2009

ENERGY EFFICIENCY…

SYDNEY: Apart from dealing with the unprecedented economic downturn, the

Australian building management and control systems (BMCS) market is challenged

by the drop in construction activity, increasingly cost-conscious customers,

scant product differentiation, and more intense competition.

http://www.frost.com

WIRELESS VIDEO…

SINGAPORE: As wireless video surveillance (WVS) involves only a transmitter

and a receiver, WVS can cover wide areas such as airports and even cities

wirelessly, thereby helping users save on wiring and maintenance costs.

http://www.frost.com

CAYMAN ISLANDS…

GEORGE TOWN: The Cayman Islands Government Monday announced that it now has

in place arrangements that provide access to comprehensive tax information

assistance with 20 countries, including the majority of Cayman’s major trading

partners.

www.tia.gov.ky

PAVILION KL…

KUALA LUMPUR: Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, one of the most popular shopping

centres in Malaysia, will be firing from all cylinders to celebrate the Grand

Prix season from April 1-5, 2009, by offering treats to racing fans, shoppers

and tourists to make their shopping and holiday in Malaysia a delightful

experience.

AVEVA ACQUIRES…

CAMBRIDGE: AVEVA Monday announced the acquisition of iDesignOffice Pty Ltd,

a technology company based in Melbourne, Australia.

http://www.aveva.com

ZTE, CSL ANNOUNCE…

SHENZHEN: ZTE Corporation (”ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share

stock code: 000063.SZ), a leading global provider of telecommunications

equipment and network solutions, together with Hong Kong’s number one mobile

operator CSL Limited, Monday announced the availability of the world’s first

SDR-based HSPA+ All IP commercial network.

www.zte.com.cn

LOCKHEED MARTIN…

MOORESTOWN: A Lockheed Martin employee guides one of the HMAS Hobart’s four

SPY-1D(V) radar antennas into place at Lockheed Martins Production Test Center,

signaling the shift from production to testing for the Royal Australian Navy’s

first Aegis Weapon System.

FARO INTRODUCES…

DENVER: FARO, the world’s leading provider of portable measurement and

imaging systems, has announced that delivery of a new generation of 3D laser

scanners will begin in the second quarter of 2009.

www.faro.com

CALIFORNIA MICRO…

SAN JOSE: California Micro Devices (Nasdaq: CAMD) will be showcasing its

broad range of protection solutions, including devices for electrostatic

discharge (ESD) protection and electromagnetic interference (EMI) filtering at

ESC Silicon Valley 2009 in San Jose, California from March 31 through

April.

http://www.cmd.com

FANNIE MAE…

WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae’s (NYSE: FNM) February 2009 Monthly Summary is now

available at

www.fanniemae.com/ir/monthly.

www.fanniemae.com

CHINA’S NEUSOFT…

SHENGYANG: Neusoft Corporation (600718.SH), a leading IT solutions &

services provider as well as the largest offshore software & service

outsourcing provider in China, published its 2008 Annual Report recently.

http://www.neusoft.

CDMA CERTIFICATION…

LAS VEGAS: The CDMA Certification Forum(R) (CCF) Tuesday announced it is

working directly with several operators and vendors from around the world to

meet their requirements for testing and certifying LTE devices and their

aggressive LTE network deployment schedules.

www.globalccf.org

EESTECH SIGNS…

LOS ANGELES: EESTech, Inc., (EESH.PK) has signed a licence agreement with

Impulse Control Pty Ltd giving them access to manufacture and sell EESTechs

JetWater System Technology for water purification projects within Australia.

www.eestechinc.com

PATIENTS RECEIVING…

ORLANDO: New data from the AURORA trial, a study in patients with end stage

renal disease (ESRD) undergoing chronic haemodialysis, showed that there was no

difference between rosuvastatin 10mg and placebo in reducing the combined

endpoint of cardiovascular (CV) death, nonfatal stroke, and nonfatal myocardial

infarction.

http://www.astrazeneca.com

MICROSOFT AND TOMTOM…

REDMOND: Microsoft Corp. (more…)

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The Emperor RE-VISION its corporate vision to be a leading architectural builder in its 3rd decade.

March 31st, 2009

In order to secure organic growth, the Emperor refocuses its corporate vision to be a leading architectural designer and builder in its 3rd decade. The company is set to become a legend in premium home building and has highlighted its design, construction and service standards as the strength that will differentiate itself from the market and maintain its market share in 2009.

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The DOWNAD/Conficker Worm

March 31st, 2009

Background The first samples for the Conficker/Kido/DownadUp (detected by Trend Micro as WORM_DOWNAD.A) were discovered in November 2008 with new samples (detected as WORM_DOWNAD.AD and WORM_DOWNAD.KK) arriving in early 2009. DOWNAD exploits a vulnerability in Windows that Microsoft patched (MS08-067) in October.

DOWNAD.AD added the ability to spread through network shares and removable storage devices (e.g. (more…)

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KTC cooperated with GSB to launch the first joint credit cards in Thailand

March 31st, 2009

“KTC-GSB Visa Platinum” and “KTC-GSB Titanium MasterCard”

Mr. Niwatt Chittalarn, President and Chief Executive Officer of “KTC” or Krungthai Card Public Company Limited, cooperated with Mr. Lersuk Chuladesa, President and Chief Executive Officer of Government Savings Bank, to formally launch the first joint credit cards in Thailand “KTC-GSB Visa Platinum” and “KTC-GSB Titanium MasterCard” to increase the channels for complete financial service for GSB customers. (more…)

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Microchip Technology Wins Hewitt “Best Employers in Thailand 2009” Award

March 31st, 2009

Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, announced it is named one of the top ten organizations in the Hewitt “Best Employers in Thailand 2009” study. The award recognizes the powerful policy that Microchip maintains throughout all levels of the corporation where employees are considered to be the greatest asset. (more…)

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Avaya Launches a New Era of Business Communications

March 31st, 2009

Avaya Aura Radically Simplifies Communications with New Breakthrough Architecture That Flexibly Connects Users, Applications and Systems Anywhere

For Immediate Release: Monday, March 30, 2009

Avaya today announced the launch of a new era of business communications with Avaya Aura, a breakthrough architecture that easily integrates communications across multi-vendor, multi-location and multi-modal businesses. (more…)

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Lease Corporation International Group Orders 20 Bombardier CSeries Jetliners With Options to Purchase a Further 20

March 31st, 2009

First Leasing Company Customer for CSeries Aircraft

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Lease Corporation International Aviation (New Buildings) Limited has signed a firm purchase agreement for three CS100 and 17 CS300 jetliners. The purchaser, which also took options on a further 20 CSeries aircraft, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lease Corporation International Limited (LCI). (more…)

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Basel Committee initiatives in response to the crisis

March 31st, 2009

Nout Wellink, Chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and President of the Netherlands Bank, has highlighted concrete steps the Basel Committee is taking to strengthen the global regulation of the banking sector. Mr Wellink, speaking before the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, noted that “supervisors must have a comprehensive strategy to deal with the crisis and the associated impact on banks. (more…)

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