OTHER NEWS Cable breaks cut Internet in Mideast, South Asia Sri Lanka to reopen the cement factory in Jaffna peninsula Multi-sensor surveillance system to protect Sri Lanka's Exclusive Economic Zone 5 more Tamil civilians escape from LTTE hell hole in Wanni    Advertisement Print Version | Email to friend Former Thai Foreign Minister H.E. Dr. Tej Bunnag appointed Chairman of the AIT Board of Trustees 21-11-2008 Former Thai Foreign Minister H.E. Dr. Tej Bunnag was unanimously approved as the next Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) at a meeting of the AIT Board of Trustees held on 20 November 2008. Dr. Tej becomes the seventh chairman in the forty-nine year history of AIT. Preceding him were Professor Puey Ungpakorn, Professor Oscar Mapua, Dr. Thanat Khoman (Chairman Emeritus), M. L. Birabhongse Kasemsri, H.E. Mr. Anand Panyarachun and H.E Dr. Tej himself from 31 October 2006 to 8 July 2008. The President of the Asian Institute of Technology, Prof. Said Irandoust, offered warm congratulations to H.E. Dr. Tej on behalf of the Institute.  Dr. Tej first joined AIT as member of its Board on 25 April 2005 and was appointed as Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee the same year. He was first elected as Chairman of the Board on 30 October 2006, replacing H.E. Mr. Anand Panyarachun, the former Prime Minister of Thailand. Earlier this year, Dr. Tej was sworn in as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand when His Majesty the King of Thailand issued a royal command on July 26. Following his appointment as Thailand’s Foreign Minister, Dr. Tej resigned from the Chairmanship and Board of Trustees. Dr. Tej currently also serves as Assistant Secretary General of the Thai Red Cross Society. Prior to that he had an outstanding career in the Thai foreign service, where he served as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry; Ambassador to the United States, France, People’s Republic of China and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and as Permanent Representative of Thailand to UNESCO in Paris and the United Nations office in Geneva. Dr. Tej earned his D. Phil. from Oxford University (St. Antony’s College) and B.A. and M.A. from Cambridge University (King’s College). Print Version | Email to friend

Cable breaks cut Internet in Mideast, South Asia Sun, 21-12-2008 17:00:00 Breaks in submarine cables which link Europe and the Middle East disrupted Internet and international telephone services in parts of the Middle East and South Asia, officials said. The disruption reduced Egypt's Internet capacity by about 80 percent and technicians were restoring some capacity by diverting communications traffic through the Red Sea, said a Communications Ministry official who asked not to be named. Egypt's state news agency MENA quoted the Nationa... |FULL STORY|

Sri Lanka to reopen the cement factory in Jaffna peninsula Wed, 17-12-2008 11:00:00 Sri Lanka government is in the process to reopen the cement factory at Kankasanthurai in Jaffna peninsula. Minister of Industrial Development Kumara Welgama said the cabinet approval has already been obtained to reopen the factory. Kankasanthurai cement factory, one of the largest cement factories in South Asia has been closed for nearly 18 years due to the war in the Northern region of the country. The Minister said that soon after the ongoing operations are over in... |FULL STORY|

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Multi-sensor surveillance system to protect Sri Lanka's Exclusive Economic Zone Thu, 11-12-2008 17:00:00 Sri Lanka plans to implement a multi-sensor surveillance system to protect its Exclusive Economic Zone which covers 517 000 square kilometers around 1,770 km of Sri Lanka's coastline. The Cabinet today approved a memorandum submitted by the Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Felix Perera to accept a proposal by Frequentis AG to implement a multi-sensor surveillance system under the signed bilateral MoU with the Federal Republic of Austria. The Director General, Extern... |FULL STORY|

5 more Tamil civilians escape from LTTE hell hole in Wanni Sat, 29-11-2008 03:00:00 5 more Tamil civilians including a family of four have fled from LTTE and sought protection with security forces at the Omanthai Entry/Exit point in Vavuniya. 4 civilians, including parents and two youth have arrived at Omanthai, yesterday (28) evening after fleeing from LTTE in the Mullaittivu district. The civilians were from Visuamadu area the sources said adding that one youth was a forcibly recruited to the LTTE, who had later managed to escape during initial training in the Mulla... |FULL STORY|

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