and tourism is a very important economic activity around the world and it is the largest service industry in the world (WTTC 2011). 2.1. Bangkok The capital as well as the largest city of Thailand‚ Bangkok is a melting pot of exotic aromas‚ remarkable sights and visual delights. The city was founded in 1782 by the first king of present Chakri Dynasty‚ King Rama I. Bangkok is also known as Krung Thep which means ‘City of Angels’ (Tourism Authority of Thailand 2011). It is situated on the delta
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Marine Biology Shantal Ortega 1st The Gulf of Thailand Introduction The Gulf of Thailand is a semi-enclosed tropical sea located in the South China Sea‚ it is surrounded by Malaysia‚ Thailand‚ Cambodia and Vietnam. The Gulf covers roughly 320‚000 km². The boundary of the Gulf is defined by the line from Cape Camau in southern Vietnam‚ south of the mouth of the Mekong River to the coastal city of Kota Bharu on the east coast of West Malaysia. It is particularly shallow; the mean depth is 45 m‚
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Definitions[edit source] In the United States the National Bureau of Economic Research determines contractions and expansions in the business cycle‚ but does not declare depressions.[1] Generally‚ periods labeled depressions are marked by a substantial and sustained shortfall of the ability to purchase goods relative to the amount that could be produced using current resources and technology (potential output).[2] Another proposed definition of depression includes two general rules:[3][4] 1. a
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business. With strengthening Asian currencies and lowering prices of aircraft‚ Asian buyers are given an edge to engage in acquiring leasing business. The shift of leasing form West to East is more apparent in Japan and China‚ where healthy stable economic growth persists and the needs of domestic and international aviation increases. The articles “Aircraft Leasing Shifts East From West” published by The Wall Street Journal Asia (2012) and “Jettisoning the Aircraft Leasing Business” by The New Year
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ecotourism in case of Thailand and support it with conclusions from other cases‚ which are rainforest‚ Great Barrier Reef‚ and experience of Spain. While analyzing the case of Thailand‚ we tried to find out the scale of deforestation‚ poor waste management and degradation of coastal areas and also to find solutions for them. Keywords: Ecotourism‚ Ecosystem‚ Coastal areas‚ Sustainable management Executive Summary The paper is about how ecotourism is conducted in Thailand with a focus on the
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SENIOR RESEARCH Topic: Examining the effects of elimination of a coin denomination in Thailand NAME: Metapon Amorntirasan ID: 524 58874 29 Advisor: SittidajPongkijvorasin‚ Ph.D Date: January 20‚ 2013 Senior Research Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics (International Program) The Bachelor of Arts Program in Economics Faculty of Economics Chulalongkorn University Academic year 2012 Approved _________________________________________ (Assoc
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What determines whether or not a resource is scarce? Why is the concept of scarcity important to the definition of economics? The determination of whether a resource is scarce is its supply in relation to demand such as land‚ labor capital and human capital. If there is not sufficient amount of resource to satisfy the demands‚ then resources are set to be scarce. On the other hand if supply exceeds it demand‚ then the resource is not scare not only that if the supply of a goods or service is low
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ENERGY CRISIS AND EFFECT ON ROA: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY Abstracts: This study investigates the impact of Energy crisis on the financial performance of the different industries in Pakistan. In the study Performance has been measured by Return on Assets ratio (ROA).Performance of all the KSE listed companies from five major industries of Pakistan has been observed for the period of six years (2004 to 2009). For Descriptive and paired sample mean comparison‚ sample has divided into two‚ pre and
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Abstract The objective of this research project has been written aim help I could understand obviously about global financial crisis and affects that its bring for countries on over the world as well as Vietnam. In this research project‚ I will mention to some factor such as: Reason to choose topic‚ purpose of research‚ subject and study scope‚ research methods‚ financial crisis and its signs‚ causes as well as affects‚ and proposal the solution to improve. However‚ to can analysis all factors above
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rainforests are located in Thailand’s national parks. In Thailand‚ there are 15 national parks set aside for conservation‚ though only 80% of these parks remain intact today. These Parks represent approximately 13% of Thailand’s land. The purpose of these parks is for the conservation of the forests and wildlife‚ educational tours and research studies‚ as well as recreational adventure (Wheeler). In 1961‚ The Royal Forest Department (RFD) of Thailand passed the National Park Act. This act stated that
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