Philippines was declared CHAMPION! 4th ASEAN Quiz Competition 2009!

Philippines2009 · by **Tsyrt_Dwyte** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:48 pm

After 3 rounds (Easy, Average and Difficult), Philippines clinched victory in the brain collision of ASEAN Nations with only 5 mistakes in 60 questions. 2nd place is the emerging brainiest nation in South East Asia, MYANMAR. 3rd Place is Thailand.
Easy Round (20 questions, 1 point each)
Average Round (20 questions, 1 point each)
Difficult Round (20 questions, 2 points each)

CHAMPION: PHILIPPINES - 74 points (18, 18, 38)
1st runner-up: MYANMAR - 64 (17, 15, 32)
2nd runner-up: THAILAND - 55 (16, 15, 24)

4th place: Vietnam - 47 (16, 11, 20)
5th place: Singapore - 44 (13, 11, 20)
6th place: Indonesia - 39 (11, 12, 16)
7th place: Cambodia - 38 (10, 8, 20)
8th place: Brunei - 37 (12, 9, 16)
9th place: Laos - 35 (13, 8, 14)

by **Tsyrt_Dwyte** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:48 pm

After 3 rounds (Easy, Average and Difficult), Philippines clinched victory in the brain collision of ASEAN Nations with only 5 mistakes in 60 questions. 2nd place is the emerging brainiest nation in South East Asia, MYANMAR. 3rd Place is Thailand.
Easy Round (20 questions, 1 point each)
Average Round (20 questions, 1 point each)
Difficult Round (20 questions, 2 points each)

CHAMPION: PHILIPPINES - 74 points (18, 18, 38)
1st runner-up: MYANMAR - 64 (17, 15, 32)
2nd runner-up: THAILAND - 55 (16, 15, 24)

4th place: Vietnam - 47 (16, 11, 20)
5th place: Singapore - 44 (13, 11, 20)
6th place: Indonesia - 39 (11, 12, 16)
7th place: Cambodia - 38 (10, 8, 20)
8th place: Brunei - 37 (12, 9, 16)
9th place: Laos - 35 (13, 8, 14)

Philippines2009 · Member

Yup LAO P.D.R. got the last place... but it was a fair and friendly competition... Good luck next time for LAO PDR...

samakomlao · Guru

Congratulation to the Philippines.
For Laos, please study harder next time.

Date: Jan 3, 2010

RE: Philippines was declared CHAMPION! 4th ASEAN Quiz Competition 2009!

Date: Jan 3, 2010

i think we should blame our school and teacher. all they are fault!!i dont ;now what they teach in school? disbelief

Date: Jan 3, 2010

What????????????
Singapore finished fifth? evileye

samakomlao · Guru

The quiz was in English language?

Date: Jan 3, 2010

They teach try to teach make a self-sufficient living and they leave the class to study by themselves.

Date: Jan 3, 2010

Anonymous wrote:

They teach try to teach make a self-sufficient living and they leave the class to study by themselves.

STUDENT GUIDE BY THEMSELF OR TEACHER OR BOTH

Date: Jan 3, 2010

Why Philippines never get any gold medal from Academic Matter Olympic Competition?

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Anonymous wrote:

Why Philippines never get any gold medal from Academic Matter Olympic Competition?

Filipino wizards rule int’l math competition

By Jerry E. Esplanada
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:49:00 12/03/2009

Filed Under: Awards and Prizes , Education

MANILA, Philippines—With a 100-medal haul, a group of young Filipino numbers wizards has done the country proud by topping the 20-nation 2009 Philippine International Mathematics Competitions (PIMC), held over the past two days in Iloilo City.

The Philippine team garnered a total of 24 gold, 32 silver and 44 bronze medals in the contest , according to Dr. Simon Chua, president of Mathematics Trainers’ Guild-Phils, which hosted the PIMC.

Thailand came in second with 48 medals, including 20 golds, while Taiwan was third with 46, including 14 gold medals.

Despite bagging 42 medals, defending champion China only placed fifth. It was edged out of fourth place by Hong Kong which took home 3 gold medals, one more than the Chinese team. The other top finishers were Indonesia , 39; South Korea, 22; Malaysia, 17; Bulgaria 10; and Singapore, 6.

Other competing teams came from Brunei Darussalam, India, Iran, Nepal and South Africa.

Last week, at least six countries—Russia, Vietnam, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and the Netherlands—pulled out of the contest, saying they worried about the safety of their teams. Of the country’s 24 gold medals, 16 were from the individual competitions while the rest came from the team contests.

The Filipinos’ individual gold medals came courtesy of Amiel Sy from Philippine Science High School ; John Russell Virata from Gideon Academy; Aldric Cristoval Reyes from Chiang Kai Shek College; Alvin Uy Lim from Quezon City Science High School ; Justin Edric Yturzaeta from Jubillee Christian Academy; Deany Hedrick Cheng from Grace Christian College; Sterling Alvin Tiu and Dielle Tiu from St. Stephen’s High School; Timothy James Tan from Trinity Christian School; and Carmela Antoinette Lao, Vance Eldric Go, Mikaela Angela Uy, Czarina Angela Lao, Seanne Daphne Ng, Adrian Reginald Sy, and Austin Edrich Chua, all from St. Jude Catholic School.

The silver medalists include Geraldine Baniqued, Elvis Jeremy Ayroso, Zheng Rong Wu, Martin Lewis Koa, John Thomas Chuatak, James Daniel Cordon,Henry Jefferson Morco, Kenneth Co, Miguel Sebastian Santos, Neil Chua Goy, Samuel Christian Ong, Arielle Elise Chua, Adrian Raphael Co, Michael Brodeth, Gisel Ong, Marquis Alexandre Tan, Hubert Yao, Andrew Joelle Caguintas, Ana Karenina Batungbakal, John Thomas Chuatak, Prince Michael Balanay, Jason Joseph Fernandez, Jason Allan Tan, Aljan Balbuena, Daniel Christian Ong and Karli Ang.

Among the bronze medal winners were Wilford Jason Julio, Sarah Jane Cua, Trisha Nicole Aman, Andrew Lawrence Sy, Matthew Chris Chan, and Angelo Gabriel Llamas, Matthew Chris Chan, Kate Andrea Bonamy, Audrey Celine Lao, Camille Tyrene Dee, Brendon Matthew Go, Julius Vincent Sy, Jerome Claude Palaganas, Lawrence Tiu, Joelle Sophia Pena (n with enye), Paolo Manuel Iyulores, Casey Olivar Turingan, Aaron Christopher Agtarap, Aldrich Aldwin Mayoralgo, Alvin Ian Chan, Raenelle Ean Ngo, Jason Carlo Carranceja, Steve Ng, Ma. Christiana Guillermo, Reine Jiana Renoso, Allen Cedrick Domingo, Abigail Sy, Benson Tan, Andrew Brandon Ong, Jean Leonardo Abagat, and Deanne Rochelle Abdao.

Taiwanese Professor Sun Wen Hsien, president of the International Math Competitions, chaired the PIMC board of jurors with Dr. Pramote Kajornpai of Thailand as vice chair.

South Korea will host next year’s international math contest.

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Ateneo(PHILIPPINES) is Asian debating champion again

By Mahar Mangahas
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:39:00 05/23/2009

Filed Under: Education, University, Sport, Billiards and Snooker and Pool

This week’s report is on recent good news and bad news in sports.

Good news: winning in international debate. Last Tuesday in Dhaka, Ateneo de Manila University defeated Nanyang Technological University (of Singapore) to win the 2009 Asian Universities Debating Championship (AUDC), hosted by the East West University of Bangladesh.

In the final match, Ateneo’s A-team of Gica Mangahas, Steph Co and Shiveena Parmanand successfully opposed the motion: “This house believes that emigration of the best and the brightest from poor countries to the first world is beneficial for both types of countries.” They got the nod of seven of the nine judges to become the first all-woman team to win the championship. Gica Mangahas was named the second-best speaker of the tournament.

Debating is a sport. Sides of a proposition (affirmative/government versus negative/opposition) are assigned at random. Each side has 30 minutes to prepare, each main speech is limited to seven minutes, and a reply is limited to four minutes. The order of speakers is: government leader, opposition leader, government deputy, opposition deputy, government whip, opposition whip, opposition reply, government reply. Speakers are graded according to “matter” or substantive arguments, “manner” or style of delivery, and “method” or organization of the presentation.

A school may send up to three teams, seeded as team-A, team-B, and team-C. A typical AUDC involves over 100 teams, from over 50 schools, of which the great majority use English as a medium. After seven preliminary matches, the top 16 teams are said to “break,” and are seeded in quarterfinals according to their performance in the prelims.

At this year’s break, the top seven teams were, in order: National University of Singapore (NUS)-A, Nanyang-A, University of the Philippines Diliman-A, Ateneo-A, International Islamic University (of Malaysia)-A, Ateneo-B, and Ateneo-C. Other Philippine teams that broke were from UP Manila and De La Salle University. In the entire tournament, Ateneo was the only school whose teams all broke.

But third-seeded UP Diliman-A lost, unfortunately, to NUS-B in the quarters. In a close semi-finals match, Ateneo-A defeated top seed NUS-A, by getting the votes of three of the five judges.

The Ateneo Debate Society (ADS), founded in 1991, is Asia’s most awarded debate institution. It has won eight out of 10 National Debate Championships. The ADS is both a varsity team and a service-oriented student organization, that also trains debaters from other schools, public and private. It is one of the top 10 debate societies in the world.

During 1994-2004, Ateneo took part in the All-Asian Intervarsity Debating Championships. In seven of those years, the champions were Filipino: Ateneo in 1994, 2002, 2003 and 2004, the University of Santo Tomas in 1997 and 1999, and the University of the Philippines in 2001. Other winners were Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 1995, International Islamic University Malaysia in 1996 and 1998, and National University of Singapore in 2000.

In 2005, Ateneo joined some other schools with strong debating traditions in setting up AUDC as an alternate league. It won AUDC championships in 2005 in Singapore, in 2006 in the Philippines (in an Ateneo-A versus Ateneo-B final), and in 2007 in Indonesia, but lost to Nanyang Technological University in 2008 in Malaysia. Last Tuesday’s final was an Ateneo-Nanyang rematch.

Sending debaters to three international tournaments a year—“Asians,” “Australasians” (adding Australia and New Zealand), and “Worlds”—is expensive. I know this by having contributed two sons and a daughter to the Ateneo international debating teams, from the time when school funds were minimal, and families financed almost all the costs. (That’s what families do for children in world-level sports, right?) So I join the ADS in sincerely thanking Mr. Manny Pangilinan and the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company for sponsoring such costs since a few years ago.

Contact SWS: www.sws.org.ph or mahar.mangahas@sws.org.ph.

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samakomlao wrote:

The quiz was in English language?

YES!

Date: Jan 4, 2010

Filipino have no Asian Culture living in Asia, anyway

But Filipino singing English song very well

Philippines2009 · Member

Anonymous wrote:

Filipino have no Asian Culture living in Asia, anyway

But Filipino singing English song very well

Philippines is the second to largest achepelago in the whole world next to Indonesia, and geographically it is 100% not connected to mainland of asia but it is still part of the ASIAN continent. In terms of culture, we have a part of Asian culture and rich in our own culture but as the time goes by and historically we are much influenced by western culture and we still proud to say that we are asians...

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Date: Jan 4, 2010

Thai student won 5 gold medals and 3 silver and 1 broze, at Academic olympics physical competition in 2009

1) Thai students have won another three gold medals in academic olympiad competitions - two in Mathematics in Spain and one in Chemistry in Hungary, at the 12-day-long 49th International Mathematical Olympiad from July 10-22 in Madrid. The Thai student team also scored sixth highest among the 97 countries participating, with 175 points. www.bangkokpost.com/220708_News/22Jul2008_news04.php

2) Thai students earlier won another three gold medals and one silver at the International Biology Olympiad in India in 2008. http://www.thaindian.com/news-snippet/thai...sics-4497.htmld

3) Student teams from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand won 2008 RoboCup World Campionship http://enews.mcot.net/view.php?id=5390

4) Humanitarian Award and Nobel Peace Award for Thai pharmacist Dr. Krisana Kraisintu. Also, she has been named Reader's Digest Asian of the Year for 2008 for her tireless work on researching and manufacturing generic HIV-Aids and malaria treatment drugs which have already saved millions of the poor people in African and Southeast Asian countries.

5) Bangkok replaces Florence as the world's best city in 2008, up from third place last year. http://www.bangkokpost.com/170708_Horizons...2008_hori66.php

The proofs of the high calibre of the Thais are not only shown as the evidences above. We won many academic Olympiads Competitions in the consecutive years before, particularly in the area of sciences as the following sample achievements:

1) In 2009 : thai student won 5 gold medals and 3 silver and 1 broze, at Academic olympics physical competition

2)In 2008 : thai student won 3 gold and 1 silver of biological olympiads competitions / 2 gold 1 silver 1 broze from Computer olympic competition/ 3 gold 2 silver of physical olymipics / 1gold and 3 silver of chemistry olympaids competitions/ 2 gold 3silver 1 bronze from mathematics olympics competition
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3) In 2007: A group of Thai students won one gold medal, three silver and two bronze medals from the International Mathematical Olympiad, held in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi from 19-31 July 2007. Earlier, other groups of Thai youths also won International Physics, Biology and Chemistry Olympiads 007 held earlier in July in Iran, Canada and Russia respectively. http://thailand.prd.go.th/view_focus.php?id=2174

4) In 2007: Thai student team won a trophy for their rescue robot in Atlanta, Georgia. http://www.bangkokpost.com/education/site2007/cvse1807.htm

5) In 2006: Four Thai students have won four medals - one gold, two silvers and one bronze, at the Academic Olympics chemistry competition held in South Korea from July 2-11.

6) In 2006: The Thai student team won three gold medals and one silver at the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) held in Argentina from July 9 to 16.

7) In 2006: A six-member team of Thai students won medals at the International Mathematical Olympiad, held in Slovenia, while five youngsters have won medals in the International Physics Olympiad 2006, held in Singapore from July 8 to 17.

8) In 2006: Thai student teams won the Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA) 2006 held in China's Macau from November 2-5. Its 16 member-economies include Australia, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.

Not only Biology and Mathematics,
Our country also got 1 Gold and 4 Silver medals of International Physics Olympiad 2009 from Mexico too.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/2054...hysics-olympiad

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Philippines2009 · Member

Congratulations also to thailand....

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PHILIPPINES' EFREN PENAFLORIDA CNN HERO OF THE YEAR 2009!
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/177579/rps-efren-pentildeaflorida-is-2009-cnn-hero-of-the-year

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khonthakek · Guru

Anonymous wrote:

Filipino have no Asian Culture living in Asia, anyway

But Filipino singing English song very well

thats they won the champion, is it singing contest for ASEAN lOL

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PHILIPPINES' MANNY PACQUIAO PINOY BOXER with 7 WORLD'S BEST BOXING TITLES...
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Date: Jan 4, 2010

Thai student win world titles in Microsolft

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Date: Jan 4, 2010

asias-greatest-sports heroes

http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/none/asias-greatest-sports-heroes-437912

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PHILIPPINE ALL STAR WORLD'S HIP HOP DANCE CHAMPION 2009!

http://dancemanila.com/2009/08/01/world-hip-hop-dance-championship-philippine-allstars-takes-the-top-position-for-the-world-finals/

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Rhap Salazar of the PHILIPPINES is the Junior Grand Champion in World Championship of the Performing Arts
Child singing sensation Rhap Salazar continued the Pinoy winning streak in the World Championship of the Performing Arts (WCOPA) by bagging the Junior Grand Champion title. Rhap competed against 28 other performers in the 13th WCOPA held last July 11 to 19 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Rhap, a 12-year-old ABS-CBN talent, bested contestants from 20 countries to be hailed as Junior Grand Champion Performer of the World.

Aside from bagging the Junior Grand Champion Performer of the World title, Rhap also won gold medals in five junior division categories, namely vocal Broadway, vocal gospel, vocal open, vocal pop, and vocal R&B/soul/jazz. Fellow Filipinos Young Voices of Negros also won the Junior Grand Champion Group Vocalists of the World prize.

Rhap Salazar first wowed audiences when he became the grand winner in the Little Division of the ABS-CBN singing contest Little Big Star in 2005. That same year Sam Concepcion became the winner in the Big Division while Charice Pempengco, now an international recording star, placed third. Rhap also proved his acting talent when he was made part of the cast of the top-rating fantaserye Kokey in 2007.

The Philippines began sending delegates to WCOPA in 2005. Since then, five Filipino artists have bagged the top prize as Grand Champion Performer of the World. Recording artist and ASAP ‘09 mainstay Jed Madela won as Grand Champion Vocalist of the World and Grand Champion Performer of the World. In 2006, the Cercado Sisters were proclaimed Grand Champion Group Vocalists of the World. In 2007, two Pinoy artists emerged victorious with Reymond Sajor winning as Grand Champion Vocalist of the World and Aria Clemente as Junior Grand Champion Vocalist of the World and Junior Grand Champion Performer of the World. Last year, 13-year-old Catherine Loria also bagged the Junior Grand Champion Vocalist of the World and Junior Grand Champion Performer of the World.

by Napoleon Quintos

http://www.abs-cbnglobal.com/ItoangPinoy/ItoAngPinoyNorthAmerica/TrulyPinoy/tabid/260/ArticleID/4356/TargetModuleID/964/Default.aspx

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Date: Jan 4, 2010

thai students win world robocup

http://www.konaxis.net/index.php/2008082467/news/robotics-china/two-chulalongkorn-university-student-robotics-teams-win-robocup-competition.html

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WORLD CLASS PINOYS!!!
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Top 10 Honors in Science and Technology for 2009

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2009 was a year filled with milestones and breakthroughs in the field of science and technology, with the Philippines garnering prestigious awards for projects and inventions. WikiPilipinas presents the top 10 honors in science and technology for 2009:

Pinoy MD wins 2 Global Research Awards
Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III, a Filipino medical doctor based in Cardiff University, was judged to have presented the best studies at the 11th Conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM) held in Budapest, Hungary. Prisno also received a second accolade for the studies he presented at the First International Congress of Maritime, Tropical and Hyperbaric medicine in Gdynia, Poland. The two studies he submitted were “International Seafarers as patients: towards a model of an effective global health system” and “Global seafarers: why risky to STIs and HIV when they wok and travel.” Prisno has been actively involved in studies and programs on the health and welfare of seafarers, specifically in the areas of stress and fatigue, AIDS, and maritime health policy. As a recipient of the Cardiff University SIRC-Nippon re search fellowship, he will look at the social determinants and dynamics of the vulnerability of seafarers to HIV infection.

3 new rice varieties to help RP farmers
Farmers are now offered three new varieties of rice bred by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). One variety can withstand floods, another can survive drought and the third has a high salt tolerance. Having rice varieties that can cope with difficult growing conditions such as flood, drought and salinity will be particularly helpful for poor farmers who rely on marginal land to grow their rice. It will also help them boost their yield in difficult planting conditions, thus helping the country become less dependent on rice imports.

Pinoy kids win Robot Olympiad Silver
At the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) held in Yokohama, Japan last November, a team of Filipino elementary pupils was awarded a silver medal for their presentation. The three students, Joseph Aldrin Chua, Edrich Hans Chua, and Dominique Hannah Sy, from Grace Christian Elementary School, were the first Filipinos to win a medal in the Open Category in the Elementary Level at the Olympiad. Titled “Green Whiz Community and the G-Tech Robot Engineering a Better World ,” the pupils entry featured 12 robots doing various tasks to save the environment, showing how technology can be used to avert the destruction of the earth.

1st interactive TV proudly Pinoy-made
A group of young Filipino engineers and designers attempting to make the world’s first interactive television unveiled the improved prototype of their dream TV which has a very powerful computing capability that allows the customer to watch television and access the internet at the same time. Brian Quebengco, founder of Inovent Electronics, Inc., presented the “beta” version of their Illumina 32-inch LCD interactive Television (iTV). The iTV allows the user to watch a local or cable TV show while browsing the Internet and even to communicate interactively through voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) and webcam. According to Quebengco, their project id the first Filipino electronic product that can challenge consumer market dominated by products from Japan, South Korea and the United States.

Filipina teen wins bronze in Germany’s math Olympiad
Carmela Antoinette Lao, a third-year high school student from Saint Jude Catholic School in Manila, made history in the 50th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in Bremen, Germany, by becoming the first female Filipino contestant to win a medal in the contest. Lao snagged the medal in the IMO, the oldest and most prestigious mathematics competition in the world. A veteran math contestant, she has excelled in local and regional competitions, training in and out of school, and bolstered by supportive parents.

Batangas students win in World Robotics Olympiad
Three high school students from First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities (FAITH) in Tanauan City, Batangas, brought home the champion’s trophy from the World Robot Olympiad in Nanjing, China. Kim Marco Perez, Dann Joseph Garcia, and Francisco Gabriel Nunez bested contestants from 30 other schools all over the world during the Olympiad. Their winning entry was “Rossum’s Universal Restaurant, El Batangueno Coffeeshop,” a mini diner with robot customers served by a robot waiter, a robot receptionist and a multi-functional robot serving kapeng barako or Batangas-grown brewed coffee, entertained by robot musicians and watched over by a “securitybot” or robot security guard. Their entry was inspired by Karel Capek’s play “Rossum’s Universal Robot,” where the term “robotics” was first used.

Pinoy students triumph in Science Olympiad
Six students from Philippine Science High School made the country proud by taking home six medals from the 5th International Junior Science Olympiad in Changwon, South Korea. The students brought home three silver and bronze medals from the annual event. Benjamin Francis Rodriguez Jr., garnered the highest marks among the Philippine delegates. Jan Tristan Acuna and William Tan also won silver medals, and Guia Publico, Cara Evangelista and Ralph Ugalino took home bronze medals. First started in 2004, the Olympiad drew some 250 science wizards aged 15 or younger from more than 40 countries and city-states.

UP tops international programming tilt
A team from the University of the Philippines-Diliman dominated the regional leg of the international computer programming contest held recently in the country. UP emerged as the champion at the 2009 ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) Asia-Manila Regional Competition held at the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City. The UP team composed of Kevin Charles Atienza, Mare Raphael Soliza and John Eddie Ayson correctly solved 10 out of 10 problems and got the first-place honors.

Filipina science teacher is UNESCO awardee
National Scientist Lourdes Cruz was named one of the five exceptional women scientists in the world in the 2010 L’Oreal-UNESCO Awards in the Life Sciences for her work in discovering the use of snail toxins to study brain functions. A professor at the Marine Science Institute at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, Cruz is the first Filipina to receive such an award.

Olivera is 1st Filipino US Science body
Filipino biologist Dr. Baldomero Olivera is the first Filipino member of the United States National Academy of Sciences. He is known for his contribution to the growth of molecular biology and biotechnology. The multi-awarded scientist is known for his research on neuropharmacology using the venom of cone snails, particularly on the species’ “combination of drug therapy,” as it can lead its prey to a sedated, quiescent state. Olivera also teaches biology at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.

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Latest awards...........

Date: Jan 4, 2010

thai students win world youth chamber music competition

College of Music Students Win Youth Chamber Music Competition

The Dr. Sax Chamber Orchestra, a 22-member group of selected young Thai music students in the Talent Education Research Project of Mahidol University College of Music, were 1st place winners of the International Youth Chamber Music Competition 2005 (IYCC 2005) on 25-29 September 2005 in Switzerland. This was the first time that top honors were awarded to Asian countries.

Date: Jan 4, 2010

world top award winning from mahidol university students ,thailand

http://www.mahidol.ac.th/mueng/awards_3.htm

Date: Jan 4, 2010

Thaiairways 2009- awards

http://www.thaiairways.com/about-thai/public-information/en/2009-awards.htm

Date: Jan 4, 2010

Thailand voted most popular destination

http://www.tatnews.org/AWARDS_WON_BY_THAILAND/4669.asp

Date: Jan 4, 2010

Laos has been voted nothing ? Please tell me what Laos has been awarded in the past. Thank you

Date: Jan 4, 2010

T h a i l a n d awards

2009

HOTEL CLUB AWARDS 2009
THAILAND IS ‘MOST POPULAR DESTINATION’

DANISH TRAVEL AWARDS 2009:
THAILAND IS ‘BEST TOURIST COUNTRY’ FOR DANISH TRAVELLERS FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN FIVE YEARS

ASIA SPA AWARDS 2009
THAILAND VOTED 'ASIAN SPA CAPITAL OF THE YEAR'
Hong Kong, November 12, 2009

TOURISM AUTHORITY OF THAILAND (TAT) UK ANNOUNCES 2009 GREEN AWARD WINNERS

2009 BUSINESS TRAVELLER ASIA-PACIFIC AWARDS
BANGKOK WINS 2009 BUSINESS TRAVELLER ASIA-PACIFIC AWARDS FOR ‘BEST LEISURE DESTINATION IN THE ASIA PACIFIC’

GOLFERS' CHOICE AWARDS 2008-2009, HONG KONG
THAILAND IS NAMED THE GOLFERS' CHOICE AWARDS 2008-2009 ‘CHOICE VACATION DESTINATION’

14th ANNUAL TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST AWARDS

BEST SPAS IN ASIA ANNOUNCED
28 Spas and Wellness Centers Honored at Asia Spa & Wellness Festival Gold Awards; China lead with five awards

THAILAND WINS GO ASIA AWARD 2009 FOR ‘MOST FAVOURED ASIAN DESTINATION’

THAILAND WINS PRESTIGIOUS GRAND TRAVEL AWARD FOR ‘THE BEST TOURIST DESTINATION 2009’ FOR THE 8th CONSECUTIVE TIME

2009 NORWEGIAN ‘GRAND TRAVEL AWARD’ FOR ‘WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY’ AND ‘BEST INTERCONTINENTAL AIRLINE’

RESULTS OF READERS' POLLS & SURVEYS 2009

ROYAL CLIFF BEACH RESORT REPRESENTS PATTAYA, THAILAND IN ‘10 MOST BEAUTIFUL AND WORLD CLASS BEACH RESORTS’

THAILAND VOTED FAVOURITE SAILING VENUE IN ASIA
Phuket King’s Cup Regatta remains the most popular and is voted the best regatta in Asia

CNN GLOBAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM SURVEY REVEALS THAILAND OFFERS BEST VALUE FOR MONEY IN ASIA PACIFIC REGION

‘HOTTEST DESTINATIONS’ IN THE 2009 AFTONBLADET READERS' POLL:
THAILAND RANKS NO. 1 IN ‘SUN AND BEACH OUTSIDE OF EUROPE’

NEW POST OFFICE HOLIDAY COSTS BAROMETER
TRAVEL AFAR FOR BEST VALUE IN 2009
Thailand Heads the Field as the Cheapest Destination

2008

THAILAND WINS 2008 IRISH TRAVEL TRADE NEWS (ITTN) AWARD FOR
“BEST ASIA/AUSTRALASIA DESTINATION”

GLOBAL TRAVELER – GT TESTED READER SURVEY AWARDS 2008:
Bangkok Wins Global Traveler – 2008 GT Tested Reader Survey Awards for
‘Best International Business City’

FAMILY BUDGET RESORT IN THAILAND HONOURED IN RESPONSIBLE TOURISM AWARDS

SPA ASIA CRYSTAL AWARDS 2008
KAMALAYA KOH SAMUI VOTED WINNER FOR BEST WELLNESS RETREAT

ASIA SPA WARD FOR 'BEST DESTINATION SPA OF THE YEAR' 2008
KAMALAYA KOH SAMUI ADDS ‘BEST DESTINATION SPA OF THE YEAR’ TO ITS HONOUR LIST

ASIASPA AWARDS 2008
THAILAND WINS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF AWARDS

THAILAND WINS 2008 DANISH TRAVEL AWARDS FOR BEST TOURIST COUNTRY

CHIVA-SOM WINS TWO AWARDS: SPA-GOERS’ FAVORITE SPA IN THAILAND, AND TOP 10 SPAS IN THE BEST MEDICAL PROGRAM CATEGORY IN SIXTH ANNUAL SPAFINDER READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS

BANGKOK, CHIANG MAI RANKED ASIA’S BEST CITIES BY LEADING U.S. TRAVEL MAGAZINE

FOUR SEASONS RESORT CHIANG MAI VOTED #1 SPA IN ASIA AND #7 HOTEL IN THE WORLD BY TRAVEL + LEISURE (US EDITION) WORLD’S BEST AWARDS, AUGUST 2008

JW MARRIOTT PHUKET RESORT & SPA WINS SMART TRAVEL ASIA AWARD 2008

2008 BUSINESS TRAVELLER ASIA-PACIFIC AWARDS
Bangkok and Phuket Lead Among Leisure Destinations in the Asia Pacific

ROYAL CLIFF BEACH RESORT BECOMES THE FIRST HOTEL PROPERTY IN THE WORLD TO WIN 5 “BEST OF AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE 2008”

THE KLONG RUA VILLAGE ECOTOURISM PROJECT IN RANONG
The Klong Rua Village Environmental Education Programme:
Winner of the PATA Gold Awards 2008 in the Environment Award Category

CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER MAGAZINE READERS' TRAVEL AWARDS - TOP 100
SIX SENSES HIDEAWAY SAMUI VOTED 'BEST IN THE WORLD'

SMART TRAVEL ASIA.com MAGAZINE TOP 10 BEST AIRLINES IN THE WORLD
Thai Airways International among the top 10 best airlines in the world

INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE (IUCN) AWARD FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:
ANDAMAN COAST COMMUNITY TOURISM EFFORTS WIN SEED AWARD FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

TRIPADVISOR’S 2008 TRAVELERS CHOICE® DESTINATIONS AWARDS
Six Thai Destinations Win the 2008 TripAdvisor® Travelers Choice® Destination Awards

TODAY’S TRAVELLER PLATINUM AWARD FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL FAMILY HOLIDAY DESTINATION OF 2008

JW MARRIOTT PHUKET RESORT & SPA WINS THAILAND’S LEADING HOTEL AWARD FROM WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS 2008

DUSIT INTERNATIONAL AWARDED “THE BEST HOTEL GROUP IN ASIA”

13th ANNUAL TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST AWARDS
BANGKOK NAMED WORLD’S BEST CITY 2008

ANANTARA GOLDEN TRIANGLE WINS
‘THAILAND’S LEADING SPA RESORT’ AT THE WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS

ANANTARA GOLDEN TRIANGLE NAMED IN ‘WORLD’S MOST RESPONSIBLE HOTELS’ BY FORBES TRAVELER

X LIFE MAGAZINE’S SPORTS AWARD 2008 FOR “THE MOST VIBRANT TRAVEL DESTINATION”

THAILAND WINS TWO AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE AT 2008 KOREA WORLD TRAVEL FAIR IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
The Best Booth Design Award and The Best Folklore Performance Award

2008 TRAVEL AGE WEST WAVE AWARDS:
THAILAND WINS THE 'BEST OF THE BEST TRAVEL AGE WEST WAVE AWARD FOR
DESTINATION WITH HIGHEST CLIENT SATISFACTION – ASIA'

KON-TIKI THAILAND WINS 2008 PROJECT AWARE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AWARD

2008 SWEDISH ‘GRAND TRAVEL AWARD’ FOR ‘WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY’

CHIANG MAI’S HOBBY HUT PUPPET THEATRE WINS INTERNATIONAL MARIONETTE FESTIVAL AWARD

2008 NORWEGIAN ‘GRAND TRAVEL AWARD’ FOR ‘WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY’ AND ‘BEST INTERCONTINENTAL AIRLINE’

RESULTS OF READERS' POLLS & SURVEYS 2008

FutureBrand Country Brand Index 2008
THAILAND NAMED BEST COUNTRY BRAND FOR VALUE FOR MONEY & RANKS AMONG TOP-5 FOR AUTHENTICITY, NIGHTLIFE AND SHOPPING

2007

2007 RES VARLDENS BASTA RESOR AWARDS
(The World Best Travel Award)

TRAVEL WEEKLY CHINA MAGAZINE AWARD
THAILAND — "THE BEST DESTINATION FOR LEISURE — SHORT HAUL

TOP DESTINATION FOR HOSPITALITY FOR THE 2007 WORLD TRAVELLER AWARDS BY WORLD TRAVELLER MEDIA (CHINA) IN DECEMBER 2007

PROMOTION OF THE TRAVEL DESTINATION AWARD — THAILAND 2007 BY TRAVEL AGENT MAGAZINE IN DECEMBER 2007

BEST ADS (APPROVED DESTINATION STATUS) — THAILAND 2007 BY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (CHINESE LANGUAGE) IN APRIL 2007

WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS 2007 – THAILAND'S LEADING RESORT

WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS 2007 — ASIA’S LEADING SPA CONSULTANCY

14TH ANNUAL WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS — THAILAND'S LEADING GOLF RESORT AWARD

CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER AWARDS — BEST CITY IN ASIA
BANGKOK WINS TOP HONORS

DANISH TRAVEL AWARDS 2007 – BEST TOURIST COUNTRY

2007 LIBUR-TRAVERAMA TOURISM AWARD FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL
DESTINATION
Libur & Traverama Readers Give Vote to Bangkok

2007 PATA GRAND AND GOLD AWARDS

2007 TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST AWARDS
INTERNATIONAL ACCOLADES FOR THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND

2007 TRAVEL AGE WEST WAVE AWARDS:
Thailand among Top-5 in Asia for 'Destination with Highest Client Satisfaction'

2007 CHRISTOFLE ASIA BOATING AWARDS:
Phuket Voted Asia's Maritime Capital at Chrisofle Asia Boating Awards

2007 ‘GO ASIA BEST TRAVEL DESTINATION’ AWARD

2007 SWEDISH ‘GRAND TRAVEL AWARD’ FOR ‘WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY’

2007 DESTINASIAN ‘BEST CITY DESTINATION FOR LEISURE’ AWARD

NORWEGIAN ‘GRAND TRAVEL AWARD’ FOR 'WORLD'S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY' 2007

2007 IRISH TRAVEL TRADE NEWS (ITTN) AWARDS:
BEST ASIA/AUSTRALASIA DESTINATION

2007 NORWEGIAN ‘GRAND TRAVEL AWARD’ FOR ‘THE WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY

RESULTS OF READERS' POLLS & SURVEYS 2007

BEST TRAVEL BRANDS 2007
THAILAND RANKINGS AT A GLANCE
2007 SMART TRAVEL ASIA “BEST IN TRAVEL” POLL

THREE THAI ECO-FRIENDLY RESORT PROPERTIES IN THE TOP-5
IN THE AGODA 'TOP-10 GREEN HOTELS IN ASIA'

2006

2006 ASIAN GOLF MONTHLY AWARDS
THAILAND – 1st CHOICE ASIAN DESTINATION FOR GOLFERS
• Best Golf Destination in Asia – Thailand
• Best Clubhouse in Asia – Thai Country Club
• Best New Course in Asia – Amata Spring Country Club

2006 RES VARLDENS BASTA RESOR AWARDS
(The World Best Travel Award)

CHIVA-SOM NAMED ‘FAVOURITE SPA’ IN THE 2006 BRITISH TRAVEL AWARDS

ASIA TRAVEL AND TOURISM CREATIVE AWARDS 2006
SPECIAL TOURISM AWARD – FAVOURITE ATTRACTION

2006 TIME READERS’ TRAVEL CHOICE AWARDS:
Phuket and Bangkok Named TIME Readers' 'Favourite Holiday Destination in Asia'

2006 TRAVEL+LEISURE WORLD’S BEST AWARDS:
Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Chiva-Som Destination Spa Joins Ranks of the World's Finest

THAILAND WINS TWO AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE AT 19th KOREA WORLD TRAVEL FAIR IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
THE BEST BOOTH DESIGN AWARD 2006
THE BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD 2006

2006 TRAVEL AGE WEST WAVE AWARDS
EDITOR’S PICK: BEST ASIAN COUNTRY FOR A CULTURAL TRAVEL EXPERIENCE

2006 HONG KONG GOLF MEDIA GOLDEN BALL AWARD
The Best Destinations for Hong Kong Golfers
THAILAND TOPS FOR HONG KONG GOLFERS

ARABIAN TRAVEL MART INAUGURAL NEW FRONTIERS AWARD 2006
Arabian Travel Mart praises Thai resort for its outstanding resilience and positive contribution to tourism development in aftermath of Tsunami devastation.

2006 LIBUR/TRAVERAMA TOURISM AWARD:
Thai Tropical Island of Samui Wins Awards for 'Premier International Destination'

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DIVING INSTRUCTOR (PADI) ASIA PACIFIC MEMBER AWARDS 2006
Ao Nang Divers Representing Thailand awarded the Tourism Award for the Asia Pacific region

SWEDISH ‘GRAND TRAVEL AWARD’ FOR ‘THE WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY’

JW MARRIOTT PHUKET RESORT & SPA IN 2006 TRAVEL & LEISURE MAGAZINE'S WORLD'S READERS' POLL BEST VALUE AWARDS

2006 NORWEGIAN ‘GRAND TRAVEL AWARD’ FOR ‘THE WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY’

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS COMMUNICATORS (IABC)
GOLF QUILL AWARD 2006

RES MAGAZINE 2006 ‘BEST TOURIST LONG-HAUL DESTINATION’ AWARD

RES MAGAZINE 2006 ‘BEST ISLAND’ AWARD

RES MAGAZINE 2006 ‘BEST FOOD COUNTRY’ AWARD

RES MAGAZINE 2006 ‘BEST GOLF DESTINATION’ AWARD

RES MAGAZINE 2006 ‘SIX BEST BIG CITY’ AWARD

AFTONBLADET.SE ‘PLACE WE WANT TO GO DURING 2006’ AWARD

ASEAN TOURISM ASSOCIATION ‘BEST NEW ASEAN NEW TOURIST ATTRACTION AWARD 2006’

BEST TRADITIONAL PERFORMANCE AWARD 2006
10th WORLD FESTIVAL OF PUPPET ART IN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
Joe Louis Traditional Thai Puppet Theatre

EMIRATES WORLD HOLIDAYS 2006 AWARDS
'MOST POPULAR TOURISM DESTINATION'

EMIRATES WORLD HOLIDAYS 2006 AWARDS
'TOP DESTINATION FOR OUTBOUND TRAVEL BY TRAVELLERS USING EMIRATES HOLIDAY'

2005

FutureBrand Country Brand Index 2005
THAILAND RANKS 8th IN TOP OVERALL COUNTRY BRANDS

THAILAND NAMED ‘THE WORLD’S BEST CHARTER DESTINATION’ 2005:
PHUKET ACCLAIMED BY SCANDINAVIAN TRAVELLERS

PHUKET AWARDED 2005 ‘STAR OF TRAVEL’ AWARD FOR ‘BEST DESTINATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA’

THAILAND WINS PRESTIGIOUS GRAND TRAVEL AWARD
FOR ‘THE BEST TOURIST DESTINATION 2005’

THAILAND WINS PRESTIGIOUS NORWEGIAN GRAND TRAVEL AWARD
FOR ‘THE WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY 2005’
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2004

TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST SPAS
Travel + Leisure ‘The World’s Best Awards 2004’

THE BEST IN THE WORLD
Condé Nast Traveler's 2004 Readers’ Choice Awards

THAILAND, BALI, AUSTRALIA TOPS IN APPEAL:
DestinAsian’s 2004 Readers’ Poll

BANGKOK IN THE TOP-5 CITIES FOR LONG-HAUL MEETINGS AND
INCENTIVE TRAVEL

THAILAND VOTED ‘THE MOST POPULAR DESTINATION’
IN ‘REISE & PREISE’ TRAVEL SURVEY

January 14, 2004
Lonely Planet survey of independent travellers finds Thailand
and Italy are hot favourites.

THAILAND WINS PRESTIGIOUS SCANDINAVIAN GRAND TRAVEL AWARD
FOR "THE WORLD’S BEST TOURIST COUNTRY 2004"

JW MARRIOTT PHUKET RESORT & SPA VOTED "BEST HOTEL SPA IN ASIA"
Plus Second Placing in World's Top 25 Category
At Condé Nast Traveller Magazine's Awards in London

2003

WORLD'S BEST AWARDS 2003
BANGKOK - BEST CITY IN ASIA;
THE PENINSULA BANGKOK - WORLD'S BEST HOTEL

Date: Jan 4, 2010

T h a i l a n d

awards

http://www.tatnews.org/tourism_news/awards_won.asp

Date: Jan 4, 2010

Bangkok and Chiang Mai ,
          Thailand

Luang Prabang
           Laos

voted among top 10 world's best city

  14th ANNUAL TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST AWARDS

Travel + Leisure, the world's leading travel magazine, organized its annual World’s Best Awards Readers’ Survey, for the fourteenth consecutive year. Readers were once again asked to rate the best hotels, cities, islands, airlines and other travel-related services worldwide and vote for their favorites.

BANGKOK AND CHIANG MAI VOTED AMONG TOP 10 WORLD’S BEST CITIES
Two cities in Thailand, Bangkok and Chiang Mai, were voted among the top 10 cities in the world, according to Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards, the results of which were published in the August 2009 issue of the magazine.

Travel + Leisure readers selected Bangkok and Chiang Mai as the third and fifth best cities in the world, respectively — as well as second and third best cities in Asia. The Thai islands of Phuket and Koh Samui were awarded the third and fifth best islands in Asia.

TOP CITIES OVERALL Rank
'08
Name
Score

1
-
Udaipur, India
87.94

2
3
Cape Town
87.69

3
1
Bangkok
86.80

4
2
Buenos Aires
86.22

5
-
Chiang Mai , Thailand
86.18

6
5
Florence
85.61

7
-
Luang Prabang , Laos
85.45

8
8
New York
84.65

9
7
Rome
84.63

10
10
San Francisco
84.53

TOP CITIES – ASIA Rank
'08
Name
Score

1
5
Udaipur, India
87.94

2
1
Bangkok
86.80

3
3
Chiang Mai, Thailand
86.18

4
-
Luang Prabang, Laos
85.45

5
10
Jaipur, India
84.14

6
7
Siem Reap, Cambodia
83.17

7
2
Kyoto
83.01

8
8
Beijing
82.55

9
4
Hong Kong
82.23

10
6
Shanghai
81.61

TOP ISLANDS – ASIA Rank
'08
Name
Score

1
1
Bali
87.41

2
-
Maldives
84.43

3
2
Phuket , Thailand
80.93

4
-
Cebu , Philippines
79.68

5
-
Ko Samui , Thailand
79.29

Among The Top 100 Hotels in the world, eight were in Thailand, including the Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle in Chiang Rai (#7), the Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok (#20) and the Anantara Golden Triangle in Chiang Rai (#53). And 11 Thai hotels were also named among the top 40 resorts and city hotels in Asia.

TOP 100 HOTELS OVERALL
The Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle in Chiang Rai ranks seventh in the Top 100 rankings. Seven other hotel and resort properties in Thailand also made the Top 100 Hotels list.

Rank
'08
Name
Score

7 - Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle, Chiang Rai, Thailand
www.fourseasons.com/goldentriangle 95.00
20
14
Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok
www.mandarinoriental.com/bangkok
93.34

21
19
Four Seasons Resort, Chiang Mai, Thailand
www.fourseasons.com/chiangmai
93.33

53
-
Anantara Golden Triangle, Chiang Rai, Thailand
goldentriangle.anantara.com
91.16

66
17
The Peninsula, Bangkok, Thailand
www.peninsula.com/Bangkok/en/default.aspx
90.55

82
-
Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort, Phuket, Thailand
www.phuket.com/meridien
89.75

89
-
Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai
www.mandarinoriental.com/chiangmai
89.55

93
-
Le Méridien Bangkok, Thailand
www.lemeridienhotelbangkok.com
89.48

TOP 15 RESORTS IN ASIA Rank
Name
Score

1
Oberoi Vanyavilas , Rajasthan, India
98.00

2
Four Seasons Tented Camp, Golden Triangle, Chiang Rai, Thailand
95.00

3
Oberoi Udaivilas, Rajasthan, India
94.88

4
Four Seasons Resort, Chiang Mai, Thailand
93.33

5
Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra, India
92.91

6
Anantara Dhigu Resort & Spa, Maldives
92.14

7
Amankora Paro, Paro, Bhutan
91.25

8
Anantara Golden Triangle, Chiang Rai, Thailand
91.16

9
Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort and Spa, Malaysia
90.98

10
Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur, India
90.40

11
Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur, India
89.87

12
Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort, Phuket, Thailand
89.75

13
Ayana Resort & Spa, Jimbaran, Bali
89.69

14
Rambagh Palace, Jaipur, India
89.61

15
Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai
89.55

TOP 40 CITY HOTELS IN ASIA
The Mandarin Oriental Bangkok leads the list of hotel properties in Thailand in the Top 40 City Hotels in Asia.

Rank
Name
Score

1
Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok
www.mandarinoriental.com/bangkok
93.34

6
The Peninsula, Bangkok, Thailand
www.peninsula.com/Bangkok/en/default.aspx
90.55

12
Le Méridien Bangkok, Thailand
www.lemeridienhotelbangkok.com
89.48

18
dusitD2, Chiang Mai, Thailand
www.dusit.com/hotels/thailand/chiang_mai/dusitd2/index.html
88.60

19
Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok
www.shangri-la.com/en/property/bangkok/shangrila
88.58

23
Four Seasons Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
www.fourseasons.com/bangkok
87.69

34
Dusit Thani Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
www.dusit.com/hotels/thailand/bangkok/dusit_thani/
85.86

35
Conrad Bangkok, Thailand
conradhotels1.hilton.com/en/ch/hotels/index.do?ctyhocn=BKKCICI
85.53

Nancy Novogrod, editor-in-chief of Travel + Leisure, said: “This year’s results reflect our readers’ travel interests in this challenging economic reality—value, intimacy, service, and discovery are top priorities. As for that so-last-August-sounding word, luxury, it’s all about enclaves that shelter stealth wealth, from Amankora Paro in Bhutan to San Ysidro Ranch in California, where casual and laid-back are the names of the game. Dramatically sited outposts like Jade Mountain, in St. Lucia, rank high, and an adventurous spirit also prevails at places such as Bushmans Kloof, in the Cedar Mountains of South Africa. For a number of top-ranked cities—Udaipur, Cape Town, Bangkok, Buenos Aires, Chiang Mai, and Luang Prabang—value ratings were sky-high. And while so many far-flung metropolises made a strong showing, they did not entirely steal the show; old favorites, like T+L’s hometown, New York City, as well as Florence, Rome, and San Francisco remain in the top 10 overall.”

2009 World’s Best Awards Survey Methodology
http://www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest/2009/

Travel + Leisure and its website www.travelandleisure.com propel readers to travel now, travel smarter, and travel often. With an eye for the authentic, the innovative, and the irresistible, Travel + Leisure fuses expert reporting on style, culture, food, and design with stunning photography to transport its readers to the places—and the experiences—that matter most. The long-standing authority in its field, Travel + Leisure has the largest, most affluent audience of any travel magazine and is an indispensable read for today’s global citizen. Travel + Leisure has a network of international editions, including Travel + Leisure Mexico, Travel + Leisure Australia/New Zealand, Travel + Leisure Turkey, Travel + Leisure China, Travel + Leisure South Asia, and Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia.

Source: Travel+Leisure World’s Best Awards release dated July 10, 2009

Date: Jan 4, 2010

Thai youth won world-class composer's competition in usa

http://www.etravelblackboardasia.com/article.asp?itd=53703&nav=99

Date: Jan 4, 2010

Thai youth won world class award composer

The First Thai Young Composer Narong Prangcharoen WON the Annapolis Charter 300 Young Composers Competition
Friday, June 13, 2008

Mr. R. Lee Streby, President of Annapolis Symphony Orchestra(ASO), has recently announced that a talented Thai young composer Narong Prangcharoen, has won the world-class award, distinguished by international jurors to be the WINNER of the ANNAPOLIS CHARTER 300 YOUNG COMPOSER'S COMPETITION from the piece in Thai name “Tri Sattawat”. With 6 votes from 7 final round jurors, Narong Prangcharoen is clearly the winner of the competition. He has also won the audience and musician votes that were collected and tabulated by the surveys.

As the Winner, Narong will receive in total of $10,000 and his work will be recorded in Charter 300 Commemorative Recording 2008 by the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, together with historical masterworks composed by Arcangelo Corelli (1708), Ludwig van Beethoven (1808), Joseph-Maurice Ravel(1908) and Narong for 2008. “Tri Sattawat” will be performed live on stage for the world recognition on November 7th and 8th, 2008 which is the same period when the Charter was signed in November 1708.

Narong will collect the award on 7 November 2008 at Annapolis, Maryland – USA. It is not only his pride as the Winner, but also his pride for Thailand.

Background: ANNAPOLIS CHARTER 300 YOUNG COMPOSERS COMPETITION
The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra announced the last four finalists of Annapolis Charter 300 Young Composers Competition. The four finalists represent a diverse group of gifted composers that were selected from over a hundred international applicants by the competition's first round jury of music professionals. The four finalists are 25 years old composer Jacob Bancks from Chicago, IL ; 33 years old Kristin Kuster from New York, NY; 25 years old Dan Visconti from Arlington, VA; and 33 years old Narong Prangcharoen from Thailand (also residing in Kansas City, MO).

Each finalist has received a $5,000 commission to write one new orchestral piece for the ASO to use as a cultural celebration of the City of Annapolis' 300th Charter Centennial in 2008. All four works will be given World Premiere performances during the ASO's 2007-2008 Lexus Classic Series concerts at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts. The winner will receive an additional $5,000 honorarium and recording opportunity.

The first round jury panel consisted of:
José-Luis Novo, ASO Music Director
Kathryn Alexander, Associate Professor of Music (Composition/Music Technology), Yale University, Department of Music
Gabriela Lena Frank, Composer
James Ross, Associate Professor of Conducting and Director of Orchestral Activities, University of Maryland, School of Music
Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, Associate Professor of Composition, University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music.
From January through March, the five members of the first round jury evaluated representative musical scores and recordings by the applicants, each anonymously labeled without any personal identifying information. The composers were narrowed to the final four through a deliberation process agreed upon by the jurors themselves.
As each finalist's competition piece is premiered during the ASO’s 2007-2008 concerts, a unique second round jury process will be used to determine the ultimate title winner. The composer earning the most votes from diverse sources, including music experts, musicians, and audiences, will be named the winner, and receive an additional $5,000 cash prize and the opportunity to have their work included on a planned Charter 300 Commemorative Recording by the orchestra in 2008, alongside masterworks marking cultural history, composed in 1708, 1808, and 1908 respectively.

At ASO season finale performances, with much excitement and joy, Maestro Novo announced the names of the distinguished expert jurors in the final round of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Charter 300 Young Composers Competition. The world-class panel will help choose the winner from among the four finalists are:

MARIN ALSOP, MUSIC DIRECTOR, BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

GERARD SCHWARZ, MUSIC DIRECTOR, SEATTLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, EASTERN MUSIC FESTIVAL

BRIGHT SHENG, COMPOSER

JOSHUA KOSMAN, MUSIC CRITIC, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

JOSÉ-LUIS NOVO, MUSIC DIRECTOR, ANNAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, BINGHAMTON PHILHARMONIC

ANNAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS (by survey)

ASO AUDIENCES (by survey)

Copies of the final scores and the premiere archive recordings will be shipped to the panelists, and the staff will be tallying the final musician and audience votes. The winning composer piece will be scheduled to be performed again by the ASO on November 7-8, 2008, to be part of the Charter 300 live recording concerts.

Thai composer wins coveted ASO award
After a yearlong competition, a Thai composer has won a coveted award from the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra.

Narong Prangcharoen is the winner of the Annapolis Charter 300 Young Composers Competition, besting three other finalists and taking the $5,000 prize. He'll also get the chance to have his nine-minute work, "Tri-Sattawat" ("Three Centuries"), included on the ASO's first professional recording, which will be out in late 2008 or early 2009, according to the symphony.
"We're proud and thrilled," said symphony President Lee Streby. "There was a very tight competition."
Mr. Prangcharoen is currently in Thailand, but issued a statement to the ASO via e-mail that read in part: "It is one of the great honors in my life to be part of this historical project. I have wonderful memories from my Annapolis visit in February (when his work was performed)."
Mr. Prangcharoen got six of a possible seven votes to win. Five music experts weighed in - including ASO Music Director Jose-Luis Novo and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Music Director Marin Alsop - as did audiences and the symphony's musicians. The audiences filled out surveys after the four works in the competition were performed this season, and these were compiled into one vote, as were the opinions of the musicians.
The three other finalists were Dan Visconti, Jacob Bancks and Kristin Kuster. Interestingly, Mr. Prangcharoen was the only one of the four who hadn't visited Annapolis before the works were performed.

Mr. Streby said Mr. Prangcharoen will be back in the city in November when the recording is made at two live concerts.

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Date: Jan 4, 2010

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To our fellow asian brod and sis, pls post also your accomplishments so that everybody will know that each of our country has its share of glory. There is no one winner.

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Anonymous wrote:

Hi Philippines2009! I appreciate you posting our fellowmen's accomplishments here. Those are things that could make us stand proud as pinoys. However, id like to caution you to keep it low, regular fonts and link to the stories would suffice. Otherwise some brothers here might misinterpret us as boastful. Besides this forum is not our domain, we are just passers' by. I know you understand what i mean kuya! Ü

To our fellow asian brod and sis, pls post also your accomplishments so that everybody will know that each of our country has its share of glory. There is no one winner.

Peace to all!

Yeah, thanks for the reminder... i will make it low...jjejejee

Date: Jan 5, 2010

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