"Most of the economies, including Thailand, showed a pick-up in the second quarter GDP, the Asian region was leading the turn around in the global picture,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

He was in Washington recently to pick up two awards - the Navy Distinguished Public Service Medal and the Hubbard Award from National Geographic, the Society's highest honor.

VOA: standard.2010.06.21

So in addition to what each side's own intelligence services are able to pick up, the treaty provides additional information which has always been seen as being of great confidence-building value."

VOA: standard.2009.12.07