Chinnarat Phadungsil

Thailand's Thaworn Wiratchant says he is ready to launch his final assault on the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship (TPC) title after a two-under-par 70 gave him the third round lead Saturday. The 11-time Asian Tour winner fended off the challenges of compatriot Chinnarat Phadungsil by one shot to head into the final round of the 300,000- dollar tour event with a three-day total of 10-under-par 206. Chinnarat returned with the day's best score of 67 to take second place on 207 with...Read Full Story

Deep divisions within Asian golf, coupled with the global economic crisis, have left the sport struggling after years of unprecedented growth. Since the beginning of the year the newly-created OneAsia Tour and the long-standing Asian Tour have traded insults as each tries to gain the upper hand in a highly lucrative business still ripe for further expansion. OneAsia plans to bring together Tours from China, Korea, Japan, India, and Australia to form a 'super series' that can rival the...Read Full Story

Asia's golfing future looks bright with the emergence of an exciting new crop of young talents, Asian Tour executive chairman Kyi Hla Han said Tuesday. Han was delighted to see India's 21-year-old Gaganjeet Bhullar come through for his maiden victory at the Indonesia President Invitational last month. Meanwhile Thailand's 20-year-old Kiradech Aphibarnrat unleashed his massive potential with a runner-up finish at last week's Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters. With Wu Ashu and Su Dong of...Read Full Story

India news IndiaDude 3 hours ago ( http://us.rd.yahoo.com ) View profile Category : Business/Stocks March 29 (Bloomberg) -- India’s government will spend 1 billion rupees ($20 million) buying flats in the Commonwealth Games village from cash-strapped developer Emaar-MGF Land Ltd., the Business Standard newspaper reported, citing M. Ramachandran, an official with the Ministry of Urban Development...Read Full Story

In a PTI report, Hyatt group's 'Hyatt Place' hotels in India, in a joint venture with realty firm Emaar MGF, got a clearance from The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB). The clearance was sought through Mauritius─based H P India Holdings, a Hyatt group entity. The final approval is yet to come from the Finance Ministry. H P India Holdings plans to set up a JV with Emaar MGF Land, in the name of Aashirwad Cobuild , with a foreign equity of 26 per cent, which amounts to Rs 125─150 Crore...Read Full Story