The Armenian government collected 383. 5 billion drams ($ 1. 26 billion ) in various taxes in the first nine months of 2008 ( a 33. 2 percent increase from the same period last year ).

In October 2008 the Russian bank Gazprombank, the banking arm of Gazprom, acquired 100 percent of Armenian bank Areximbank after previously buying 80 percent of said bank in November 2007 and 94. 15 percent in July of the same year.

In July 2008 the price of oil peaked and began to decline and Alberta's economy soon followed suit, with unemployment doubling within a year.

In 2007 the international rules series was abandoned because of the aggression and the severity of the Australian team in the previous year, but in 2008, under new rules to protect the player with the ball, it resumed in Australia.

Demographics of Botswana, Data of Food and Agriculture Organisation | FAO, year 2008 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Even in the last pre-crisis year, 2008, the Bulgarian economy was growing rapidly at 6. 0 %, despite significantly slowing down in the last quarter.

On 30 October 2008 a spokesman for the team announced that the team would complete its last three performances of the year with five jets instead of six.

On Jan. 1 2008 Costa Rica started its third year term on the Security council.

Some tracks and demos from the album ( initially planned for release in 2008 ) were leaked on the internet in 2006, and a documentary entitled The Return of Courtney Love, detailing the making of the album, aired on the British television network in the fall of that year.

For example, during the eight-year period ending in 2008, despite overall growth in music sales and one anomalous year of increase, major-label CD sales declined overall by 20 %.

The series was extended a year to show the process of getting the 2008 Cheerleaders ready.

In 2008 16: 10 became the most common sold aspect ratio for LCD monitors and the same year 16: 10 was the mainstream standard for laptops and notebooks.

In the tumultuous 2008 season, the Cowboys started off strong, going 3 – 0 for the second straight year, en route to a 4 – 1 start.

In 2008 the rivalry became more intense when in the last game of the year in which both teams could clinch a playoff spot with a victory, the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Cowboys 44 – 6, and clinched a playoff spot, where they would go to lose the NFC Championship game to the Arizona Cardinals.

Beginning in the 2008 – 2009 academic year, Dartmouth instituted a new financial aid policy extending need-blind admission to international students and replaced all student loans with scholarships and grants.

On January 1, 2008, the Master of the Order declared a year of dedication to the Rosary.

Since 2008, the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators ( IABTI ) have sponsored a nationwide charity campaign in the U. S., building beeping Easter eggs every year for visually impaired children.

Inflation rate up to January 2008 was located about 1. 14 %, the highest recorded in the last year, according to Government.

The highest available speed through ADSL technologies was upgraded to 8MB in download in February 2008 and then to 24MB later that year.

However, in 2008 the Food Festival was cancelled due to numerous complaints of disruption to residents and some businesses in the immediate proximity ; it has been replaced by a series of smaller events, spread out over the year.

On 24 September 2008, Film London, the capital ’ s film and media agency launched The New Black, a two year funding and training programme that will expand opportunities for theatrical exhibition of Black film in London.

In 2008, “ First Ladies at the Smithsonian ” opened at the National Museum of American History as part of its reopening year celebration.

* The Men's World Floorball Championships take place every December ( since 2008 ) in every even year.

* The Women's under-19 World Floorball Championships take place every May ( since 2008 ) in every even year.

The FDA's federal budget request for fiscal year ( FY ) 2008 ( October 2007 through September 2008 ) totaled $ 2. 1 billion, a $ 105. 8 million increase from what it received for fiscal year 2007.

Within a year of serious border clashes in 1987, Lao and Thai leaders signed a communiqué, signaling their intention to improve relations.

In 2012, the Thai economy is expected to grow by 5. 5-6. 0 percent, a V-shaped recovery from last year ’ s flood.

In these ten years, the Thai GDP-calculated from the IMF's World Economic Outlook Database-had an averaged growth rate of 9. 5 percent per year, with the peak at 13. 3 percent in 1988.

* January 1 – Thailand Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram decrees January 1 as the official start of the Thai solar calendar new year ( thus the previous year that began April 1 had only 9 months ).

In Thailand it is not possible for a foreigner to own land but property can be purchased then Land acquired under a 30 year lease option ; Until recently it was considered by most legal advisors that the ownership of land by a foreigner through a Thai Limited Company was acceptable, although the Law clearly states that foreigners cannot own land in Thailand.

The escort was formerly of 18 men, but in the 4th year of the Yung-Hsi reign-period ( 987 AD ) the emperor Thai Tsung increased it to 30.

Until 1888 the Thai New Year was the beginning of the year in Thailand ; thereafter 1 April was used until 1940.

The Thai lunar calendar does not mark the beginning of a new year when it starts a new 1-to-12 count, which occurs most frequently in December.

The Thai solar calendar determines a person's legal age and the dates of secular holidays, including the civil new year and the three days of the traditional Thai New Year.

In September of that year the company closed its Thai factory in response to a crash in the country's currency and plummeting consumer demand.

For more than a year, Thai and Burmese soldiers fought fierce battles during the siege of Ayutthaya.

* Thai Airways International Royal Orchid Plus-Miles earned in one calendar year will expire at the end of the third calendar year after accrual.

* Burmese New Year ( Thingyan ): Lunisolar new year falls in April ; similar to Cambodian, Lao, Sri Lankan and Thai new years

Important festivals in the province include the traditional dances of the Phu Thai ethnic group held during May and June every year.

The Faculty of International Relations ( founded in 1986 ) being perhaps closest to the original liberal foundation principles of 1923, as all students are required to learn one of nine Asian languages ( Chinese, Korean, Urdu, Hindi, Arabic, Persian, Thai, Indonesian, Vietnamese ) for at least two of their four years of undergraduate study, in addition to one year of English, and most students participate in school festivals celebrating Asian language and culture, such as Asia Week, and the Asian Language Speech Contest.

Preferring Thai silk for its colorfulness, he traveled to Bangkok several times a year to have new clothing custom-made.

" International Cricket Sixes " Held at the Dusit Hotel, the dates change each year, but the event coincides with the Thai holiday of Songkran and the Christian Easter holiday.

There are two semesters in the Thai academic year with an optional summer semester.

The short summer break coincides with the hottest part of the year and Songkran, the traditional Thai New Year celebrations.

Important holidays in Thai culture include Thai New Year, or Songkran, which is officially observed from April 13 to 15 each year.

The Nation, an English language Thai newspaper, chose Chuwit, along with Pornthip Rojanasunand and Chote Wattanachet, as persons of the year for 2003.