STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Swedish network equipment vendor Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson (ERIC) said Wednesday it has received a contract to modernize the networks of DTAC, Thailand’s second-largest operator, ahead of an expected data traffic surge in the country. Under the contract, Ericsson said it will upgrade DTAC’s nation-wide second- generation (2G) network to allow for […]
Measly wages and non-existent benefits have become the norm for many workers employed overseas. However, one fair trade company in Thailand is determined to raise those standards and give their employees a better, brighter way of life. Pure & Co. is a company that specializes in hand-sewn knitwear and other hand-made garments through their Pure […]
BANGKOK, 26 January 2011 (NNT)-The Don’t Drive Drunk Foundation’s proposal to prohibit alcohol consumption among drivers has been officially approved and will come into force on 1 February this year. According to the Ministry of Transport, drivers and passengers of all public transports except taxi, motorcycle and public van drivers will be penalized if the […]
While TOT plans to forge ahead with the e-auction for its Bt17.44-billion project to establish a nationwide third-generation telecom network on Friday, it remains to be seen whether it can achieve this goal in the face of a possible lawsuit by the disqualified bidders. A telecom industry source, while declining to elaborate, said ‘an attempt’ […]
HOURS after a Qantas jet plunged almost 8000m during an emergency descent yesterday a Sydney-bound flight was forced to return to Bangkok because of engine problems. Flight QF2 carrying 352 passengers was about 30 minutes into its flight from Bangkok International Airport when one of its engines began “consuming fuel more quickly than normal” a […]
A bomb blast in southern Thailand has killed nine villagers and wounded two others, police say. The villagers were driving in Yala, one of three restive provinces, when a bomb exploded next to their truck. The blast occurred less than a week after separatist rebels killed four soldiers in an attack on an army base […]
A Democrat MP for Krabi, Sakorn Kiawkhong, is reported to have been arrested in Hong Kong on a charge of stealing from a duty free store, according to media reports, but it is all just a mistake, according to his Democrat colleagues. Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said he was stunned by the arrest. Mr […]
They will have a ‘third sex’ name tag pinned to their uniforms to avoid immigration issues. Thai transsexuals were overjoyed as new airline P.C. Air yesterday took air hostess job applications from “third sex” candidates at Bangkok’s Esplanade shopping mall. Among the successful applicants was Miss Tiffany 2007 winner Thanyarat “Film” Jiraphatpakorn. P.C. Air executive […]
