As some 30 doctors nationwide were infected by Type A H1N1 influenza, Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit prepared to get the flu vaccine on Monday, as to encourage more at-risk people to get vaccinated. Following the estimation of 30 doctors infected with the virus, Jurin told a press conference Thursday that he had instructed hospitals […]
Advanced Info Service (AIS) plans to start providing 3G wireless broadband services in Bangkok on Feb 1 along with TOT Plc’s 3G services through a data roaming agreement. The country’s largest mobile-phone operator says it is ready to work with its concession provider TOT in a joint venture or co-investment in the state enterprise’s 3G […]
BANGKOK, Jan 19 (TNA) – The Red Shirt anti-government United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) announced Tuesday it is considering a protest at the entrance of Suvarnabhumi Airport as part of its movement against the government. Thepthai Senpong, spokesman for Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, said there is a high possibility of violence during the […]
BANGKOK, 18 January 2010 (NNT) – The Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) has unveiled the official logo for Suvarnabhumi Airport which portrays the prosperity of the airport and its ambition to become leader in the air transport business. The logo was selected from over 600 entries in a design contest recently organized by the AOT […]
Political tensions are streaming towards a climax on February 10 with former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra pushed into a corner by evidence of alleged abuse of power in the recently concluded Bt76-billion asset seizure trial, sources said yesterday. The verdict to be delivered by the Supreme Court on February 26 will centre on how he […]
Police have arrested three African men for allegedly planning a scam which they claimed would generate huge profits from gold mining operations in Russia’s Siberia. Liberians John William and Elvis Silye Chiketon and Cameroonian Egen Sagoh were arrested last Thursday in a sting in which they sold smuggled gold pellets worth US$25,000 to an undercover […]
The Tourism Authority of Thailand expects at least 100,000 Chinese tourists to spend the coming Chinese New Year in Thailand, up from 60,000 last year, with the easing of H1N1 flu fears and a perception in China of a calmer political situation in Thailand. For two years Thai tourism has suffered from concern over the […]
The Tourism Authority of Thailand’s returning deputy governor for international marketing, Juthaporn Rerngronasa, has unveiled several strategies to approach a range of potential markets this year. Juthaporn was reappointed to head the international marketing department following an internal management reshuffle supervised by the TAT’s new governor, Suraphon Svetserni. “This year, the authority will not aim […]
