Around the world, malaria, transmitted by mosquitoes, is the most significant parasitic disease of humans and claims the lives of more children worldwide than any other infectious disease. Most prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, 98% of malaria infections, approximately 243 million cases every year, occur in Africa. An estimated 863,000 malaria deaths are among children in […]
Thailand will hold its most competitive, and probably most secretive, auction ever later this month when the country’s telecom giants vie for highly prized licences to provide third-generation (3G) services. Two of the first three 3G-2.1GHz-spectrum licences will be up for grabs at a starting price of Bt12.8 billion apiece when the bidding takes place […]
Car importer Win Win fails to gain approval for spectrum contest on lack of deposit. Thailand’s three major telecommunication companies have, via their units, been given initial approval to take part in the auction for licenses for third generation services, the National Telecommunication Commission, or NTC, said Tuesday. Advanced Wireless Network, a unit of Advanced […]
BANGKOK, 30 August 2010 (NNT) – The National Telecommunication Commission (NTC) issues an ultimatum to local mobile service operators warning them to enable the number portability service as scheduled, or else they will face a 20,000 THB fine per day. An NTC Commissioner, Suranan Wongvithayakamjorn, said the 5 mobile service operators including AIS, DTAC, TrueMove, […]
MNP testing from Sept, but won’t meet state deadline Mobile number portability (MNP) systems will begin testing in Thailand by 1 September, according to a statement from Clearing House for Number Portability Co, a joint venture of five mobile operators – AIS, DTAC, True, CAT and TOT – quoted by newspaper The Nation. Commercial MNP […]
Ruckus Wireless Smart Wi-Fi Selected to Cover Massive 80-Acre Facility, Supporting Over 100,000 Devotees at Wat Phra Dhammakaya SUNNYVALE, CA and PATHUMTHANI, THAILAND–(Marketwire – August 23, 2010) – Ruckus Wireless™, the smart mobile networking company, today announced that Thailand’s largest Buddhist Temple, Wat Phra Dhammakaya, has completed the deployment of Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi products and […]
At a ceremony at Saab’s factory in Linköping today, Saab unveiled the Thai integrated air defence system for its Thai customer. The ceremony was held to celebrate the contract between Sweden and Thailand. Many prominent guests attended the event including Commander in Chief, ACM Itthaporn Subhawong from the Royal Thai Air force, Gunnar Holmgen, General […]
Thailand will start developing biofuel for jets to meet demand from 2012, when European aviation regulations calling for green fuel in airplanes take effect, says the Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency Department. “That means Thailand’s international airports should have airplane-compatible biofuel available to serve European airlines,” said Twarath Sutabutr, the deputy director-general. “We want to […]
