NBTC settles the price range of top-box and antenna at 1,670 – 1,680 baht

BANGKOK, 13 May 2014, (NNT) – The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has set the range of set-top box price at 1,670 – 1,680 baht, significantly lower than that offered abroad. According to NBTC’s head Natee Sukonrat, the commission came up with the decision after the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Research and Development Fund for […]

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Thailand ready to be production hub for electric appliances

BANGKOK, May 4 – Thailand is ready to become the production hub for electrical appliances following the upcoming launch of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and improved signs of exports to US and Japanese markets. Nantawan Sakultanak, director-general of the International Trade Promotion Department, said the value of electric appliances exports reached over US$6 billion. […]

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Thaicom 8 satellite set for 2016 launch

NONTHABURI, April 30 -Thaicom Public Company Limited, Thailand’s satellite operator, announced on Tuesday that its planned Thaicom 8 satellite will be launched in the first half of 2016. Suphajee Suthumpun, Executive Committee chairman and CEO, said in a corporate website statement that Thaicom has been preparing groundwork for Thaicom 8, including the satellite’s investment plan, […]

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Dog-Eating Teen Condemned Online

Internet users around the country have been outraged by pictures posted on Facebook from Nakhon Pathom. The three pictures show a teenage boy’s slight over-reaction to being bitten by a dog. In the pursuit, perhaps, of Karmic retribution, the boy killed, grilled and ate the dog that bit him. Read more: pattaya105.com

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Tak Province opens solar power plant

TAK, 24 April 2014 (NNT) – An official opening ceremony was held today for a new solar power plant in Sam Ngao District in Tak Province. The plant was built in order to meet energy needs, to reduce money spent on imported fuel from overseas, and because solar energy is considered to be clean energy […]

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Thai researchers develop new anti-malaria drugs

BANGKOK, 21 April 2014 (NNT) – The National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) has said that for the first time, Thai researchers have developed their own anti-malaria drugs in Thailand. Prof. Dr. Yongyuth Yuthavong, a senior researcher at NSTDA, says the researchers from National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology of Thailand (BIOTEC) have […]

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Thailand Consumer Protection Board working on a complaint smartphone app

BANGKOK, 19 April 2014, (NNT) – The Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) has revealed that it is working on a project to create a smartphone app that would enable consumers to make immediate complaints on their phones about vendors violating consumers’ rights. The Director of the OCPB’s Public Relations Unit, Second Lieutenant Pairoj […]

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