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January 17, 2014January 19, 2014

Bomb attack against Bangkok anti-govt protesters gets ‘mixed’ reviews from Twitter users

Performing a search on twitter for the word “Suthep” gives a range of different opinions from users. While the capital’s protests are languishing and the number of protesters dramatically declining, there are ‘mixed’ reviews on the bomb attack against Suthep’s protesters: Asanka B Ratnayake ‏@ABRFOTO Anyone know where suthep is walking tomorrow? Surprised he hasn’t […]

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January 17, 2014June 27, 2018

Harley-Davidson may open assembly plant in Thailand

Harley-Davidson has shown interest to open an assembly plant in the Asean region, possibly Thailand, in order to push up its sale target in five years, according to Mr Ken Svenson, general manager of Power Station Motor Sports, the importer and distributor of the famous American motorcycles in Thailand. It is expected that the starting […]

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January 14, 2014

Thai Agriculture Ministry dismisses bird flu report in social media as a fake

Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Agriculture Minister Yugol Limlaemthong has categorically dismissed as completely groundless a report circulating in the social media about an outbreak of bird flu in Thailand. He said that person or persons who circulated the false report about bird flu in the social media had malicious intention to destroy Thailand’s chicken […]

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December 30, 2013December 30, 2013

NSA intercepts data on Thailand and neighbouring countries

BANGKOK, 30 December 2013 (NNT) – German news magazine Der Spiegel revealed that the US National Security Agency has been collecting sensitive data on key telecommunications cables between Europe, North Africa and Asia, which include Thailand and neighbouring countries. The magazine, citing classified documents from February of this year, described the agency’s success in spying […]

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December 27, 2013September 13, 2018

Thai Police officers blast bosses on LINE messaging app

Lower-ranking police officers have been using the LINE messaging platform to vent their anger at their superiors for lack of leadership during violent clashes with protesters this week. Read more: Bangkok Post

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December 26, 2013

Free Wi-Fi service for tourists in four key tourist attractions

BANGKOK, 26 December 2013 (NNT) – CAT Telecom has opened free Wi-Fi services in four tourist attractions in the hope of helping promote visiting Thailand campaigns. CAT Telecom, the country’s largest telecommunication service provider, in cooperation with the Tourism Authority of Thailand, has launched “Travelling Thailand Nationwide, Online Worldwide”, a service aimed at increasing online […]

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December 26, 2013

7 bidders win Thailand’s HD digital TV licenses: NBTC

BANGKOK, Dec 26 – MCOT Plc, Thailand’s leading media organisation, ranked fifth at the digital auction of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) this morning at Bt3.34 billion. The NBTC announced on the first day of the TV digital auction in the capital where nine companies bid for seven high-definition (HD) variety channels. Read […]

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December 20, 2013

Two Thai women to explore South Pole

BANGKOK, 20 December 2013 (NNT) – Two Thai female researchers will on January 1st, 2014 commence their journey to South Pole to study soil and marine sciences. The National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) has recruited 2 researchers who will be joining a research team from China in exploring the South Pole, the southernmost […]

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