BANGKOK, MAY 31 – Thai AirAsia (TAA), one of Thailand’s budget airlines, was granted a Bt2.1 billion (US$70 million) financial lease to purchase two Airbus A320s, according to an executive of Leasing ICBC (Thai). Ong-art Vorachattarn, Leasing ICBC managing director, said the loan was approved with a strong belief in TAA’s capability, strength and success […]
BANGKOK, 22 May 2013 (NNT) – Mobile network operators have responded to mounting criticism from the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) regarding the speed of the new 3G services. Advanced Info Service (AIS) executive Somchai Lertsutthiwong affirmed that the company is delivering broadband services within the speed stipulated by NBTC. He said AIS has […]
BANGKOK, May 10 – A man suspected of hacking into the website of the Prime Minister’s Office and posting messages insulting the premier surrendered to police this morning, denying the allegation saying he is ready to cooperate with the police investigation. Narongrit Suksarn, a 29-year-old native of the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, reported […]
BANGKOK, May 8 – TrueMove on Wednesday launched its fourth-generation (4G) wireless connection as Thailand’s first provider to offer such service. True Corporation Plc (TRUE) chief executive Supachai Chearavanont announced its ‘4G-LTE’ system launch, following receiving its licence for the 2100 megahetz frequency approved recently by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC). According to […]
BANGKOK, May 8 – The official website of Thailand’s Office of the Prime Minister was hacked today with the name and title of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra replaced with messages attacking the premier herself. Impolite messages written in English were posted by anonymous hackers identifying themselves only as “Unlimited Hack Team!!!”. The group however denied […]
BANGKOK, April 24 – Information technology and software on logistics will be more accessible to Thai industrialists to reduce their costs and prepare them for regional trade when Southeast Asia becomes a single economic community in 2015, it was reported today. The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) and the Software Industry Promotion Agency (SIPA) announced […]
Bangkok police have started to take drunk driving more seriously. Apart from traffic tickets issued at checkpoints, drunk drivers will now likely face public embarrassment, as their photos will be posted on Facebook. Read more: coconuts.co
BANGKOK, 19 April 2013 (NNT) – The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has not been able to endorse the 3G licenses of three mobile phone service providers as conclusions are yet to be drawn on three issues related to their services. The three issues concerning the 3G licenses which the NTC was unable to conclude consist […]
