TrueVisions screens will turn blank on April 19, from midnight to 8am, for a new channel lineup, according to a commissioner of the National Broadcasting Telecommunications Commission. Supinya Klangnarong said in her tweets that the cable TV operator asked for the temporary service halt on the day. Read more: The Nation
BANGKOK, 29 March 2013 (NNT) – The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has urged all mobile network operators to be prepared for an energy crisis in April after Myanmar announced to close its gas pipelines for maintenance. NBTC Secretary-General Thakorn Tanthasit said the commission had sent a letter to all wireless service providers to […]
Riding on the popularity of last month’s launch of iSnap, the Nation News smart-phone application has recorded 300,000 downloads, making it one of the most popular news apps in Thailand. Part of the Nation Multimedia Group’s three national newspapers – The Nation, Kom Chad Luek and Krungthep Turakij – iSnap augments the newspaper experience by […]
BANGKOK, 26 February 2013 (NNT) – Radio Thailand celebrates its 83rd anniversary of radio broadcasting in Thailand on Tuesday, under the slogan “83rd year of radio broadcasting, stepping towards ASEAN”. Activities were held this morning at the National Broadcasting Station of Thailand on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road to celebrate the event. They included a religious merit-making […]
BANGKOK, 22 February 2013 (NNT) – The Science Ministry is warning parents to beware of the downsides of the Furby craze, being witnessed now across Thailand. The Science Ministry’s Thailand Center of Excellence for Life Sciences (TCELS) has expressed concern over the current Furby craze among Thais, particularly teenagers and young children. Furby is an […]
A “technology theme park” – touted as the first in Southeast Asia – is being planned by Science and Technology Minister Woravat Auapinyakul, who will ask the House for Bt44.162 billion for his ministry’s 2014 fiscal year budget. Under orders from Prime Minister Yingluck Shinwatra to stimulate the industrial sector, Woravat says his ministry’s budget […]
BANGKOK, 18 February 2013 (NNT) – The Science and Technology Ministry is pushing Thailand to become a bio-plastic hub of ASEAN within 3 years as well as to improve and preserve the environment. Science and Technology Minister Worawat Uea-apinyakul said the ministry is cooperating with the National Innovation Agency and the Thai Bioplastics Industry Association […]
BANGKOK, 11 February 2013 (NNT) – The Deputy Minister of Education, Mr. Sermsak Pongpanit, is set to meet with the Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC) to find a way to allow students to take the tablets home. Mr. Sermsak has proposed during the 1st education meeting attended by representatives from local education offices […]
