YouTube has removed the “Rosetta Stone Thai” spoof video clip produced by US late-night TV show’s “Saturday Night Live” that portrays Thailand in a negative light, mocking the country as a destination for sex tourists. Apinand Poshaya-nond, deputy permanent secretary for culture, has confirmed the removal yesterday. Read more: The Nation
BANGKOK, 5 February 2013 (NNT) – The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) will summon satellite TV stations that disseminate misleading commercials of supplementary food and drugs. If proven guilty, the stations’ licenses will be revoked. NBTC Commissioner Supinya Klangnarong said the NBTC had received information that a total of 301 satellite TV stations were […]
TV5 launched a trial digital terrestrial TV broadcasting service in greater Bangkok Friday, marking the 55th anniversary of the Royal Thai Army Radio and Television Station. Lt-General Chatchai Sarikulya, president of Royal Thai Army Radio and Television Station, said the station would invest Bt60 million on this trial operation, which also covered other provinces within […]
BANGKOK, 16 January 2013 (NNT) – The Ministry of Transport of Thailand is expediting the high speed train project so that the bidding for train purchase can be held in March this year. Transport Minister Chatchart Sitthiphan said on Wednesday that the construction of the northern line high speed train of 680 kilometers would not […]
The official website of the Cultural Ministry of Thailand was still off the air on Wednesday, as police continued to hunt for hackers who tampered with the website yesterday and again today. The Ministry’s permanent secretary Prisana Pongtatpitakkul said the hacking violates the Computer Act and the hacker or hackers could face a jail term […]
BANGKOK, 15 January 2013 (NNT) – The Department of Energy Business of Thailand is providing car engine modification services for free in a bid to help drivers who have been affected by the discontinuation of Benzene 91 sales since 1 January 2013. Director-General of the Department of Energy Business Weeraphon Chirapraditkul confirmed on Tuesday that, […]
BAGNKOK, 11 January 2013 (NNT) – The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has introduced its broadcasting arm called “MOAC TV”, aiming to educate Thais regarding new agricultural technologies. According to Agriculture Minister Yukol Limlamthong, the newly-launched MOAC TV will serve as a medium of contacts between the government and the agricultural sector. It will help […]
BANGKOK, Jan 11 – Thai youngsters want iPads, tablet computers and smartphones as gifts and will go to amusement parks on Children’s Day, according to a university survey. A poll conducted by Bangkok University among 1,115 children aged 6-14 in Bangkok and its suburbs found the majority of children wanted their parents to take them […]
