BANGKOK, Oct 4 – Defence Minister Sukumpol Suwanatat affirmed today that Thailand is willing to permit the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to use U-tapao military airport in Rayong as a springboard for climate studies. He said an agreement on the studies, which will last three months, will be disclosed to the public, […]
It’s clear now that the big three in the cellular service industry will be the only bidders for the long-awaited 2.1-gigahertz spectrum on October 16. The spectrum will be used for third-generation wireless broadband. Subsidiaries of Advanced Info Service (AIS), Total Access Communication (DTAC) and True Corp, and the newly founded firm Tantawan Telecommunications, submitted […]
Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission has won clearance to go ahead with the third generation cellular service on the 2.1 gigahertz spectrum, following acquittal in a court case. The NBTC announced today that the Central Administrative Court has dropped the cases brought by CAT Telecom and TOT against the now defunct National Telecommunications Commission […]
A new immune-deficiency disease similar to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been detected in Asians, especially in Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Thailand, Dr Ploenjan Chetchotisak of Khon Kaen University’s faculty of medicine said yesterday. Ploenjan said she had treated a patient diagnosed as having scrofula, who received treatment for many years but was […]
PHRA NAKHON SI AYUTTHAYA, 21 September 2012 (NNT) – The PTT Public Company Limited has opened a prototype EV charging station for electric vehicles at Wang Noi District, Ayutthaya Province. Rattanawalee In-ochanont of the PTT Research and Technology Institute presided over the opening ceremony of the new charging station. According to her, electric vehicles are […]
BANGKOK, 20 September 2012 (NNT) – Local and foreign tourists will soon be able to stay connected to the internet free of charge wherever they are as more than 1,600 free WiFi routers will be installed around the country under a campaign called ‘ICT Free WiFi For Tourism’. The installation of hi-speed internet is a […]
BANGKOK, Sept 19 – Thailand is expected to manufacture 2.2 million automobiles and pickup trucks and 2.5 million motorcycles this year. Automotive Industry Club spokesman Surapong Paisitpatanapong said a celebration of producing 2 million cars/year will be held November 30. He said the club is confident the auto industry will continue to grow. If expansion […]
BANGKOK, 11 September 2012 (NNT) – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has praised the Thai government for its one-tablet per child policy, saying technology is important in this rapidly changing world. According to UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, her organization is willing to support Thailand in terms of technological development as information […]
