BANGKOK, 31 May 2012 (NNT) – The Siriraj Hospital has for the first time in the world successfully found a new surgical method that could save diabetes patients from having their limbs amputated. Head of Vascular Surgery Division of the Mahidol University’s Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj Hospital, Dr Pramook Mutirangura has announced that the […]
BANGKOK, 24 May 2012 (NNT) – The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has selected DVB-T2 as the standard for Thailand’s digital television broadcasting, expecting the system to be up and running within this year. As part of the “Go Digital Thailand” project, the Cabinet approved the NBTC’s proposal to use DVB-T2 as the system […]
BANGKOK, 26 May 2012 (NNT) – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned people to exercise caution when using paracetamol as excessive intake of this popular painkiller could land them in hospital. The warning came out of a recent FDA report which showed that a large number of Thai people take excessive amount of […]
Mark Zuckerberg, the 28-year-old founder of the social networking website Facebook, has married his girlfriend, Priscilla Chan. On Saturday, Zuckerberg married the 27-year-old Chan in the garden of his residence in Palo Alto, located in the US state of California. A spokesperson for Facebook described Chan’s wedding ring as a “very simple ruby,” which Zuckerberg […]
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC)’s 2.1-gigahertz spectrum management subcommittee yesterday finalised the 3G spectrum licence auction method, dividing the spectrum into nine slots, each containing 5 megahertz of bandwidth. Settapong Malisuwan, chairman of the NBTC telecom committee, said yesterday the subcommittee has decided to cap the total bandwidth available to each bidder at […]
A Thai research team is working on two new studies to see how a vaccine can boost people’s immunity against HIV. “These studies will help us determine if a vaccine can strengthen immunity against the virus,” Prof Dr Punnee Pitisuttithum, chief of Mahidol University’s Vaccine Research Centre, said. About 500,000 to 600,000 people are living […]
BANGKOK, 11 May 2012 (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Kittiratt Na-Ranong said his ministry is set to propose a disaster-warning alert and coordination system via SMS to the consideration of the flood and water resource management committee and the Ministry Of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Mr Kittiratt said on the sideline […]
Total Access Communication (Dtac) together with the Association of University Presidents of Thailand offer students and parents free Admission Result service via “Dtac” and “Happy” numbers. On the announcement date, they are invited to dial *751*application number (7 digits) #, and make a call for Thai report or dial *751*application number (7 digits)*9 #, and […]
