Friday 18th May, 2012
Smartphones to rule roost
Smartphone sales in Thailand will overtake those of feature phones in the next three years, thanks to soaring demand for internet-enabled devices and the upcoming 3G licence auction. In value ...
Japanese keen on Thai foods
TOKYO : Japanese consumers have switched from expensive brand name goods that display their status to similar quality affordable products, which is a boon for Thai ...
GH Bank: Sluggish enrolment in zero-interest mortgage scheme
A zero-interest mortgage programme launched by the government late last year has attracted "lower than expected" interest from potential homebuyers, says the Government Housing Bank (GH ...
Home loan gimmicks at Money Expo
Bangkok Post BusinessVisitors throng the opening day of the Money Expo at Impact MuangThong Thani, where ninemonth interest-free mortgages are a draw. APICHIT JINAKUL The fair began yesterday and runs for four days. ...
HSBC: Emerging markets good pick
Bangkok Post BusinessEmerging market equities now stand to offer more promising returns than assets in developed economies, as the latter are hobbled by limited returns and stagnant growth in times of global economic ...
Kittiratt vows balanced budget in 2-3 years
Bangkok Post BusinessThailand will return to a balanced budget position within the next two or three years, says Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong. Mr Kittiratt, speaking at the opening of the 12th Money Expo ...
EU export growth goal maintained
Bangkok Post BusinessDespite the debt crisis in Greece, the Commerce Ministry is sticking to its 15% growth target for Thai exports to the EU this year. But Thailand is trying to diversify its exports to countries such ...
DSI links 25 riot deaths to military
Bangkok PostState authorities may be responsible for the deaths of at least 25 people during the 2010 political mayhem, Department of Special Investigation chief Tarit Pengdith says. Mr Tarit yesterday ...
Auditors up in arms over stubborn True
Bangkok Post BusinessInternal auditors from CAT Telecom are crying foul over True Corporation's policy of blocking them from examining True's management of third-generation mobile network operations under the ...
Phones, CDs seized at prison
Bangkok PostA combined force of 750 police and corrections officials raided Bang Kwang Central Prison in Nonthaburi on Wednesday and seized 28 mobile phones in an anti-drug operation at the ...
SBPAC urges South reds to talk
Bangkok PostPolitical activists should consult security agencies before they set up red shirt villages in the deep South, Pol Col Thawee Sodsong, secretary-general of the Southern Border Provinces ...
Patent search options for technology firms
Bangkok Post BusinessProtection of intellectual property (IP) in the form of trademarks, copyrights and patents is on the rise, as greater awareness of IP laws in Thailand has led to increasing numbers of business ...
Yingluck won't turn away returning execs
Bangkok PostYingluck: Door open so they can help country Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said the Pheu Thai-led administration never closes its door to anyone who can work for the country. However, she ...
Lubna Al Qasimi discusses trade cooperation with Thailand
WAMWAM Abu Dhabi, May 17th, 2012 (WAM) -- Minister of Foreign Trade Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi and Thai Minister of Commerce Boonsong Teriyapirom discussed in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, ways to ...
Mae Wong Dam will be ready by 2016: Theera
The NationMinister says residents have waited for it for more than three decades Nakhon Sawan's Mae Wong Dam project will be completed in 2016, Agriculture Minister Theera Wongsamut told a House meeting ...
Census system crashes around country
The NationMay 18, 2012 1:00 am The computerised system for conducting the Thai census crashed nationwide yesterday, and the authorities were trying to fix it, a senior official at the Department of Provincial ...
More phones found as jail crackdown continues
The NationThe commander of the Bang Khwang maximum security prison in Nonthaburi has been placed under disciplinary investigation after a prison search late on Wednesday night turned up a number of mobile ...
Interior Ministry to probe BMA's Skytrain contract
The NationDeputy Interior Minister Choochat Hansawas said he would investigate the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)'s decision to hand a Bt190-billion contract to the current operator of ...
Only 1 enrolment round at popular schools: Suchart
The NationEducation Minister Suchart Tadathamrongvej insisted yesterday that popular schools must offer only one round of enrolment, after a parent network and representatives of students sought permission ...
Bt50m sought to clear illegal rubber farms
The NationMay 18, 2012 1:00 am The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry is seeking Bt50 million |to clear extensive illegal rubber plantations in headwater areas in the South. There has been extensive ...
Ministry to up number of elderly dental clubs
The NationMay 18, 2012 1:00 am The Public Health Ministry plans to add another 250 new elderly dental clubs to the already existing 1,728 clubs, so old people can access dental treatment more regularly. Dr ...
Heavy rain hits the North
The NationHeavy downpours and gusting winds hit some provinces in the North last night, toppling over billboards and uprooting trees, many of which damaged houses and vehicles. The weather department's ...
More May deaths point to state officials
Bangkok PostAt least 25 of the 92 people who died as a result of the 2010 violence may have been killed by security personnel, the Department of Special Investigation believes. DSI chief Tarit Pendith said ...
Bangkok Overtakes Jakarta as World's Top City on Facebook
General SourcesByron notes . Mumbai, Kuala Lumpur, Bangalore, and Singapore are all in the top 20. The United States is still the top country on Facebook, but Gartner ...
Red Shirts To Rally In Bangkok, Come Saturday
General SourcesBANGKOK, May 17 (Bernama) -- Come Saturday, thousands of Red Shirt supporters are expected to rally at the city centre to commemmorate the second anniversary of a bloody clash between the group ...
Dead Tigers Discovered in Thailand Freezer
IBTimesThailand following a tip-off. The body of a complete Bengal tiger, two halves of another, a panther and a wild cat were found in the freezer. Police Lt Col Theerapat Tharithai said the arrested ...
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